WYOMING COUNTY/Former Castile resident facing 15-20 years in prison for sexual conduct with a child

(Provided information and photo) On Thursday, July 14, 2022, Craig Poler, 34, a former resident of Castile, NY, pleaded guilty before Judge Michael M. Mohun in Wyoming County Court to course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree, a class B felony. Poler admitted engaging in multiple …

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GENESEE, ORLEANS, & WYOMING COUNTIES/Oral Rabies Vaccine Field Evaluation scheduled for August 2 – 19, 2022

Press release New York will once again be taking part in a nationally coordinated effort to halt the spread of raccoon rabies in 16 states. Ongoing field evaluation of a new oral rabies vaccine (ORV) called ONRAB will occur in Clinton, Essex counties in the Empire State as part of …

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BATAVIA/O-AT-KA Milk Products help sponsor Annual Community Night Out

Proceeds from event to support City of Batavia Police K-9 Program (Provided information) The City of Batavia Police Department today announced that O-AT-KA Milk Products Cooperative, Inc. will be a Diamond Sponsor for the annual Batavia Police Community Night, donating $2,500. “We are extremely grateful to O-AT-KA for its continued …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS/GCASA’s survey of Genesee, Orleans students reveals eye-opening data on substance usage

By Mike PettinellaGCASA Publicist Did you know: — That more than two-thirds of students in Genesee and Orleans counties in grades 7, 9 and 11 who reported drinking alcoholic beverages said they got it at home – some with their parents’ permission and others without their parents’ knowledge of the …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/19 Children attend NYS Sheriff’s Summer Camp in Keuka Lake

Press release Sheriff Christopher M. Bourke and Undersheriff Jeffrey A. Gifaldi are pleased toannounce that 19 children from Orleans County attended the NYS Sheriff’s Summer Campon located on Keuka Lake. The Sheriff’s Summer Camp is held each year and has been in operation since 1986. Each County Sheriff designated a …

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