NYSCOPBA/Officers, Sergeants injured at Attica Correctional Facility

Inmate Assaults Occur Ten Minutes Apart (Information from a NYSCOPBA press release) Attica, NY – A sergeant and officer needed to be treated at two local hospitals for injuriessustained in two inmate attacks that occurred ten minutes apart outside the mess hall at themaximum security correctional facility Monday. The first …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Town of Alabama Volunteer Fire Department holds dedication ceremony after receiving a donated lifesaving medical device

Press release The Town of Alabama Volunteer Fire Department announced the arrival of a donated LUCAS Chest Compression System Product. The Woodward Family of Oakfield donated the equipment in memory of their husband and father, Michael Woodward, a lifetime resident who was known for his philanthropy and leadership in many …

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GENESEE COUNTY/The Sheriff’s Office is investigating after the vacant historic Odd Fellow Lodge was broken into and vandalized on Friday night

According to Genesee County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Ryan DeLong, the Sheriff’s Office has opened a criminal investigation after the historic Odd Fellow Lodge at Rt. 5 and Rt. 237 was broken into. According to building owner James Pontillo, he arrived at the property on Friday evening and found several doors …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Second person facing charges in Alabama homicide

On June 27, 2024, the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office charged Norman S. DuBois, AKA“Bud”, age 45, of Lockport, NY, for his alleged involvement in the death of Michael G.Poole from Olcott, NY. Previously: GENESEE COUNTY/Sheriff’s Office has charged a Lockport woman with murder in Alabama homicide investigation/charges are forthcoming for …

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BATAVIA/Notre Dame High School appoints new Principal and Director of Instruction, Curriculum and Assessment

Press release The Notre Dame Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of two school administrators. Effective July 1, 2024, both Lindsay Warner and Julia Rogers will take on key leadership roles for the school. Lindsay has been appointed Principal of Notre Dame Junior/ Senior High School. Julia …

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