GENESEE COUNTY/Town Board taking Pontillo to court over former Stafford Trading Post

By Mike PettinellaVideo News Service Just like the name of James Pontillo’s limited liability company, the plight of the former Stafford Trading Post certainly is “the talk of the town.” On Sunday afternoon, Pontillo invited Alecia Kaus, publisher of Video News Service, and this reporter to tour the inside of …

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NYS Police Report/August 4, 2024

On August 1, 2024, Justin Tilton, 37, of Pavilion, NY, was arrested and charged with Rape 1st degree/forcible compulsion, a class B felony, after a sex offense investigation in the town of Covington. State Police say the incident was reported on May 20, 2024 at 9:35p.m. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Brandi-Lyn Heidenreich, 34, …

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WYOMING COUNTY/Couple visiting from West Winfield struck by falling debris after tree crashed on house at Silver Lake

77-year-old man succumbs to injury, his wife transported to Strong Hospital via Mercy Flight for treatment Information provided/press release On August 2nd, 2024 at approximately 10:06 AM, the Wyoming County 911 Center received several calls of a tree that had fallen onto a house on Thompson Avenue in the Town …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Camp Hard Hat kids make their mark this summer at the Genesee County Park

Provided information Students completed a spillway bridge this past week near Parking area A and dedicated the project on Friday afternoon with parents, educators, sponsors and friends, Camp Hard Hat is a hands-on construction camp for local youth entering grades 6th-10th and is celebrating its landmark 10th year of operation at Genesee County Park …

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GCEDC advances $81 million of investments in Genesee County

Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors has approved final resolutions for Graham Corporation’s $17.6 million expansion in the city of Batavia and GE Bergen Owner, LLC’s $43.6 million project in the town of Bergen at its board meeting on Thursday, August …

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