WNY/Reentry grant program changes enable GCASA to reach more formerly incarcerated individuals

Recent changes to the parameters of the federally funded offender reentry program are widening the path for formerly incarcerated individuals to receive services as they return to society. Trisha Allen, coordinator of the reentry program at Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, said those changes include reducing the length …

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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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GENESEE, ORLEANS AND WYOMING COUNTIES/National Prescription Drug Take – Back Day October 26, 2019

Press release Prescription medications are generally safe, but only when they are taken as prescribed and for the intended purpose. When they are abused (taken in ways that are not prescribed) they can cause an array of negative health effects, including overdose and death. Given the growing number of people …

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NYS/The Raise the Age Law will take affect tomorrow and will create monetary demands on counties and their court systems

The Raise the Age Law will take affect across New York State tomorrow for 16 year olds who have an encounter with breaking the law and the criminal justice system. In April of 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Raise the Age law, which will change the way 16 and …

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State Police Report/Basom man facing felony charges after domestic dispute

Daniel L. Schmigel, 32, of  Basom, NY, is charged with menacing 3rd, unlawful imprisonment 2nd, coercion 1st, a felony, grand larceny 4th/credit card, a felony, unauthorized use of a vehicle without owners consent, criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th and harassment 2nd/physical contact after a domestic incident in Alabama …

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STATE POLICE REPORT/East Bethany man charged with assault

Jeronimo Encarnacion-Amdor, 23, of East Bethany, is charged with assault with intent to cause physical injury with a weapon, a class D felony, menacing 2nd/ weapon, stalking 4th, burglary, using a dangerous instrument(a felony) and two counts of aggravated harassment 2nd after an incident on Bethany Center road on February …

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