GENESEE COUNTY/Following contentious meeting, Stafford Historical Society leaders hope to honor legacy of community’s rich history

By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service When talking to longtime Town of Stafford residents, one can appreciate their sense of pride when it comes to their town’s illustrious history following its settlement in 1798 as one of the first townships in the Holland Purchase to be occupied. In 1984, community …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Attorney: Stafford Town Board has ‘hunted Pontillo down for eight years’

(File photo) Left-James Pontillo with wife Laura at a Town Board meeting earlier this year. (Right-Former Stafford Trading Post building) By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service The lawyer for James Pontillo, owner of the former Stafford Trading Post at Routes 5 and 237, has come out on the offensive, claiming …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Town of Stafford attorney ‘encouraged’ after latest court session over the former Stafford Trading Post

(File photo) By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service The dispute between the Town of Stafford and James Pontillo, owner of the former Stafford Trading Post at Routes 5 and 237, could be approaching its resolution. A settlement is within reach, said David Roach of DiMatteo Roach & Kelly of Warsaw, …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Pontillo proves that he can pay for repairs to bring former Stafford Trading Post up to code but ‘vacancy’ issue in question

(File photo) By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service UPDATED – Oct. 18 at noon with additional comments from attorneys (in italics). The attorney representing the Town of Stafford in legal proceedings against James Pontillo, owner of the former Stafford Trading Post on Route 5, on Thursday says he needs to …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Motorcyclist dies after colliding with SUV head on in Stafford on Saturday

The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal car vs. motorcycle crash that occurred in the area of 6496 Route 33 in the Town of Stafford on Saturday. The Genesee County Emergency Dispatch Center received the 9-1-I call on September 14th, 2024 reporting a personal injury accident at 05:36 …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Stafford/Attorneys looking for James Pontillo to submit ‘scope of project’ to show fire code compliance

File photo By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service Attorneys for the Town of Stafford and for James Pontillo reached an agreement in Genesee County Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon that requires Pontillo to hire an architect to define the “scope” of a project to bring the 134-year-old former Stafford Trading …

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