Wyoming County Volunteer Firemen’s Association 2024 Convention/Meeting and Awards

Members of the Perry Volunteer Fire Department Jr. Firefighter’s Award-Larissa Hyman-North Java Volunteer Fire Company/not pictured Guests Diana Pfersick/FASNY Director, Andrew Pilecki/FASNY Director, Brian Benstead -Deputy Chief/ New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control (NYS OFPC) Perry Center-Kyle Stoltzfus 1-5 Years of Service Award Perry Volunteer Fire Department-David …

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WYOMING COUNTY/Law enforcement detail along Rt. 20A nets several arrests

(From provided press release) On June 28, 2024, the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office conducted a detail along Rt.20A throughout Wyoming County with the purpose of identifying and apprehending crimes inprogress. Funding for the detail was secured through the United States Department of HomelandSecurity, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s [FEMA] Operation …

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WYOMING COUNTY/Convicted felon found with ghost gun during traffic stop

Information/photo from provided press release On June 17, 2024 at approximately 10:53 P.M., a Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office deputy was patrolling Route 20A in the Town of Orangeville and stopped a vehicle for failure to maintain lane. After speaking with the operator of the vehicle, Jose R. Mendoza, age 32, …

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GENESEE/WYOMING COUNTIES/DEC seeks public’s assistance in identifying owners of stolen trail cameras

Thefts Date Back to 2016, Focused on Southern Genesee County, and Northern Wyoming County Press release The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying owners of stolen trail cameras. The thefts allegedly occurred from 2016 to the present in Southern Genesee County and …

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WYOMING COUNTY/ The Wyoming County Business Assistance Corporation received $300,000 for small businesses

Business assistance program aims to help start-ups and micro-enterprises Press release The Wyoming County Business Assistance Corporation (WCBAC) announced today that a $300,000 grant award has been made by New York State to support the WCBAC Microenterprise Assistance Program (MAP). The MAP initiative will provide grants to eligible start-up and …

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WYOMING COUNTY/Assemblyman DiPietro’s Bill pays tribute to WWII Veteran Walter Shearing

Bill #A.7956 Dedicates the “T Sgt. Walter Shearing Memorial Highway” Press release In the final hours of the 2024 Legislative Session, Assembly bill #A.7956, sponsored by Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora), was passed. The bill designates a portion of State Route 19 from Eddy Road in the Town of Gainesville …

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