NYS Police/Man arrested for DWI in Perry

On June 5, 2020 at 10:08 p.m., Troopers out of SP Warsaw arrested Duane M. Rider, 59, of Perry, NY, for driving while intoxicated and moving from lane unsafely.  On June 5, 2020, Troopers stopped Rider on Rt.20A in the town of Perry for failure to maintain lane. He was …

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BATAVIA/Person who attended the “March for Justice” on Sunday has tested positive for COVID-19

Press release The Genesee County Health Department received notification that aGenesee County resident who attended the “March for Justice” event onSunday, June 7th in Batavia has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual did not know they were positive prior to attending the event but exhibited symptoms associated to COVID-19 at …

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WYOMING COUNTY/-Reader Question-Why do the NYS COVID-19 tracker numbers for positive cases not match the county numbers?

The question was asked last evening, and today Wyoming County Public Health Administrator Laura Paolucci explained the discrepancy. The issue was apparent in March, when Wyoming County was reported to have their first positive case of COVID-19 in the State system. Paolucci says this first reported case was actually not …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Food distribution at Byron-Bergen High School parking lot tomorrow

The Salvation Army, in Partnership with Bergen Evangelical Presbyterian Church, and FoodLink, will be holding a Mobile Pantry food distribution this Wednesday June 10th at 3:00pm. This will be held at the Byron Bergen High School parking lot and will continue until all the food has been given out. Please …

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