by James M. Haitz, LCSW-RDirector, County of Wayne Department of Mental Health & Wayne Behavioral Health Network People have always struggled with anxiety and depression well before the term COVID-19 had ever entered our vocabulary.  Now, toss in the pandemic’s mental health impact into this recipe, and we begin to see that stress and strain […]

Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts released an announcement concerning Thanksgiving day and the Covid 19. Dear Neighbors, “I encourage families to voluntarily abide by the Governor’s executive order of no more than 10 people during Thanksgiving gathering to reduce the spread of Covid19 so everyone can stay healthy. I support the wearing of facial covering […]

“We knew who, it was just putting the case together,” said Newark Police Chief Mark Thoms. He added it was “solid investigating” that led to the arrest on Wednesday (11/18) at 9:54 p.m. of Lorainne I. DeJesus, age 21, of 1025 North Main Street in Newark. It is alleged that over four different dates in […]

When COVID-19 started raging out of control in the Spring, local government officials had to scramble to keep even basic services in place, including Court facilities. In the Town of Macedon, that meant looking for an alternate location to hold Town Court, while at the same time observing New York State COVID-19 safety mandates. The […]

On Election Day, every year, most local and County races in Wayne County have results, at least, unofficially the day after or the same night. This year, along with the miniscule movement of election results for the Presidential Race and beyond....The Times can only report what is known today. There are 58,153 eligible voters in […]

A Wayne County Grand jury has handed down indictments on Monday (11/2) against three people in the shooting death of Rafael Martinez on, or about October 25 Family members became concerned when Rafael Martinez, age 59, disappeared from his home on Caroline Street in the Village of Clyde.  Family initially posted on social media sites […]

Family members became concerned when Rafael Martinez, age 59, disappeared from his home on Caroline Street in the Village of Clyde. They posted on social media sites asking for anyone’s help in finding the man. State Police began working the case after responding to a report of a missing adult person. Little did family know […]

Whether it is COVID nervousness, the contentious Presidential race, or just public awareness going into overdrive, the 2020 election will be one for the record books. Absentee Ballots already received in Wayne County, as of October 30th, are at a staggering 5,673, with several days of mail still to be counted.  A huge uptick in […]

On Saturday (10/24) Kevin Huntington, age 16 of Newark got into a domestic incident with the father of Alyssa Bel, age 15, setting off a series of events that led to the issuing of a State wide Amber Alert. Kevin and Alyssa are the parents of two month old Natalie R. Huntington. Kevin was taken […]

It came to light last week that there was a significant surge in positive COVID-19 cases at the DeMay Nursing Home. Wayne County Public Health and the Rochester Regional Health System reported that the total number of cases connected to DeMay Nursing Home was, at the time, 61, with 47 of the cases being residents […]