Local town, village and county courts, police agencies and the Wayne County District Attorney’s Office have been preparing for months. Over the past several weeks, the planning has intensified as all agencies have been briefed for the changes taking effect on January 1st, 2020. For several years, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had spoken out […]

On Thursday(10/7), Alberto Ebarado Gutierre Reyes was sentenced by County Court Judge John Nesbitt, to 20 years in state prison and 5 years Post Release Supervision. As part of a plea deal, Reyes pled guilty to 2 counts of 1st Degree Manslaughter in the 2018 deaths of Selena Hidalgo-Calderon and her 14 month old son, […]

Here are the unofficial results from the Wayne County Board of Elections Arcadia SUPERVISOR *Jon Chuck Verkey (R/C) 992 Kelli Kelley (D) 876 TOWN CLERK *Diane Allerton (D/C) 1517 COUNCIL MEMBERS Allison Kirsch (D/Arc) 837 Ryan Brotons (D/Arc) 648 *Dawn Pisciotti (R/C) 1040 *Richard VanLaeken (R/C) 1089 HIGHWAY Danial Pullen (R/C) 1563 Butler SUPERVISOR *David […]

Call it ironic, FLCC (Finger Lakes Community College) was about to send out a press release announcing a talk concerning the Keystone Pipeline lawsuit filed against the Trump administration to halt an extension of the Keystone oil pipeline from Nebraska to Alberta, Canada. Then, breaking news hit the wires on Wednesday. A pipeline that carries […]

Here is the breakdown of the candidates on this November’s ballot in Wayne County. (ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 5TH) STATE On the State Level, the only race in Wayne County is for Supreme Court (7th Judicial District). Two seats are open. The candidates include Meredith Vacca, the sole Democrat, and two Republicans: incumbent Matthew Rosenbaum […]

A disclosure by a former student began an investigation into a Newark teacher. That led to a search warrant on the home of Shawn Flanagan, age 45, residing on Moore Street in Newark. On Wednesday, Newark Village Police seized Flanagan’s phone and computers. Following the search warrant, police stated Flanagan was in fine spirits. A […]

On Tuesday, October 15, at about 1:00pm State Troopers out were dispatched to the Community Bank on West Main Street in the Village of Cato for a reported attempted bank robbery. Preliminary investigation revealed that a male subject was described as a white male, 5’7” tall, scruffy beard, wearing an orange stocking under the helmet […]

Dale Weed, yes, that is his real name, did his research. Hemp was a very viable crop with potential to surpass fruit and vegetables crops in profit. The medical hemp craze created a high demand, as CBD, sold in the form of gels, gummies, oils, supplements, extracts, and more, skyrocketed. Over the past year, hemp […]

In an attempt to update what are felt to be antiquated voting/election laws, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Democratic-led legislature have passed twenty-four new reforms affecting this November’s Election. (November 5, 2019) Speaking with Deputy Election Commissioners in Wayne County, Kelley Borrelli and Joyce Krebbeks, the voters will have much to digest. Why are these changes […]

Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District and Ontario Wayne Stormwater Coalition are providing a tire recycling event at no charge for Wayne County residents. You must register by calling 315-946-7200 or at the website below. Participants may drop off tires on Thursday, October 24th, 2019, from 8 am to noon at the Wayne County […]