By Casey Carpenter The Sodus Fire Department voted in three new volunteer firemen trainees on Monday, January 6th. This is especially good news for the Sodus community following the recent serious fire at the Sodus Highway Department on December 21st, which was considered a total loss. Deputy Chief Leon Wahl and Truck Lieutenant David Gent […]
The Macedon Town Board meeting on Thursday, January 2nd, began with a statement from Councilman Dave Maul about the loss of his late friend, Paul Kenyon, long time Macedon Councilman and elected Town Supervisor, who did not live long enough to serve. “I’d like a couple of minutes to recognize my friend and long-time colleague […]
The Humane Society of Wayne County’s annual ‘Sweetheart Auction’ is set to take place Sunday, January 26, 2020 at the Palmyra VFW, 4306 Route 31 (between Newark and Palmyra). The event has free admission with viewing starting at Noon; Silent Auction beginning at 12:15; tables close every half hour. The live auction will start after […]
It seemed like yesterday when newly elected Assemblyman Brian Manktelow was being sworn in. Manktelow who has just completed his first year representing the people of the 130th District, announced he will seek a second term in November 2020. The district includes all of Wayne County, the northern part of Cayuga County and the towns […]
The Sodus Town Barns on Rotterdam Road burned to the ground Saturday night (12/21/19) with all the highway equipment, including trucks and snowplows inside. No personnel were injured. The adjacent fuel tanks did not ignite. That was the bad news. The Town of Sodus was actually lucky on several fronts. First, in the following week, […]
Newark Village Police responded to a call of a disturbance on Tuesday (12/24) at 10:56 p.m. at 306 Hoffman Street in the Village of Newark. Upon arrival officers saw Alexis Lebron, age 22, of 108 Vienna Road, Lot 62 in Newark choking another male on the front porch of the residence. As officer attempted to […]
The Sodus Town Barns on Rotterdam Road burned to the ground Saturday night about 7 pm, with all the highway equipment, including trucks and snowplows inside. No personnel were injured. The adjacent fuel tanks did not ignite. It appears now that four of the snowplows are lost, but three may be salvageable. Highway Superintendents around […]
It was learned on Thursday morning, that newly elected Supervisor for the Town of Macedon, Paul Kenyon had died, following a yearlong battle with cancer. Kenyon, who has been on the Town Board in Macedon for 25 years, also served as Deputy Supervisor for the last 4 years under Supervisor Sandy Pagano, and for a […]
The undocumented immigrant who allegedly drove drunk and killed a Weedsport man in November was back in court on Wednesday, December 18. Heriberto Perez-Velasquez appeared in order to have his bail status reviewed by the Honorable Thomas G. Leone, pursuant to the Bail Elimination Act. Courts across New York within the next two weeks are […]
Last Thursday (12/12), it was brought to Wayne County Clerk, Mike Jankowski’s attention that there was a problem at the Wayne County Department of Motor Vehicles. During the overnight, it appeared that the cleaning staff had thrown away a box of sales tax applications that were to be mailed to Albany the next day. Specifically, […]
Trailer parks could be very profitable business, but only if they are kept up. According to the Guardian, “It is a market that has not been lost on some of the country’s richest and most high-profile investors. Sam Zell’s Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) is the largest mobile home park owner in America, with controlling interests […]
Ontario County Sheriff Kevin Henderson reported the arrest on Wednesday (12/11) of Jason J. Lewis, age 41, of 212 Fillmore Street in Newark, for Manslaughter in the 2nd degree, a Class C Felony, on 12/11/19 in connection to a death caused by the use of narcotics in the Town of Phelps on 12/11/19. On Wednesday […]
On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Gananda Central School District residents are invited to vote on the proposed $9,500,000 capital improvement project entitled “Preserving Our Future”. The vote will be held from 12-9pm at Ruben A. Cirillo High School. Designed to address a variety of maintenance needs within the district, the capital improvement project provides improvements […]
Firefighters and police were called to a home on Wilcox Road in Macedon on Tuesday (12/3) around 9:30 a.m. for a report of an explosion. The homeowner, Debra Cali, age 67, was home alone in an upstairs bedroom when an apparent gas furnace exploded. Uninjured by the massive blast, Cali, standing outside in the driveway, […]
Deputies responded to State Route 21 north of Jeffery Road in the Town of Palmyra on Thursday (12/5) at 7:25 a.m. for a serious personal injury motor vehicle collision. A recycling truck owned by Casella Waste was northbound on Route 21, the driver, Carlos Ortiz Zayas, age 40 of Geneva, lost control of the […]
