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Times of Wayne County
P.O. Box 608 • Macedon, NY 14502
Phone: (315) 986-4300

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Man involved in DWI death held on half-million dollar bail

December 21, 2019
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 […]
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County Motor Vehicle Dept. customers’ personal documents ends up in landfill

December 21, 2019
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, […]
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Trailer Park Dilemma

December 14, 2019
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 […]
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Newark man charged with Manslaughter in connection with drug death of woman in Phelps

December 14, 2019
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 […]
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Gananda Capital Improvement Vote December 17, Info meeting Dec. 16

December 14, 2019
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 […]
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House structurally unsafe after propane/furnace gas explosion

December 7, 2019
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, […]
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Williamson man injured after crash with recycling truck in Palmyra

December 7, 2019
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 […]
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Did you have a baby or grand-baby born in 2019?

December 7, 2019
Hey, Moms, Dads and Grandparents: It’s time to send in those adorable baby pictures and write-ups of your children (or grandchildren) born during 2019 to families in Wayne County. Our BABIES IN REVIEW edition will be included in our December 29th issue of the TIMES. If you are a family member, who has been blessed  […]
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Stolen credit card used to buy $4000 of items over 18 hour period

November 30, 2019
The elderly, unidentified man told State Police his credit card was taken/lost at the Ontario Video and News, an adult entertainment building at 1380 Route 104 in the Town of Ontario. The store is the center for area pornographic materials, “private booths”, along with sex toys and vaping supplies. The credit card theft/loss occurred on […]
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State Troopers track down owner of injured dog abandoned on the side of the road

November 30, 2019
State Troopers out of Lyons, along with Lyons Animal Control Officer Tracy Brown, received a call on Friday (11/22) at 4 p.m. after a motorist discovered an abandoned dog in a carte along side Pleasant valley Drive in the Town of Lyons. The dog a four year-old beagle had a severe leg injury and hair […]
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Walworth/Wayne Central grad plays Maitre d’ in new “Cats” movie

November 23, 2019
Cory English, a native of Walworth, NY, Wayne Central graduate and former student of Sandy Stramonine School of Dance...has earned quite the resume of drama, dance, acting, singing and theatre. We recently interviewed the Broadway and beyond actor about his role in the upcoming holiday movie extravagana “Cats.” ...the Movie”. How did you hear of […]
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Boy, critically injured in Lyons Fire, dies on Friday

November 22, 2019
Two young brothers were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital by Mercy Flight after a house fire Saturday (11/16). First responders were called to the farmhouse on Route 14 after a hunter spotted flames coming from the home shortly before 10 a.m. Fire officials said the boys were home with their mother when the fire started. […]
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Mark Knapp was killed because of Heriberto Prez-Velasquez, and a very flawed system

November 16, 2019
Heriberto Perez-Velasquez, an illegal alien from Guatemala, was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol May 11, 2007, and removed to his home country later that month. Perez re-entered the country at an unknown date. The next time Perez-Velasquez surfaced, as far as law enforcement knows,  was when a State Trooper out of Wolcott found Perez-Velasquez […]
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Helming and Local Enforcement: Stop the Madness and Halt New ‘Criminal Justice Reforms’

November 16, 2019
State Senator Pam Helming, along with State Assemblyman Brian Manktewlow, Wayne County District Attorney Mike Calarco, joined Finger Lakes District Attorney’s, State Correction officials law enforcement officials from round the area on Friday (11/15). The collection of law officials came together to get the message out top the public concerning dramatic changes to the state’s […]
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Undocumented Immigrant arrested for DWI/Resisting Arrest released, kills Weedsport man in another DWI case

November 13, 2019
Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck reported that members of the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred at approximately 1:45 PM on Sunday, November 10, on  Route 31 in the Village of Weedsport. The investigation has shown that a compact tractor was being operated by Mark A. Knapp, age  […]

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