Amtrak passenger train hits abandoned Jeep in Savannah
On Sunday (7/7), at approximately 4:30 p.m., the State Police investigated a car vs. train accident near Brown and Locco Road in the Town of Savannah, Wayne County. The train originated in New York...
View ArticleThe impact on farmers from the new Farm Workers Bill
The new Farm Workers Bill sounds like a fair, socially acceptable right for workers. The problem is that it may put many smaller farms out of business, according to Williamson fruit farmer Gary...
View ArticleLyons Mobile Home Park enters third week without power
Residents of one trailer park in Lyons have been without power for going on two weeks. It’s an issue they were assured would be fixed, but now problems are piling up for the park and its owner. Canal...
View ArticleUnion Hill Fire Department to cease operations; Ontario Fire District #1 to...
In 1942 a group of residents formed the Union Hill Volunteer Firemen’s Association Inc. as a volunteer fire company in the Town of Ontario. Their objective was to provide additional fire protection...
View ArticleLocal Government enters into PILOT agreement with Ginna/Exelon
By Amber Linson Since the Fall of 2018, representatives from the Wayne County Board of Supervisors, the Town of Ontario, the Wayne Central School District, and Exelon (Ginna Nuclear Power Plant) have...
View ArticleDrunk friend picks up drunk friend at Macedon police station
The Macedon Police Department received a report on Friday (7/26) of two intoxicated kayakers flipped over in the canal and stumbling around. The caller was concerned for their safety as her child had...
View ArticleOwner of Canalside Mobile Home Park in Lyons responds to situation
In a lengthy letter to the Times, Phil Provenzano, President of EPCP Properties at 1043 Gravel Road, Webster and owner of the Canalside Mobile Home Park in Lyons, who has come under scrutiny over the...
View ArticleSinger Alicia Keys and Husband Swizz Beatz seek to turn empty Macedon complex...
The large, multi-building complex, located on a hill overlooking Route 31 in Macedon will soon change the Town forever. Built as the “Kordite Technical Center” back in the early 1960s, it went through...
View ArticleBody Found in Wayne County woman’s truck
On Friday, August 16, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a deceased male in the bed of a pickup truck at Tops, 3949 Lockport-Olcott Road, in the Town of Newfane. Initial investigation...
View ArticleWayne County Book Fest coming in October; Local authors welcomed to participate
The Times of Wayne County and the Wayne Writers Guild are sponsoring a Wayne County Book Fest on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 11:00-4:00. They are seeking Wayne County authors to participate and...
View ArticlePalmyra man, arrested on Las Vegas Child Porn warrants, takes his own life
It was reported on Tuesday (8/6) that Dennis J. Howell, age 53, residing at 3657 South Townline Road, Lot #21 in Palmyra, was arrested on an out-of-state Las Vegas Police for 20 counts of Possession of...
View ArticleState Police seek help identifying suspects
State Police Investigators out of Wolcott are seeking the public’s help in identifying two men who caused damage to golf carts at the Port Bay Golf Course on August 15. These images were caught on...
View ArticleNew York State DMV proposes new license plate changes
New York State’s DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) proposes license plate replacement with mandatory $25 fee. This comes on the heel of numerous complaints that the current license plates have been...
View ArticleNewark man accused of beating 72 year-old father with a bat
Newark Village Police responded to 112 West Maple Street in Newark on Monday (8/19) at noon for a report of a domestic assault. Miguel Gonzalez Jr., age 32, reportedly beat his 72 year-old father with...
View ArticleNew York State DMV Commissioner defends fee for new license plates
Following scathing remarks from numerous County Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) heads and State politicians, State DMV Commissioner Mark Schroeder released his own blistering response to the $25 new...
View ArticleAre you ready to be electrified?
The growing EV market and the companies leading the charge There is a movement afoot and it will drastically impact the way you live, think and move. Not since the emergence of automobiles, slowly...
View ArticleDementia: When family or friends suffer memory loss, the effects rip at the...
The State Police were looking for Russell A. Hoeffner, age 61, from Main Street in Red Creek. Hoeffner has dementia and went missing on Wednesday (9/4) around 10:00 a.m. He was reported missing after...
View Article127 animals seized from Ontario residence
State Troopers out of Williamson were dispatched to a call of loose dogs killing chickens at 7272 Ontario Center Road in the Town of Ontario on Tuesday (9/10). The Troopers discovered numerous animals...
View ArticleNewark man gets two DWIs in two days
A Village of Newark man managed to get arrested two times within three days for Driving While Intoxicated. Newark Village Police received a complaint of a disturbance on Tuesday (9/10) at 1 a.m.. The...
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Ontario/Wayne Sheriff’s Offices searching for convenience store robber Please do not panic. The Times received numerous calls concerning the possibility of an armed man loose in the Montezuma Street...
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