Masks required? What are the rules in Wayne County? How are they being enforced?
No question that mask-wearing has become a political football during the COVID-120 pandemic. It seems rules and regions are changing policies on the go, almost daily. Walmart announced on Wednesday...
View ArticleSodus Middle School students confront Sustainability Science
For more than a decade, the University of Rochester’s Get Real! Science Camp typically took place along the shorelines of Lake Ontario, allowing kids to learn science while making positive changes in...
View ArticleBuilding wall collapses in Lyons
A fire call came in on Thursday, July 23 at 9:47 a.m., according to Lyons Code Enforcement Officer Richard Bogan. The back of the building at 50 Canal Street had collapsed. The structure, currently...
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Two men arrested after road rage/accident
Alex Tellier Logan Stevenson State Police out of Wolcott received a call involving a road rage incident that evolved into a one vehicle accident on Thursday (6/4). A driver called 911 stating he was...
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Palmyra contractor charged in theft of customer’s deposits
State Police Investigators out of Canandaigua and Lyons reported the arrest on Friday (7/17) and agin on Monday (7/20) of Christopher R. Johncox, age 63, of 4060 Armington Road in Palmyra. Johncox was...
View ArticleNewark-Wayne Doctor to perform robotic total knee replacement
Rochester Regional Health is the first healthcare system in the greater Rochester region, including the Finger Lakes, to offer robotically assisted total knee replacement. The health system continues...
View ArticleRe-Open Schools or Stay Put? School Districts announce tentative re-opening...
On Friday, re-opening proposals for school districts were due to the State. It is also the day that most district send letter and emails to their teachers/students and staff about the plans. That...
View ArticleLyons man charged in home burglary, vehicle theft plus weapons charges
The Wayne County Office of the Sheriff reported the arrest on Wednesday (8/5) at 7 p.m. of Daniel W. Snyder, age 36, of 75 William Street in the Town of Lyons for Burglary 2nd, Grand Larceny 3rd,...
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Married Under Quarantine... Finally
Ariel and Brandon Barnes,married in England during the pandemic. Ariel Humes, talking to a girlfriend one night when she was about 15, was asked if she wanted to get on a chat room to meet some new...
View ArticleButler man steals vehicle, deals with drug dealer, who then steals the stolen...
It all began when Adam R. Kendt, age 35, of 3648 Route 89 in the Town of Butler asked to borrow his 70 year-old roommate’s vehicle on Sunday (8/9) morning. When the roommate reportedly said no, Kendt...
View ArticleWhat will voting look like in Wayne County this Year?
In an interview with the staff at the Wayne County Board of Elections last week, the big questions that voters are asking about this year’s election were posed. First - Election Day will still be held...
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State Police traffic stop yields 90 lbs. Marijuana
On Wednesday Troopers stopped of vehicle on State Route 104 in the Town of Sodus. The operator was found to have a small amount of marijuana in the car, and after a search of the vehicle, 90 lbs. more...
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“Back the Blue” Rally shows local support for Law Enforcement
A quietly publicized event last Sunday morning - “Back the Blue” rally - included a motorcycle, truck, automobile parade which covered at least 7 towns in Wayne County. Beginning in Bullis Park in...
View ArticleNY’s plastic bag ban survives lawsuit, but not unscathed
New York’s never-enforced ban on single-use plastic bags has survived a lawsuit lodged by a plastic bag manufacturer and convenience store owners, but a state judge ruled Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, that...
View ArticleGovernor will allow voters to request an Absentee Ballot due to risk of...
With state and local elections commissioners renewing their push for allowing expanded absentee balloting beyond the normal exemptions granted for illness or trips out of the area, Governor Cuomo,...
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State Police traffic stop leads to discovery of approximately 90 pounds of...
On Wednesday (8/19) Troopers from the Williamson Station initiated a vehicle and traffic stop of a 2018 Honda traveling eastbound on State Route 104 in the Town of Sodus. Upon approach and interview,...
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Traffic stop leads to Trevor Duffus Arrest
State Police reported stopping a vehicle on Tuesday (8/25) night for a traffic violation. Trevor L. Duffus The vehicle operator, Trevor L. Duffus, age 33, of 189 Canal Street in the Town of Lyons was...
View ArticleClyde 13 year-old boy riding a bicycle, killed by motor vehicle
The Clyde Police, with the assistance of the Wayne County Sheriff Office and the New York State Police, is investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred at the corner of Lock and West...
View ArticleSupport Rally held for Postal Service in Williamson
By Casey Carpenter Local citizens brought their concerns about the recent actions against the United States Postal Service (USPS) to the streets on Saturday, August 22. The group of approximately 20...
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Palmyra man flees on foot after traffic stop in Lyons
State Troopers out of Lyons received a 911 report of an erratic driver on Sunday (8/23) at 6:47 p.m. The vehicle was located on Route 31 in the Town of Lyons and Troopers conducted a traffic stop....
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