Wayne Central Middle School custodian wields knife, causes lockdown
On Monday (3/1) at 10:07 a.m. the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of the Deputy Resource Officer at Wayne Central Middle School (located on Route 350 in Ontario Center) engaged in...
View ArticleA year later... Why are so many people still dying?
As the U.S. exceeded 500,000 deaths due directly to the pandemic, millions are grieving the loss of loved ones. In fact, over half of Americans know someone personally who has been hospitalized or...
View ArticleResidential brush burning prohibited in New York State March 16 through May 14
the annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning will begin March 16, and run through May 14. With spring approaching, DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) is reminding...
View ArticleLocal municipalities to receive over $37M via Covid Relief Package
Wayne County saw the handwriting on the wall when the Covid19 pandemic was first forming and prepared for the worst.After all the hashing and politics on the federal level, New York State is receiving...
View ArticleHowls abound as homeowners receive new property assessments
When homeowners in the Towns of Walworth and Ontario opened the notices about new property assessments, phones at town offices wentbonkers. Upset homeowners flooded phones and social media bemoaning...
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Former Newark teaching assistant, businessman pleads guilty in federal court...
The case against a former Newark School District assistant teacher and businessman, Matthew S. Holland, age 29, formerly of Washington Street in Newark is coming to a conclusion. Matthew S. Holland On...
View ArticleA tribute to Master Electrician and local legend Phil Palliotti
Have you ever driven down a road, and wondered to yourself, “How do those blinking lights work that are alerting me to an upcoming road hazard?” Perhaps you have taken up painting your house during...
View ArticleHasenauer to hold “Fireside Chat” online about Newark School District
Newark Central School District Superintendent Susan Hasenauer will hold her first Parent/Community member “Fireside Chat” online via Zoom April 6th from 6 to 7 p.m.. Having primarily met with staff...
View ArticleState Police respond to serious accident on Rt. 414
ROSE - State police near Rochester said they suspect alcohol played a role in a crash that left a 12-year-old Ogdensburg child with serious injuries and in the ICU. Ryan J. Davis, 12, was in the...
View ArticleWayne County Law Enforcement to hold pharmaceutical collection
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View ArticleDifficult recovery for 12 year-old injured in crash
State Troopers out of Wolcott were dispatched by 911 to a one vehicle personal injury accident at 1 a.m. on Friday (4/2) on Route 414 in the Town of Rose. Initial reports had the driver Adam J....
View ArticleMuch ado about...mulch
An ongoing battle between the Town of Ontario and Preston’s Home & Garden Center & Preston’s Tree & Landscape Service on Route 104 in Ontario has reached new heights. The two entities...
View ArticleCounty Court mulches garden center’s ongoing fight with the Town of Ontario
On Thursday (4/15) morning County Supreme Court Judge Richard Healy made it very clear to business owner Aaron Preston that his mulching operation at Preston’s Home & Garden Center & Preston’s...
View ArticleLyons Judge Larry Hartwell resigns following civil grievance filing
Instead of fighting a civil matter/complaint concerning an appellate court grievance filed against him, long time Town of Lyons Justice Larry Hartwell decided to resign the post he had held for 16...
View ArticleIt’s On! Gananda Garage Sale is coming June 12 & 13
Ready for a small return to normalcy? The Gananda Rotary Club will sponsor their 39th Annual Gananda Garage Sale on Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13, 2021. Over 300 homes in the Gananda...
View ArticleThere was a lot of “Bull” going on in Marion
Obviously attempting to avoid its fate at a meat processing facility in the Town of Marion, an unnamed bull escaped on Tuesday (4/13) just after 3 p.m. The animal reportedly broke through a cinder...
View ArticleCar/plow accident shuts down Route 31
The Wayne County Office of the Sheriff responded to two car personal injury motor vehicle collision that occurred on State Route 31 in the Town of Arcadia on Thursday (4/22) at 7:32 a.m.. Lorrie Jean...
View ArticleOntario voters reject golf course purchase
The Ontario Town Board proposed an “outside the box” idea back in February, 20921, to purchase the Ontario Golf Course and use it for Recreation and Greenspace. The town was looking to purchase the...
View ArticleNewark 6th grader to appear on Dr. Oz show
What started out in jest when Newark Middle School sixth grader Madison Shade put lots of blank Post-it Notes inside her home last September, has turned into something that has touched a LOT of...
View ArticleR.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant siren test Tuesday, May 4
Exelon Generation’s R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant will perform a test of its public notification system between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4. The test will involve sounding all 96 sirens...
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