Newark/Lyons mourn former Police Chief Dick Bogan
Former Newark and Lyons Police Chief Richard (Dick) Bogan, age 71, died on Sunday, December 31, 2023, surrounded by family. Dick was born on April 24, 1952, in Utica, NY, as the son of Michael and...
View ArticleAs crucial House elections near, New York Governor Hochul outlines agenda
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined her agenda for 2024 in a State of the State address on Tuesday, with the Democrat focusing on public safety and housing ahead of a pivotal...
View ArticleChad McDonald faces numerous felonies including kidnapping and grand larceny
The Newark Police Department announced the arrest on Tuesday (1/9) at 4:17 p.m. of Chad McDonald (giving no current address) on charges of Kidnapping 2nd Degree, Robbery 3rd Degree, Grand Larceny 3rd...
View ArticleHooligan’s Eastside Grill opens its doors in Macedon
With a very soft opening on Sunday January 14th, for the Bills game crowd, Hooligans Eastside Grill on Route 31 (1011 Pittsford-Palmyra Road) in Macedon, opened its doors. The gleaming new Sports Bar...
View ArticleWalworth Town Clerk accepts County job
At Thursday night’s Walworth Town Board meeting, Town Clerk Aimée Phillips, serving since 2018, announced her plans to retire. She will be accepting a position with Wayne County as the...
View ArticleOne man crime spree ends with multiple charges
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest on Saturday (1/13) at 4:40 p.m. of Jason R. Johnson, age 36, of Catherine Street in Lyons following multiple investigations. Deputies have been...
View ArticleArcadia Contractor charged with Grand Larceny
The Wayne County Office of the Sheriff reported the arrest on Thursday (1/25) at 8 a.m. of Chad M. Dier, age 34, of Bloom Road in the Town of Arcadia for Grand Larceny in the Third Degree. It is...
View ArticleWayne County Cornell Cooperative receives $50,000 to Combat Food Insecurity
Fidelis Care, a statewide health plan with more than 2.5 million members in New York State and a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, announced the distribution of $315,000 in grant funding...
View ArticleState grant secures $200,000 for Wallington Fire Department
With a $200,000 state grant secured by Senator Pam Helming, Wallington Fire Company in Wayne County is moving forward with improvements and an expansion to its firehouse. The volunteer fire department...
View ArticleFormer Macedon police chief pleads not guilty to 2 DWI charges
On Wednesday (2/7) evening former Macedon Police Chief Fabian Rivera pled not guilty to two separate DWI charges in Walworth Town Court. During the day on Monday, November 20, 2023, Rivera reportedly...
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Sodus man faces charges from January 6th riot
A Wayne County man faces federal charges in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) was in Wayne County last week to take James Weeks, age...
View ArticleWayne County Democrats endorse Federal & State Candidates for 2024
Members of the Wayne County Democratic Committee met on February 10 to designate candidates for State and Federal elections this November. Endorsed by the Committee were: David Wagenhausen,...
View ArticleWhere did Ernest O’Meal’s plane touch down?
The year was 1946. Twenty-one year-old Ernest O’Meal, originally from Newark, had visions of flying in the clouds and his dream was about to come true. At age 21 Ernest bought a 1946 Piper J13 Cub...
View ArticleMacedon receives $4.5 million from NY Forward program
On Tuesday, February 20, Governor Hochul announced that the Town of Macedon has been awarded $4.5 million in state funding from the NY Forward program to revitalize its downtown area and pursue new...
View ArticleSister and brother arrested in Monroe County after vehicle theft and pursuit
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest on Tuesday (2/20) at 10:21 p.m. of a Wolcott woman and her brother following an investigation into a vehicle larceny that occurred in the Village...
View ArticleAfter 25 years of being empty, the former Newark Perkins Restaurant building...
Closed longer that it was open, the Newark Perkins Family Restaurant at 530 West Union Street, met the “wrecker’s ball” this week, after being closed since March 5, 1999, exactly 25 years ago. Crews...
View ArticleChet Dewolf pleads guilty to Attempted Murder and Assault 1st
On Thursday (2/22/24) Chet A. Dewolf, age 22, of Hope Ave in the Village of Newark, pled guilty to the Felonies of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and Assault in the First Degree. He was...
View ArticleOntario Town Board addresses issue of hiring a Business Manager at...
After several false starts, changes in the position description, and the opinions on how it all should be handled...the decision to hire a Business Manager for the Town is not yet settled. A position...
View ArticleSodus man charged with assault following attack on a 63 year-old man at...
On Saturday (3/3) at 12:57 p.m. Newark Village Police reported the arrest of Nicholas K. Kouwe, age 30, of North Main Street in Sodus. It is alleged that on February 22, while at the Crosby’s...
View ArticleCounty receives $2,000,000 for brownfield revitalization initiatives
Wayne County celebrates the receipt of two significant grants totaling $2 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to bolster and continue its brownfield revitalization initiatives....
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