A caller reports a microwave fire at 5893 Griswold Road that is now out, but an ambulance is requested to the scene.
The microwave is now in a bathtub full of water.
Byron fire responding. South Byron staging in quarters.
UPDATE 10:05 a.m.: South Byron can go back in service.
UPDATE 10:14 a.m.: Correction, it was Stafford fire that responded. Stafford fire is back in service.
A Batavia resident was stopped by members of the Local Drug Enforcement Task Force while driving in Alabama on Thursday evening and allegedly found in possession of heroin and cocaine.
Joe C. Wind, 42, of Horseshoe Lake Road, Batavia, is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, 7th, and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument.
Investigators allegedly found a needle with suspected heroin residue, a bag containing suspected heroin, a bag containing suspected cocaine and a glass pipe containing suspected cocaine residue.
Wind was issued an appearance ticket and released.
Uniformed deputies assisted in the traffic stop.
A gunshot into a residence on Broadway Road, Darien, passed within a foot of the head of an occupant at about 4:30 p.m., Thursday, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Nobody was injured in the incident, but investigators are looking for information that might help them determine who fired the shot.
The projectile is identified as a .45 caliber sabot slug. The type is commonly used in a rifle-barreled shotgun, according to the Sheriff's Office.
The slug passed through a sliding glass door at the rear of the home from a southerly direction. It stopped when it struck a panel door.
Damage at the residence is estimated at $1,000.
The location of the residence is between Tinkham Road and Route 77.
Anybody with information that may assist in the investigation is asked to call (585) 343-5000.
Raymond Lee Leach Jr., 55, of Montclaire Avenue, Batavia, is charged with aggravated sexual abuse 3rd. Leach is accused of jamming a toothbrush into the rectum of another Genesee County inmate while that person was sleeping. Bail on the new charge was set at $10,000.
John Thomas Jaccoud, 40, of Hutchins Street, Batavia, is charged with petit larceny. Jaccoud is accused of stealing from Darien Lake Theme Park while employed at the park.
Brad C. Doward, 23, of 10 Hall St., Batavia, is charged with criminal contempt, 2nd. Doward is accused of violating a stay-away order of protection. Doward allegedly went to the residence of the protected party and called that person on the telephone.
Melissa G. Betances, 31, of 189 1/2 Pearl St., Batavia, is charged with criminal contempt, 2nd. Betances is accused of violation an order of protection by contacting the protected party via text message.
Nicole E. Reilly, 19, of 10483 Bethany Center Road, Bethany, and Jennifer L. Judkins, 18, of Albion, are charged with petit larceny. Reilly and Judkins allegedly stole merchandise from Dollar General on East Main Street, Batavia.
A one-car rollover accident has reported in the area of 6485 Thwing Road, Stafford.
Unknown injuries at this time.
A homeowner in the area spotted the vehicle but did not see the accident. It's not known at this time if there are any occupants in the vehicle.
Stafford fire along with Mercy EMS dispatched.
UPDATE 8:14 a.m.: The resident reports nobody is in the vehicle. The resident believes that accident happened within the past 30 minutes, but did not see it. Mercy EMS to continue non-emergency until a Stafford chief arrives on scene to further assess the situation.
UPDATE 8:16 a.m.: The victim has been located and has a minor hand injury.
UPDATE 8:37 a.m.: Stafford fire back in service.
A car accident is reported on Route 5, in front of the Save-A-Lot store in Le Roy. The roadway is being closed in both directions by fire police. Le Roy fire and ambulance are responding.
Eastbound traffic is closed at Gilbert Street; westbound at Lake Street. The store is at 15 W. Main St. (Route 5).
UPDATE 5:40 p.m.: Two patients are being transported by Le Roy to Strong Memorial Hospital.
UPDATE 5:43 p.m.: Westbound Route 5 is being opened.
UPDATE 6 p.m.: Eastbound is reopened and traffic police are back in service along with the fire department.
Of course you can find great gifts in locally owned stores, and at prices you can afford.
Above, Rich Mortellaro and Doug Barnard of R&D Outlet Center.
Guy Clark, Cedar Street Sales and Rentals.
Barbara Rumsey and Jeanne Walton, the Artisan Shop @ The YWCA (Barbara is one of the local artisans whose work is available for purchase at the store).
St. Joseph Catholic School will be holding a food drive to support the Genesee County Food Bank this Saturday, December 1st, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the school, located at 2 Summit Street in Batavia.
Donations of non-perishable boxed, bagged or canned goods will accepted and those that donate will be able to pull up and drop off their donation. Volunteers will be on hand to help unload donations.
St Joseph’s is participating in a contest sponsored by Channel 2’s (WGRZ) meteorologist Andy Parker. The school is hoping to collect enough donations to win a visit from Andy and the weather machine. The school is currently in 8th place and has collected 235 pounds of food, enough for 196 meals. Since the contest is judged by weight, organizers encourage donations such as bags of rice and large cans of fruit and vegetables.
Visit us online: http://www.sjsbatavia.org
A woman at Walmart says a car ran over her foot while she was in the parking lot.
Initially, she refused an ambulance response, but her father, at another location with a police officer, insisted that an ambulance respond to Walmart.
The suspect vehicle has apparently been located on Route 63.
A small grass fire was reported in Kibbe Park and city firefighters are on scene. It was seen behind the pavilion. A fire chief requested police to respond. The park is located at the end of Kibbe Avenue, off Oakland Avenue.
Last night, another fire like this was reported in Kibbe Park, not far from today's blaze.
Batavia PD is seeking assistance in identifying the man in this photo. He is a possible suspect in Tuesday's robbery of the Dollar General on East Main Street.
The suspect is described as a light-skinned black male, approximately 6-feet tall, wearing blue jeans and a dark Carhartt-style coat.
Anyone with information can contact the Batavia PD, Det. Todd Crossett at 345-6353, or 345-6350.
Margaret Brisbane told Trumbull Cary some time prior to 1817, if you're going to marry me, you're going to build me a mansion.
So the man who founded the Bank of Genesee and served as a NYS Senator and Batavia's first treasurer, built a mansion.
And it stood for nearly 150 years as one of Batavia's grandest structures, until the board of St. Jerome's on only about 30-days notice in 1964 tore the building down, stealing from Batavia another piece of its heritage.
Today, the once-handsome mansion and the man who built it were commemorated with a plaque on the former mansion site. The marker was paid for by the William C. Pomeroy Foundation.
Sallie Fogarty, the great-great-great-granddaughter of Trumbull and Margaret Cary was in Batavia for the dedication of the market (pictured above with City Historian Larry Barnes).
Prior to the dedication, Barnes told the assembled audience in the Go Art! building (the former Batavia Club and first permanent home of the Bank of Genesee) about Cary and his mansion.
Cary, born in 1787 in Mansfield, Conn., moved to Batavia in 1805 at age 18 to seek his fortune. He went to work for the post office, served as clerk for James Brisbane, and eventually became Batavia's postmaster.
Later, he became a local merchant and began to build his fortune.
He helped found St. James Episcopal Church.
In 1833, he helped finance the Tonawanda Railroad, the first rail line to serve Batavia.
The Carys -- Trumbull died in 1869 and Margaret in 1863 and both are buried in Batavia Cemetery -- had one child who survived into adulthood. His grandson was the last Cary to live in the mansion.
Fogarty traces her family tree back to this second Trumbull Cary, who died in 1913, and his first wife, Grace Truscott, who died in 1882.
Harry E. Turner (H.E. Turner Funeral Home) purchased the mansion in 1922.
On the demands of George Cary, brother of the second Trumbull Cary and a prominent architect in Buffalo, Turner sold it back to the Cary family.
George Cary was determined to turn the mansion into a tourist destination owned by the city. He paid for restoration and set up a board to oversee its operation and then deeded the property to the city. After the operations ran into some financial trouble two years later, the city established a commission to determine what should be done with the mansion. The commission determined it could be run profitably, but the city council voted to give the property back to George Cary in 1936.
The property was rented by various businesses over the years and ownership passed from George Cary to his daughter Allithea Lango, Boston, Erie County. Local businesses that had space in the mansion included Pontillo's and Valle Jewelers.
Lango sold the mansion to St. Jerome's in 1959. The hospital began building a nursing school on the back of the property and then with very little notice decided to tear down the mansion to expand the nursing school.
The board said the building was in a "dangerous" condition and had be demolished immediately. Batavia residents were given no time to weigh in on the demolition.
The nursing school closed in 1982. The building is now called Cary Hall and is owned by UMMC.
Last year, UMMC acquired the neighboring property, the former location and of the Elks Lodge building, and with little notice to the community, tore that building down.
Salon VIP now announces the addition of the VIP Boutique! The boutique is carrying clothing from New York and Los Angeles from several different labels. Now stocking winter coats, sweaters, dresses, trendy tops, scarves and artistic costume jewelry. Batavia's newest and only women's clothing boutique. Great for gifts. Gift certificates are available.
Specials will be announced through our Facebook page at Salon VIP "la dolce vita".
For more information call 585-219-4917
Boutique Hours: Open 10-7 Tuesday - Friday, and 10-2 Saturday (or stop later when the open sign is on and the salon is running)
Salon hours by appt. and available online through our Facebook page or www.vagaro.com
Salon VIP - 108 W. Main St., Batavia
Town of Batavia crews are still working to repair a water main break on Ellicott Street Road at Shepard Road.
The break was discovered around 5:30 a.m. when a worker noticed gauges at the water plant were giving unsatisfactory readings. He went for a drive and found a bulge in the ground at the location of the leak.
There is no ETA for the repair to be completed.
Some residents in the area are without water and others have low water pressure.UP
UPDATE: Water service is restored.
Tovia Poles, 24, of 77 W. Main St., Le Roy, is charged with grand larceny, 4th. Poles is accused of finding a wallet and rather than turn it into police, kept the wallet, destroyed the contents and then used the wallet herself. The person who lost the wallet reportedly left it on top of her car and then drove off from a parking spot on West Main Street, in the Village of Le Roy. The wallet fell to the ground at that location. The wallet contained personal identification, a credit car, a driver's license and a checkbook.
Chad Edward Merle, 31, of Broadway Road, Alexander, is charged with violation of a Family Court act. Merle was picked up on a Family Court warrant.
GCEDC released this notice today:
For several months it has been widely reported that a mushroom growing farm, involving a $20 million investment and up 100 new jobs to the region, is being planned in the Batavia Agri-Business Park. As this initial first phase of this project continues to move forward, we are now actively pursuing Phase 2, which seeks to purchase a minimum of 5 acres to 10 acres of vacant land for the development of a composting facility.
Besides the 5-10 acre size, other features that we are seeking are as follows:
Should this opportunity be of interest to you please contact Steve Blake at (716) 362-8707 or e-mail at : steve.blake@cbre.com
There is a report of smoke in the residence at 7617 Mechanic St., South Byron.
A chief on scene reports smelling smoke and seeing faint smoke, but can't locate the source yet.
Byron and South Byron originally dispatched, but the South Byron engine has been told to respond non-emergency and Byron can stand down.
UPDATE 9:14 a.m.: Faulty hot water heater. All units back in service.
New version of what was originally posted at 9:45 p.m., Wednesday, to include more information.
On a 6-3 vote Wednesday, the Genesee County Legislature passed a 2013 budget that holds the line on property taxes, raises the pay for management and includes a $213,000 subsidy for GC Economic Development Center.
The three no votes came from legislators Ray Cianfrini, Frank Ferrando and Marianne Clattenburg, who all objected to the subsidy.
It's rare for members of the public to speak at regular meetings of the Genesee County Legislature. In fact, there is never a regular agenda slot for public comment, but last night one resident did show up and was permitted to speak.
Kyle Couchman (photo at right) was at the meeting to suggest the majority of the legislature is out of touch with the wishes of their constituents.
He pointed to a poll that ran on The Batavian that he said indicated 70 percent of county residents oppose continued funding for GCEDC.
"I find it a bit ridiculous that people would glaze it over," Couchman said.
Cianfrini (top photo) said he agreed with Couchman's assessment of voters' wishes.
"The public is overwhelmingly opposed to we as a legislature funding GCEDC while they continue to insist upon paying bonuses to their employees," Cianfrini said. "As a result of last week’s vote, it appears a majority of our legislators are not sensitive to the public’s mood on this matter."
Over the past few years, Cianfrini said, the legislature has made budget cuts that have cost county employees their jobs. Those job losses have meant hardships for individuals and families as former employees struggled to make ends meet, he said.
"Yet we continue to fund the Genesee County Economic Development agency with taxpayer dollars so that a few privileged employees can share in the astronomical bonuses the board of GCEDC continues to award," Cianfrini said.
Incoming GCEDC Board Chairman Charlie Cook has said previously that while employees will be paid bonuses based on 2012 performance measurements, as the board is contractually obligated to do, there will be no performance bonuses for 2013.
Ferrando (bottom inset photo) said the legislature should not give GCEDC a blank check. There should be some method for ensuring the funds from the county are being used appropriately.
"I do my best to listen to the constituents who put me here," Ferrando said. "Everything I hear, they object to funding GCEDC, at least without some strings attached."
For Clattenburg, who also opposes taxpayer money going to bonuses, the big issue is that while GCEDC has done a great job of driving business development in the county, none of GCEDC's efforts seems to be focused on the City of Batavia, which Clattenburg represents (along with Ferrando and Ed DeJaneiro).
"I don't think the focus on the city hasn't gone where it needs to go and that's where my constituents are," Clattenburg said. "I would hope that next year when this comes around I'll be able to support the GCEDC, but I can't do it this year."
None of the other legislators spoke up to defend their votes on the budget, though Esther Leadley did say, for the benefit of the first-year legislators, that if the budget didn't pass, the responsibility would fall to the county's budget officer (County Manager Jay Gsell).
"That means considerably more in terms of tax levy," Leadley said.
For 2013, the county's property tax rate will remain the same at $9.89 per thousand of assessed value.
The $144,980,450 spending plan represents a 2.2-percent increase over 2012, with much of the increase in spending driven by state mandates, especially in pensions and Medicaid.
The tax levy for 2013 will be $26,303,725, an increase of about 2 percent over 2012.
Pay raises for management were approved unanimously in a separate resolution vote.
The following positions will receive a 1.5 percent pay increase:
The following are elected officials and department heads in line for a salary increase of 1.5 percent next year:
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