Accident reported at Route 98 and Route 262
An accident with at least one person injured has been reported at routes 98 and 262, Elba.
Elba Fire Department and Mercy EMS responding.
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Law and Order: Batavia resident accused of using stolen credit card
Joshua Gerald Bachorsk, 26, of South Spruce Street, Batavia, is charged with three counts of criminal possession of stolen property, 4th, and petit larceny. Bachorsk is accused of possessing a Pembroke woman's credit card without her consent and using it on three separate dates to purchase gift cards at a retail store on Veterans Memorial Drive. Bachorsk also allegedly removed a washer and dryer set from the basement of the same woman's home and sold them without her consent. Bachorsk was jailed on $10,000 bail.
Aaron Walter Pahuta, 19, of Route 20A, Warsaw, is charged with petit larceny. Pahuta is accused of shoplifting from Kmart.
Matthew Scott Williams, 23, of West Main Street Road, Batavia, is charged with aggravated harassment, 2nd. Williams is accused of sending threatening text messages to another person.
Matthew S. Williams, 23, of Hundredmark Road, Elba, is charged with grand larceny, 4th. Williams is accused of stealing his father's RG Industries .22 caliber revolver from their residence. Williams was jailed on $10,000 bail.
William Heany, 75, of 400 E. Main St., Batavia, is charged with forcible touching. Heany is accused of touching the intimate parts of a woman by force.
name redacted, 25, of Tracy Avenue, is charged with petit larceny. redacted is accused of shoplifting from Kmart.
Kelly M. Stalker, 33, of Indian Falls Road, Pembroke, is charged with burglary, 3rd. Stalker allegedly broke into a locked storage area in a trailer on Indian Falls Road and removed prescription medication and money belonging to somebody else. Stalker was jailed on $5,000 bail.
Historical Society of Elba 2nd Annual Barn Dance
The Historical Society Of Elba is holding their annual barn dance at Torrey's big maroon and white barn on Rt. 98 in Elba. Look for the sign.
Adults $6.00, students under 18 $3.00
Performances by the Elba High School Jazz Ensemble and Kelly's Old Timers
Many refreshments will be available.
For more info call Ron 757-2590
Event Date and Time
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Rollover accident at Ford and Old Ford roads, Elba
A two-car accident is reported in Elba at the intersection of Ford Road and Old Ford Road. One vehicle rolled over. Elba Fire Department and Mercy medics are responding. Injuries are believed to be minor. One vehicle is blocking traffic. Two flatbed tow trucks are requested.
UPDATE 2:16: Mercy Flight is responding to the scene.
UPDATE 2:21 p.m.: Mercy Flight has landed.
UPDATE 2:28 p.m.: Mercy Flight is airborne with a patient and heading to Strong Memorial Hospital.
UPDATE 2:35 p.m.: Mercy medics are transporting one patient via ambulance to Strong.
Elba man allegedly sold narcotics to undercover officer
According to a press release issued earlier this week by the Wyoming County Sheriff's Department, Elba resident Adam McGill, 33, was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, both class B felonies.
McGill allegedly sold a narcotic drug to an undercover officer with the Wyoming County Drug Task Force on two occasions in the Village of Attica.
He was arrested Sept. 30 along with Shelby resident Diane Gallagher, 42, who was charged with one count of criminal sale of a controlled substance and one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance. Gallagher allegedly sold a narcotic drug to an undercover officer in the Town of Orangeville.
McGill is being held in Wyoming County Jail without bail and Gallagher is also being held there in lieu of $15,000 cash bail.
Members of the Attica Police Department assisted the other agencies in making the arrests.
To report possible illegal drug activity in Wyoming County, call 786-8965.
Elba freshman named at Edgar Fellow at SUNY Geneseo
Kelsey Scott, of Elba, who is a freshman this fall at the State University of New York at Geneseo, has been named an Edgar Fellow at the college, one of 30 new recipients of the honor.
The college's Honors Program is named after the its founder, William Edgar, distinguished teaching professor emeritus of philosophy.
Students must exhibit a high level of motivation and academic accomplishment to be admitted to the program, which entails honors courses, research opportunities and close work with honors advisers.
SUNY Geneseo is a public liberal arts college recognized nationally for excellence in undergraduate education and for its master's level programs. The college combines a rigorous curriculum and a rich co-curricular life to create a learning-centered environment.
On the web: http://readabout.me/achievements/Kelsey-Scott-Among-new-Edgar-Fellows-this-fall-at-SUNY-Geneseo/3026026.
Alexander Moves to 7-0
Alexander moved their overall and league record to 7-0 on the season with a 3-1 win against Elba last Wednesday at home and following that up with a 3-1 win last night home to Kendall.
In the Elba match Senior Forward had 2 goals, one in each half, while Freshman Defender Sydney Breton picked up her first varsity goal late in the game to seal the victory. Sophomore Forward Korie Leitten assisted on Pettys' first goal while Junior Midfielder Abby Shilvock assisted on the last 2 goals. Sophomore keeper Jess DeAngelo made 3 saves in goal to pick up the win.
Last night Alexander welcomed Kendall to their field and came away with a 3-1 victory. Senior Forward Julia Pettys converted passes from Freshman Midfielder Breyana Crawford and Junior Midfielder Becca Bykowski in the 1st half to stake Alexander to a 2-0 halftime lead. Shortly after halftime, with Alexander struggling to get any sort of soccer going, Kendall sent a cross into the middle of the field. Alexander nearly scored an own goal, but the ball came off the post right to a Kendall attacker who found the net to make it 2-1. Sophomore Forward Lydia Spiotta converted a Pettys pass to make the score 3-1 later on in the match. Sophomore keeper Jess DeAngelo had 4 saves in net to pick up the win.
Defenders Gabby Kwiatek (Junior), Sarah Loranty (Junior), Sydney Breton (Freshman), and Ashlee Wolf (Junior) all had strong games anchoring the back line and limiting what Kendall was able to do.
Thursday Alexander travels to Wheatland-Chili in a matchup of the leagues top 2 teams - Alexander is currently 7-0 in the league while Wheatland-Chili is 6-0-1. Game time is 6:30pm.
Photos: On Norton Road and Bank Street Road
Here's a pair of pictures I took on my way back from Elba yesterday morning. The top is on Norton Road near Route 262, Elba, and the bottom is on Bank Street Road, Batavia.
New course record set in Genesee ARC 5K race
More than 150 people turned out in Elba today for the Genesee ARC 5K run and walk race.
The overall winner was Michael Richenberg, of Elba, with a time of 17:45, a course record in the seventh year of the race. It's Richenberg's ninth 5K win of the season.
Fifty-one-year-old David O'Leary was second overall and first in the 50-59 age group with a time of 18:43.
Third overall was Michael Skowkronski, 14, of Rochester, with a time of 20:32. Skowkronski won the 13-18 category. The next best time in that age group was 23:05.
The top female runner was Jill Graney, 26, of Buffalo, at 21:57.
Click on the following links for complete results: Overall Results, Award Winners by Age Group, Complete Age Group Results, Walk Results
If you have trouble viewing the slide show, click here.
Report of slick roadway on Route 262 and Route 98
There's a report of a slick roadway on Route 262 in the area of Route 98, possibly due to oil on the road surface.
UPDATE 3:21 p.m.: State DOT on location, putting sand down.
Injury accident reported on Route 98, Elba
A two-car, personal injury accident has been reported at the intersection of Lockport Road and Route 98.
Fire police are shutting down traffic on Route 98 and Old Route 98.
Elba Fire Department and Mercy EMS dispatched.
UPDATE 5:35 p.m.: More EMTs requested to the scene.
Law and Order: Man accused of stealing a bottle of Bacardi
Jeffrey J. Cervone, 43, no permanent address, is charged with petit larceny. Cervone is accused of stealing a bottle of Bacardi from Mr. Wine and Liquor at 5 p.m., Wednesday. Cervone reportedly left the scene in a pickup truck, which was later stopped on Lewiston Road by a Sheriff's deputy. Cervone was a passenger in the truck and was placed in Batavia Police custody. He was jailed on $1,000 bail.
Scott G. Tooley, 26, of 199 S. Main St., Batavia, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Tooley is accused of pushing a woman to the ground while she was holding a child. Neither the woman nor the child were injured. The incident was reported at 10 a.m., Tuesday.
Rebecca Nicole Bethune, 22, of Hundredmark Road, Elba, is charged with harassment, 2nd. Bethune is accused of hitting another person in the head with her fist. The incident was reported at 2:10 a.m., Tuesday.
Jeffrey David Whitmore, 21, of Sandpit Road, Alexander, is charged with menacing. Whitmore is accused of pointing a shotgun at a person during a car repossession. The incident was reported at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday.
Michael Abdullah Jamil, 27, of School Road, Byron, is charged with unlawful imprisonment, 2nd, criminal mischief, endangering the welfare of a child, petit larceny and harassment, 2nd. Jamil was arrested following an alleged domestic incident at 5 a.m., Wednesday. Among the accusations are that he disabled a phone in an attempt to prevent a call to police.
Elba/BB bounces back for 13-12 win over Alexander
It took six quarters of football, but the Elba Byron-Bergen Lancers finally got fired up Saturday to turn a 12-0 half-time deficit into a 13-12 victory of the Alexander Trojans.
After a blistering 32-7 loss to Barker last week, Coach Mike Cintorino said the Lancers needed a spark to turn things around, and Zack DuBois, helped by some key blocks at the line, did that in the third quarter with a 95-yard run for a score.
"Our guys came out in the second half excited to play and we had some success to get us moving in the right direction," Cintorino said. "We've been waiting, knowing that Zach is due, and he popped a big one for us today. This is exactly what our team needed today just to show us that we are as good as we were last year and now we can build on that."
Alexander, playing under new head Coach Jack Rennolds, and coming off an injury-plagued 2010 season when the team went 1-6, played a pretty dominant first half.
The Trojans converted a turnover into a touchdown when Austin Heberline punched it in from two yards out.
Patrick Crawford helped lead the next drive, including darting in on a 12-yard TD run to put Alexander up 12-0 at the half.
Alexander had 213 yards on the ground, most of it gained in the first-half of the game.
But the momentum seemed to shift in the second half, sparked, of course, by the DeBois run, but defensively the Lancers seems to come to life, making it much harder for Alexander to move the ball.
Zac Gillard helped put his team ahead with a 35-yard TD pass to Matt Ramsey with 10 minutes remaining in the game.
From there, it was just a matter of a fired-up Lancers' defense keeping the Trojans in check.
Rennolds said he saw a lot of positives in his team, especially during the first half of play.
"We played really well in the first half and I was really happy with our play, but we seemed to drop our coverage a bit in the second half," Rennolds said. "We came out a little flat and Elba came out definitely ready to play."
The Lancers move to 1-1 and Alexander is now 0-2 on the young season.
Stats:
Offensive Stats - Elba Byron Bergen
RB - Zack DuBois (So.): 24 Carries for 175 yards and 1 TD (94-yard run)
QB - Zac Gillard (Jr.): 6-10 for 79 yards and 1 TD (35 yards)
WR - Matt Ramsey (Sr.): 1 reception for 35 yards and 1 TD (35 yards)
Offensive Stats - Alexander
RB - Pat Crawford (Sr.): 3 Carries for 51 yards and 1 TD (12-yard run)
RB - Austin Heberline (Sr.): 5 Carries for 6 yards and 1 TD (2-yard run)
RB - Mark Farnsworth: 48 yards rushing
RB - Luke Phillips: 42 yards rushing
RB - David Schmeide: 22 yards
QB - Mark Farnsworth (Jr.): 3-11 for 22 yards
QB - Nelson Burke: 3 completions for 31 yards
Lineman Nick Mrucza was used on an offensive play and carried the ball for 38 yards.
Defensive Stats - Elba Byron-Bergen
Cody Naylor (Sr.): 10 tackles, 3 for a loss
Nate Jonathan (Jr.): 10 tackles, 2 for a loss
Defensive Stats - Alexander
Lucas Phillips (Sr.): Forced fumble
Austin Heberlein: 8 tackles and 4 assists
Nick Mrucza: 6 tackles
David Patrick: 5 tackles and 2 assists
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Driver says he blacked out before striking trees on Transit Road
A driver said he blacked out before his car struck a tree at the intersection of Cockram Road and Transit Road, Town of Elba, at 6:04 p.m., Saturday.
The driver, Eric J. Harter, 36, of South Byron, was transported by Mercy Flight to Strong Memorial Hospital.
Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello wrote in his report that alcohol may be a factor in the accident and charges are pending.
Harter was westbound on Cockram when his truck proceeded through the intersection at Transit Road. His truck struck a stand of trees.
Byron and South Byron responded to the scene and extricated Harter from his truck. Elba fire police handled traffic control.
ATV accident with spinal injuries reported in Elba
An all-terrain vehicle accident with a female with spinal injuries is reported in Elba. The subject was able to be brought up to the railroad bed "so you should have access to the patient." Mercy Flight is on in-air standby. The accident is reportedly near the old railroad bed just west of Transit Road, north of Route 262.
Mercy Flight was on in-air standby and then cancelled.
Pembroke vs. Oakfield-Elba Youth Football
Photos from the JV Youth Football game 8/27/11. Pembroke was the home team.
Minis: Pembroke 8, Oakfield-Elba 0
JV: Pembroke 36, Oakfield-Elba 6
All pictures from the event are available here for readers of The Batavian.
No serious injuries in Lockport Road accident
A Rochester man heading westbound on Lockport Road reportedly said he was looking at his GPS and didn't see a stop sign at the intersection with Route 98 before his pickup truck slammed into the minivan of a Albion resident.
Neither driver was seriously injured.
David Youngman, 55, of Yankee Court, Rochester, was cited for alleged failure to stop for a stop sign.
His truck struck a minivan driven my Marcia Zambito, 59, of Allen Road, Albion.
Zambito was taken to UMMC by ground ambulance with a complaint of pain in her leg and arm.
Youngman was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital, because he's a Rochester resident, with a complaint of chest pain.
Serious car accident with at least four people injured reported in Elba
A serious motor-vehicle accident with at least four injured people is reported in Elba at Route 98 and Lockport Road.
Two Mercy Flight helicopters are en route, one from Batavia, one from Buffalo.
Elba Fire Department and Mercy medics are also en route.
UPDATE 10:27 p.m.: The Buffalo helicopter is canceled per the first responder, but the Batavia helicopter is definately needed. Fire police are told to shut down traffic at Route 98 at Old Route 98 and also at Route 98 at Ridge Road.
UPDATE 10:35 p.m.: Mercy Flight out of Batavia is also canceled.
UPDATE 11:38 p.m: There are no serious injuries.
Police Beat: Le Roy resident accused of two 'Leandra's Law' violations
Sara K.L. McCabe, 26, of Lincoln Avenue, Le Roy, is charged with felony DWI, aggravated DWI (children under age 15 in the car), driving without an interlock device and consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle. McCabe was stopped by Le Roy Police on Thursday after a witness complained of seeing a person in a car consuming alcohol. McCabe was jailed on $10,000 bail.
Geoffrey Charles Saxton, 28, of North Byron Road, Elba, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08, failure to reduce speed and moving from lane unsafely. Saxton was charged following a one-car accident at Mullen and Morganville roads, Stafford, at 11:59 p.m., Monday.
Shuvon J. Williams, 36, of 5 Lewis Place, Batavia, and Rochelle V. Tomlin, 35, of 2 Lewis Place, Batavia, are charged with petit larceny. Both are accused of shoplifting from Tops Market on Wednesday.
Barbara Jean Alessi, 52, of Rand Street, Rochester, was arrested on a warrant stemming from a petit larceny charge. Alessi is accused of stealing from a business on Lewiston Road. She was taken into custody by the Rochester Police Department and turned over to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office.
Portion of Elba's Watson Road to close for three months
Officials announced a moment ago that Watson Road in Elba, between Arnold and Strouts roads, is being closed (to through traffic) for the next three months for infrastructure work.
