A vehicle has reportedly crashed into a house at 7824 South Lake Road, Le Roy.
No word on injuries.
Le Roy Fire, Le Roy Ambulance, and Mercy EMS dispatched.
UPDATE 5:23 p.m.: A chief on scene reports the vehicle struck a porch and not the house. Bergen had also been dispatched and is now back in service.
UPDATE 5:26 p.m.: No injuries.
Last year's successful Downtown trick-or-treat is returning to the business district again on Saturday.
Organized by Michael Marsh of Edward Jones and sponsored by YNGodess, this is the second year in a row that children have been invited to get into their Halloween costumes and visit participating local businesses for tricks or treats (probably treats).
The event runs from 1 to 3 p.m.
Trick-or-Treat Stops:
The following are in/around the City Centre:
Remember to Trick or Treat responsibly, organizers remind families.
The Town of Pembroke is considering the construction of a 25,000-square-foot solar farm on land at the back of Town Park.
The location is behind and to the east of the 18-hole disc golf course and would not be visible to visitors of the park.
The solar farm would be built by Buffalo Solar, based in Depew.
"It's basically a small-scale solar project that would basically cover the electricity usage of the town buildings, and then provide a little bit of revenue stream from it," said Supervisor Thomas Schneider, Jr.
"NYSERDA has been pushing towns and villages to do these projects that helps offset the power," Schneider said. "It would save us between $12,000 and $15,000 a year on our electric bills and then generate a little bit of revenue on the side. It's proposed in the section of Town Park that is just wooded and is not likely to be developed, honestly, ever."
A grain bin fire is reported at 6902 Ivison Road, Byron.
Byron and South Byron fire departments dispatched, along with Bergen's ladder truck and an engine from Elba.
A 2018 decision by the Genesee County Legislature to reduce the amount of sales tax shared with other municipalities in the county is making it harder and harder for the Town of Pembroke to meet its financial obligations, said Supervisor Thomas Schneider, Jr.
The town board reviewed the proposed 2024 budget on Wednesday, scheduling a vote for its Nov. 9 meeting on the proposed spending plan, which doesn't raise taxes, but it does raise the tax levy over the state's allowed two percent.
On Wednesday, the board voted to override the tax cap.
The proposed levy is $410,000, which is $30,000 higher than in 2023.
The larger levy is due to the increased assessed value of property in the Town of Pembroke.
"The county cut us out of the sales tax agreement, like they did five, six years ago, which is why every town is struggling the same as we are with funding now," Schneider said. "We were blessed not to have a town tax for all those many years that we didn't have a town tax. Other towns were still getting the county sales tax money and still had town taxes on top of that."
The proposed budget is $2,621,299.
Schneider said that's the bare minimum needed to keep the town operational. At the same time, the Town is looking at the need to spend $6 million to replace the highway garage.
The money has to come from somewhere, Schneider said. They've looked at increasing building permit fees, and fees have grown because of increased development, and some of that revenue has been shifted to the general fund. But it's not enough. The loss of sales tax revenue is really hurting, Schneider said.
He provided that shows that in 2017, the town received $1,322,812 in sales tax from the county. In 2024, the town will receive $1.06 million. If not for the cuts, accounting for economic growth, under the old agreement, the town would receive more than $1.7 million. The difference is a loss of $646,388.
In 2018, the City of Batavia and County reached a new 40-year sales tax agreement, subsequently approved by the state. By law, the county and city must reach a sales tax agreement, but the county is under no obligation to share sales tax with towns and villages. The towns and villages had no say in the 2018 agreement.
The county shifted sales tax from the towns and villages to help fund a new $60 million jail.
The state levies a four percent sales tax, and the county levies a four percent sales tax, making the local sales tax 8 percent.
From 2004 to 2020, Pembroke had no town property tax. After the new sales tax agreement and the cut in Pembroke's share of sales tax, the town instituted a 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value property tax. The current tax rate, which will not change in 2024, is $1.20 per thousand of assessed value.
"It's hard to know how much sales tax is generated in the Town of Pembroke, but I'll guarantee it's a hell of a lot more than we're getting between all these truckstops, gas stations and the East Pembroke gas station on the thruway," Schneider said. "We should all share in the benefits of sales tax in this county, and we still do, but not where we would have been if that agreement was never basically deep-sixed all those many years ago."
Pembroke Primary School hosted a trunk or treat for children at the school. The event included activities in the gym.
Photos by Howard Owens.
Voters in the Pembroke Central School District on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved two measures that will authorize the district to make more than $37.5 million in improvements to school facilities.
Here is a summary of what voters approved.
Prop 1: $35,995,000. No additional tax impact. The local share is $6.8 million and will be covered by capital reserves. The balance of the spending plan will be covered by state aid and paying off existing debt.
Prop 1 will:
The plan includes expanding the gym, which will address the current facility's limited seating capacity and eliminate front-row spectators from having their feet on the court during sporting events. The upgrade will also include installing a divider curtain, adding concessions, and an upgraded scoreboard.
At the elementary school, the playground will be updated. The current playground was installed in 1995 and has lasted longer than expected, according to district documentation.
The district states:
However, the maintenance required to keep it as safe as possible has become more and more challenging over time. At the end of this past school year, we had limited access to the playground. Then, over the summer, our maintenance department made a number of repairs and alterations to address concerns that were identified by a certified playground inspector. As a result of their hard work, the playground is accessible to students this fall, with the understanding that splinters are an ongoing issue. The repairs were only a short-term fix, so it is time to assess how to repair and/or upgrade the playground more significantly to make it last another 25-30 years.
The total cost of Prop 2 is $1,535,000. The local share is nearly 100 percent of the projected cost. State aid will cover less than one percent.
According to the district, the tax impact breaks down this way:
For more details on the projects, click here.
Oakfield-Alabama lost Tuesday to Williamson 4-1 in the Class C1 semifinal in Girls Soccer.
The Hornets entered the game as the #3 seed against #2 Williamson.
There is one local team left in the Girls Soccer Sectionals, Byron-Bergen, who will play for the C2 championship on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Gates-Chili against Keshequa.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
There's no doubt that it was a team effort, but Jack Farner was a standout in Byron-Bergen's sectional semifinal win over Addison in Geneseo on Wednesday, scoring four goals.
The Bees won 6-1.
In a regular season match in September, Addison beat Byron-Bergen 3-2 so the Bees went into the game knowing they had to beat a tough opponent if they wanted to advance in the Class C1 tournament.
"Addison is a very good team," said the Bees' head coach, Kenneth Rogoyski. "The score is not a reflection of the game. Possession was maybe a tiny bit in our favor, but it was pretty even. They played the ball in our half as much as we played the ball in they're half. The score is not a reflection, but rather, we just did better things with the ball. We handled the ball and managed the ball better."
As part of the offensive onslaught, Colin Martin had two goals and two assists, Jesus Aragon, two assists, and Braedyn Chambry, one assist.
"Jack Farner, a junior on our team, had his best game," Rogoyski. "He's been phenomenal this season. And today, he wants to take it to another level."
Farner's success was made possible, Rogoyski noted, by the players around him.
"Every great forward has some great playmakers and we were feeding him some great balls, Rogoyski said. "That's
every great forward has some great playmakers, and we were feeding him some great balls. That's the credit to our midfielder, Colin (Martin)."
With a record now of 15-2-1, Byron Bergen, the #2 seed, faces East Rochester, the #1 seed, for the sectional title in a match to be played at Avon High School on Saturday at 2 p.m.
"I'm excited," Rogoyski said. "I can't wait. I can't wait for Saturday. It's gonna be tough to have to wait three days. I want to play a doubleheader tonight. We're ready."
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Gananda didn't score a goal until the second minute of Tuesday's Section V Class C2 semifinal in Girls Soccer at Pittsford-Sutherland, which sort of felt like an accomplishment to Byron-Bergen Head Coach Wayne Hill.
"Last year, we played them (in postseason) and they scored in the first 10 seconds," Hill said after the Bees' 4-1 win. "We knew they're going to be pressing hard and fast early. I felt good that we didn't get scored out in the first minute. But they banged in one in the second minute."
Despite the quick strike, the Bees held their composure.
"We stayed level-headed," Hill said. "We stayed true to our game plan and weathered a little bit of a storm and then we played our game, and we took control of the game."
It didn't take long for Mia Gray, who already has more than 100 career points through her sophomore year, to even the tally with a high, long lob, followed by a goal by Grace Diquattro (who also got the assist on Gray's earlier goal).
"They (Gananda) score a lot of goals," Hill said. "They're used to winning. They're used to scoring a lot, and I think that variable gave us a little bit of an advantage when they got down."
A penalty kick by Megan Jarkiewicz that just tipped off the fingers of Gananda's keeper, Olivia Moskal, as it arched over her head, gave Byron-Bergen a 3-1 lead and two goals up can be huge in soccer.
It seemed the Bees had increasing control of the game as it went on, though Hill said he thought Gananda had about a 55 to 45 percent advantage in control.
"We capitalized better," Hill said. "I thought it was a nice even game. I'm happy to see that kind of game."
In the second half, Libby Starowitz knocked in a bullet from about 30 yards out to give the Bees the 4-1 lead, which proved decisive.
Two of Byron-Bergen's goals sailed high over Moskal, and that was by design, Hill indicated.
"We watched some game film and thought maybe we could hit something high," Hill said. "We switched up a couple of our free-kick takers. Megan Jarkiewicz hasn't taken a free kick all year and scored on one tonight. That makes me feel good that, you know, she was able to step up and do what she needed to do at the right time."
Mia Gray, one of the team's top scorers, stayed back more in a defensive formation against Gananda and that was by design, Hill said.
"Grenada has two very, very good center mids (midfielders)," Hill said. We had to play a little bit more defensively in the middle of the field so that they just didn't start steamrolling us. So yeah, Mia and Libby were both back a little bit more, and that left our strikers a little bit more alone. So we weren't so striker-driven like we normally are. And we just needed to help out our defense a little bit."
Even though Gananda came in as the #1 seed and Byron-Bergen the #4 seed, this win wasn't an upset, Hill said. He noted that some observes have called C2 "the bracket of death" because of its depth.
"There were so many teams at the start of this C2 bracket that all realistically had a chance," Hill said. "In the last game, we played a number five seed that had 14 wins. That's incredible. Usually, the number five is about a .500 team. So there's a lot of quality teams in this. I don't know if at any point, there's an upset just because each league is tough. Each league exposes people to different situations. We see that this month. We see that the schedule that we played has prepared us for this. So to say that there were any upsets? I don't think so. I think everybody's pretty fair."
Next up for Byron-Bergen, the Section C2 final against #3 Keshequa on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Gates-Chili.
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The Batavia Cemetery Association sold 160 tickets -- a sellout -- for the 2023 Ghost Walk on Saturday, which is the third or fourth straight sellout for the association's major fundraiser, said President Sharon Burkel.
"The money goes for the upkeep of the cemetery," Burkel said. "We have some small investments, but we mostly survive on fundraisers and donations."
Beyond raising money, the 10 stops on the walk help tell the story of early Batavia, from Joseph Ellicott to Dean and Mary Richmond, William Morgan, and John Yates.
"It also brings awareness of the cemetery so people realize that it's here," Burkel said. "They can come and walk through and enjoy the architecture and the genealogy and the history. There's some very impressive people in here."
Alexander football players got to step onto their own field for the first time this year on Saturday for a homecoming game, and the combined Attica/Alexander squad improved to 7-1 on the season beating Hornell 42-0.
No stats were submitted for the game.
Here is the sectional playoff schedule:
The Sheriff's Office has received a report of a stolen gray 2004 Honda CRV from a residence on West Bergen Road in Bergen.
The vehicle was last seen heading west.
The caller states there isn't much gas in the car, "so he shouldn't make it very far."
Patrols in the area have been alerted.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish modified football team played its final game of the season on Saturday, winning 48-0 over Pavilion/York/Wyoming to complete a 6-0 run for the year.
The Irish squad typically won by 50 points or close to it in each game.
On Saturday, Chase Antinore and Bradley Gabehart each scored two touchdowns. T.J. Cepheus, Jr., Matthew McCulley, and Timmy Bartz each scored one TD each.
The head coach is Brett Hall.
Photos by Pete Welker
With only one loss, Batavia went into the postseason with one of its best -- perhaps its best -- seasons ever in Girls Soccer, as the #3 seed in Class A and hoping to advance.
The Blue Devils were 14-1-1 in the regular season, but Coach Roger Hume said he knew Palmyra-Macedon would be tough to beat, even though the Raiders finished up the regular season 10-5-1 and the #6 season in Class A.
The Blue Devils 2-0 on Saturday, then, was clearly disappointing to the Batavia squad.
Hume said he was proud of his team's effort and success over the course of the season.
"We had the best record in my 15 years (as head coach)," Hume said. "This group surprised me by how they weren't worried about anyone. One game at a time. They came back and won two games in OT to keep their undefeated record. We had five seniors who were all leaders with no drama. It was fun to come to practice. They have set the bar high, but last year the bar was set for this group, and they crushed it. Next year's group will be as strong, too."
Pal-Mac's forward, Lillian Boesel, scored both goals for the visiting team.
Batavia played hard through both halves of the match, firing 15 shots, but Pal-Mac keeper Marianna Hodgins came up with 10 saves against shots-on-goal.
The Blue Devils have had five chances to score on corner kicks.
The Raiders took 13 shots, with five on goal saved by Ava Higgins.
"We had enough to beat them," Hume said, "but they took advantage of their opportunities.
The Batavia soccer program -- boys and girls -- has been on the upswing since the move into Van Detta Stadium. The boys finished the season 8-7-1 with a first-round sectional loss to Pittsford Mendon, 9-1.
Girls Sectional Summary:
Boys Sectional Summary:
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Oakfield-Alabama beat Letchworth on Saturday in the Class C sectional quarterfinal, 3-0.
No scoring summary is available for the game.
The Hornets (#3) will play a semifinal game Tuesday at 5 p.m. against Williamson (#2) at Cal-Mum.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
Oakfield-Alabama finished the regular season Friday night on a disappointing note, losing to Avon 40-0.
Aggies stats:
This weekend in Genesee County football:
In sectional standings:
The sectional playoff schedule has not yet been posted.
Photos by Debra Bezon.
The Pembroke Dragons finished the regular season on Friday with a 43-14 win over Holley/Lyndonville moving their record to 8-0 and making them the only team in Section V 8-Man Football with a spotless record.
They'll head into the postseason as the #1 seed. The postseason schedule has not been posted yet.
The Dragons racked up 400 yards on offense on just 20 plays. Coach Brandon Ricci credited the line of Ben Steinberg, Jayden Mast, Jayden Bridge, Madden Perry, JJ Gabbey, Octavius Martin and Hayden Williams for the dominant offensive game.
Tyson Totten ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns on three carries to eclipse 2,000 yards rushing on the season.
Fullback Caleb Felski had 160 yards rushing and two TDs on just a pair of carries. He also added a 55-yard receiving touchdown from Quarterback Vijay Dhanda.
Sean Pustulka finished the scoring for the Dragons with a 42-yard rushing touchdown and a 24-yard field goal.
Defensively the Dragons were led by Jayden Bridge with seven tackles. Dom Boldt, Aidan Balduf and Hayden Williams each chipped in five tackles, while Vijay Dhanda had the game's lone fumble recovery.
The Dragons will host a home playoff game against an opponent yet to be determined next week.
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