A caller on Broadway Road in Darien reports that a blue and silver limousine out of Buffalo stopped in front of her house and several of its passengers got out and urinated on her lawn before continuing their journey eastbound on Route 20.
A car fire is reported near 6751 Meadville Road. Alabama Fire Department is responding.
UPDATE 3:14 p.m.: The car fire is out. Alabama is back in quarters.
A small dog is reportedly locked inside a silver Toyota and all the windows are closed. The vehicle is near the garden entrance of Walmart.
UPDATE 2:54 p.m.: Law enforcement was unable to locate the vehicle -- "gone upon arrival."
A woman is reportedly "covered in blood" and walking a dog in Le Roy. She was on Myrtle Street in the village and is now walking northbound on Route 19. Le Roy Police are responding.
UPDATE 12:31 p.m.: Police met up with her on Craigie Street. "You can disregard," the officer tells dispatch. "She just got through running the 5K race." The officer says she is going to speak with the caller who is "very concerned" about the woman.
A fully involved car fire is reported in the area of 3137 Batavia Oakfield Town Line Road. Oakfield Fire Department is responding. It's between two houses, but "well away from the structures."
UPDATE 3:13 p.m.: Oakfield Fire Police are asked to shut down traffic at Town Line Road, west of South Pearl Road. Alabama Fire Police are asked to shut down traffic at Town Line and Macomber roads.
UPDATE 3:19 p.m.: Fire police are also going to stop traffic at Town Line and Hutton roads. A tanker is requested to the scene.
UPDATE 3:25 p.m.: The car fire is knocked down.
UPDATE 3:27 p.m.: Oakfield command says the road closures will remain in place until further notice.
UPDATE 4:06 p.m.: All units back in service. Road reopened.
Stafford Historical Society will have its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, in the Stafford Town Hall Courtroom, located at 8903 Route 237.
We will be discussing the business of the society, future plans of the Museum, the Taste of Stafford report and the status of the Society Charter.
The premiere of the Andrea Mangefrida Memorial Golf Tournament and Basket Raffle is Aug. 25 at the Le Roy Country Club, located at 7759 E. Main Street Road in Le Roy.
The purpose of this tournament is to replenish The Andrea Lynn Mangefrida Memorial Fund at Stepping Stones Learning Center. The fund was set up to buy teaching and recreation equipment the center.
Sign-in is 10 a.m. with the Shotgun Start at 11 a.m.
Prizes for: Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive, and Hole-in-One.
Cost is $50 per person for golf and dinner; $25 for just dinner. Doors open at 3 and dinner is served once the last golfer finishes.
There will be door prizes, basket raffles and more!
Ask about sponsoring a hole or donating a basket!
RSVP to any of the following:
Founded in 1994, Stepping Stones Learning Center has since grown into the leading provider and advocate for inclusive services to children in the Rochester area. The program began with two teachers serving nine children from birth to 5 years of age with and without special needs, and now serves more than 500 children birth to age 21 throughout Monroe and the surrounding counties, in half- and full-day inclusive classroom, clinic and community settings.
For more information about Stepping Stones Learning Center visit: steppingstoneslearning.com
A caller to dispatch reports seeing a man driving a black sports car with the number 1 on the back of it forcibly put a female standing roadside into his car and drive off. She is wearing a pink shirt. The vehicle was last seen heading west on R. Stephen Hawley Drive toward Bank Street Road.
UPDATE 12:45 p.m.: This may be a related to an incident which occurred earlier on Norton Road. The female is also said to be Hispanic and wearing flowered pants. The vehicle may be a dark-colored Grand Am.
UPDATE 1:27 p.m.: Responders are back in service. They did not locate the vehicle.
A one-car accident is reported at Sumner and Colby roads in Darien. The vehicle is on its side and a person is complaining of back pain. Darien Fire Department and Mercy medics are responding.
UPDATE 11:44 a.m.: The male patient, who recently had back surgery, is being transported to an area hospital. Darien fire is back in service and the vehicle is being towed away.
A fire is reported in a residence at 380 Council House Road on the Tonawanda Indian Reservation. Alabama Fire Department is responding along with mutual aid from Indian Falls and Oakfield.
UPDATE 6 a.m.: Alabama command puts Indian Falls and Oakfield back in service and orders Alabama to continue in non-emergency mode.
UPDATE 6:09 a.m.: Alabama command puts two responding Alabama units back in service.
A person reportedly tossed a cat out of the window of a moving vehicle in the vicinity of Darien Lake Theme Park. The vehicle is said to be a 2002 black Chevy Silverado registered to a Corfu resident. The vehicle was last seen heading west on Route 33. Law enforcement is searching for it now.
UPDATE 6:41 p.m.: The complainant told an officer that the cat was tossed out the driver's side window, north of the theme park's camping entrance. It was white, and it rolled a few times and then ran off. Someone is looking for it to check its well being and officers are still searching for the Silverado.
UPDATE 7:03 p.m.: A State Trooper found the suspect and interviewed her. The woman said that the cat is hers and that "it was underneath her car and not thrown." The Trooper is back in service. No word on whether the cat was found or if the owner is going back to try and retrieve her pet.
A three-car accident, blocking traffic, is reported at Batavia-Oakfield Townline Road and Downey Road. Town of Batavia Fire Department and Mercy Medics are responding. One patient is complaining of leg pain.
A two-car accident is reported at 9864 Alexander Road. It is blocking traffic. One person is said to have chest injuries. There was air bag deployment. The location is between Peaviner and Lang roads. Alexander Fire Department and its Ambulance Service are responding.
UPDATE 6:18 p.m.: Alexander ambulance is transporting one patient to UMMC.
UPDATE 6:26 p.m.: The patient is a 41-year-old female with chest pain.
Russell L. Marchese Sr., 79, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away peacefully on August 8, 2013. He was a loving husband of 56 years to Antonia Marchese and a devoted father.
Born in Batavia, NY on March 2, 1934, to the late Joseph R. and Carrie Marchese Sr., Russ owned and operated Marchese National Food Stores in the Batavia community for many years.
He is survived by sons Russell L. Marchese Jr. (Diane Marchese), of Batavia, NY, and Matthew J. Marchese (Melody Marchese), of Williamsville, NY, as well as daughters Marianne L. Jensen (Billy Jensen), of Herndon, Va., Kathleen A. Dermody of Bergen, NY, Joan M. Marchese (David Foster), of Bolton, Mass., Lisa K. Marchese (Karen Evans) of Albuquerque, NM, and Jennifer L. Crockett (Timothy Crockett), of Grand Island, NY.
He will be missed by his 14 grandchildren: William Marchese and his spouse, Jessi Marchese; Sarah, Joanna and Rebecca Jensen; Kristina Marchese and her fiancé, Greg Thurber; Katelyn and Shannon Dermody; Owen and Henry Foster; Louis and Carmela Marchese; Zoe and Sasha Evans; Evan Crockett; and 2 great-grandchildren, Ronan and Elliot Marchese.
In addition, Russ is survived by a brother, Robert Marchese (Judith) of New Port Richie, Fla., and 2 sisters, Carolyn McGorray (Thomas McGorray) of Tucson, Ariz., and Dorothy Marchese of Batavia, NY, a brother-in-law, Louis Marazza (Marian) of Erie, Pa., and a sister-in-law, Arlene Gavazzi of Corry, Pa., as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews. Russ was predeceased by sisters, Rose Nigro and Florence Joy and brother, Joseph R. Marchese Jr.
While living in Batavia, Russ served the community for many years as a member of the Sertoma Club. When he retired to Florida he became an active member of the Sawdust Engineers in Sun City Center, Fla., to which he was elected President and served as a member of the board. He also sat on the Cypress View Community Board of Property Owners Association. He volunteered as a driver for Samaritan Services of Sun City Center and the Sun City Center Security Patrol.
A memorial mass will be celebrated on August 24, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Sun City Center, Fla. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Life Path Hospice, 3723 Upper Creek Drive Ruskin, FL 33573.
Information from Le Roy Christian Community Project:
With fall just around the corner and the new school year quickly approaching, the Le Roy Christian Community Project (LCCP) needs your support!
Local businesses and citizens are asked to be a sponsor or contribute donations for our Annual Live and Silent Auction, which is set for Sept. 21. This is our largest fundraiser of the year. Donations of merchandise or gift cards are greatly appreciated.
These contributions support the children and youth of Le Roy and help them become responsible adults through the work of the LCCP. When you contribute to this event, you are not only contributing to a community organization, you are advertising your company and merchandise.
To make a contribution, contact the LCCP:
The LCCP is a grassroots organization that has been serving Le Roy and its surrounding communities since 1998. We believe that children and youth are vital community assets that must be nurtured and cared for by their communities.
We offer a variety of programs for them, including an After School Program, Summer Day Camp, and a Teen Drop-In Center. These programs and activities provide a "safe haven" where children and youth can find mentoring, academic support, recreational opportunities (such as dance and theater instruction), social skill building and ways to give back to the community through service projects. The programs are offered at little or no cost to participating families.
The homeowner of property at 2044 Sumner Road reports the barn is on fire. Darien Fire Department is responding along with mutual aid from Corfu and Alexander. The location is between Harper and Walker roads, at the bottom of a hill. There is a truck inside the barn, according to the homeowner, but no hay or animals. Firefighters are told there is a creek to draw water from across from the property.
UPDATE 10:26 a.m.: The blaze is said "to be going pretty good."
UPDATE 10:37 a.m.: "We've pretty well got it knocked down." Equipment at the scene will suffice; those still heading to barn are told to proceed non-emergency.
UPDATE 10:40 a.m.: The barn fire is knocked down and they are starting overhaul.
UPDATE 10:57 a.m.: The fire is out and firefighters are picking up their equipment and preparing to leave.
UPDATE 11:09 a.m.: The assignment is back in service.
Frances McClellan, the 81-year-old driver who reportedly pulled in front of a bus last Wednesday in Darien, succombed on Thursday to critical injuries suffered in the crash, according to State Police.
She was being treated for head trauma at Erie County Medical Center, where she was taken by Mercy Flight following the acccident on Route 20 at Tinkham Road.
The sole passenger on the bus, Stephen Smith, 58, of Bath, suffered a minor leg injury and was treated at the scene. Bus driver Jeremy Hill, 34, of Bath, was not injured.
The Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (GO ART!) is seeking artists interested in exhibiting their work in all four of its galleries in 2013-14. There is no cost to apply or to exhibit.
The galleries are:
Since 1977, GO ART! has served area artists by providing exhibit space for their work. Gallery exhibits are typically displayed for two months and feature visual art by local and regional artists.
For additional information, contact the Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council at 585-343-9313, e-mail info@GOart.org or download an application online at www.GOart.org <http://www.GOart.org>
The next meeting of the Corfu Concerned Citizens will be held at the Pembroke Community Center, 116 E. Main St., Corfu, beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20. This meeting is open to the public.
A motorcyclist has crashed and is injured at 7162 Lyman Road in Bergen. Mercy medics and Bergen fire are responding. The location is between West Bergen and Beaver Meadows roads.
UPDATE 11:13 a.m.: The rider of the black Suzuki is a male who is conscious and alert but has numerous scrapes and scratches to his head and legs.
UPDATE 11:18 a.m.: One of the lanes of traffic is blocked.
UPDATE 11:36 p.m.: The patient is being transported to Strong Memorial Hospital. Someone is coming to remove the motorcycle from the roadway. The Bergen assignment is back in service.
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