Category: Hopewell

Canandaigua voters will decide whether Wood Library receives a funding increase in a vote on May 17. The proposed upgrades include technology improvements to enable hybrid meetings. The proposal stems from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Executive Director Jenny Goodemote. The vote ... MORE

Canandaigua voters will go to the polls next Tuesday to decide on a proposed $83.2 million school budget. Employee health care costs are blamed for much of the increase The Finger Lakes Times reports the budget spends 4.9% more than this year’s ... MORE

The Genesee Transportation Council (GTC), the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region, will conduct one of its regularly scheduled Planning Committee meetings on Thursday, May 12, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Ontario County Complex, ... MORE

Police say an incarcerated male was charged following an investigation at Ontario County Jail. According to a news release, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office charged Angel D. Rojas, 33, of Hopewell with falsely reporting an incident and offering a false instrument for ... MORE

Police say a Canandaigua man was arrested following a shoplifting complaint. According to a news release, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested Damien Soyring, 22, of Canandaigua for petit larceny. Soyring is alleged to have stolen eight different items from Walmart in ... MORE

Police arrested a Geneva man following an incident at the Ontario County Jail. According to a news release, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested Damon Steele, 24, of Geneva for criminal mischief and promoting prison contraband. According to investigators, Steele damaged property ... MORE

Police say a Geneva woman was arrested following a fraud investigation. According to a news release, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested Bianca O. Rodriguez-Fuentes, 27, of Geneva for welfare fraud and offering a false instrument for filing. It is alleged that ... MORE

One person was taken into custody and another hospitalized after an alleged theft, search, and two-vehicle crash in Ontario County. According to a news release, the Ontario County 911 Center received a call from a citizen that two males stole two televisions ... MORE

Police arrested a Hopewell man following an investigation at the Ontario County Jail. According to a news release, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested Isaiah Waller, 29, of Hopewell for promoting prison contraband. Waller was found to be in possession of contraband ... MORE

Police say a Canandaigua woman was arrested following a larceny investigation. According to a news release, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested Amber Messervy, 30, of Canandaigua for grand larceny. Messervy was taken into custody after it was determined she had stolen ... MORE

The Ontario County Humane Society (OCHS) has a new facility planned for Route 332 in Canandaigua. The OCHS purchased a 92-acre property on the corner of Route 332 and Yerkes Road in Canandaigua for $225,000, according to Democrat & Chronicle. Over half ... MORE

Police say a Phelps woman was arrested after failure to report income for benefits. According to a news release, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested Desarai Schuldt, 27, of Phelps for petit larceny. Between the dates of September and October 2021, Schuldt ... MORE

Police say a Geneva woman was arrested for stealing SNAP benefits. According to a news release, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested Deanna Nunz, 29, of Geneva for offering a false instrument for filing. It was discovered that Nunz failed to report ... MORE

Police say a Rochester man was arrested on a bench warrant. According to a news release, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Department arrested Jaden D. Carr, 23, of Chili for failure to appear in court. The bench warrant was issued out of Hopewell ... MORE

Police say a Farmington woman was arrested for following a welfare fraud investigation. According to a news release, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested Tracy Lynn Nowak, 28, of Farmington for welfare fraud and offering a false instrument for filing. It is ... MORE