Photo by Tom Rivers: Crews are shown working to repair a watermain break on Tuesday on North Main Street. The Orleans County Health Department said the water is safe to drink without being boiled.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 4 January 2019 at 1:16 pm
ALBION – The Orleans County Health Department has lifted a boil water advisory for part of Albion at about 1 p.m. today after a second day of testing showed no bacteria in water samples.
The advisory was issued on Tuesday for water customers in an area mostly confined to Route 98 between Bank Street and Bacon Road, and the side streets off 98 in that section.
The Village of Albion Department of Public Works was alerted at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, New Year’s Day, about a water leak. A 10-inch water main suffered a major break.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 4 January 2019 at 9:48 am
ALBION – The Orleans County Health Department could lift a boil water advisory for water customers in Albion, in an area mostly confined to Route 98 between Bank Street and Bacon Road, and the side streets off 98 in that section.
The first round of tests showed there wasn’t any bacteria. If the samples at 12:53 p.m. today show no bacteria, the advisory will be lifted in early afternoon.
The water customers have been under a boil water advisory since a water main break on New Year’s Day. A chunk of a cast-iron watermain burst, just north of the Erie Canal.
The Village of Albion Department of Public Works worked all night on Tuesday and were joined by other municipal crews from Tuesday morning until the section of pipe was replaced and the road put back together late Tuesday afternoon.
Jay Pahura, the Albion DPW superintendent, said he appreciated the help from the Village of Medina DPW, and the highway departments from Albion, Barre, Carlton, Gaines and Murray.
“They just showed up on their day off, on a holiday,” Pahura said about the assistance from the towns and Medina. “It was a real community effort.”
File photos by Tom Rivers: Some Christmas trees are gathered at Bullard Park last January for a bonfire the following month.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 3 January 2019 at 10:15 am
ALBION – The Albion Merchants Association is working on a Feb. 9 “Bonfire at Bullard” event which will include many activities from 3 to 7 p.m.
Energize Albion took the lead on the event in recent years. That group has merged with the Merchants Association and Energize members remain part of the planning effort for the Bonfire at Bullard.
The Merchants are urging people with live Christmas trees to drop them at Bullard near the backstop by the softball field, or leave them at the curb for the DPW to pick up.
A crowd watches the bonfire at Bullard on Feb. 18, 2017.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 January 2019 at 2:42 pm
Courtesy of Orleans County Health Department
ALBION — The Orleans County Health Department has created a map to show the streets included in a boil water advisory, which is expected to last 3-4 days after a big water main break in Albion on Tuesday.
Water users are urged to bring tap water to a rolling boil, boil for a minute and cool before using. Or they can use bottled water certified for sale by the NYS Department of Health, according to a boil water notice from the Village of Albion.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 January 2019 at 12:48 pm
Photo by Tom Rivers: A hydrant is flushed on Main Street near Caroline Street while the Village of Albion Department of Public Works worked to fix a water main break on Tuesday.
ALBION — The Village of Albion has clarified the downtown business district where a boil water advisory is in effect. Water customers north of Bank Street in the downtown should boil their water for up to a minute before drinking the water.
The advisory will last 3 to 4 days in the “worst-case scenario,” said Mayor Eileen Banker.
The water main break was repaired on Tuesday evening. The village needs to flush lines and hydrants, and then test the water with samples taken 24 hours apart.
The advisory also includes the area between the Erie Canal in the village going north to Bacon Road in the Town of Gaines.
Water users are urged to bring tap water to a rolling boil, boil for a minute and cool before using. Or they can use bottled water certified for sale by the NYS Department of Health, according to a boil water notice from the Village of Albion.
“Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, washing dishes, brushing teeth and preparing food until further notice,” the notice says from the village.
Photo by Tom Rivers: Crews work to fix a water main on Route 98 in Albion in this photo from about 11:30 a.m. today.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 1 January 2019 at 6:43 pm
Advisory includes business district, and Albion between canal and Bacon Road
ALBION — Village of Albion water customers that should boil their water include the area between the Erie Canal and Bacon Road in the Town of Gaines, as well as the Main Street business district north of Bank Street.
Water users are urged to bring tap water to a rolling boil, boil for a minute and cool before using. Or they can use bottled water certified for sale by the NYS Department of Health, according to a boil water notice from the Village of Albion.
“Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, washing dishes, brushing teeth and preparing food until further notice,” the notice says from the village.
The village water system lost pressure at 12:30 a.m. today after a 10-inch water main suffered a substantial break.
The loss of pressure in the water main increases the chances that harmful microbes can get in the water, which could cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches or other symptoms that may pose a special health risk to infants, some elderly residents or people with severely compromised immune systems, according to the boil water notice.
The village advises that water in the affected area may need to be boiled the next three to four days.
Photos by Tom Rivers: A piece of a cast-iron pipe from a broken water main is pictured by crews working to fix the 10-inch main on Route 98, near the Main Street lift bridge.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 1 January 2019 at 4:18 pm
Crews working to replace section of broken cast-iron main
This photo shows the broken cast-iron main. The crews have to pump water out of the pit so they can work on replacing the watermain.
ALBION – Village of Albion water customers north of the Erie Canal are urged to boil their water for a minute before drinking it.
The boil water advisory also includes the downtown business district. It doesn’t include Town of Gaines water customers.
The village has been working since 1 a.m. last night to repair a major water main break. The village has shut down some lines and a booster pump station so it can replace a broken cast-iron pipe.
That water main is at least 10 feet below ground. The village needed to cut through 14 inches of pavement and then dig down to get to the 10-inch main.
The water main was down so far because the main goes underneath the Erie Canal.
The village will replace the broken section of the waterline with 10-inch PVC pipe.
Once the water main is fixed, the lines will need to flushed and tested for at least a day before the boil water advisory is lifted.
Several municipalities are assisting the Village of Albion Department of Public Works with the repair, including the Village of Medina, and towns of Albion, Barre, Carlton, Gaines and Murray as well as the Orleans County Highway Department.
There is a detour on Main Street from Bank to Caroline streets while the repair is made. Albion and Medina both have their vacuum trucks to pump water from the hole so the pipe can be replaced.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 1 January 2019 at 9:21 am
Customers may have reduced pressure or no water
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Village of Albion Department of Public Works employees are digging under Main Street, just north of the Erie Canal, this morning to get to a broken water main.
This is the main waterline that feeds much of the village and the Barre water tank.
Many customers are already reporting they don’t have water or greatly reduced pressure.
The village shut down a booster station to reduce the water being pushed through the line.
The village has cut the water flow to the water main. The DPW has been working to fix the leak since late last night.
The village was alerted to a water problem at about 1 a.m. last night on New Year’s Eve when the Clover Hill Adult Residence on South Main Street called in to say it didn’t have water.
Someone also called dispatch to report water was spewing out of the ground on Main Street near the canal. Jay Pahura, the DPW superintendent, confirmed the leak and brought in a crew. They have been working all night, at times in 50 mile per hour gusts.
As of 9 a.m., they hadn’t reached the watermain under Main Street to see what needs to be done to fix it.
Pahura said water customers, including some in Barre, should expect reduced pressure and possibly no water until it’s fixed.
There is also a detour around the spot on Main Street, from Bank to Caroline streets, while the DPW is working to fix the water main break.
Distressed parents can leave a baby up to 30 days old at police stations with no questions asked as long as staff present
The Albion and Holley police departments both have signs letting the public know the sites are Safe haven sites. The Albion PD is located at 106 North Platt St. and the Holley PD is at 8 Thomas St.
Press Release, Roland Nenni, Police Chief for Albion and Holley police departments
The Albion and Holley police departments in conjunction with Project Stork Inc. are proud to announce the recent designation and training for both agencies as Safe Haven locations.
New York State Law provides that a distressed parent who is unable or unwilling to care for his or her infant can give up custody of a baby that is 30 days old or less – no questions asked.
The parent must simply bring the infant to a safe haven location and make sure a person is located to give the child. As long as the child shows no signs of intentional abuse, no name or other information is required.
The officers and staff of both the Albion and Holley police departments were given training on the law and the procedure on how to handle an infant being turned over.
Signs have also been placed outside of both police stations indicating that the stations are Safe Haven locations. Each station also has a complete kit of supplies needed to care for an infant until other trained personnel arrive. These kits include items such as diapers, formula, clothing and other essential items.
I would like to thank the founder of Project Stork Inc., Jenny Staebell, for providing the signs and infant kits to the two police departments for this potentially lifesaving option to a distressed parent.
Thanks to the Safe Haven Law no one ever has to abandon a child again. For more information on the Safe Haven law in New York, click here.
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‘The citizens of the communities we serve will have a greater chance of survival when a person goes into cardiac arrest because of our new capabilities.’ – Police Chief Roland Nenni
Press Release, Roland Nenni, Police Chief for Albion and Holley police departments
Photo courtesy Albion Police Department: Albion Police Officer Daryl Robb trains with one of the new AEDs.
The Albion and Holley police departments are proud to announce the addition of Automatic External Defibrillators, commonly known as AEDs, to all police patrol vehicles in both departments as well as units in each police station.
All Albion and Holley police officers and civilian staff have also been certified by the American Heart Association by attending the Heart Saver AED/CPR course.
The AEDs and training were funded by a Community Health Grant from the Greater Rochester Health Foundation. The total cost of the AEDs and training was $11,335. Without this funding the life-saving tools would not have been possible.
The Albion Police Department and Holley Police Department first respond to all emergency medical calls in their respective jurisdictions. Albion and Holley officers arrive on scene within minutes of a medical emergency, often well before EMS personnel arrive. Officers will now have the life-saving tools needed during these medical responses. The citizens of the communities we serve will have a greater chance of survival when a person goes into cardiac arrest because of our new capabilities.
The AHA Heart Saver AED/CPR course that was taught to all officers and staff also comes with a Basic First Aid component. With this added training means an added level of care that will be provided to patients of medical emergencies.
I am very happy that we now have this added lifesaving ability. I am so proud that our officers see themselves as true public servants and as life savers, not just as law enforcement officers.
