ALBION – A corrections officer at the Albion Correctional Facility allegedly had inappropriate sexual relations with two female inmates at the Albion Correctional Facility, State Police reported.
David F. Stupnick, 26, of Medina has been charged with four counts of Sex Abuse 2nd Degree, two counts each of Criminal Sex Act 3rd Degree and official misconduct.
The Bureau of Criminal Investigation out of the State Police in Batavia arrested Stupnick on May 17.
On March 27, the BCI received an ongoing investigation from NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Office of Special Investigations with Stupnick allegedly having inappropriate relations with two female inmates.
Stupnick was processed at the State Police in Batavia and issued appearance tickets for Albion Town Court in June 2019.
By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 20 May 2019 at 6:07 pm
MEDINA – The Medina community is gearing up for its annual Community Yard Sale on June 1. Sponsored by Medina Lions, this is not “just another yard sale.”
The event June 1 is the 13th annual and a highly anticipated event in the village.
Not only do dozens and dozens of households participate in the sale, but more than 60 vendors have already signed up for space at the Olde Pickle Factory at 711 Park Ave.
Lions Club member Sherry Wheatley came up with the idea for the sale a dozen years ago after attending several in other villages. The event has gradually been expanded to include printed maps of sale locations, a flea market, a Chiavetta’s chicken barbecue at the Pickle Factory and a hotdog wagon roving throughout the village for those shoppers who don’t want to take the time to stop and eat.
Lions members will drive the hotdog wagon down village streets, selling hotdogs and pop. The Lions will also sell hotdogs and hamburgers at the Pickle Factory. Also new this year will be a 50/50 raffle at the Pickle Factory.
From 8 to 11 a.m. June 1, Lions members will be on the four corners of downtown Medina to hand out maps of the location of garage sales. There are always other sales throughout the village which aren’t listed on the maps, Wheatley said.
The yard sales bring hundreds of shoppers to the village, looking for bargains or “that special something.”
The chicken barbecue will be available from 11 a.m. until sold out. Tickets may be reserved by calling Jim Hancock at (585) 798-2118.
All proceeds from the Community Yard Sale help the Lions Club fund charitable projects throughout the community.
HOLLEY — The Top 10 graduates at Holley, Kendall, Lyndonville and Medina will be addressed by a Holley graduate who has a medical doctorate degree.
Kaci Schiavone is the keynote speaker at the 33rd annual Top 10 dinner on June 3 at Hickory Ridge Golf Course and Country Club.
After she graduated from Holley in 2009, Schiavone earned a bachelor’s science degree from the University of Rochester in biochemistry with distinction in research. She then spent a year at the University of Pittsburgh as a research lab technician in the field of X-ray crystallography. In 2018, she graduated with her medical doctorate degree from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo.
She is currently a general surgery resident physician at the University of Rochester. Her training requires her to care for critically ill patients while engaging in multi-disciplinary surgical setting. Upon completing the five-year residency program, Schiavone will continue training in a more specialized surgical fellowship.
She is engaged to Michael Pretsch, a 2007 Holley grad.
The Top 10 students from each district include:
• Holley — Emily Bibby, Neila Hand, McKenzie Hill, Abrianna Kruger, Shawna Lusk, Madison Marsh, Gregory Morrill, Lexianne Seewagen, Anastasiya Yaroshchuk and Kristina Yaroshchuk.
• Kendall — Ryan Barrett, Ethan Billings, Jessica Coble, Morgan Davis, Matthew DiNatale, Michael Gardner, Peter Gilman, Hunter Menze, Anna Oakley and John Rath.
• Medina — Emma Baldwin, Alissa Blount, Jessica Granchelli, Margaret Griffin, Kaela Grosslinger, Kody Leno, Raymond Paull, Cora Payne, Jonathan Pietrafesa and Kali Schrader.
(Editor’s note: Albion has a separate honors convocation dinner for students with a GPA at 90 or above. On May 20, 39 students were recognized at the dinner.)
Following increasing pressure from downstate lawmakers to overturn an 80-year law and allow farmworkers to unionize, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is again calling for statewide public hearings to be conducted by the Assembly before any vote is proposed to make such a sweeping change to one of New York’s largest industries.
“Growing up as a generational farmer in Western New York and eventually owning and operating our family farm, I am confident that unionization would harm our industry and force more family-owned operations to close,” Hawley said. “Farming is unique in its demands, its work schedule, its earnings structure and its labor needs, and to impose blanket requirements to make it congruent with other industries simply may not work in the agricultural model.”
Hawley, a longtime member of the Assembly’s Agriculture Committee, has been in conversations with Chairwoman Donna Lupardo (D-Binghamton) to hold public hearings for several weeks.
“I suspect that the New York City lawmakers pushing this legislation have very little experience on a farm and we need statewide hearings to ensure that current farmers, their employees and members of the agriculture community are heard before any decisions are made,” said Hawley, former owner/operator of Hawley Farms.
OLCOTT – Governor Cuomo today declared a State of Emergency for the eight counties impacted by potential Lake Ontario flooding: Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, St. Lawrence and Wayne.
The governor’s order directs state agencies to protect state property and to assist local governments and individuals in responding to and recovering from the flooding. Additionally, the declaration helps state resources and assets assist on private property, including the further placement of flooding prevention barriers.
The governor also directed the Commissioner of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to implement a 5-mile per hour speed limit, where the commissioner finds it appropriate, to control wakes along the Lake Ontario shoreline in the affected counties as part of the state’s ongoing response to coastal flooding in the region.
Beginning today, vessels operating within 1,000 feet of shore, unless otherwise directed by a County Declaration, must observe a 5 mile per hour speed limit to reduce impacts to shoreline residences and infrastructure caused by wave action and to promote safe boating. The no wake zone does not apply to communities along the St. Lawrence River.
“We are preparing now for the reoccurrence of the 2017 flooding situation, which as people remember was devastating and caused a lot of damage and a lot of hardship for thousands of New Yorkers,” Cuomo said. “We’re talking about the entire shoreline of Lake Ontario, so it’s hundreds of miles of New York State property. The only course of action is to do everything we can to be prepared before the flooding actually happens – and that’s what we’re doing. I’m also declaring an emergency order for the affected communities that sets a maximum speed limit of 5 miles per hour 1,000 feet from shoreline because the last thing we need are boat wakes creating additional waves. The emergency order also gives us flexibility in dealing with local governments and private property so we can install AquaDam and other equipment to protect the shoreline.”
Under normal conditions, boaters are required to obey the 5 mile per hour speed limit within 100 feet of shore. With the current state of emergency in the region, and as water levels continue to rise throughout Lake Ontario, the governor is authorizing and directing State Parks to institute the expanded speed restriction to 1,000 feet in appropriate areas, unless otherwise directed by a County Declaration.
Waves created by boat wakes can exacerbate shoreline erosion, further threatening residential and municipal infrastructure. Reducing speeds will result in smaller boat wakes and lessen the wave action along the shore. Reduced speeds are also necessary to ensure safe boating, as many hidden hazards and debris have been covered by elevated water levels and can threaten boaters’ safety. State agencies are working with municipalities to educate boaters and have positioned digital message boards at strategic locations throughout the region.
In addition to the 200 New York National Guard activated by the Governor to assist with preparedness operations, 200 members of the New York National Guard are on standby for immediate deployment in the eight counties impacted by Lake Ontario flooding. To date, the State has deployed 20 sandbaggers, over one million empty sandbags and 560,000 filled sandbags, hundreds of pumps, and over 5,000 feet of AquaDam to the impacted regions.
In addition to the Division’s coordination efforts and deployment of resources the State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a General Permit to address the potentially damaging effects of high water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River due to the ongoing above average precipitation and snow melt in the Great Lakes Basin. This permit, based on an Emergency Declaration issued by the DEC commissioner, will expedite the process for shoreline property owners to quickly make necessary repairs and stabilize their properties from flood damage. High water levels are projected to continue and may cause widespread shoreline erosion, damage coastline structures and jeopardize infrastructure similar to the historic flooding that took place in the spring of 2017.
The new permit is available on DEC’s website. DEC will accept applications through April 30, 2020. The General Permit authority is in effect until September 30, 2020.
Permitted activities include:
• Repair and in-kind replacement of erosion structures;
• Repair or in-kind reconstruction of existing public roads, bridges, utilities, and other public infrastructure;
• Stabilization of existing, functional storm-damaged dwellings, decks, and walkways with temporary bracing and piling; and
• Removal of channel blockages in tributaries to Lake Ontario blocked by shoreline sediment.
State Assemblyman Michael Norris, R-Lockport, issued this statement: “I commend Gov. Cuomo for his attention to the imminent and worsening situation on the southern shores of Lake Ontario. Declaring a State of Emergency increases the commitment of state resources to assist with potential flooding and erosion due to the extreme high water levels. It is vital that we protect our infrastructure, property owners and the investment of businesses and tourism in our communities.”
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 20 May 2019 at 12:29 pm
ALBION – The trial will start Aug. 12 for a Medina man who has been charged with criminally negligent homicide after a fatal accident on July 24, 2018 at the intersection of Fancher Road and Route 31A in Clarendon.
Kevin Lupiani, 40, allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign that day at 10:30 p.m. He was driving a 1994 Ford flatbed truck when he allegedly caused the accident that resulted in the death of Matthew Gardner, 25, of Hamlin.
Lupiani has pleaded not guilty to the charge, an E felony which carries a maximum of 1 1/3 to 4 years in state prison.
Orleans County Court Judge Sanford Church set the start of the jury trial for Aug. 12.
In other cases in County Court last Thursday:
• Coley Doward Jr., 35, of Medina was arraigned on charged of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree and two counts of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.
He was stopped in the Town of Shelby on Nov. 5. He didn’t have a license due to a previous DWI in 2007.
The judge set bail at $500.
• Gilberto Gonzales, 49, of Kendall was arraigned on AUO in the first degree and two counts of felony DWI. He was stopped in Albion on April 14.
ALBION – The Albion Police Department and Orleans United Drug Free Communities Coalition are co-organizers of the Orleans County National Night Out and are proud to give an update on this year’s event that will take place on Aug. 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bullard Park on East Avenue. This is the fifth year of our event and it is going to be largest so far.
National Night Out started in the 1980s as a way to bring law enforcement and citizens together on the same night each year. We have expanded on that principle and put together an event that focuses on bringing many agencies and organizations together on the annual National Night Out date each year. Participants in the event will include law enforcement, fire agencies, EMS responders, civic organizations and other groups that will be providing activities, demonstrations and giveaways.
Our mission is simple. We want an event where families can come for a night and be entertained at no cost and eat for free in an environment that is free of violence, alcohol, tobacco and drugs. Our goal is to have those that attend walk away with a positive contact that can assist with any needs a person may need. We strive to make this event a one-day event that lasts all year long.
This year we have been very fortunate to have had many organizations not only willing to participate in the event but we have received donations and support from many local organizations and businesses. This year’s event features free hot dogs and water, child seat inspections with free replacements, a bike rodeo with bikes on hand, helmet giveaways, and much more.
We are very excited to doing a “Battle of Belts” competition again this year to promote vehicle passenger safety. The competition entails teams of 4 who compete to see who is the fastest getting into car and fastening their seatbelts. Each contestant then must switch seats and again fasten their seat belts. The time ends when each person has sat in each seat in the car. This event is fun to participate in and even more fun to watch. There is still time to enter and details can be found on the event Facebook Page (click here).
We are always looking for organizations that wish to be a part of the event or those who wish to donate. Any group that wants to be a part of this great community event is asked to contact us for more details.
For more information contact Chief Nenni at the Albion Police Department 585-589-5627, nenni@albionpolice.com or Pat Crowley at 585-331-8732, pcrowley@gcasa.org.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 20 May 2019 at 11:15 am
‘There is presently no immediate public safety threat’ — Dale Banker, Emergency Management director
Orleans County and the towns of Carlton and Yates today have all declared a state of emergency from the rising Lake Ontario water levels.
The Town of Kendall declared a state of emergency from the lake on May 8, the first municipality in Orleans to make the declaration.
The local municipalities have already taken action to protect properties, with sandbags and AquaDams in place at some vulnerable areas. Many of the property owners, using state funding, also put in new break walls after flooding from the lake in 2017.
“There is presently no immediate public safety threat, the situations will continually be monitored and orders will be executed based on circumstances at the time of concern,” said Dale Banker, director of the Emergency Management Office in Orleans County.
In Carlton, Town Supervisor Gayle Ashbery has issued a local emergency order with no wake from boats within 500 feet of the shoreline. Boaters must be at idle speed only. This will reduce some of the flooding impact.
The order takes effect immediately and may be renewed every five days.
Jim Simon, Yates town supervisor, issued the state of emergency effective at 11 a.m. today. He wrote in the declaration that he is directing town departments and agencies “to take whatever steps necessary to protect life and property, public infrastructure, and provide such emergency assistance deemed necessary.”
The declaration will expedite state resources for the town, including AquaDams, large grain bags to hold multiple sandbags, and assistance from the National Guard and inmate crews from state prisons with the flood protection.
Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo on May 9 issued a state of emergency due to high waters along Lake Ontario. The county implemented a 5 mph speed limit for all boat traffic within 500 feet of the Lake Ontario shoreline in Monroe County.
Wayne County also has declared a state of emergency for bays in Sodus, Huron and Wolcott.
The National Weather Service has issued a beach hazards warning for Niagara and Orleans counties from today through Tuesday afternoon. It will be dangerous to swim in the lake with life-threatening waves and currents are expected. Stay out of the water and stay away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls, the Weather Service said.
SENECA FALLS – The Seneca Falls school district hosted its 47th Annual Pageant of Bands on Friday and Saturday with 14 schools performing in competition in a variety of events. The weather was excellent and many people from Albion and Medina came out to see the parade as the schools put on their best shows.
In High School Jazz Medina took 1st place with a score of 97.5, followed by Solvay in 2nd with 97 and Albion in 3rd with 91.
In Junior High Jazz, Medina took second place. Solvay was 1st and Mexico came in 3rd.
In High School Concert Band, Medina took 1st place as well as the top score in Twirling with 90.5. The Medina Colorguard came in 2nd with 89.6 and was bested by Corning Painted Post.
Medina entered the Stand Still Percussion and won 1st place with 97.5.
The Medina Colorguard earned a second place at Seneca Falls.
There were 10 schools that entered parade competition in 7 different classifications. Albion earned a score of 89 in its first show of the season.
Outstanding Jazz Musician in the Senior High class went to Sophia Cardone for piano. Mexico won the Class Champions in the Jr. High B Division. Medina won the Class Champions in the Sr. High Division.
Grand Champions for Jr. High went to Mexico and Grand Champions in the Sr. High Division went to Medina.
Medina will perform in the Memorial Day parade at 11 a.m. on May 27 and will enter its final competition May 31 and June 1 in Sherborne, NY.
The Albion marching band will be in the Memorial Day parade at 10 a.m.
Photo courtesy of Kelly Kiebala: Arella Ives, an Albion drum major, leads the band in the parade on Saturday.
By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 19 May 2019 at 6:16 pm
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Bobby Geiger and his Medina teammates will host Newfane on Tuesday in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class D lacrosse playoffs.
No. 4 seed Medina will host No. 5 Newfane in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class D lacrosse playoffs at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday.
The meeting will be the initial one in lacrosse between the Mustangs and Panthers which are in their first year of varsity competition after playing several years at the club level.
The Mustangs went 4-4 in the Class D Division and 6-10 overall this season while the Panthers played an independent schedule.
The winner will visit top seeded Salamanca on Thursday in the semifinals.
Tuesday’s other quarterfinal will have No. 6 Gowanda at No. 3 Eden with the victor traveling to No. 2 Akron on Thurday.
Christian Silversmith leads Medina in scoring with 36 goals as Mitchell Silversmith has 19, Tommy Vasquez 17 and Chaise Prest 14.
The final week of the regular season will get off to a busy start on Monday.
In softball, Lyndonville will host Kendall in a doubleheader beginning at 4:30 p.m. and Medina will visit Akron and Albion will travel to Newfane at 4:45 p.m..
In baseball, Barker faces Newfane, Roy-Hart travels to Wilson and Lyndonville takes on Elba at GCC.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 19 May 2019 at 5:47 pm
‘It’s very emotional seeing all of these faces’
Joe Cardone, the Orleans County district attorney, takes a picture of the banner about his father, the late Vincent Cardone, who served in World War II and returned to Medina to work as a lawyer.
MEDINA – There were many tears today in the Orleans County YMCA, when family and friends of 38 soldiers from the community gathered to see new banners with large photos of the local servicemen.
Mary Woodruff spearheaded the project after her father-in-law, Burr Woodruff, was featured in a banner last year in the Alfred community.
Mary Woodruff had a narrow window to get the banners ordered this year. They are $200 each. Many families and friends of the local veterans bought a banner. The deadline to order them was Feb. 15.
Woodruff said there is lots of interest in the community for a second round of banners. She expects to start the process again this summer, seeking Medina Village Board approval and accepting applications for banners from the community.
The first group will be up before Memorial Day with 32 banners on Main Street and six on East Center Street. Next year the new group of banners will get the Main Street and East Center locations, with the year 1 banners going on side streets.
The banners will come down just after Veterans Day in November. She expects they will last three seasons. The worn banners will then be given to the families of the featured soldiers.
Ken Schaal, a Shelby town councilman, is among the veterans highlighted on a banner. He served with the Marine Corps in the Vietnam War. His father, Kenneth Schaal Sr., is also on a banner, and so is Ken Schaal’s nephew, Robert Schaal, who is 28 and fought in the Global War on Terror.
Robert Schaal said the banners have brought together the community and the families of local soldiers. His wife and two children sponsored the banner with his photo from a decade ago, when he joined the Marine Corps.
Ken Schaal and his nephew Robert are featured in two of the banners.
Ken Schaal, who returned to Medina after the Vietnam War and worked at Kodak, thinks the banners will have an impact on the community once they are placed on the poles in two of Medina’s most prominent streets.
“This country needs to bring back patriotism,” he said. “We’ve lost sight of what freedom cost us. All these young people hanging up here on the banners gave up a lot.”
Schaal remains active in local veterans’ organization and serves with the Honor Guard. He appreciated Woodruff organizing the effort with the Hometown Heroes.
“As a veteran, I thank Mary,” he said. “Everyone of these has a story. That’s what’s wonderful about it.”
Mary Woodruff, organizer of the Hometown Heroes, is shown with a banner of her brother-in-law, the late John McElwain, a local electrician who was very active in the Medina Lions Club.
The vinyl banners are double-sided and 5 feet tall by 2 ½ feet wide. Woodruff, a retired social studies and math teacher at Roy-Hart, pushed to start the Hometown Heroes effort in Medina after seeing a similar one in Alfred.
She was given permission by the Medina Village Board to pursue the project in January. She had 38 families step forward by a Feb. 15 deadline. The Medina DPW agreed to install the banners. The Village Clerk’s Office handled the money for the project.
The banners have red and blue borders with a portrait of the featured veteran, as well as the vet’s name, time of service, branch of military, and honors. It also states who sponsored the banner.
Rose Allard takes a picture of the banner with her late husband, Robert Allard. She said her husband was very patriotic and always stood at attention and would salute when he saw an American flag.
“It’s wonderful,” she said about the banners. “I’m so glad Medina did this.”
Many of Homer McPherson’s family members joined him at the reception in the Y for the unveiling of the banners. Homer, in white baseball hat, served with the Army from 1948 to 1954.
“I think it’s nice,” he said. “It’s wonderful.”
He also is happy the Y now has a bronze statue of a soldier on top of a Medina Sandstone memorial, honoring the soldiers who trained at the Armory.
“That monument is beautiful out there,” McPherson said.
Vince Iorio, pastor of the Calvary Tabernacle Assembly of God church in Medina, takes a photo of the banner of his late father, who served in World War II.
Iorio had tears, seeing the banner.
“It’s very emotional seeing all of these faces,” he said.
Orleans County District Attorney Joe Cardone also took photos with a banner of his father, the late Vincent Cardone, and his uncle, the late Frank Cardone. The two brothers served in the Army during World War II. Two other Cardone brothers – Joe and Bert – were in the Navy during WWII.
“It’s not everyday you can look into our past and see the faces of the people who contributed so much to our community and country,” Cardone said.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 19 May 2019 at 8:51 am
Photos by Tom Rivers
MEDINA – Thomas the Train Engine heads out of Medina on Saturday for a 25-minute train ride. The Medina Railroad Museum is hosting Thomas for the 15th time this weekend.
The event draws several thousand people to Medina, including many from out of state. The three-day run in Medina continues today.
There are about 40 Thomas events in the United States and Canada this year. Medina is the one in New York hosting the attraction.
A family walks the museum grounds, carrying balloons about Thomas, a popular children’s book and TV character.
Marty the Magician entertains children. Marty is new to the event this year, travelling from Springfield, MO.
Families try to work their way through a maze with characters from the Island of Sodor, a fictional land that is the setting for Thomas and his friends.
A miniature train gives rides on a closed-off section of West Avenue near the museum.
Thomas is a friendly face on the train. His eyes move and the train lets out smoke when it gets ready to take off for the ride.
Photo by Ginny Kropf: Melinda Grube of Medina is all decked out as Lady Hat as she volunteers to read Thomas the Tank stories to children during the Day Out with Thomas weekend at Medina Railroad Museum.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 19 May 2019 at 8:15 am
Photos by Tom Rivers
BATAVIA – Jimmy Mazz performs his “Legends and Laughter” show on Saturday at the Quality Inn and Suites in Batavia during a fund-raising gala for the Genesee-Orleans Ministry of Concern. About 220 people attended the event, which included a buffet dinner, live auction, door prizes and basket raffle.
Mazz is a Las Vegas-style entertainer who performs songs by Rob Stewart, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Elton John, Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Bruce Springsteen and many others.
Mary Jo (MJ) Norgaard holds artwork by Arthur Barnes of Medina, which were up for bid at the auction. Lynn Tyler of Kendall served as the auctioneer.
Norgaard is an advocate for Ministry of Concern and leads the Just Friends mentoring program. Before the gala on Saturday, Just Friends held a “Friendship Day” in partnership with the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department. About 60 people attended that event at the Albion Free Methodist Church. That event was part of a celebration of National Police Appreciation Week.
Sherry Tyler holds a hand-carved knife by Rod Hoover. The knife with black walnut and holly wood handle was among the items at the live auction.
Nyla Gaylord, executive director of the Ministry of Concern, addresses the group at the gala. The Ministry of Concern is known as “The Agency of Last Resort.” Last year it assisted 2,554 people. Gaylord said many of the people are the “working poor” who don’t make enough money for prescription co-pays, utilities and other bills. The Ministry of Concern also helps people with disabilities and individuals who recently had a job loss.
GOMOC helps with some bills, and also runs a furniture and youth mentoring program.
“This is a chance to rally the community to our message, which is people need our help,” Gaylord said. “There are more working poor and people who struggle with high deductibles.”
GOMOC celebrated its 50th anniversary last year with a celebration at Hickory Ridge Golf Course in Holley. Gaylord wanted to bring a big group of supporters together again this year.
“We wanted to do something different and fun,” she said. “We wanted to let people know what we do. We expect it to grow every year.”
She thanked the community for its donations to the auction, and the 85 baskets in the raffle.
A crowd of 220 attended the event at the Quality Inn and Suites in Batavia.
Programs and raffle tickets are at the welcome table for the gala.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 18 May 2019 at 5:17 pm
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – The Albion Lions Club has been selling geraniums at the corner of routes 98 and 31 since Thursday. The flowers are available until they are sold out.
Ron Albertson, left, is president of the Lions Club. He sold several geraniums this morning to Larry Albanese.
Albertson said the flowers were popular today, especially with the sun shining and the temperatures rising.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 18 May 2019 at 3:38 pm
Photo by Tom Rivers: The ALDI store in Medina is pictured today with the new addition to the front of the building. The store will reopen on Friday morning.
MEDINA – The ALDI grocery store on Maple Ridge Road in Medina will reopen on May 24 after a 2,062-square-foot expansion on the front side of the building.
The addition gives ALDI more space for groceries and also backroom storage, the company said in its application. The building was 16,567 square feet before the expansion.
To celebrate the reopening of the Medina store, ALDI will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday at 8:25 a.m. Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, shoppers can enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a year’s supply of ALDI produce.
The Medina store is part of the $1.9 billion ALDI investment to remodel and expand more than 1,300 stores nationwide by the end of 2020.
