By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 24 May 2024 at 8:09 am
Holley will unveil historical marker for 9 young men who died in Vietnam War
Photo by Tom Rivers: Flags are set by the graves of soldiers in the veterans’ section at Boxwood Cemetery in Medina on Thursday.
There will be parades and services for Memorial Day in Orleans County communities, including the dedication of a new historical marker in Holley for the nine young men from the community who were called during the Vietnam War.
Holley will unveil the marker in front of the former Holley High School. There will be a service at the American Legion at 9 a.m. and then the marker will be dedicated with a parade to follow to Hillside Cemetery.
The marker for the “Holley Boys” recognizes the nine from Holley who were killed during the Vietnam War: John P. Davis, David D. Case, Ronnie P. Sisson, David P. States, Howard Bowen, Gary E. Bullock, Gary L. Stymus, George W. Fischer Jr. and Paul S. Mandracchia. Holley had one of the highest per capita casualty rates in the country during the Vietnam War.
After the parade and observances at the cemeteries, refreshments will be available at the Holley VFW Post 202.
Other Memorial Day events include:
ALBION – The parade starts at 10 a.m. at Main Street near the park Street intersection. From there the processional goes to East Avenue, and then to the middle school.
A service will be held in front of the middle school at approximately 11 a.m.
KENDALL – A ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, at the Kendall Community Park where there is a war memorial and gazebo. It is located on Kendall Road, across from the Kendall Elementary School. Kendall observes the holiday on May 30, which was the original day of Memorial Day. It was changed to the be the last Monday of May in 1968 to have a three-day weekend for federal employees.
LYNDONVILLE – A parade will start at 9 a.m. from the parking lot at the former St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Lake Avenue and participants will march to the library for the ceremony which follows.
MEDINA – The parade will start at 11 a.m. at the Olde Pickle Factory building on Park Avenue and proceed to the State Street Park where a ceremony will be held at about noon.
By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 23 May 2024 at 10:06 pm
Robin Dubai has been key organizer for 30 years
Photos by Ginny Kropf: (Left) Sally Grimm, volunteer coordinator for St. Peter’s food pantry, introduces Robin Dubai, who was recognized for 30 years of service to the pantry. (Right) Jim Hancock, a volunteer at the food pantry at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, welcomes fellow volunteers to an appreciation luncheon on Wednesday noon. Seated at rear are Denny Dubai and Bob Hoffman.
MEDINA – It could be said Robin Dubai has a lot of mouths to feed and it wouldn’t be far from the truth.
Dubai has been chief organizer of St. Peter’s Church food pantry for 30 years. At a luncheon for volunteers on Wednesday, she was recognized for her dedication to the project.
“She is truly the heart and soul of St. Peter’s food pantry,” said Sally Grimm, head of the Food Pantry committee. “She is totally committed to it. She is here behind the scenes all the time, ordering food, keeping inventory, stocking, sorting food and keeping the pantry certified.”
Grimm presented Dubai with a certificate, flowers and a card.
Many of the pantry’s 20 to 25 volunteers were treated to lunch at S. Peter’s, consisting of chicken salad from the Coffee Pot Café, cookies from Case-Nic Cookies and a giant cake.
Guests were welcomed by Jim Hancock, who has been a volunteer at the food pantry all 42 years of its existence. It has been a tough year, he said, with the loss of two volunteers – Pat Kennedy, who recently died and another who is having health problems.
Dubai said four children who come in every week to help pack bags of groceries is a huge help. They are Trisha and David Stacey’s grandchildren and Liz Allis’s two children. Their families are encouraging the children to do community service, Grimm said.
A lot of volunteers make the food pantry a success. This includes Bob Hoffman, who meets and unloads the Foodlink truck every week. This amounts to thousands of pounds of food, Dubai said.
Scott Grimm and John Harris are credited with going to Tops and picking up food there which is purchased to fill out the pantry’s needs.
The pantry is open two days a week and families in Medina can choose two pre-packaged bags each. If other food items are available, they can choose things from the shelf.
When Dubai is there, her husband Denny is right by her side to help however he can, Grimm said.
Two of the volunteers who enjoyed lunch were Janet Husung and Becky Fike. They are neighbors, and Husung started volunteering at the food pantry seven years ago, after she retired. After Fike’s husband died, Husung invited her to come along with her to the food pantry.
“It gave me something to occupy my time,” Fike said.
Dubai said they average about 20 families a week who come in for food.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 23 May 2024 at 9:19 pm
This site rendering from Fagan Engineers in Elmira shows how trucks would turn and enter the site to make deliveries.
ALBION – Dollar General is looking to build a new 10,640-square-foot store in the village on Route 31 across from the high school.
The store would be next to the Cone Zone ice cream business, next door to the east. The Broadway Group LLC from Huntsville, Ala. would demolish an existing building, which recently sold used cars, and put up the new store.
The Orleans County Planning Board this evening recommended the Village of Albion approve a variance request for the parking spaces for the store.
The village code requires one spot for every 200 square feet for a retail store. The Dollar General would need 53 parking spots under the village code, but The Broadway Group sought a variance to allow for 35 spaces. The site is already tight for space and many of the customers come and go fairly quickly, said Dan Strong, a member of the County Planning Board.
Strong, a former Town of Albion code enforcement officer, is handling the code enforcement duties for the project because the village code officer, Chris Kinter, is the owner of the site for the proposed store at 327 East Ave.
Dollar General said the store size proposed for Albion typically have 32 parking spaces. The company could add more, but that would result in more pavement and less green space, the Broadway Group wrote in its request for a variance.
Dollar General will provide a more detailed description of the store’s appearance and parking lot lighting when it seeks site plan review and a special use permit. First the company wants to make sure it will have a variance to have fewer parking spaces required in the code.
Dollar General sells general merchandise and food. It used to have a store in Albion on Route 31 across from the former GCC campus. The former Dollar General building is now used by a bottle redemption business.
Dollar General has several stores in Orleans County: 11273 Maple Ridge Rd., Medina; 11349 Ridge Rd. in Ridgeway; 30 North Main St. in Lyndonville; 16684 Route 31 in Holley; and 16669 Roosevelt Highway in Kendall.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 23 May 2024 at 6:09 pm
Photos by Tom Rivers
MEDINA – Tylon Meland moves mulch from a Village of Medina DPW truck this afternoon as part of the annual Medina Jr/Sr High School “Mustangs Make an IMPACT Day.”
This group of students put the mulch in the garden area in front of the Village Office. They also pulled weeds.
The group also did weeding and edging at the Canal Village Farmers’ Market, and set benches in place at the market.
IMPACT Day is an optional event for students, but 150 volunteered for projects at the school campus and the following community sites:
Boxwood Cemetery
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Medina Dog Park
Boat Launch at Glenwood Lake
Medina Police Department/Fire Station
Orleans Community Health (Medina Memorial Hospital)
Canal Village Farmers’ Market at West Ave and West Center
Lee-Whedon Memorial Library
Medina Historical Society
YMCA
Canal Park
Canal Path
Medina Skate Park/Butts Park
St. Peter’s Church/Food Pantry
Shelby Fire Department
East Shelby Fire Station
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Iroquois Wildlife Refuge
Logan Trillizio uses lopers to cut down a low branch at Boxwood Cemetery.
The community service projects originated in 2016 from the IMPACT (Influencing Many People As Concerned Teens) students with staff rallying behind the effort.
Medina Jr./Sr. High had a half day of school today and students volunteered to help with many projects.
These students clean headstones at Boxwood. Colleen McNeil is in the purple shirt with Veda Cogovan and RaeLynn Jones (with sunglasses) in back.
McNeil said it felt good to clean the headstones and see the transformation.
“I actually like this,” she said. “It’s very satisfying.”
Maya Anderson, front, and Madeline Mark work on cleaning headstones at Boxwood Cemetery. Both are freshmen. Mark used a popsicle stick to pry dirt out of the engraved letters on the stone.
Todd Bensley, a Medina teacher and member of Friends of Boxwood, said the students made a big difference at the cemetery, cleaning about 50 headstones, picking up numerous sticks and trimming branches.
“They chose to be out helping the community,” he said. “We’re very proud of them.”
Alexandria Drum, a ninth-grader, paints the perimeter yellow at the Lions Club Park sign. Students gave the site a fresh coat of paint and also pulled many of the small weeds.
Jasmine Acevedo Gonzalez, a seventh-grader, also helped with the painting at Lions Club Park by the canal. She welcomed the chance to be outside for a few hours instead of in the classroom all day.
BATAVIA – It is thanks to a $18,360 grant from NYSARC Trust Services that Arc GLOW can continue to offer recreational activities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
This grant, which Arc GLOW receives every year, helps pay for the various recreational activities it offers to the individuals it serves throughout the year: movies, bowling, concerts, amusement parks, sporting events, crafts supplies, games, and outdoor equipment.
“These monies allow numerous individuals we support the opportunity to participate in multiple recreational activities and events in their own communities and surrounding areas,” said Jill Pegelow, vice president of Self Direction and Community Services. “Without these grant monies many individuals would not get the opportunity to enjoy some of these experiences, as often they are on fixed incomes and do not have the extra funds to participate. This is a wonderful opportunity for them to engage with their peers and experience inclusion in the community.”
Since 1972, NYSARC Trust Services administers supplemental needs trusts and pooled trusts that can make dramatic improvements to the lives of people with disabilities by enabling individuals to maintain financial eligibility for Medicaid and other means-tested government benefit programs.
Arc GLOW is a parent- and family-driven organization that empowers and supports people of all ages with a broad spectrum of emotional, intellectual and developmental disabilities.
For more information, visit ArcGLOW.org or call (585) 343-1123.
Photo by Elizabeth Buck: A Box Tree Moth Caterpillar is shown on a boxwood shrub.
Press Release, Katie Oakes, horticulture educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension in Orleans County
KNOWLESVILLE – Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension has received several calls in the last week reporting symptoms and damage from the exotic insect pest Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis).
Box Tree Moth (BTM) is most damaging during its caterpillar stage and it is active right now on boxwood plantings across the county. The caterpillar is a light green color with a black head and black and yellow markings along the body.
The young caterpillar hatches from eggs laid on the underside of boxwood leaves and then feeds on the bottoms of the leaves, often giving a light brown “peeled” look to the surface of the leaves.
As the caterpillars grow, they chew through entire leaves, sometimes leaving just the center vein of the leaf in a narrow curled ribbon. Mature caterpillars create pockets of webbing as they prepare to pupate into the moth stage. Adult moths are either a light tan with darker brown border around the edges of their wings (typical), or completely dark brown (infrequently).
It is recommended to scout for this pest now if there are boxwoods present on your property. The best way to scout for BTM is to check deep within the dense branches of the boxwood and carefully inspect the undersides of the leaves.
Photos by Deb Roberts: (Left) There is evidence of BTM Caterpillar feeding damage, webbing and frass (excrement). (Right) A boxwood tree has been severely defoliated by the Box Tree Moth Caterpillar.
If manageable numbers of BTM caterpillars are found, hand picking the caterpillars and dropping them into soapy water can be an effective management tool. Trimming individually affected branches and burning or bagging and disposing in municipal waste can also be effective.
If caterpillars are numerous or the boxwoods appear to be infested, there are pesticide options available by clicking the link within the NYS IPM Factsheet (Click here).
Homeowners may also choose to contact a certified pesticide applicator to help manage this pest. The International Society of Arboriculture website has a “Find an Arborist” tool that lets users search for certified arborists within their area (click here). Often, those arborists are certified as pesticide applicators as well and can help homeowners decide on next steps.
There are several other pests that can affect boxwoods such as Boxwood Leaf Miner, Boxwood Psyllid, Boxwood Blight among others, so proper scouting and identification of the issue is important before any treatment decisions are made. If you have questions about whether you are seeing Box Tree Moth or some other pest on your boxwood plantings, feel free to email questions or photos to Katie Oakes, Horticulture Educator at Orleans County CCE at klo54@cornell.edu.
Bringing a sample of the boxwood branch to the Orleans CCE office (12690 State Rt 31, Albion, NY) is also encouraged but because there is a federal quarantine on boxwoods because of the BTM pest. Any sample brought to the office would need to be bagged and sealed before transport.
Photo from Albion Central School: Wayne Wadhams, right, is congratulated by Mickey Edwards, the Albion school district superintendent, for being recognized by the New York State School Board Association.
Press Release, Albion Central School
ALBION – Wayne Wadhams, president of the Albion Board of Education, has been recognized by the New York State School Board Association for being an active member in workshops and other programs.
Albion Central School Superintendent Mickey Edwards presented Wadhams with a certificate of recognition during the May 6 BOE meeting. Wadhams has earned a Level 4 Lifetime Achievement Award through the NYSSBA Board of Excellence Recognition Program.
“We are grateful for Wayne’s continued dedication to, not just the Board, but the district as a whole,” Edwards said. “We are honored to have him as a leader in our district and as a role model for our Purple Eagles.”
The NYSSBA program is designed to acknowledge members who strive to continually expand their knowledge and skills through NYSSBA trainings, workshops, events and activities.
For this achievement, Wayne is awarded a certificate for a free registration to NYSSBA’s annual convention, a commemorative plaque and an executive pen set.
Editor’s Note: Wadhams retired in June 2017 after a career as a technology teacher and coach – football, track and field, and girls basketball. Wadhams started his teaching career at Albion at the former Waterport Elementary School.
He also has served on the board for the Orleans/Niagara BOCES and was a member of the Leadership Orleans Class of 2022.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 23 May 2024 at 8:16 am
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Albion police officers Alexandra Reigle and Jacob Cotriss were recognized during the Village Board meeting on Wednesday. They are shown with Trustee William Gabalski, left, and Deputy Mayor Joyce Riley.
The Village Board declared the day as “Blue Heroes Day” in honor of the two officers who tried to save a man in a burning trailer at Oak Orchard Estates on April 15.
Reigle and Cotriss arrived on the scene at about 11:45 p.m. on April 14 before firefighters. The two officers weren’t wearing protective gear to withstand the fire but still tried to get the man out of the trailer.
William E. Christy, 68, died in the fire at his home at 30 North St. Neighbors also tried to get him out but the trailer but they were unable to break through windows and locked doors.
“These two young officers put their lives on the line for the community,” Riley said.
Reigle and Cotriss both were presented with framed proclamations from the Village Board. The board declared “Blue Heroes Day” in honor of the two officers and urged “all citizens to thank them for their tireless efforts dedicated to serving our community and its citizens.”
The board states in the proclamation it wants to “recognize the heroic efforts out forth by these officers to save a life that was lost in a fire.”
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 22 May 2024 at 10:03 pm
Village trying to ease strain on water system with storage tank being replaced in Gaines
ALBION – The Village of Albion is trying to cut back on the water usage at the spray park and agreed this evening to reduce the hours from 12 to 7 when it is open starting next month.
The spray park is expected to open on June 1 and it will be available from noon to 7 p.m. That is down from the 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. last year.
The village is currently working to take out the 1-million-gallon water storage tank from 1962 on Route 98 in Gaines, north of the five corners. A new 750,000-gallon tank will go in its place. The project will take a big storage tank off line for about three months, said Adam Rush, Albion’s chief operator for the water plant.
The village won’t have the capacity it typically has with the water system. That is prompting the Village Board to reduce the spray park hours, hoping that will ease demand on the system.
Besides less hours, the village will look to reduce the 5-minute cycle times for the water when kids hit a button an activate the 18 different elements. A touch pad triggers the water to start flowing.
The board said starting the spray park at noon gives the summer park program two hours with the option of using the site. The ark program runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Staying open until 7 p.m., also gives parents getting out at work around 5 a chance to take their kids to Bullard for the splash pad.
The spray park has been a big draw, not only for Albion residents but it brings families from Brockport, Lyndonville, Corfu and Batavia, said Jay Pahura, the DPW superintendent.
He said the village is bearing the full cost of running the spray park, even though it is used by so many people from outside the village.
“The Village of Albion is footing the bill,” Pahura said. “And Adam (chief operator at the water plant) is struggling to keep the tank full.”
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 22 May 2024 at 4:51 pm
MEDINA – The Friends of Boxwood Cemetery celebrated about $10,000 in improvements to the historic chapel at the Medina cemetery on Saturday.
A restored stained-glass window of an angel highlighted the improvements at the site. The Friends raised $6,500 to have Valerie O’Hara from Pike Stained Glass Studio in Rochester repair the window. O’Hara took apart the bottom half of the window and rebuilt the artwork that is more than a century old.
The Friends also cleaned out the chapel, painted the interior, and put in new doors on the inside leading to the room where bodies were storied in the winter.
The Village of Medina DPW also rebuilt part of the back wall of the chapel. The building saw little public use for many years. But now it is available for small funerals and other events. Some cemeteries open up their chapels for book clubs to discuss a novel, for example.
“We’re trying to bring it back to life,” said Village Historian Todd Bensley, a member of the Friends. “We are open to whatever. The more people we get in here, the more people who will want to support the cemetery.”
About 30 people attended the rededication celebration for the stained-glass window at Boxwood Cemetery on Saturday. The chapel was built in 1903. The cemetery is included on the National Register of Historic Places.
Rob Klino, president of the Friends, said the volunteer group remains enthusiastic and committed about improvement projects at the cemetery, and other events to bring people to the grounds on North Gravel Road.
Cindy Robinson, owner of the English Rose Tea Shoppe, will host a tea in the cemetery event from 2 to 4 p.m. on June 8. Tables will be decorated and participants are encouraged to wear costumes.
There will also be an expanded Boxwood at Night on Oct. 5, with entertainment, lights and tour guides.
Todd Bensley discusses the history of the chapel, which was built in 1903 with $22,000 left to the cemetery from the estate of Silas Mainville Burroughs. The Medina native was influential in the pharmaceutical industry and was co-founder of the pharmaceutical giant, Burroughs Wellcome & Co. This is one of the companies which today make up GlaxoSmithKline.
When Burroughs died in 1895, he left more than $22,000 to Boxwood Cemetery. Burroughs was buried in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where he had died from pneumonia, and commissioners desired to have his body removed and re-interred in Boxwood Cemetery. When it became evident this would not happen, the commissioners began looking for a suitable memorial to this generous patron and native son.
They settled on building a chapel, which could serve not only as a memorial to Burroughs, but a place where funeral services could take place and bodies stored for the winter, waiting for spring burial.
Boxwood opened in 1850.
Valerie O’Hara discusses the work in repairing the window. The bottom half was totally taken apart, cleaned and put back together with new lead. O’Hara said the window was done in a Tiffany style with layers of glass.
The artist who made the window is unknown, despite diligent efforts going through old village records to try to find a resolution or contract, showing who made the window.
O’Hara said some of the glass pieces were made a little too big, and some of the lead was a little too small.
“The Victorians loved to push the envelope,” she said.
Bill Lattin, retired Orleans County historian, discusses the themes in the “He Is Risen” window. The Angel of Lord is pointing Heavenward. The golden colors represent the goodness of God, Lattin said.
Lattin wrote a book, Luminaries in the Firmament, about many of the prominent stained-glass windows in Orleans County.
Rob Klino handed out certificates to key volunteers during the rededication on Saturday. Georgia Thomas was given a certificate of appreciation for preparing many desserts, including her popular lemon bars, for Saturday’s celebration.
He also recognized Valerie O’Hara for her work on getting the window restored. O’Hara is planning to retire soon and the Medina project is one of her last.
Jeff Wagner was recognized for doing a lot of woodwork inside, restoring interior doors, and putting in a curved arch above the window.
Craig Royal painted the interior white, including up high near the ceiling.
Tim Tierney also was eager to help with tasks in getting the chapel ready for public use again.
Klino also had a certificate for the DPW for its work in the chapel, including the work shoring up the back wall.
“We’re making headway,” Klino said about progress at the chapel and cemetery. “We’re going to keep going until it’s done.”
The back room is a crypt where bodies were stored during the winter. The floor was covered in dirt and debris. When it was swept and cleaned, a marble floor was underneath.
HOLLEY – The school district today celebrated the start of an $18 million capital project.
Celebratory photos were taken in the Holley Elementary School small courtyard where its new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) classroom will be.
The project was approved by voters in December 2022 and school leaders said the construction work is expected to be finished by the fall of 2025. The district completed the construction bid process in March. This capital project is led by architects from LaBella Associates and a project management team from Turner Construction.
The district is working with the construction management team to ensure that there is as little disruption to students’ regular school day experiences as possible.
“The district is excited to work with the professionals from Turner Construction and LaBella Associates on this project so that the students and staff of Holley continue to have a safe, innovative, and well-maintained learning environment that the entire community will be proud of for years to come,” said Brian Bartalo, Holley school district superintendent.
Brian Bartalo (center), Holley district superintendent, is shown with project managers from Turner Construction and LaBella Associates.
The $18.1 million project is funded by New York State building aid and a school district Capital Reserve Fund. There will be no additional tax impact to district residents, district officials said.
The scope of the project includes:
Safety
New secure entrances at the Elementary School and Middle/High School
Security film applied to doors at both schools’ main entrances
Program Improvements
Music rooms renovated in both schools
New STEM and instructional spaces created at the ES
M/HS Auditorium lighting updated
Site Renovations
New bleachers, scoreboard, lights and parking lot installed at The Woodlands
Air conditioning established in remaining ES classrooms
Storage added inside and outside district buildings
Photo from Albion Central School: These five Albion seniors have graduated from Genesee Community College. Pictured in front row from left include Meganne Moore, Jackie Santiago and Lucy Rivers. In back row are Finn McCue and Jason Anstey.
Press Release, Albion Central School
ALBION – Five seniors from Albion High School graduated on Saturday from Genesee Community College ahead of their high school graduation on June 28.
Albion seniors Jason Anstey, Finn McCue, Meganne Moore, Lucy Rivers and Jackie Santiago all earned their associate’s degree from GCC.
“We are very thankful for our collaborative relationship with GCC,” Albion High School Principal Jennifer Ashbery said. “Together, we encourage our students to take the opportunity and engage with college level courses before they leave our halls.”
Albion had five of the 15 high school students who earned degrees from Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming (GLOW) region. The students earn credits through the Accelerated College Enrollment program.
ALBANY – State Sen. Rob Ortt today welcomed Western New York Energy CEO Tim Winters to the New York State Capitol.
Winters, leader of the ethanol plant in Medina, presented a new 2023 Ford Escape flex-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicle and educated members of the State Legislature about their technology aimed at reducing transportation emissions by using higher blends of low-carbon, renewable bioethanol (such as E85).
“Finding cost-effective, sustainable solutions that help the environment and consumers are key priorities for the Senate Republican Conference,” Ortt said. “I was proud to welcome Tim Winters and Western New York Energy, a small business in Medina, to Albany to highlight how they are finding innovative ways to reduce transportation emissions. Western New York Energy is a great example of how the private sector is working to provide affordable pathways to a cleaner environment.”
Western New York Energy, LLC is a locally owned company founded in 2004 to develop the full potential of Western New York’s renewable energy resources. Production at their facility began immediately after the completion of construction in November 2007. WNYE was the first biofuel plant in the Northeast United States and is currently the only large-scale facility in New York, producing over 63 million gallons of ethanol annually.
“Western New York Energy has been reducing harmful tailpipe emissions for almost 17 years,” Winters said. “We work with local, New York farmers to produce a clean, renewable bioethanol product that reduces emissions from gasoline alone by almost 50% today.
“We support the goals of the CLCPA, but an all-of-the-above approach is needed to achieve New York’s lofty climate goals. While other cost-prohibitive technologies need time to mature, we need a technology agnostic approach to reduce emissions today.
“We feel that New York legislators and regulators need to be focused on reliable, affordable, and achievable solutions to climate change rather than picking technology winners and losers. A prime example is budget-conscious low carbon regulations, similar to what has been implemented in California, Oregon, and Washington which have proven successful in lowering emissions while remaining financially responsible.
“Western New York Energy spearheaded this E85 PHEV car project to prove that there are options today that can show achievable emissions reductions for New York and leave a better future for our children.”
Assemblyman Steve Hawley issued this statement:
Western New York Energy’s PHEV uses low-carbon biofuels paired with hybrid technology to provide a reliable solution for emissions reduction. The car is on the leading edge of efficiency, getting 40 miles per gallon and a range of 450 miles on a single charge. Hawley is excited about the advancement of this technology and is proud to see the Western New York region take the lead on these important innovations.
“I’m proud of the work Western New York Energy is doing under Tim Winter’s leadership to lead the charge on sustainable transportation,” Hawley said. “Innovations like this are incredibly important to reduce emissions and create more green jobs. It was an honor to welcome them to Albany today and I will continue to work with my colleagues in the state Assembly to make sure businesses have the freedom to innovate and create more clean energy solutions.”
ALBION – Orleans County Legislature Chairman Lynne Johnson today announced the county will be hosting a paint recycling event on Saturday, June 15th.
Oil-based, acrylic and latex paint, urethanes, varnishes, shellacs, lacquers, primers and clear coatings are all accepted at no cost in the event which is funded by the state’s PaintCare program. Anyone is welcome to attend.
“This is an opportunity to get rid of those old paint cans that are taking up space in your basement and garage, and do so in a way that is environmentally friendly, keeping these materials out of our landfills,” Johnson said. “I want to thank our Planning and Development Department for putting this event together.”
What won’t be accepted at the event include spray paint, paint thinner, solvents, cleansing agents, adhesives, roof patch, drywall mud, auto or marine paint.
The event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the former GCC campus in Albion at 456 West Ave.
Registration for this event is not required, but is encouraged so participants can choose their time. For more information about registration, click here.
Staff will be on hand to unload vehicles so drivers can stay in their vehicles.
The event is being done in partnership with GreenSheen, a paint company founded in 2010 with operations in the Albany area. GreenSheen has developed their own innovative process to refine recycled paint to create a premium latex paint for reuse.
Those with any questions about the event should call the Orleans County Planning and Development Department at (585) 589-3198.
