Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on February 2, 2022
The winter storm watch for Wednesday through Friday for Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming Counties goes into effect tonight and is forecasted to last until Friday at 1pm. Heavy snow is possible with more than 9 inches predicted.
A former employee of the Wyoming County chamber of commerce has been accused of stealing over 100,000 dollars from the agency. Kelly Ashcroft, 2019 citizen of the year, has been charged with felony second-degree grand larceny, fellow third-degree grand larceny, felony first-degree falsify business records, and felony second-degree forgery. She is accused of stealing from the chamber of commerce going back to 2018. She is also accused of creating a fake COVID vaccination card and filing it with the Warsaw Central School District.
Assemblyman Steve Hawley is sending a letter to Governor Hochul and Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon protesting the change in Overtime Hours for farm workers from 60 to 40. The Farm Laborers Wage Board voted 2-1 to lower the threshold when overtime would start last Friday. Most farmers simply cannot pay workers overtime pay and would have to reduce their labor force. Hawley says: “As the consequences of this decision have been clearly laid out for them, I sincerely hope they’ll recognize how disastrous this decision would be for farming as we know it.”
A water main break on Oak street will be worked on today and may require the water to be shut off from Union street to the Town line including Noonan Drive. Traffic will also be impacted in the area of Oak Street and Noonan Drive in the form of lane closures or lane shifts while the repairs are being made. Whether the water will have to be turned off and the length of time the water will be off is unknown. As always, when the water is restored it may be discolored. Please refrain from doing any laundry until the water runs clear. We apologize for any inconvenience and the public’s patience is greatly appreciated.
A landlord in Albion went to the media in Buffalo about how she was out thousands of dollars because tenants hadn’t paid rent for 20 months and then destroyed the apartment before being evicted. And she is getting a lot of help from good Samaritans. Vickie Golisano was interviewed for Good Morning Buffalo and within minutes of the interview they started getting requests to help her. Some called saying they could come clean, or do work on the apartment to fix it back up. People are contacting 7 Problem Solvers with money and help from as far away as Georgia. If you saw the interview and want to help contact 7problemsolvers@wkbw.com
Quarterbacks Coach and Passing Game Coordinator Ken Dorsey is being promoted to Offensive Coordinator for the Buffalo Bills to replace Brian Daboll as he left for the Giants. Dorsey, 40, is the winningest quarterback in University of Miami history. He played for the Hurricanes from 1999-2002 and finished with a 38-2 record, leading the team to a National Championship in 2001. In the NFL, he played quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns and served as a quarterbacks coach for the Carolina Panthers and the Buffalo Bills. Josh Allen reportedly advocated for Dorsey to get the job. The Bills now have an opening for their quarterbacks coach position.
