Afternoon News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on July 24, 2020
After the announcement that Michael Tomaszewski was facing felony charges for allegedly stealing funds from dozens of families in the Batavia area another funeral home association has stepped in to help. Bohm Calarco Smith, HE Turner and company and the other funeral homes in their group have offered to help recover the funds and possibly donate services to those who were victimized. Tomaszewski is alleged to have stolen from 91 customers including elderly persons.
The Genesee Orleans county health departments released yesterday that there is 1 new case of covid 19 in Genesee county and none in Orleans. 9 new people are on travel quarantine in Genesee county and 9 new people are also on travel quarantine in Orleans. There are a total of 8 active cases in Genesee county and 1 in Orleans.
New Yorkers will once again be able to apply for the Trusted Traveler program. The department of Homeland Security said late Thursday that it was opening up the program which allows for faster processing at international ports and airports as New York is now sharing DMV information with the federal agencies for people enrolling in these programs. Governor Cuomo has asked for an investigation into the ban which he says was political extortion that hurt New Yorkers and may have contributed to the spread of covid 19. Albany has still maintained it will not share DMV information with ICE or Border Patrol and DHS is working with the Justice Department to take further legal actions against New York over those restrictions.
The new law requiring police departments across New York state to make public any disciplinary records has been halted by a federal judge in New York City. Judge Katherine Failla granted a temporary restraining order on Wednesday barring police departments and law enforcement agencies in the state from disclosing discipline records until at least Aug. 18 which is when a union lawsuit against their release will be argued.
Governor Cuomo said in a press conference today that there is still hope of the Toronto Blue Jays coming to Buffalo. Cuomo said that he had had a very good conversation with the MLB commissioner this morning and if it is going to happen, I’d rather it happen here, its good for buffalo.
