Fighting Irish Season Ends
Written by Dan Fischer on March 9, 2022
UPDATE 9:05PM
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New York State is reminding home owners that beginning next Wednesday, March 16th, it will be illegal to burn brush on residential property.
This is an annual ban put in place by the State Department of Environmental Conservation and is designed to help prevent wildfires.
The statewide ban against residential brush burning continues until May 14th.
A Warsaw man just released from prison for making meth has been arrested for the same crime again.
38-year-old Dane Killian of Warsaw was just released on parole when State Police charged him with possession of hydrocodone and oxycodone without a prescription.
Troopers say Killian also had in his possession supplies need to make to make methamphetamine.
Because of his previous conviction, Killian faces 15 years in state prison.
The Batavia Muckdogs have been selected as the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce “Entrepreneurial Business of the Year.” Robbie Nichols and his wife took over the team last summer.
Nichols says he has increased game attendance and sales of season tickets. He says that the games for 2022 are nearly sold out already.
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will be holding a benefit concert this weekend to show support for the people of Ukraine.
The performance is scheduled for Saturday at 7:30pm inside Kodak Hall at The Eastman Theater.
The suggested donation for a seat is $20 and tickets can be bought online at rpo.org,
A new survey has named Buffalo as the 10th best city in the country to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. The study, which was conducted by WalletHub, considered several factors such as Irish restaurants and pubs per capita, weather and the lowest price for a three-star hotel on the holiday itself.
In fact, Buffalo was ranked one spot above New York City which holds the largest Saint Patrick’s Day parade in the world.
New York state lawmakers are introducing legislation in an attempt to ease the pain at the gas pump. The New York Gas Tax Relief Act would suspend the state’s 48-cent a gallon gas tax until September 1st. It’s unclear how much that would impact prices. Gas right now is approaching four and a half dollars for a gallon of regular on average in the state. Experts put most of the blame on the Russia invasion of Ukraine.
