Midday News Brief
Written by Dan Fischer on June 16, 2021
A home in LeRoy originally thought to have been saved when fire swept an adjacent barn, has now been declared a total loss.
The fire occurred Monday morning on a horse farm along Warsaw Raod.
Fire fighters believed at the time that a fire wall between the barn and the house was enough to save the living quarters. LeRoy First Assistant chief Josh Pfendler says today that only a few personal items and some photographs could be saved from the house.
The Buffalo Catholic Diocese has announced a plan to monitor 18 priests who were accused of sexually abusing children.
The Diocese has been criticized by the State Attorney General’s office for not doing enough to track their actions.
The new program will include both monthly home visits and restrictions on how closely they can live to places where kids gather including schools and playgrounds.
Most of the COVID-19 restrictions put in place statewide to prevent the virus from spreading have now been lifted.
70-percent of people 18 and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and life can return to normal for the first time since last year.
There will still be some safety guidelines in effect at places such as schools and health care facilities.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen will be taking to the mound at Sahlen Field later this week. He’ll be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Toronto Blue Jays battle the New York Yankees Thursday. Allen is currently in town to take part in the Bills’ mandatory minicamp. He’s also no stranger to the game of baseball, having played on the varsity team at his high school in California.
