Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on March 2, 2022
Buffalo City Schools originally announced that they would not be changing their masking requirement for kids and teachers in schools. Then, late Tuesday night they issued an announcement saying that masks would no longer be required starting today. No explanation was provided for the change. Rochester City Schools announced they would be dropping the mask requirements Wednesday as well.
Apparently someone either really liked or really disliked the sign welcoming people to the Village of Elba. The sign was cut down and stolen. The sign is brown and reads Welcome to Village of Elba, Onion capital of the world, established 1884. Mayor Norm Itjen asks that anyone with information contact the Genesee County Sheriff’s office at (585) 345-3000 or the Village of Elba @ (585) 757-6889.
A Student at Fredrick Douglas Middle School in Rochester is under arrest today after allegedly setting fire to the Vice Principal’s hair on Monday. The Rochester Fire Department was already on scene to investigate a fire alarm that had gone off. While there, they were notified a staff member had been burned. Administrative union officers say a 14-year-old boy was walking back into the school and set fire to a vice principal’s hair using a lighter. He’s been charged with first- and second-degree attempted assault and first-degree reckless endangerment. He was released to an adult guardian.
Other businesses and event spaces are dropping their vaccination and masking requirements in the wake of Governor Hochul lifting the school mask mandate and new CDC guidance. Sahlen Field is no longer requiring a mask or proof of COVID vaccination. Sheas has announced they are dropping their requirements as well.
The LED lights that illuminate the Old Courthouse at Main and Ellicott in Batavia are now rotating in the hues of Ukraine, yellow and blue. Those are the colors of the country’s flag in honor of its blue skies and flaxen fields of wheat. The color scheme was unanimously approved by the Genesee County Legislature.
