Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on December 9, 2022
The new New York gun law is ping ponging back and forth in the courts and the latest is that part of it can be enforced according to a Federal Appeals court decision. The part they allowed is that guns can be banned from parks and theaters while the constitutionality of the law is being decided. The temporary stay from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday puts on hold most of a ruling last month from U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby, who found constitutional issues with multiple portions of the law related to carrying firearms in public places and to licensing requirements. Among the new licensing rules Suddaby found constitutionally flawed was a provision requiring applicants to be of “good moral character,” and another that made applicants turn over information about their social media accounts.
Genesee County is proposing an increase in the salary of the County Coroner because they can’t find anyone else who wants to move dead bodies. The proposal would pay the Coroner 200 dollars every time they were called upon to be the transportation service for the deceased. County Manager Matt Landers said they had tried to find a dedicated service but no one stepped forward and so the job often fell to the coroner to be both official and taxi for the dead. This happened about 50 times last year. There will be a public hearing on the proposal on January 4th at the Old Courthouse in Batavia.
A Wyoming County is man under investigation following a domestic incident and faces charges after a dog attacked a sheriff’s deputy. The incident happened Monday at a home on Route 39 in Pike. Police said David Sherman, 56, allowed an aggressive dog out of the home during the investigation, refusing to comply with orders to keep the dog inside. Sherman is charged with assault, resisting arrest, obstruction of governmental administration, criminal contempt and menacing. He’s being held in Wyoming County Jail without bail due to his criminal history. He’s due in Pike Town Court on Tuesday. The injured deputy was treated at Wyoming County Community Hospital and discharged. Police did not say what happened to the dog after the attack or what prompted the investigation.
According to the CEO of Economic Development Center for Genesee County Steve Hyde it’s all sunshine and nearly free money for Elba, Oakfield and Genesee county itself if a Solar Project is approved for Hecate Energy Cider Solar LLC. The EDC is expecting 88 million dollars being paid back the county and municipalities over the next 30 years Hyde said. He says thats 22 dollars back for every dollar invested in the project. Each municipality is expected to get payouts of between 500,000 and 1 million dollars annually from Hecate during the operation of the 500 megawatt farms of solar panels.
Assemblyman Steve Hawley informed local fire departments in a press release about grant money being offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA has $90 million to award. Hawley said, “This is an opportunity for those who tirelessly protect our communities to receive a significant amount of grant money. Our emergency employees are vital to our communities. I am proud of their hard work to keep us all safe and secure. Their valiant efforts to maintain safety in my district and throughout New York state should not go unnoticed.” The application period for these awards will begin between January 6 and 9 and will continue for 6 weeks, subject to change. For more information, contact the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program at 866-274-0960 or firegrants@fema.dhs.gov.
An academy award winning director who is famous for his monster movies says he loves the city of Buffalo. Guillermo del Toro says he and his wife are considering buying a house in the City of Buffalo after filming Crimson Peak and Nightmare Alley there over the past 6 years. He says that he is just booking for an excuse to film there again and needs very little provocation. The things he likes about the city, it’s energy and artistic movement, oh and also the food.
A new flag is flying over the parking lot of the current Highmark stadium to show where midfield of the new Buffalo Bills stadium will be. The flagpole, which is set directly in the pavement and has a red and blue map pin icon on it and a blue flag with the number 2026, is set to show where the dead center of the new stadium will be once it is constructed. The new, 1.4 Billion dollar stadium, will be open to the public in 2026.
