Morning News Brief
Written by Dan Fischer on May 29, 2023
A pilot and passenger have lost their lives following a small plane crash in Orleans County. The aircraft went down yesterday behind a residence on Townline Road in the Town of Ridgeway. The sheriff says it appears a catastrophic mechanical issue led to this tragedy. The names of the people onboard have not been released yet.
Memorial Day has arrived, and there will be parades taking place around the region today.
In Batavia, The Memorial Day parade steps off from the East Towne Plaza at 9:30 this morning and travels west down Main Street to Bank St.
Parades are also planned in Alexander, Bergen, Byron, Corfu, Elba and LeRoy.
Memorial Day ceremonies will follow most of those parades.
A complete list of Memorial Day Parades and Observance.
Lottery players will be hoping that luck is on their side as they try and win tonight’s Powerball jackpot. The prize up for grabs is now 226-million-dollars after no one correctly picked the winning numbers for Saturday’s drawing. The cost of a ticket to play the game is just two dollars. Anyone who wants to watch this evening’s drawing can do so live at powerball.com.
A downtown Batavia Restaurant is closing to take their business mobile.
Island’s Hawaiian Grill will close on June 10th.
Owners of the eatery said they will transition to a food truck operation.
The restaurant has been opened for four years. Customers holding gift certificates can get a full cash refund.
