Morning News Brief
Written by WBTA STAFF on June 1, 2023
GCC and GCASA are partnering to do prevention work at the community college to provide alcohol and substance abuse services. GCASA received a grant of roughly $98,000 annually for two years from the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports. It will enable GCASA to hire one full-time and one half-time prevention educator to work at GCC. The two prevention educators will work out of an office in the Dean of Students area on the second floor of the campus’ main building, they will work closely with the college’s wellness specialist, Meghan Bernard. Substance misuse can have lasting consequences for college students, including poor academic performance, assaults, injury and increased risk of developing substance use disorder.
A pediatrician from Rochester Regional Health reached a guilty plea Wednesday after being accused of inappropriately touching a child. 37 year old Dr. Adam Weis, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child for an incident that happened last fall at Weis’ home in Webster. According to court paperwork, the incident caused the victim “mental anguish.” Assistant District Attorney Kevin Sunderland said the victim was not one of Weis’ patient and was not a relative, and there’s information that suggests Weis victimized other children. The plea includes three years of probation, a five-year no-contact order with the victim and the surrender of his medical license.
The Genesee County Highway Department would like to inform the public about an upcoming road closure on Lewiston Road between Route 77 and Knowlesville Road in Alabama. Beginning Monday, June 5, the road will be closed to all traffic for approximately three weeks to facilitate a culvert replacement project. The culvert replacement project is an essential infrastructure improvement aimed at enhancing the safety and functionality of Lewiston Rd. The existing culvert will be replaced with a new culvert pipe to improve water flow under Lewiston Rd and ensure the long-term sustainability of the roadway.
The Cannabis Control Board approved a measure giving a law Governor Kathy Hochul signed in May, extra strength, on Tuesday. The law increases civil and tax penalties for unlicensed and illegal sales of cannabis in the state. Businesses caught illegally selling cannabis by giving a “gift” with the purchase of a different product could face fines of up to $20,000 per day. Many shops in Buffalo are closing down because that was their way of doing business but many who were doing it legitimately are praising the decision. They say that this will create a better market and better customer consistency.
A beloved town mascot has been killed. And eaten. If you’ve ever traveled southeast of Syracuse you may have gone through Manlius and seen their famous swan, Faye, cruising on the pond in the center of town. Faye had been cared for there since 2007 but on Sunday 3 teenagers hopped the fence and killed her, and then took her home and ate her. 18 year old Eman Hussan and his 2 friends, a 17 and 16 year old whose names have not been released, said they didn’t know the swan was a pet. They said they thought she was just a large duck. The town pond has been home to swans for 118 years. Faye leaves behind 4 cygnets who will be raised there. The teens are charged with Grand Larceny in the 3rd degree, criminal mischief in the 2nd, conspiracy in the 5th, and criminal trespass in the 3rd.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish walked away with the win in the match up to be the Section 5 Far West Regional Championship representative. The score wasn’t even close with Notre Dame winning 17 to 4 against the class 2 champs Sodus. Jaden Sherwood notched the win, allowing just three hits and four runs over five innings while fanning nine. Ryan Fitzpatrick came on in relief for the final two innings and recorded all six outs by Ks. The game was played in Canandaigua.
