Tuesday News Brieft
Written by WBTA STAFF on July 23, 2024
Farm Vehicle Involved in East Pembroke Accident
Monday morning around 10 AM, Video News Service reported that a “farm truck” and passenger vehicle were involved in an accident in East Pembroke.
The East Pembroke Fire Department responded to Gorton Rd. for reports of an accident. Upon arrival, they discovered that a vehicle had crashed into a farm truck. The accident left one person trapped inside of a vehicle, although it is unclear which vehicle they were trapped in it was reported that they were conscious and alert.
After about 30 minutes the person was extricated and transported to ECMC for unknown injuries.
New Queen Crowned at Genesee County Fair
On a lovely Sunday afternoon at the Genesee County Fair, Gabrielle Zocco of Le Roy was crowned as the 2024 Genesee County Fair queen following 9 years of participation in the Fair Pageant
Zocco is a senior at Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women where she has excelled in academics maintaining a 4.5 grade point average. Zocco has taken part in numerous clubs at school including being the captain of the Mercy Dance Competition Team.
Zocco’s mother Virginia told the Batavian, “She loves the pageant; she has done it since 2015. So for her, it was kind of bittersweet tonight because she knows this will be, once you’re queen, you’re kind of aged out, but now it’s nice to see the other girls come up.”
Muckdogs Drop Game to Americans
Monday evening, the Batavia Muckdogs traveled to Niagara Falls where they lost 5-1 to the Americans.
In the game, the Muckdogs trailed early going down 3-0 by the 4th inning. The loss ends the Muckdogs 2-game winning streak and ultimately drops their record to 28-9 on the season. The Muckdogs need 2 more wins to clinch the PGCBL Western Division.
The Muckdogs will play against the Red Wings again tonight in Geneva.
