Wednesday News Brief

Wolcott Street School in Le Roy was Forced to Close on Tuesday

The Le Roy Central School District announced, that their Wolcott Street School which serves Pre-K through 6th grade was forced to close on Tuesday.

A water main break within the school on Monday evening could not be repaired in time to safely allow students to attend school. Teachers and staff members were also told not to report on Tuesday, giving everyone a day off. The Le Roy Jr/Sr High School was not impacted by this, and the school went on as usual on Tuesday. However, the Woodward Memorial Library was also closed. Le Roy Superintendent of Schools Merritt Holly did not comment as to what caused the main to break, but very low temperatures on Monday evening could have played a factor.

The main was successfully repaired by Tuesday evening, and both the Wolcott Street School and the Woodward Memorial Library will be open today.

Winter Weather Leads to a Slew of Accidents Tuesday Morning

Video News Service reports, that winter weather and poor road conditions led to a slew of accidents around Genesee County Tuesday morning.

Around 6:30 am, a two-car accident in Batavia was reported at East Main and Elm Streets. The City of Batavia Fire Department responded to the scene. One person was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital with a non-emergency injury and one other person refused medical assistance. In Pavilion, around 6:30 am, an accident occurred at Route 63 and South Lake Road. The Pavilion Fire Department responded to the scene and one person was treated with an arm injury. Finally, around 7 am in East Pembroke a grey Honda went off the road on the I-90 and was stranded in a ditch. The East Pembroke Fire Department responded to assist with freeing the vehicle, no injuries were reported.

Despite the winter conditions, first response teams around Genesee County were able to respond quickly and effectively to all three of these incidents Tuesday morning.

Batavia Business and Professional Women’s Club Looking for Scholarship Applications

The Batavia Business and Professional Women’s Club announced their annual scholarship and community service awards and they are seeking applications.

Scholarship applications are open to all graduating seniors in any of Genesee Counties High Schools and the Genesee Valley Educational Partnership. To be eligible, students must have maintained an 85% average in school and complete the application process on the Batavia Business and Professional Women’s Club website. Since 1961, the Batavia Business and Professional Women’s Club has provided scholarships annually. Each year the amount of scholarships varies depending on the club’s annual fundraisers.

The deadline for both the Scholarship Applications and the Community Service Awards is February 10th.