Weekend News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on July 7, 2023
There will be a few roads closed come Monday in Batavia. From 7 to 5 there will be resurfacing operations on Dorman Rd from Creek Rd to Alexander Townline Rd, East Road from Creek Rd to Putnam Rd, Shepard Rd from Putnam Rd to Batavia/Bethany Townline Rd, and State Street Rd from City Line to Saile Drive. Traffic should expect delays and short-term closures while resurfacing operations occur. All through traffic should seek alternative routes. Residents should expect delays. If there is rain the work will pause and resume the following day.
Neighbors living at the Forge Broadway Apartments in Buffalo are devastated to hear a 13-year-old girl was shot and killed in front of the apartments, and they’re calling for security to be in place. The incident happened at 12:30 Friday morning as police say a 13-year-old girl was shot and killed near Broadway and Mortimer Street. The apartments used to have security and many believe that if they still did then the girl would not have been shot. Buffalo Police are still investigating this shooting.
They don’t make em like they used to. The fire trucks of today are not the fire trucks of 1977. The ones made back then weighed less and were less complicated. This is a problem for the Fire Department station on Evan Street in Batavia since the concrete apron in front of the station was not designed for modern trucks. The apron is cracking and falling apart according to Fire Chief Joshua Graham. That’s why the station is undergoing construction over the summer to replace the apron and then work will begin on an indoor refit. They are adding bathrooms and showers, bringing the ones already there up to code, and adding walls and a new sprinkler system. Earlier this year, City Council approved a recommendation from management to reallocate $635,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds for upgrades at the City Fire and Bureau of Maintenance department facilities.
LeRoy student athletes will be getting a bit of help in strength and conditioning training according to a letter that went home Friday. Genesee Valley BOCES and LeRoy Central Schools will be partnering to offer a certified staff member who will work with students in strength training and conditioning for grades 7 to 12. From the letter: “The program is specifically designed to build athletes into the strongest and fastest version of themselves. This targeted performance program concentrates on a scientifically specialized type of training that will increase an athlete’s strength, speed, explosiveness, quickness, acceleration, and vertical jump. Training will be provided for both off-season and in-season sessions along with being implemented into sport specific practice times throughout the year.” The training schedule will run from 8 to 9 a.m. and 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, with Fridays being open.
