Weekend News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on March 19, 2022
The Genesee County Highway Superintendent, Tim Hens, has a high flying idea for bringing some tourism to Batavia. An air show at the Genesee County Airport in 2023. Hens says the airport has been completely redone with new sewage and water systems that could handle events. He said that air shows have been successful here before, notably the last one at Genesee County Airport was in 1998. Geneseo has annual air shows and they are very successful. Hens made the suggestion at Wednesday’s county legislature’s Public Service Committee meeting.
The Governor’s office has released the 10-point plan by Governor Hochul to overhaul bail reform in her state budget. It would give judges more discretion in deciding if a person should be detained on bail. Judges would look at a person’s criminal history and whether or not they’re harmful to others when making the decision. The plan would also make more gun-related offenses and gun traffickers eligible for bail.
The three people who were injured in the I90 crash Thursday evening have been identified. 25 year old TeShawn Lang-Smith is in guarded condition after he hit the back end of a Ford F-350 that was towing a trailer. Traffic was stalled westbound just past the Leroy exit. Lang-Smith was driving an Equinox which burst into flames. He had to be airlifted to Strong. The passengers in his car, 29 year old Leonard Johnson and 26 year old Nicholas Scott were also taken to Strong Memorial with serious injuries. The driver of the F-350, 65 year old Ronald Thompson of Oak Grove Minnesota, was not injured but is being held on a felony fraud warrant out of Nevada.
It’s maple weekends this week and next! Maple producers across the state are showcasing their goods, putting on hayrides and tasting events and hauling out the maple cotton candy and ice cream to tickle your sweet tooth. The tree sap confection is made by plenty of local producers and they invite you to their sugar houses. You can check out visitgeneseeny.com slash events to find some maple farms in Genesee county or look up the interactive map on Iloveny.com
The Buffalo Sabres put one in the win column after a mostly scoreless game against the Calgary Flames. The final score was 1 to 0, the first shutout the Sabres have had since 2019. Tage Thompson scored the lone goal in Overtime. The Sabres continue their road trip and are at Vancouver facing the Canucks Sunday at 7pm.
