Tom Rivers

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 20 December 2024 at 8:17 pm Joe Morelle and Claudia Tenney both voted yes this evening in a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown.

ALBION – Several members of the Orleans County Sheriff's Office – deputy sheriffs, marine deputies, corrections officers and volunteer clergy – joined 14 children last Saturday in “Shop with a Cop” at the Albion Walmart.

It's going to a very cold weekend in Orleans County with a high of 22 today and 1 to 3 inches of snow possible, followed by an even colder Sunday with a high of 18, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo.

ALBION – Susan Thaine, pastor of the First presbyterian Church of Albion, lights a candle symbolizes love during last week's “Community Service of Remembrance, Comfort and Hope.”

ALBION – Christmas came early for hundreds of individuals who visited the Albion Elks Lodge Saturday afternoon, at the invitation of Shiloh Church.

LOCKPORT – Medina native Christopher Parada, who portrays Santa each year to about 10,000 people at the Christmas Cottage in Lockport, has been inducted in the Santa Claus Hall of Fame.

MEDINA – A Medina village trustee has made the “nice” list of elected officials in the state for her efforts to educate the public about the Open Meetings Law.

The average price for regular unleaded in New York State is $3.13 a gallon today, which is down 26 cents from a year, AAA reported.

ALBION – After 30 years at the Albion Town Hall, including the past 25 years as town clerk, Sarah Basinait is retiring on Dec. 31.

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 23 December 2024 at 8:10 pm The minimum wage will go up another 50 cents an hour in Orleans County and upstate counties beginning Jan. 1.