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WHECTV Created: May 09, 2021 09:38 AM VICTOR, N.Y. (WHEC) — We could have a decision in the drunk driving case against a former assemblyman by July. Deputies say Brian Kolb crashed a state-owned SUV on News Years Eve back in 2019. The crash happened on County Road 41 near his home in Victor. Deputies charged Kolb with DWI and making an unsafe turn. Kolb, a former top Republican in the New York State Assembly, admitted to drinking four or five cocktails at the Erie Gril...

Preston Pierce CANANDAIGUA -- The Peanut Line is no more. It has been gone since 1972 and reminders are increasingly hard to find. The only obvious reminder of that old rail line in the town of Canandaigua is the Peanut Line Trail donated by Jim Judkins in 2008. That short trail connects County Road 30 and the Cooley Road. It’s a short trail, as rail trails go, about one mile round-trip, but give it a try in any season. As you walk along, try to imagine yourself riding the last passenger tra...

Elmira Star-Gazette Rick Emanuel was remembered Friday as a devoted family man, a strong voice for the news industry and an advocate for the Southern Tier.  Emanuel, 55, died suddenly on Thursday.  An Elmira native, Emanuel returned to the Southern Tier in 2014 to serve as Senior Group Publisher for Gatehouse Media’s North Atlantic Group. Following the merger of Gatehouse and Gannett in late 2019, Emanuel was named Senior Director of Sales.  Gannett CEO Mike Reed graduated from Elmira Free...

Elmira Star-Gazette Rick Emanuel was remembered Friday as a devoted family man, a strong voice for the news industry and an advocate for the Southern Tier.  Emanuel, 55, died suddenly on Thursday.  An Elmira native, Emanuel returned to the Southern Tier in 2014 to serve as Senior Group Publisher for Gatehouse Media’s North Atlantic Group. Following the merger of Gatehouse and Gannett in late 2019, Emanuel was named Senior Director of Sales.  Gannett CEO Mike Reed graduated from Elmira Free...

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MPNnow Like many people, Mark Rugaber found it difficult to track down some of the essential items necessary to weather a pandemic. Masks, gloves and other forms of personal protective equipment (PPE) were hard to retrieve with backorders and delays borne of high demand. And, with the added stress and costs of running a home-cleaning business, Rugaber was concerned following a major dropoff in business due to concerns around the novel coronavirus. "We were down almost a quarter for the year,...

MPNnow John Paul, who passed away on October 29 at 86 was known for many things. Yet there was one trait he had which made him stand out with everyone who knew him. “People who knew him long ago, everyone’s reactions to him were all the same, no matter how long ago they knew him. They were all very positive,” said Patricia Smith, Mr. Paul’s wife, who had been married to him for 31 years.. “He was born with something the rest of us don’t have,” she added. Born in Livonia to Ralph W...