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Albion
POSSESSION: Joshua D. Biaselli, 25, Albion was charged Nov. 18 with unlawful possession of marijuana, third-degree escape and petit larceny. Biaselli is scheduled to appear Dec. 9 in Albion Town Court.
Barre
DWI: Matthew C. Strobele, 31, of 13451 Phipps Road, of Albion was charged Nov. 15 with driving while intoxicated, unlawful possession of marijuana, consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle and stopped/parked on the highway. Deputy Dave Foeller charged Strobele as a result of vehicle stop on Hemlock Ridge Road in the Town of Barre.
Medina
POSSESSION: Kenneth W. Houghton Sr., 45, 137 Elwood Ave., was charged Nov. 4 with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
POSSESSION: Timothy C. Osgood, 19, 413 East Center St., was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
POSSESSION: Steven R. Turrell, 18, 536 East Ave., was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.
Gaines
DWI: Noa Garcia Fabila, 17, of 13492 Eagle Harbor Road, Albion, was charged Nov. 8 with driving while intoxicated after being stopped by Orleans County sheriff’s deputies on Ridge Road in the Town of Gaines. Fabila was arraigned in the Gaines Town Court, where he was remanded to Orleans County Jail in lieu of $2,000 bail. A detainer was also placed on Fabila by the U.S. Border Patrol because he was unable to produce proper documentation, according to reports.
Albion
DWI: Marcus C. Taylor, 40, 340 Caroline St., Albion, was charged Friday with driving with intoxicated. Taylor is due Tuesday in Albion Town Court.
Murray
MISCHIEF: Brandon M. Ceravolo, 32, 10 Batavia St., Holley, was charged Saturday with third-degree criminal mischief and trespass. Ceravolo was arraigned in Murray Town Court, where he was remanded to the Orleans County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail.
Lockport
DWI: Gerardo Quiros, 23, 11318 Ridge Road, Medina, was charged with first-degree driving while intoxicated, drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle on a highway and inadequate plate lamps. On Wednesday, patrol reportedly observed a vehicle with no license plate lamps and immediately initiated a traffic stop on Robinson Road. Upon interviewing the driver, officers said he appeared to be intoxicated. Police said they saw a half bottle of Bud Light beer in the vehicle. The suspect reportedly failed all sobriety tests administered. He was taken to the Niagara County Jail, where he was held in lieu of $250 bail. Upon further investigation, deputies from the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office found that Quiros was wanted by Amherst Police on a bench warrant for disorderly conduct.
DWI: Thomas Toal, 47, 1638 West Kendall Road, Kendall, was charged Nov. 3 with driving while intoxicated. He is due Dec. 7 in Kendall Town Court.
POSSESSION: Christopher R. Jones, 23, 13809 Phipps Road, Albion, was charged Nov. 7 with driving while intoxicated and unlawful possession of marijuana.
HARASSMENT: David P. Lemieux, 50, 916 Vine Cliff Drive, Waterport, was charged Nov. 8 with second-degree harassment and disorderly conduct.
HARASSMENT: Wendy K. Causyn, 43, 13624 Phipps Road, Albion, was charged Nov. 10 with second-degree harassment.
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Teens accused of harassing mosque parishioners
Members of the World Sufi Foundation Mosque have experienced harassment in the past, but nothing like what happened earlier this week. The disruption resulted in the arrest of five teens — one of whom is facing criminal charges for allegedly firing a weapon.
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Dad gets 6 months in child's death
An Orleans County man who pleaded guilty in June to criminally negligent homicide in his daughter’s death was sentenced Monday to serve six months in jail.
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Teens accused of harassing Carlton mosque
Members of the World Sufi Foundation Mosque have experienced harassment in the past, but nothing like what happened earlier this week. The disruption resulted in the arrest of five teens — one of whom is facing criminal charges for allegedly firing a weapon.
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Community Action helps children prepare for school
Community Action of Orleans and Genesee completed its annual back to school drive Thursday, helping more than 200 children get supplies.
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Remembering 9/11
Each year a group gathers in Albion to remember those who lost their lives that September day nine years ago. Holding tributes and candlelight vigils, the Orleans County American Legion has hosted the event to pay tribute to those involved in 9/11.
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Special gift pushes trust campaign over the top
The Sandstone Trust of Medina has exceeded its 2010 summer campaign goal on the strength of a very special memorial gift which was made public this week. The immediate family of the late Fern J. Blackburn (widow of Paul R. Blackburn) presented a major contribution to the Trust committee in an amount equaling 20 percent of the entire summer campaign goal of $25,000. With this support, the total of summer gifts stands today at approx. $27,000, leaders said.
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District confirms leave of absence
The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department issued an appearance ticket Aug. 21, requiring a district administrator to appear in Batavia Town Court next month to answer a charge of driving while intoxicated. The Holley Central School District can confirm that the administrator has been on leave since Aug. 3, which includes the alleged time of the incident.
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Village improves skateboard agreement
The Village of Albion board had good news for skateboarders and Santa Clauses on Wednesday, approving the Town of Albion’s offer to help pay for skate park equipment and offering to assist with the upcoming celebration of legendary Santa Claus Charles Howard.
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Fifty-six years strong for Camp Rainbow Fund
The Camp Rainbow Fund, which inherited its new name six months ago from the former Journal-Register Camp Fund, continued this summer to do good work on behalf of children in Orleans County. A total of $5,074 was raised from the public to send boys and girls “into the sunshine of Camp Rainbow,” located on Town Line Road in the northern part of Ridgeway.
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Natale introduces book about spirituality, sexuality
Maintaining a relationship with God can be difficult for anyone who is tempted by the distractions of everyday life — money, sex, addictions. But faith goes deeper than the labels affixed to these indulgences and the churches people go to seeking guidance.
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