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Meet Calli!

Meet Calli!

Calli is a 10-month-old Jack Russell/pug mix. She was recently returned to Lollypop Farm because she wasn’t a good fit for the family who adopted her.

This adorable dog has a lot of energy and would love an active owner. She loves to run around at top speed!

Calli also likes riding in the car and playing with toys. Calli would do best in a home without young children and needs to meet any dogs in the household before adoption. She will also need to be enrolled in training classes. If her adopter chooses the classes at Lollypop Farm, they’ll get an adopter’s discount!

To find out more about Calli, call 223-1330 or visit Lollypop Farm at 99 Victor Rd., Fairport 14450.

Murray, our "Friday's Friend" from last week, is still looking for a home.

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Churchville man charged with unlawful possession of marijuana

A Churchville man was arrested following a traffic stop on Route 490 in Riga.

Police charged 45-year-old Casey Stappenbeck for unlawful possession of marijuana after troopers stopped him for talking on his cell phone while driving.

Stappenbeck was issued an appearance and is due back in court on May 29.

Webster man facing charges after traffic stop

A 21-year-old Webster man is facing charges after a traffic stop in the Town of Brighton.

State Police have arrested Corey Vanmorrelgem for criminal use of drug paraphernalia, criminal possession of marijuana and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
 
Vanmorrelgem is due back in Brighton Town Court on June 11.
 

Webster husband and wife combines interests in dance, music

Webster husband and wife combines interests in dance, music

As husband and wife, Webster residents Jamey and Tim Leverett are like any other local couple. As a creative duo, they can only be described as a force to be reckoned with.

Jamey and Tim Leverett have once again teamed up on a contemporary dance for Rochester City Ballet’s spring “mixed bill,” featuring a full evening of dance, this weekend.

As the company’s artistic director, Jamey is choreographing every step of a brand new piece as Tim simultaneously creates the accompanying drum music.

In the past, the couple also collaborated on photo shoots and some of the music for Rochester City Ballet’s critically acclaimed “Blood Countess.”

Tim Leverett is quick to point out that he’s NOT the dancer in the family.

Penfield announces National Honors Society members

The following Penfield High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society during the spring induction ceremony:
 

New York State's new property tax cap impacts school budgets

New York State's new property tax cap impacts school budgets

Suburban voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide on school budgets. For the first time, the state’s new property tax cap came into play. The two percent tax cap pushed by Governor Cuomo and passed by the legislature has forced some districts to make serious budget cuts. That includes teacher and staff layoffs.

But the permissible cap is different for each school district according to a complex formula. From 1.7% in Greece to 4.2% in Brighton, although Brighton was asking less than that. The countywide cap average of what districts are actually asking voters to approve is 2.2%.

Tax levy is all the money a school district can raise in property taxes and that’s what the subject to the cap. Only three suburban school districts are asking for an increase that’s at the cap. All the rest are lower.

Webster school officials say turnout here was good, although that's been the trend the last few years and may not have had anything to do with the new tax cap.

Ride of Silence to roll through Penfield on Wednesday

On Wednesday, approximately 100 cyclists will take part in the Ride of Silence as part of National Bike Safety Month.

Now in its eighth year, the event aims to raise the awareness of motorists, police and government officials that cyclists have a legal right to public roadways.

Cyclists will take to the roads in a slow, silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways.

The Monroe County ride is 10 miles long, and starts at the Penfield town Highway Department lot, will consist of cyclists from the Greater Rochester area.

Andrew R Stewart, Rochester Bicycling Club member at large, will lead the riders along a predetermined route through the township of Penfield, starting and finishing at the Highway Department parking lot on Jackson Road, across from Veteran's Memorial Park. A motorcycle escort, by Karwowski Escort Service, will provide safe escort for the participants.