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Monroe County Clerk Adam Bello’s countywide task force on so-called Zombie Properties has issued its first report, saying there are three steps we can take to reduce the impact of foreclosed and abandoned properties. Bello says step one is not to let the problem get started by working to prevent foreclosures that led to properties […]
The Town of Greece has been awarded $175,000 in a grant from a not-for-profit corporation helping local governments fight the problem of Zombie Properties. Supervisor Bill Reilich says Greece will use the money to continue moving aggressively against vacant and abandoned properties. The town adopted a Zombie Property law in April that requires banks […]
Two Monroe County men are in jail, accused of severely beating a man last week in the parking lot of a Genesee County strip club. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office says 25-year-old Scott Lamagna of Fairport and 18-year-old Jonathan Lamagna of Webster are accused of second degree assault. The incident happened early Sunday morning outside […]