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WILLIAMSON NY 14589-9599 09/30/15 137th Year-No 46 Official Wayne County newspaper; serving the communities of Sodus, Williamson, Ontario and Walworth December 25, 2014 Aron Bell Newark shooting suspect captured By Linda Stevenson On December 22, Newark Police Re port that Aron B. Bell, age 45 was taken into custody at 8:42 a.m. Monday morn ing while walking on York Street in the City of Roch ester. Bell was be ing sought as the suspect in the early morning shooting of his 34 year old ex- girlfriend and her 11 year old son early Saturday morning. On December 20, Newark police reported the ear ly morning shooting and the search for the suspect. Police believe Bell entered his ex-girlfriend's apartment on Mason Street, Newark at approximately 1:50 a.m. Saturday morning, shooting his girl friend once in the head with a .22-caliber weapon, He then turned to the mother's children, shooting her 11 year old son in the arm. Both victims are being treated and expected to survive the assault Two other children ages 3 and 13 were pres ent but not harmed. Newark Police, with the assistance of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police asked for the public's help in locating Bell, who was considered armed and dangerous, and has many contacts in the City of Roches ter and Monroe and Wayne Counties. Investigators and uniformed members from the Newark Police Department, Wayne County Sheriff's Office, New York State Police and members of the New York/New Jersey Fugitive Task Force which is under U.S. Marshal Charles F. Sa- lina and staffed by investigators from the Marshal's Office, New York State Police, Rochester Police Department, Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the Office of Homeland Security worked continuously throughout the weekend locating known contacts of Bell. It was through this in formation that lead to the arrest of Bell without incident. Bell was arraigned in the Village of Newark Court before Village Justice Mi chael Miller with District Attorney Rich ard Healy presenting the charges. Bell is charged with 2 counts of Attempted Mur der 2nd, 1 count of Burglary 1st, and nu merous lesser charges associated with his ongoing relationship with the Victim. Bell, a Level II registered sex offender who also has been jailed for violating orders of pro tection, was turned over to the Newark Police. U.S. Marshal Salina stated, \It was the investigators and uniformed officers who brought this very dangerous person to justice. Their work day in and day out has made this Task Force the success that it is and I give them all the credit. Sheriff Barry Vlrts added, \This was a collaborative effort on the part of all law enforcement and the public was the win ner.\ \The arrest here today makes our Vil lage that much safer and I'm proud of all the brave men and women who carry a badge and have taken an oath to protect those who can't protect themselves,\ stated Newark Police Chief David Chris- tier. She's been the bus lady for 37 years Retiring Williamson Central bchooi Director of Transportation Nancy Weber holding one of her bus rodeo driving trophies. Photo By Perry Howland By Perry Howland WILLIAMSON, \The wheels on the bus go round and round,\ goes a favorite chil dren's song. For Williamson native Nan cy Weber, those wheels will slow down somewhat beginning December 31. This long serving Williamson Central bus driv er, and Director of Transportation will be officially retiring on that date. Don't look for her to neglect a district that she has been a part of since birth, as she has al ready put her name in to continue to sub stitute drive for the district. Nancy Weber (nee Calus) has lived in Williamson all her life, living in the same house she grew up in on Salmon Creek Road. This 1970 graduate of WCS was a rarity back then, having earned her chauffeur's license and driving dump trucks for her dad. Her dad's third cous in, Speed Calus, was her instructor at BO- CES, and was instrumental in her earning her chauffeur's license in 1974. Hearing about Nancy's expertise, Head Driver for Williamson Leon Verstraete called her as he was looking for bus drivers. As she re called the conversation, it was, \I need you Nancy\ and so her tenure with the district began. Continues on page 3 The flu is here and hitting fast LYONS, Dec 20 - After a quiet start to flu season, the virus has suddenly flow ered in New York State, and Wayne Coun ty is feeling the effects. \Right now it's influenza (strain) A that's coming across,\ said Tina Peters, the Wayne County deputy director of Public Health who oversees communi cable disease prevention services. \We have 103 confirmed cases,\ she said Fri day afternoon, \and that number doesn't quite capture everyone because not ev erybody gets tested. \The season was normal, and it started out very slow,\ she said, \then we sudden ly had a 107 percent increase last week in the state. It just kind of took off.\ She re- By John Addyman ferred to a map printed by the state De partment of Health that graphically de picts where flu has been reported. On that map, counties in yellow had no flu cases and just recently, most of the map was yellow. Now it's mostly red, showing the spread of flu. Only six coun ties in the state have reported no inci dence of flu. \A month ago, a lot of coun ties hadn't had any flu reported,\ Peters said. \What I monitor here in New York State and in our county is that we have influenza A cases; we have not seen any influenza B yet,\ Peters said. Last Mon day, 32 new cases had been reported; Continued on page 11 EAST WILLIAMSON, December 11/12 - And the walls came tumbling down. Wreaking crews took down the parsonage house and older section of the East Williamson Meth odist Church that burned on Sunday afternoon, February 16, 2014. The congregation had hoped to save the church structure which was built in 1887 but the damage was too extensive. Ontario Girl Scouts view 2015 calendar Submitted article DECEMBER 16 - Senior Girl Scout, Char lotte Merrell and Ambassador Girl Scout, Madison Mintz, visited the Webster Li brary to view the 2015 Flower City Down Syndrome (FCDSN) Calendar recipients. This is the second annual calendar event which Madison was selected as a model. Both scouts are from troop 40287 in On tario, and are very active in the troop's meetings, events and field trips. Both scouts have earned the prestigious Silver Award and have continually move up the ranks working toward the Gold Award. Being Girl Scouts has been a huge sup port for girls such as Madison and Char lotte. They have made great friends, earned many badges, had great experi ences, have been to many great places ( such as the 100th year celebration in Washington D.C. and soon to head to NYC) and have been included in this di verse select group of individuals that con tinue to do great things. Contact your local Girl Scout office to find out about registering today. The FCDSN show case is running through the month of December 2014.
