Penfield News

A barber shop specializing in haircuts for men and children has opened in Penfield.

Webster Police arrested Ray Hernandez, 17, of Webster, and Nicholas Inzinna, 18, of Penfield and charged them with Grand Larceny.

Rosa Arnone and Danielle Levine of Pittsford were named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.

Brighton Zachariah Page of Brighton was named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Juniata College.

Bike taken: A 24-speed bicycle was stolen from an unlocked garage on Peabody Lane on June 10.

Monroe County Court jurors today acquitted a Monroe Community College student charged with stabbing another student.

Palmyra Air Force Airman 1st Class Raymond Zimmer, son of Kimmerly Pulver of Palmyra, and a graduate of Palmyra-Macedon High School, graduated from the Vehicle and Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Apprentice Course at Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, Calif.

Army Pvt. Brandon Finley, son of Andre Finley of Penfield, and a graduate of Penfield High School, graduated from basic training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla.

Take a drive down Rau Street and you'll quickly learn it's anything but a smooth ride.

The Penfield Public Library's new director, Bernadette Brinkman, will begin her duties at the end of this month.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at the Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Road, on Friday, June 26.

Home burglary: Someone broke into a home on Fairport Nine Mile Point Road on June 4 and stole jewelry.

A former Penfield Central School District employee was arrested Friday on charges of using the district's state Department of Motor Vehicles account to illegally access nearly 150 records.

Penfield's Animal Control officers are conducting their annual 'dog census' now through the end of summer.

Four players from Penfield High School have been named to the All-Greater Rochester golf team for 2009.

Residents in East Irondequoit say they are fed up and want to know when their streets and yards will be fixed.

Jazz guitarist Bob Sneider, a faculty member at the Eastman School of Music, will perform at the Penfield Amphitheater on Tuesday, July 7. The concert is at 7 p.m. and is part of the amphitheater's "Cool Jazz" summer series.

Superintendent says school officials noticed an increase in the number of absent elementary students because of flu like symptoms.

A Victor High School teacher was arrested today and accused of forcible touching and sexually abusing a female student.

DarLyn Pochan, aka the Wine Chef, is offering three cooking classes through the Penfield Parks and Recreation Center that highlight taste, freshness and healthful eating.