Residents from Perry to Avon reported homes shaking, dishes rattling and large booms across the region Thursday night following an earthquake that had its epicenter in Livingston County.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a 2.4 magnitude earthquake occurred about 8:40 p.m. about 2 kilometers, or 1.2 miles north-northeast of the hamlet of Tuscarora in Mount Morris. The location along Gulley Road is east of Letchworth State Park.
The epicenter was 3.7 kilometers, or 2.3 miles from the surface, according to USGS.
âIt was nuts. A huge boom and shaking,â Angela Nacol Purcell wrote on the Livingston County News Facebook page. Purcell identified her location as Tuscarora/Mount Morris.
Livingston County Undersheriff Matthew D. Bean was voted âDeputy of the Yearâ by members of the New York State Sheriffsâ Institute, which is comprised of the elected Sheriffs throughout the state.
The award is given annually to a Sheriffâs deputy who performed an act of exceptional valor and heroism, above and beyond the normal call of duty.
Bean was nominated by Livingston County Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty following his actions on May 27, 2020, during a three-county chase involving a homicidal truck driver who shot at law enforcement and tried to ram his tractor trailer into patrol vehicle and oncoming traffic.
Legislation is proposed at the state and federal levels for tax incentives for New Yorkers to renovate home or rental properties that have lead-based paint or piping, which causes cognitive and developmental disabilities, especially in young children.
More than 90% of homes in Rochester, Buffalo and other cities across the state have lead-based paint or service lines. Children who inhale the dust from lead-based paint chips or materials can suffer from lead poisoning, which can cause memory loss, developmental delays, permanent neurological damage or hearing loss, according to U.S. Centers For Disease Control & Prevention.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., urged federal lawmakers to pass the Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2021 to create tax credits up to $4,000 to cover half the cost of eliminating exposure to lead hazards in paint, pipes or soil through 2024. Other state programs could offset the other half of the bill.