News10NBC has obtained exclusive information regarding the case of a local high school basketball coach charged with rape.  The case involves Monte Nowden.
Police say the former Gates Chili Basketball coach had sex with a 16-year-old student at Tinseltown Movie Theater in January. 
...more News10NBC’s Amanda Ciavarri was the only reporter in court for a hearing in the case. After that hearing, Nowden’s attorney gave Amanda statements from the 16-year-old where she says she made the whole story up.
News10NBC was given two different statements, one from March and one from April. In both statements, she tells a private investigator she did not have sex with Nowden. In the handwritten, three-page document, it says she made it up to make girls at her school jealous. 
There are four pages of statements and some, News10NBC was told, were in the 16-year-old complainant’s own handwriting. News10NBC looked through the paperwork and in it the teen allegedly says she and Monte

Residents of the East and West Irondequoit school districts went to the polls today (Tuesday, May 15), to have their say on their district’s proposed budget for the 2012-13 school year and elect members of the boards of education.

In an unusual development, East Irondequoit voters,...more who passed their budget by a vote of 884 to 389, returned incumbents Doug Spallina and Kim Kane to new three-terms with votes of 804 and 800, respectively, but locked the remaining two candidates, incumbent Rick Checchi and newcomer Doreeen Swan in a tie, with 691 votes each, for the remaining open seat on teh board.

District officials said they were not sure of the "next step," but there could be a runoff. More details are expected tomorrow.

Spending is down in the 2012-13 East Irondequoit School District budget, but the $68,487,564 spending plan will still translate to a 2.05 percent tax levy increase. The tax levy is the amount collected from local property

You have probably seen them in parades or graduation ceremonies and now the Gates Keystone Club Police Pipes and Drums is headed to Ohio for a very special national event.
Some of the members stopped by News10NBC Wednesday morning to show off their skills.

Press play on the video player to hear the sounds of the Gates Keystone Club Police Pipes and Drums.