It's a real mystery as to what happened to a local man working for the postal service office in Florida. He says a package he handled last year was toxic and has made him incredibly sick. But he says the Postal Service doesn't believe him.

He felt good enough today to talk on camera with us today.

A good day is when Jeff Lill isn't totally nauseous and in pain all the time. He was still in bed when we talked to him today.

There's no doubt he's sick. The question is -- what made him sick?

He says it was a package about 20 pounds and the sender's address was in "yemen" and the thing that made him know it was trouble was the smell.

"It was worse than turpentine. It was something that would tell you that this isn't right," Jeff Lill said.

Lill -- who is somedays confined to his bed -- says he picked up the package ran it outside and evacuated the building. He says something was dripping out of the package that looked like molasses.

News10NBC has been told more than once that construction to transform Medley Centre in Irondequoit could begin this year. Now, the owner is asking for millions in taxpayer help.

Assemblyman Joe Morelle confirms Scott Congel is looking for $250-million in state financing for the project.

Town officials said in February that Congel already had a deal with a major department store.

Morelle says for funding on such an enormous scale, there's an obligation to ask hard questions. Morelle says he won't move forward until those questions are answered.

Why he’s in the news
Charles Schallhorn has joined the Brown Dog Realty firm, a division of Brown Dog Holdings, LLC, and will be focusing on real estate sales in Irondequoit, Rochester and Brighton.

Background
Schallhorn joins Brown Dog Realty after working as an executive at Kodak for almost 20 years.

“After leaving Kodak, I have been looking for a career that would allow me to put my business and personal interests to use while helping family, friends and neighbors. Working with Brown Dog Realty will allow me to do just that,” Schallhorn said.

About the firm
Brown Dog Realty is owned by Karen and S. Ahmed Mustafa of Webster.