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The Weather Channel has issued an extreme heat alert for Genesee County, and the National Weather Service is warning of diminished air quality.
While the reported high temperature is 92 degrees, the heat index is 96. Humidity is 55 percent.
An air quality alert is in effect until 10 p.m
There will be a public hearing on proposed restrictions on outdoor wood boilers on Monday, June 14. It will be at the Conable Technology Building on the Batavia campus of Genesee Community College.
An informal informational meeting will be from 5 to 6 p.m. The actual public hearing is
The Genesee County Emergency Dispatch Center is on track to become one of the elite dispatch centers in the state, if not the country, with Director Steven C. Sharpe setting the bar high.
It's Sharpe's goal -- and has been since 2006 -- to have the dispatch center receive an
The Batavia Lions Club is sponsoring a raffle for a Bryant HOME STANDBY GENERATOR (8/7 kW LPG/NG) or $2,000 in cash.
All proceeds will be used to help fund several current and future community projects.
Current include: Lions Night at the Ball Park; holiday decorations in downtown Batavia; Christmas dinner
Here's a press release from the New York Farm Bureau:
The New York Farm Bureau today announced a fight-back campaign against proposed Department of Environmental Conservation regulations that aim to restrict the use of outdoor wood boilers in rural New York.
"This is another attempt by Albany bureaucrats to single
Officials have yet to determine what caused an ammonia leak this afternoon at the Allens, Inc., food processing plant on Stevens Street in Oakfield.
The leak prompted a call for residents to evacuate the south side of the village, including the baseball fields and park off Drake, which was filled
Come to the 8th Annual World Wide Christmas Fair on Saturday, November 13th from 9am to 3pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 300 E. Main St., Batavia. FREE ADMISSION.
Build a Better World - Shop with Purpose. Support fair trade, not-for-profit and service organizations by purchasing high quality gifts from local, regional and international vendors. Fair Trade vendors include: One World Projects, One World Goods, Kingdom Ventures, Equal Exchange Coffee. Local not-for-profits include: Crossroads House, YWCA, Healthy Sisters Soup and Bean Works, The Paint Box Project from Roswell Park, Project Life.
Lunch, snacks and coffee available. Handicapped accessible.
Sponsored by the Genesee County Youth Bureau. April 30th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm @ 2 Bank Street, Batavia. Turn off the TV/ internet and spend quality time together. Learn about our County Departments, enjoy a light dinner, play a board game and leave with a board game of your own to start your Family Game Night tradition. $3 per person or $10 for a family of four. Hope to see you there!
A young female entrepreneur from Afghanistan recently spent time in Batavia as part of a tour of U.S. businesses. The visit was sponsored by Bpeace and hosted by p.w. minor, the Batavia-based shoe manufacturer located on Treadeasy Avenue.
Shahla Akbari is a 19-year-old shoemaker from Kabul. She started her company
The howls of anger and indignation you heard last night echoing from the Bronx to Buffalo is the reaction from special interests throughout the state to Gov. David Paterson's proposed budget.
While raising taxes $1 billion, the plan also cuts spending $5.5 billion.
You don't cut spending that much without
The following topics will be discussed in an Open Community / Town Hall Forum:
In the late 1970s, the big issue in Genesee County was, should taxpayers fund the construction of a new jail.
According to former Sheriff Doug Call, now a Stafford town justice, the family court judge of the time, Charles Graney, wrote a letter to the editor that said something like
Here's a news release from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County about this year's fair and the 4-H Club.
It’s summer. And it’s been awesome! Looking for something to do? Something that will support our community, and our youth, and our roots? Something that will be fun, relaxing, easy to
A busy MBA student at St. John Fisher, Katie Joslyn, needs to make sure never has an excuse for missing a workout.
The 22-year-old Oakfield resident said Oakfield Fitness and Cross Training Center, at 116 N. Main St., is perfect for her. It's right in the village, is open 24/7
Press release:
The Showtime Sports Academy has partnered with the Buffalo 716ers (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Erie Hurricane (Erie, Pa.), who participate in the Premier Basketball League (PBL). The objective of the Showtime Sports Academy is to provide high quality AAU basketball programs, which service the youth in grades K-12, throughout
Chapin Manufacturing in Batavia recently teamed up with Mercy Flight WNY and Oatka for simulated emergency response exercises. Chapin is a world leader in compressed air sprayers.
The companies conducted the drills to help them prepare for emergencies. They were conducted at the 700,000-square-foot Chapin facility on Ellicott Street. One
Press Release:
Batavia, NY --- The start of Labor Day weekend at Batavia Downs Casino featured four NY County Fair finals for 2 and 3 year-old pacers and trotters, worth $8,000 each.
The 3-year-old pacers kicked off the fair finals in race two. This one saw Emmas Lily (Artiscape-Sweet Rosa
Bob Swanson took the reins of the Batavia Lions Club last night from outgoing President Steve Watson an an induction ceremony at Bohn's Restaurant.
As the club's new president, Swanson outlined his plans for the upcoming year which, of course, includes continued involvement in the Batavia community and continued efforts
In something like a dress rehearsal for their big presentation in Albany on Friday, five Genesee Community College students stood before local officials and the media and made their pitch for a bike and walking trail that would surround Batavia.
The Batavia Loop Trail project is one of the finalists
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