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My first blog and my journey

By Sally Waldron

Well this is my first blog here, even though I have been a regular visitor to the Batavian.

I guess this blog post is more for me and to be able to vent my frustrations, since my family although supportive is tired of hearing me lol.

Back in 2008, unsatisfied

Master plan and $500K grant a beginning for Austin Park

Austin Playground
By Joanne Beck
Austin Playground
A state $500,000 grant and public works reserve funds will be put toward a new inclusive playground as part of Phase One of a master plan for Austin Park in the city of Batavia.
Photo by Howard Owens

City officials are considering a project that would — after a couple of phases — make Austin Park an entertainment hotspot in the center of Batavia, with a potential pickleball court, outdoor event shell, new picnic pavilion, updated splash pad, carved-out spaces for a Farmers Market and craft fair, an all-inclusive playground, and the thoughtful touches of an entrance archway sign to clearly mark the site from Jefferson Avenue. 

Young scholars get a jump on their career, earn credits through college academies

By Billie Owens

Here's a news release from Genesee Community College.

Students in local high schools are discovering their desired career path a few years earlier thanks to the career academies offered jointly through Genesee Valley Educational Partnership, College Tech Prep, and Genesee Community College.

Part of Genesee Community College's Accelerated College Enrollment

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