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Head of BEST Center at GCC resigns

By Howard B. Owens

Press release:

With much ambivalence, Genesee Community College announces that Jerry Kozlowski, associate vice president for Workforce Development, commonly known as The BEST Center (Business Employee Skills Training), has tendered his resignation. After Jan. 4, Jerry plans to spend more time with his family, and also continue his graduate school

Photos: Swine show at Genesee County Fair

By Howard B. Owens

Wednesday evening the 4-H Swine Club held its annual competition at the Genesee County Fair, with members judged on their showmanship and the quality of their swine.

These pictures are from the showmanship contest, where members are judged on their ability to herd their hogs.

The awards went to: 

Senior Swine

10th Annual World Wide Christmas Fair

By Beth Stich

 

Come to the 10th Annual World Wide Christmas Fair on Saturday, November 10th from 10am to 4pm 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 (Batavia), One World Goods (Rochester), Equal Exchange Coffee and Chocolate, Dounya Kele jewelry. Local not-for-profits include: Healthy Sisters Soup and Bean Works, Project Life (Waterport), Salvation Army.

Lunch, snacks and coffee available. Handicapped accessible.

Event Date and Time
2012-11-10T10:00:00 - 2012-11-10T16:00:00

Collins applauds $11 billion in aid to farmers to offset impact of Trump's trade wars

By Howard B. Owens

Press release:

Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) applauded the Trump Administration for providing about $11 billion in aid to farmers impacted by recently imposed tariffs, with a focus on providing aid to the dairy sector in particular.

Collins represents one of the nation’s largest dairy producing districts and has been an

Collins introduces bill to protect due process rights of emergency room physicians

By Howard B. Owens

Press release:

Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) and Congressman Raul Ruiz (CA-36) introduced legislation to ensure that emergency physicians’ due process rights are protected if they are employed by a third party contractor. More than half of all emergency physicians around the country are denied due process because standard contracts require

SUNY GCC Spring President's List announced

By Billie Owens

BATAVIA, NY (06/20/2018)-- A total of 280 students from Genesee Community College are named to the President's List for the Spring 2018 semester. Students honored on the President's List have maintained full-time enrollment and earned a quality point index of 3.75 (roughly equivalent to an A) or better.

Miranda Schiller

Another good bow season for Batavia's Pietrzykowski brothers

By JIM NIGRO

Jake and Jeremy Pietrzykowski came into their own as bow hunters nearly a decade ago when they stopped buying into the philosophy of other hunters and decided to go their own way. Once on their own, success was immediate and consistent. (The photo above shows Jake with son, Gunnar, and

Seven questions for the candidates in the NY-27 race

By Howard B. Owens

A little more than a week ago, we sent seven questions to each of the candidates for NY-27 congressional seat.

The rules were:

Here are seven questions we are asking each of the candidates to answer. Answers are due by Noon, Nov. 2. We’re asking each candidate to answer the

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