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Hoops Preview: Moved up five classes, last year's champions will need all resources to make another run

By Howard B. Owens
Nov 19, 2013, 9:47pm

It will be impossible in 2014 for the Notre Dame girls basketball team to repeat as Class D state champions.

Section V officials made sure of that.

If the Fighting Irish make it to the post season -- very likely given the fact that all but one top player from

Farmers fears the worst after Cuomo signs farm labor bill into law today

By Billie Owens
Jul 17, 2019, 4:47pm

Today, July 17, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act (S6578/A8419). It was voted on and passed by the New York State Assembly and Senate last month.

Proponents claim the new law will extend basic labor protections to New York State’s farmworkers by allowing them

Election Day in Genesee County

By Howard B. Owens
Nov 5, 2013, 6:00am

Remember to vote.

Contested races for the Genesee County Legislature

District 5, Earl W. Funderburk and Rochelle M. Stein
District 6, Gregg H. Torrey and Esther G. Leadley
District 8, William G. Fava, Marianne Clattenburg and Robert W. Brown
District 9, Edward DeJaneiro Jr. and F. Robert Bialkowski

City Council

A Matter of Choice

By Robert Brown
Nov 2, 2013, 11:35am

On November 5th, Genesee County residents will have the opportunity to elect the entire County Legislature body. Of the 9 seats that are up for election, only 4 are contested. It's disappointing to have the majority of our County representatives ushered into office without choice, not because those 5 people

Districtwide effort begins to convince David Bellavia to run for Congress

By Howard B. Owens
Jul 9, 2019, 12:58pm

Before the public learned David Bellavia would be awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Iraq War in Fallujah, the Batavia resident was on the short list of possible candidates for the NY-27, even in a possible primary challenge to Rep. Chris Collins.

After the award was announced

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