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Standardized procedures, recruitment push among key strategies to fix fire, emergency response issues: Yaeger

By Mike Pettinella
May 17, 2024, 12:09pm

The task force charged with finding ways to stabilize fire and emergency medical service in Genesee County has identified eight priority measures from a list of about 100 recommendations provided by an independent consulting firm.

County EMS Coordinator Tim Yaeger (photo at right) on Thursday said the task force is meeting regularly in an effort to implement these strategies, with a focus on developing standards that all local fire departments or companies can follow and finding efficient ways to recruit potential volunteer firefighters.

In July 2022, the Genesee County Comprehensive Fire & Emergency Medical Service Implementation Plan (Fire & EMS Plan) was finalized. Since that time, the task force received feedback on the recommendations from Municipal Resources, Inc. of Plymouth,

The $50K is nice, but Le Roy and Bergen to aim for $3 million prize in America's Best Communities competition

By Howard B. Owens
Apr 29, 2015, 6:25pm

Le Royans will often tell you, they live in a special place. Now they have some proof and a chance to demonstrate just how special it is, with the chance at a $3 million prize at the end of the rainbow.

Frontier Communications, drawing from 138 applications in 27 states

P.W. Minor bringing home 100 jobs from China with aid from NYS

By Howard B. Owens
Apr 6, 2015, 9:49pm

Press release:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that PW Minor, a manufacturer and international distributor of leather footwear and orthopedic products, will bring previously outsourced production work from China back to New York State. The move will create 100 additional jobs at the company’s Batavia facility. This news comes

Pembroke HS makes national list of 'most challenging' schools

By Howard B. Owens
Apr 24, 2015, 4:29pm

Press release:

Pembroke High School has made The Washington Post’s America’s Most Challenging High School List, published online this past Sunday.

Unlike Business First’s rankings, which consider a variety of factors in determining Western New York’s top schools, The Washington Post publishes a list of their top schools based

William F. Brown media scholarship announced

By Howard B. Owens
Apr 22, 2015, 9:23am

Press release:

The legacy of the late William F. Brown Jr., noted Batavia author, broadcaster and journalist, will live on through a scholarship established by The Jerome Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that distributes funds to benefit United Memorial Medical Center and other health-related purposes.

The William F. Brown Jr. Memorial

David Wolcott of Batavia initiated into prestigious Phi Kappa Phi chapter at Ithaca College

By Billie Owens
Apr 9, 2015, 4:02pm

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that David Wolcott, of Batavia, was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Wolcott was initiated at Ithaca College.

Wolcott is among approximately 32,000 students, faculty

Batavia resident wins Non-Commission Officer of the Year from NY National Guard

By Howard B. Owens
Apr 6, 2015, 3:20pm

Press release:

Staff Sgt. Christian Hager, a Batavia resident and medical technology student, has been named Non-Commission Officer of the Year for the New York Army National Guard following a five-day competition at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill.

Hager, a member of Company A, 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry, competed

United Way of Genesee County forms six local 5K race series spanning May through September

By Billie Owens
Apr 28, 2015, 9:41pm

Press release:

The United Way of Genesee County is pleased to announce the formation of the Genesee County Race Series. The event is a collaboration between the United Way and six local 5K events and will culminate with the annual Runner of the Year Award.

Runners will be required to

Batavia HS to dedicate renovated softball field to Coach Anderson

By Howard B. Owens
Apr 28, 2015, 3:49pm

The upgraded softball field at Batavia High School will be dedicated Friday to honor Ed Anderson, a former coach and teacher with the school district.

Anderson taught sixth grade from 1965 until his retirement in 1998. He was the first varsity girls softball and girls soccer coach for the Blue

Benefits Advisement Program offered for people with disabilities

By Billie Owens
Apr 8, 2015, 6:19pm

Press release:

Are you currently disabled? Have you lost your ability to work full-time based on a new disability? Have you been receiving SSI or SSDI and want to work part-time, but are afraid to lose your benefits?

Many individuals with disabilities fear that work activity will result in an

A 366-acre area in Batavia designated as 'brownfield opportunity area'

By Howard B. Owens
Apr 9, 2015, 9:45pm

The governor's office announced the designation of 12 brownfield opportunity areas today, including one in Batavia. Here's a portion of the press release. We've included the top overview portion of the press release and the section about Batavia.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the designation of 12 brownfield opportunity

Dan Ireland, the local kid who stayed home, rose to the top, with the help of local mentors

By Howard B. Owens
Apr 21, 2015, 9:00am

Dan Ireland riding the shuttle from St. Jerome's to UMMC on a recent morning.

Jeremy Cosimeno and Dan Ireland share a cup of coffee and a laugh in the UMMC cafeteria before starting a recent workday.

From early in his career, there were people who saw something in Dan Ireland

Le Roy named finalist in best communities competition sponsored by Frontier

By Howard B. Owens
Apr 29, 2015, 10:42am

Press release:

Four New York communities – including three in greater Rochester and the surrounding area -- are celebrating their first round of success in the America’s Best Communities competition, a $10-million initiative to stimulate economic revitalization in small towns and cities. Webster, Le Roy and Livingston County, plus Norwich

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