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Genesee Valley Plein Air Painters to open 14th annual juried art show at Pittsford Barnes & Noble starting Jan. 1

By Billie Owens
Dec 20, 2018, 1:06pm

Press release:

The Genesee Valley Plein Air Painters will open its 14th Annual Art Show beginning Jan. 1^st at Pittsford Barnes & Noble’ Community Room.

This competitive, judged and juried show will display about 90 original paintings recently created throughout the Northeast. The plein air show runs through Feb. 1

Artist, businessman and local leader John Hodgins dies at 87

By Billie Owens
May 17, 2019, 5:08pm

Photo of John Hodgins in February 2005 with an en plein air painting of his, courtesy of his daughter Joyce Dwyer.

Beloved local artist, Batavia businessman and former county legislator John Jay Hodgins died this morning. He was 87.

Born in Basom on Dec. 12, 1931 to Ora and Velma Hodgins

Locally owned Zoladz Construction blames lobbying by pro-union group for loss of $435K contract in Hamburg

By Howard B. Owens
May 31, 2019, 12:18pm

One of the area's largest construction firms, owned by Darien Center resident John Zoladz, lost a $435,692 contract for a project in Hamburg this week, after being the low bidder, and is blaming what the company describes as a pro-union front group for the change of direction.

Meanwhile, an organization

Schumer says new Farm Bill will benefit Upstate New York

By Howard B. Owens
Dec 12, 2018, 11:55am

Press release:

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today revealed the details of the newly released 2018 Farm Bill, Conference Report, which passed the Senate by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 87-13 yesterday.

Schumer said the bill will benefit key Upstate New York agricultural communities. Senator Schumer detailed several major areas

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