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Pembroke volleyball team serves desserts, volunteers at Buffalo City Mission

By Howard B. Owens
Mar 26, 2019, 5:18pm

Members of the Pembroke Dragon's volleyball team traveled yesterday to Buffalo to serve homemade desserts to the women and children seeking temporary shelter at the Buffalo City Mission.

They were inspired by Social Studies teacher Greg Kinal, who often volunteers at the mission and is sometimes joined by students.

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Democrat and Chronicle again gives 2019 Top Workplace Award to Batavia City School District

By Billie Owens
Mar 28, 2019, 5:07pm

Press release:

The results are in on workplace satisfaction and, for the second year in a row, the Batavia City School District was recognized as one of the best places to work in the Rochester area.

In addition to receiving a Democrat and Chronicle 2019 Top Workplace Award at a celebration

Geneseean of the Year has a 'heart' for county residents in need

By Mike Pettinella
Mar 1, 2019, 11:51am

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Editor's note: The 2018 Genesee County Chamber of Commerce Awards banquet will be held Saturday, March 2, at the Quality Inn & Suites in Batavia.

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BREAKING: Upstate Niagara Cooperative to buy Alpina plant in Batavia ag park

By Billie Owens
Mar 2, 2019, 8:11pm

An executive with Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc. announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to buy the Alpina Foods plant in Batavia.

Larry Webster, chief executive officer of Upstate Niagara, broke the news at tonight's Genesee County Chamber of Commerce awards ceremony at Quality Inn & Suites in Batavia

Locally grown produce and other products to be offered in NYS Thruway service areas starting April 1

By Billie Owens
Mar 12, 2019, 4:18pm

Press release:

Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced that Taste NY Farm Markets will begin at New York State Thruway service areas for the 2019 season on Monday, April 1.

The Taste NY Farm Markets will promote the world-class food and beverage products found around the State. The Thruway Authority and

'Historic Chronicles' debuts Monday, author talk and book-signing April 27

By Joanne Beck
Apr 14, 2024, 11:25am

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*Photo by Howard Owens.*

After talking to The Batavian in November 2023 about the premise and subject matter of his latest book, “Historic Chronicles of Genesee County,” county Historian Michael Eula will finally get to celebrate the official release on Monday.

The book is a twofer of sorts: it’s a local collection of essays on how American history affected Genesee County, and, per the stamp on the book’s jacket cover, it’s Made in the USA. Throw in assassinations, immigration, presidential politics and suffragists, and you’ve got a plethora of hot subjects as future reading material.

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