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LeRoyan Taylor Kirby graduates from Troy University

By Billie Owens
Taylor Kirby, of Le Roy, graduated from Troy University during Term 3 of the 2020-2021 academic year.

Kirby graduated with the Bachelor of Science degree while attending Troy Online.

Term 3 includes students at TROY's campuses in Dothan, Phenix City and Montgomery, Ala., along with teaching sites outside of Alabama

Second round of emergency aid available for households in HEAP

By Press Release

Press release:

The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance today announced that an additional $15 million is available to help eligible New Yorkers facing a home heating emergency.

Households that have already received emergency assistance from the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) this winter can apply for

Concessions in hand, Batavia Town planners approve Ellicott Street Road solar projects

By Mike Pettinella

An Ellicott Street Road farmer’s plan to place a pair of side-by-side community solar arrays on his property received the green light from the Batavia Town Planning Board on Tuesday night, but not before the project developer agreed to concessions pertaining to utility poles and aesthetics.

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First meeting 'a good beginning' for comfort care home effort

By Joanne Beck
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Organizer Frank Strock talks about establishing a comfort care home to attendees during a Genesee Valley Regional Community Cares meeting Monday night at Stone Church in Bergen.
Photo by Howard Owens

As a nurse in long-term and outpatient family care, Joy Hammond has seen the need for more options when it comes to caring for terminally ill people, she says.

“I would say in general, the staff in hospitals and staff in long-term care do the best that they can. But the reality is, there's just not enough of them. It just simply is the fact of the matter. And you can have the biggest heart to the patient who, or the resident in that case, who is dying, but you cannot be at their bedside 24/7, which is not possible. And so to be able to have that option to have a comfort care situation where you can have a volunteer or paid staff be there and be focused on that patient, be focused on their family, that is a wonderful, wonderful thing,” Hammond said during a meeting Monday night at Stone Church in Bergen.

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