GENESEE COUNTY/Sheriff’s Office announces 2024 Departmental Awards/Sgt. Sanfratello Officer of the Year

Provided information/photos Officer of the Year Award – Sergeant Thomas A. Sanfratello has distinguished himself in the performance of service to the citizens of Genesee County during 2024. In the early morning hours of March 10, 2024, Sergeant Sanfratello was working a special detail and responded to an incident involving …

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WNY/Medicare Advantage Provider Independent Health to pay up to $98 million to settle False Claims Act suit

Press release BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Independent Health Association and its affiliate, Independent Health Corporation (collectively, Independent Health) have agreed to pay up to $98 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting or causing the submission of …

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YMCA/Rochester Regional cuts the ribbon on their new Healthy Living facility in Downtown Batavia

Video of Ribbon Cutting- December 19, 2024 Press Conference-December 19, 2024–The Grand Opening will be January 2nd, 2025–Request for Press release was made, not received. Previously: https://videonewsservice.net/index.php/2022/07/11/genesee-county-glow-ymca-and-rochester-regional-healths-united-memorial-medical-center-break-ground-on-healthy-living-campus-in-batavia/ Previously: April 27, 2021 Photos from December 19, 2024

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GENESEE COUNTY/Pontillo says he’s ready to get to work as dialog with Town of Stafford continues

By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service Attorneys for the owner of the former Stafford Trading Post and the Town of Stafford returned to the Genesee County Court Facility on Thursday morning in an ongoing effort to settle the opposing parties’ dispute over code violations. David Roach, representing the town, and …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Bergen/Viking Valhalla designated as a Historic Business in NYS

Video of presentation at the Viking Valhalla at 21 Buffalo Road in Bergen on Wednesday December 18, 2024. Assemblyman Steve Hawley presented the Viking Valhalla Restaurant and Rose Garden Bowl with a certificate for its designation on the NYS Historic Business Preservation Registry on Wednesday afternoon. The Viking Valhalla was …

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BATAVIA/Tickets for the 2025 Wings over Batavia Air Show Go on Sale to the general public on Friday

Labor Day Weekend Air Show to Feature the USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team Press release BATAVIA – On Friday, December 20, tickets for the 2025 Wings over Batavia Air Show will go on sale online to the general public at 8:00 AM for the August 30 -31, 2025, show at Batavia …

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WYOMING COUNTY/WCCHS is leading the way in Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery

Press release/provided photo Wyoming County Community Health System (WCCHS) is excited to announce the introduction of the Zimmer Biomet Robotic Surgical Assistant, (ROSA®,) the latest addition to the surgical technology available to WCCHS orthopedic surgeons.  The ROSA® Knee System is designed to help surgeons tailor knee replacements to the specific …

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