GENESEE COUNTY/Morrill wins five including both Batavia features

By Tim Bojarski for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — Jim Morrill Jr. had a huge night in the bike at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Nov. 4) as he won five races that included both features and a natural hat trick in races nine, 10 …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Four face felony charges after raid of residence on S. Spruce Street in Batavia Saturday morning

The Genesee County Local Drug Enforcement Task Force, comprised of Police Officers from the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office and the Batavia Police Department, executed a search warrant of 14 S. Spruce Street in the City of Batavia in the early morning hours of October 28, 2023. The search warrant was …

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BATAVIA/Police looking for person of interest in Tops larceny

On October 15th, 2023, at about 1:30 PM, Batavia Police received a report of a larceny that had occurred at Tops Markets.  The attached photo is of a person of interest in the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Tucker at (585)345-6350, the Batavia Police Department’s confidential tip line at (585)345-6370, or by clicking the tip button …

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BATAVIA/City Fire announces winners in Annual Fire Prevention Coloring Contest

Press release The City of Batavia Fire Department is proud to announce the winners of our 10th Annual Fire PreventionColoring Contest. With over 400 entries from Batavia Schools, this contest was very difficult to judge.Congratulations to the following winners: Grade K-1:First Place- Thomas VanRemmen -Jackson Primary, Mrs. Restivo KindergartenSecond Place- …

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