GENESEE COUNTY/Summer Slash dismantles top mares at Batavia 

By Tim Bojarski for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — After coming up short in her last outing, Summer Slash got back to her winning ways while imposing her will on a field of top pacing mares in the $15,000 Open I Distaff Handicap pace …

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WYOMING COUNTY/9,000 gallons of liquid manure spills after truck rollover in Genesee Falls

A tractor trailer carrying 9,000 gallons of liquid manure rolled over onto its side and spilled its contents along with hydraulic fluid and motor oil late Tuesday afternoon in the Town of Genesee Falls. According to the Wyoming County Office of Emergency Services, the Pike Fire Department was able to …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/GCASA’s women and children’s residence in Albion fills much-needed gap in substance use services

By Mike PettinellaGCASA Publicist Providing a safe and secure place to live for women battling substance use disorder, including those with children, is yet another vital phase of the mission of Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse to offer a wide spectrum of care. “This project is only one …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Town of Batavia/Residents at Country Meadows organize after rent, water increases and cutbacks in needed repairs

A group of residents at Country Meadows gathered on Saturday morning with MHAction to discuss some of the issues they have been experiencing the past two years. Residents say they are worried that they are being priced out of their homes by the park’s owner Cook Properties. Country Meadows Manufactured …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Cheektowaga woman accused of striking kids and one other person while in Darien

Amy M. Gambino, 32, of French Rd., Cheektowaga, NY, is charged with criminal contempt 1st degree, criminal contempt 2nd degree, endangering the welfare of a child and harassment 2nd degree, after allegedly striking two kids under the age of 17 and then striking another person, causing alarm at an address …

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