GENESEE COUNTY/Coach’s Corner: March Workforce Madness is back

(Provided information and photo) March Madness is back again! It’s one of my favorite times of the year. The next few weeks brings out the best in basketball players and fans. I love how that passion and energy crosses into our lives. Workforce development, our local high school and NCAA …

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Genesee County to participate in statewide STOP-DWI St. Patrick’s Day High Visibility Engagement Campaign

STOP-DWI poster contest Honorable Mention – Artist: Micah Smith, Graphics Art student at Genesee Valley BOCES Press release Genesee County Sheriff’s Office and Batavia Police Department are participating in a coordinated effort with the STOP-DWI program to bring awareness to the dangers of impaired driving. Statewide STOP-DWI enforcement efforts are …

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BATAVIA/Gen. George Washington marches into Main St. 56 Theater

Eleven-year-old Nolan Brown of Darien with General George Washington (Curt Radabaugh) following the actor’s presentation on Saturday afternoon at Main St. 56 Theater. Photo by Mike Pettinella/For Video News Service. By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service About 80 men, women, boys and girls received a “first person” history lesson about …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Office for the Aging events and Senior Center Activities returning to 2 Bank Street in Batavia

Press release Batavia, NY — The Genesee County Office for the Aging (OFA) is pleased to announce that communityevents and senior center programming will resume at its Batavia location, 2 Bank Street, beginningMonday, March 16.Following a temporary relocation due to a water outage at the OFA building on Bank Street, …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Four people facing drug charges in the Town of Batavia

On March 4, 2026, while out on patrol, deputies discovered a vehicle that was occupied behind Kohls Department store at 4170 Veteran’s Memorial Drive in the Town of Batavia. After making contact with the occupants, deputies began an investigation, and during the course of the investigation, deputies located alleged quantities …

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BATAVIA/End of year Jamboree planned for GAHA Timbit Beginners this Saturday at the McCarthy Ice Arena

Information from a press release/file photo from 2024 The Genesee Amateur Hockey Association (GAHA) Timbit Beginners will be participating in their end of the year “Jamboree” on Saturday, March 14th beginning at 9AM at the David McCarthy Memorial Arena. The world has the Olympics, Buffalo has pond hockey, but we …

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