GENESEE COUNTY/Spreading kindness and enhancing empathy was the theme at the 2026 Youth Conference held at GCC on Monday

7th and 8th grade students from Genesee and Orleans County School Districts attended the 2026 Youth Conference held at Genesee Community College on Monday. The event was put on by the Genesee County Youth Bureau. This year’s theme was spreading kindness and enhancing empathy with a Keynote Presentation “You’re Not Alone” …

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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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