Board approves incentives for LandPro Equipment LLC’s proposed $9.2 million Batavia facility Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors accepted an initial application for incentives from Plug Power Inc. for a proposed $232.7 million green energy technology facility at Western New York …
o Data Update –3/5/21o Genesee County received 12 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 4331 positive cases. The new positive cases reside in the: Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield) East Region (Bergen, Byron, LeRoy, Pavilion, Stafford) The individuals are in their 0-19’s, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, …
Press release The City Water Department is planning to make repairs to a water line in the area of 53 River Street on Monday March 8th. Repairs will begin at 8:00 AM and should be completed by 3:00PM. The water may have to be shut off from #73 River to …
Press release The New York State-run temporary mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic scheduled for Friday through Tuesday at Genesee Community College (GCC) in Batavia opened for appointments on Thursday, March 4th at 7:59 and within 90 minutes all were accounted for. We encourage those who are still seeking vaccination to periodically …
6 fire companies responded to a house fire at 11 Chapel street in the Village of Castile late Thursday afternoon. The home is owned by Crist Harmon and suffered $50,000 in damages in the blaze. There was no one home at the time of the fire and no one was …
Several cats perished in barn fire at 6427 North Woods road in the Town of Arcade late Thursday morning. 12 fire companies rushed to the scene about 11:34a.m., but the barn was fully involved upon arrival. The barn was a total loss. Nearby structures were saved from any damage. No …
12 fire companies responded to a commercial feed mill fire at 1830 Perry road, Reisdorf Brothers, in the Town of Sheldon on Thursday morning about 9:14a.m. According to Wyoming County Fire Investigators, an overheated bearing in a pellet machine, located in the basement, caused the fire. The complex suffered smoke …
On March 4, 2021, after an extensive criminal investigation, the Village of Perry Police Department arrested Paul Forsyth, no age provided, of Perry, NY, and charged him with sex abuse 3rd, a class B misdemeanor. It is alleged that during the winter of 2018, Forsyth engaged in sexual activity with …
Ten fire companies responded to a 3 alarm barn fire at 7476 Starowitz road on Thursday night. Crews received a call of a barn fire with flames showing from an equipment/shop type barn in the rear of the property about 10:00p.m. Elba Fire Chief Mike Heale says first responders on …