GENESEE COUNTY/2021 Batavia Downs meet features free programs, new bets and live video

By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs Batavia, NY — Batavia Downs kicks off it’s 74th season of live racing on Wednesday (July 21) at 6 p.m. and the management, staff and horsemen couldn’t be more excited to welcome back a live crowd to watch the best harness racing available in …

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BATAVIA/The Buffalo Philharmonic and the Strictly Hip take the stage at a rare Sunday evening concert at Batavia Downs

The venture between the Buffalo band the Strictly Hip, a Tragically Hip tribute band, and the Buffalo Philharmonic started in 2017 after a Canalside performance in Buffalo. On Sunday evening at Batavia Downs, the Philharmonic and the Strictly Hip shared the stage together for the first time since June of …

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BATAVIA/Batavia Police Blotter for July 18, 2021/Arrest made in 2009 forcible rape

Arrests Rape 1st Degree w/ Forcible Compulsion, 9:30 PM, Thursday, December 24, 2009, Jackson St. – Editrudis ZAVALA-PALACIO, M/52, was arrested following an investigation into a reported forcible rape from 2009 that occurred at an apartment above 15 Jackson St. ZAVALA-PALACIO was arraigned and held on $200,000 A/$400,000 B/ $400,000 …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Tender Loving Family Care/Garden View celebrates their re-opening in LeRoy

Tender Loving Family Care’s Garden View location in LeRoy celebrated their re-opening on Thursday afternoon in LeRoy, with an official ribbon cutting provided by the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce. The location in LeRoy has been open for about 10 years and is now open after taking a break because …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Independent Living of the Genesee Region hires Megan Donohue as a Taking Control Administrative Assistant

Press release/submitted photo Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR), a member of the Western New York Independent Living, Inc. Family of Agencies, welcomes Megan Donohue as a Taking Control Administrative Assistant.    Ms. Donohue recently earned an Associate’s Degree in Healthcare Administration from Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York in 2021.  She had previously worked …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Attica woman charged after receiving SNAP benefits she was not entitled to

Valerie L. Marucci, 42, of Sokol Dr. Attica, is charged with grand larceny 4th and two counts of offering a false instrument for filing after she allegedly failed to report income on two separate applications for public assistance benefits on July 1, 2019. As a result, Marucci received $2725.00 in …

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