BATAVIA/Notre Dame Varsity Girls Soccer/ Sectional Champions with a 4-1 win over Avoca/Prattsburgh

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NYS/State Police to target impaired drivers during Halloween weekend

PRESS RELEASE  The New York State Police and local law enforcement will increase patrols to target impaired driving and underage drinking this Halloween weekend. The special traffic enforcement campaign started on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, and runs until Noon on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. State Police Superintendent Kevin P. Bruen said, “One bad decision can turn …

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GENESEE COUNTY/City Fire Captain: PAARI is a Door to People Struggling with Addiction and Reducing Stigma

By Mike Pettinella GCASA Publicist In the eyes of City of Batavia Fire Captain Greg Ireland, his department made a wise and potentially life-saving decision to join the Public Safety Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative in Genesee County. Ireland, speaking at the GOW Opioid Task Force meeting via Zoom earlier …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/October 30, 2021

Aaron M.R. Hatt, 25, of Batavia, is charged with criminal contempt 1st, criminal obstruction of breathing/blood circulation, unlawful imprisonment 2nd. resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration 2nd, following an investigation into a domestic disturbance at 4371 Federal Drive in Batavia on October 29, 2021 at 11:59pm. Hatt allegedly applied pressure …

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SECTION V/High School Football/Batavia and OAE Aggies win big, advance to semi-finals

The Batavia Blue Devils(8-1) outscored Newark/Marion(2-5), 35-0 in the quarterfinal round of sectional play at Van Detta Stadium on a very rainy Friday night. Jesse Reinhart connected with Jagger Owens to kick off the scoring in the first quarter, followed by a Cameron McClinic run and an endzone pass to …

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