GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./Open appointments at COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics

Press release The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments have Pfizer and Moderna vaccination clinics with appointments available for Genesee and Orleans County residents. Whichever COVID-19 vaccine is available is the right vaccine to get now! All approved vaccines are effective and saves lives. We encourage anyone that is currently …

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BATAVIA POLICE REPORT/Man jailed after attempting to hit a person with a brick

Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd/Criminal Contempt 1st/Menacing 2nd/Endangering the Welfare of a Child/Harassment 2nd, 4:26PM, Wednesday March 17, 2021, McKinley Ave. – Joshua WILLIAMS Sr. M/29 was arrested for the aforementioned charges after a domestic incident where WILLIAMS allegedly attempted to hit another person with a brick. WILLIAMS was …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Alabama woman accused of stealing $9,501 in merchandise

Nia H. Spring, 21, of Meadville Rd., Alabama, is charged with grand larceny 3rd, after an investigation into a larceny of merchandise from 986 Bloomingdale road on February 23, 2021. Spring was arrested on March 26, 2021 following a trespass complaint. Spring is accused of stealing $9,501 worth of merchandise …

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BATAVIA/Slow Down Move Over Brigade

Callahan Towing, of Holley, organized a “Slow Down Move Over Brigade” on Saturday morning. Area tow operators traveled from Rochester, beginning at the Market Place mall, to Buffalo, with a stop in Batavia at noon. The group of tow trucks traveled about 25 mph the entire trip, a slow role, …

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Grant funds to remove lead from homes expanded to all municipalities in Genesee and Orleans Counties

Press release In January of 2019, the Genesee County Health Department received a $1.3 million dollar federal grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address lead-based paint hazards in residential buildings within the counties of Genesee and Orleans. Of this $1.3 million dollar total, HUD has …

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GENESEE COUNTY/GCEDC Board approves incentives for Green Energy facility at STAMP, along with solar projects in Elba, Pembroke and Byron, and expanding existing special needs housing in Batavia

Press release BATAVIA, NY – Plug Power Inc’s development of North America’s largest green hydrogen production facility at the Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) received final approval from the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) Board of Directors at its March 25, 2021 meeting. Plug …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/11 new positive cases reported, links for new nursing home and hospital visitations

o Data Update –3/26/21 o Genesee County reporting 7 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 4591 positive cases. § The new positive cases reside in the: · West Region (Alabama, Darien, Pembroke) · Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield) · East Region (Bergen, Byron, LeRoy, Pavilion, …

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