GENESEE COUNTY/Shallow digs deep to score Batavia Open win

By Tim Bojarski for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — After winning two straight top paces for fillies and mares at Batavia Downs, Shallow was handicapped by post eight and seven the following two weeks and did not hit the board. This week she caught …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Record number of students and businesses to attend fourth annual GLOW With Your Hands career exploration event

Approximately 1,000 students from 28 school districts and 65 businesses participating Press release BATAVIA, NY – GLOW With Your Hands is coming back to the Genesee County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, September 27th and is anticipating its largest turnout of students and vendors since its inception in 2019. Over 1,000 students from …

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BATAVIA/Lockout lifted at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation

Press release On 09/14/2022, The Batavia Police Department responded to a call at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation located at 278 Bank Street. Staff received several calls from an individual making threats against the facility. The center decided to go into lockout and contacted the police. A lockout …

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BATAVIA/Tip from an alert citizen leads to the arrest of four Buffalo residents during a burglary at a business

On September 12, 2022, at approximately 11:50 PM, the Genesee County Dispatch Center received a call from an observant citizen about people being inside Ken Barrett’s Chevrolet, located at 229 W. Main Street. Officers from the Batavia Police Department arrived and encountered four individuals fleeing out the back of the …

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BATAVIA/Woman who failed to appear in court after her dog overdosed on drugs several times, jailed after warrant arrest

On September 10, 2022, Cassandra Elmore, 30, was arrested for obstructing governmental administration 2nd on an active arrest warrant for failing to appear on multiple penal law and vehicle and traffic law violations, along with a bench warrant for Ag and Market Law violations. On September 10, 2022, Batavia Police …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Health Department looking to identify the owner of a dog after a dog bite incident in LeRoy

Press release The Genesee County Health Department is seeking information about the location of a dog and its owner(s) following a dog bite incident on Saturday, September 10, at 10:30 p.m. The incident occurred on Lake Street in the Village of LeRoy. An individual was trying to identify a stray …

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