GENESEE COUNTY/Xenia’s Chip upsets, Morrill wins five at Batavia

By Tim Bojarski for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — Overlooked by the bettors at 13-1 despite a convincing win two weeks ago in a lower class, Xenia’s Chip made a statement Wednesday night (Sept. 27) by winning the $15,000 Open I Handicap pace for …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Rochester Regional Health opens new Batavia Medical Campus on Monday

Patients from around the region now have comprehensive services in one convenient space: a multi-million-dollar, state-of-the-art building in Batavia Press Release Batavia, NY, September 27, 2023- Rochester Regional Health (RRH) will open its new 95,000 sq. ft. Batavia Medical Campus building Monday, bringing more than a dozen specialty services all …

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BATAVIA/Important read for parents and students in all schools in Batavia/Schools in the City of Batavia join the Batavia Police Department in implementing Critical Incident Standard Response Protocols 

From L to R: (Front) Melissa Lindner, Notre Dame High School; Karen Green, St. Joseph’s School; Jason Smith, Batavia City School District; Susan Wakefield, St. Paul’s School; Jacqueline Simpson, New York State School for the Blind; (Back) Matt Lutey, Batavia Police Department; Connor Borchert, Batavia Police Department/BCSD SRO; Eric Hill, …

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GENESEE COUNTY/GLOW With Your Hands Manufacturing event welcomes 1100 students to career paths and companies

Fifth annual event hosted 1,100 participants from 30 school districts and 65 GLOW region businesses and organizations Press release BATAVIA, NY – GLOW With Your Hands: Manufacturing hosted its largest turnout of studentsand vendors for the annual career exploration event. Over 1,100 students from 30 schooldistricts across the GLOW region …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS COUNTIES/Oversize load escort could slow traffic on Wednesday September 27th

PRESS RELEASE On Wednesday September 27, 2023, starting at 4:00 A.M., the New York State Police will be escorting an oversized load starting at Howard Street, Batavia and going to a location at Albion Eagle Harbor Road, Albion, NY. The route is Howard St, to Harvester Ave N, to NY-5 …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Rochester Regional Health opens Batavia Medical Campus next week

Press release Batavia, NY, Sept. 26, 2023-  Rochester Regional Health (RRH) is excited to announce the state-of-the-art Batavia Medical Campus will officially open for patients next week.  Over the next few days providers will begin to move in their supplies, and the first patients are expected through the doors Monday, Oct. 2nd. …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia Downs looking for wiener dogs for their annual Dachshund Races

(File photo) Louie the 2022 winner of their annual Wiener Dog Races Races and Family Events will take place on October 15th Press release BATAVIA – Officials at Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel are asking for entrants into their Annual Dachshund Races, scheduled to begin at 2pm on Sunday, October 15th. Up …

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GENESEE COUNTY/10 students participate in refresher course

Press release A four-hour Rescue Tech Basic Refresher course was conducted for emergency response personnel at the Genesee County Fire Training Center in Batavia on September 18, 2023. Ten students participated in this course which reviewed rescue operations initially presented in the Rescue Tech Basic course. The class on September …

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