GENESEE COUNTY/Louie The Lilac doubles up in Batavia feature

By Tim Bojarski for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — After a convincing victory off class relief last week, Louie The Lilac moved back to the feature race and won again in the $15,000 Open I Handicap pace for fillies and mares at Batavia Downs …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Town of Bethany receives a tanker of water from NYS Emergency Management for residents without water

Press release Today (November 22, 2023) we received a tanker of water from the NY State Office of Emergency Management to temporarily provide water to our residents experiencing dry wells. For those residents effected, please call 585-343-1399, ext 202, leave your full name, address and phone number, you will then …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Water Meter Replacement Project in the Town of Batavia

Press release The Town of Batavia was awarded a $730,000 Green Innovation Grant from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation for a water meter replacement project that is underway throughout the Town of Batavia. This project will replace older water meters with new advanced metering infrastructure technology water meters …

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NYS/State Police to crack down on impaired and reckless driving over the Thanksgiving holiday

PRESS RELEASE The New York State Police will participate in a special traffic enforcement initiative to crack down on unsafe driving behaviors during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. The special traffic enforcement period runs from Wednesday, November 22, 2023, through Sunday, November 26, 2023. New York State Police Acting Superintendent Dominick …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Sheriff reminds citizens to be conscious of your surroundings

Press release In light of the attempted terrorist attack today at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Genesee County Sheriff William A. Sheron, Jr. would like to remind citizens to be conscious of your surroundings and please report any suspicious activity immediately to local law enforcement by dialing 9-1-1.

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