BATAVIA/People gather at Austin Park to hear the stories of Recovery

Nester Nation- Joe Nester was once a homeless drug addict. Nester draws inspiration from his own experiences, and his music touches on forgiveness, redemption, and the power of God’s love, mercy and grace. (provided information) Flight or Fight-a violence, addiction and overdose awareness event was held at Austin Park on …

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Batavia Middle School students win Statewide Rural Schools Association Video Contest

Press release BATAVIA, NY—The Batavia City School District is proud to announce that Ms. Volpe’s 6th grade Reading Class has won First Place in the prestigious statewide video contest hosted by the Rural Schools Association of New York State. This impressive project involved 21 students and took about two weeks …

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BATAVIA/Independent Living & University Heights Arts Association announces a new series of exhibitions of an artist with a disability in the Genesee Region

The ARTiculations Ability Exhibition — a forum for artists with disabilities in Genesee, Wyoming, and Orleans counties to display their work publicly — will re-open with a new artist at Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) in their office at 319 West Main Street in the Crickler Executive Business Center in Batavia on Thursday …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Fundraiser for Michelle Rhodes draws several hundred

By Mike Pettinella/photos Alecia Kaus Hundreds of people congregated this afternoon at the Polish Falcons Hall on South Swan Street, picking up chicken barbecue dinners and purchasing basket raffle tickets in support of Michelle Rhodes’ double lung transplant journey. Organizers said that all of the 400 or so pre-ordered dinners …

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