Villiam, Power And Grace both stellar in Batavia Opens

By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — There was a pair of $13,500 Open Handicap races highlighting the Saturday (Sept. 28) night card at Batavia Downs and the winners of each put in stout efforts in victory on a rain-soaked night in Genesee County.  …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Albion/Erie Canal Park dedicated along with a monument to those who died in 1859 bridge collapse, park bench and lamppost also revealed

A new park was dedicated along the Erie Canal in Albion on Saturday afternoon. Erie Canal Park is the only park in the Village of Albion that is located directly on the Erie Canal. When renovations started on the Main Street bridge in November of 2022, steel from the historic …

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BATAVIA/Passion for mixed martial arts, jiu-jitsu drives first responder to open city venture

By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service Successful first responders are willing to help, are committed to people’s health, are eager to learn, exhibit sound judgment and put others above themselves. When Batavian Peter Flanagan, a former City of Batavia police officer and current City of Batavia firefighter, talks about his …

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