BATAVIA/City Council Conference meeting planned for Monday evening

Press release Please be advised there will be a City Council Conference Meeting scheduled for Monday, February24th, 2025 starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Board Room on the second floor of the Batavia CityCentre. The Council Meeting is open to the public. Video News Service YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOdvZ9lGH0FiD9ADz6Cg6EQ Spectrum Channel …

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NYS/Mediator retained in ongoing labor dispute between NYS and NYSCOPBA members, mediation sessions scheduled for next week

View from outside Attica Correctional Facility on Thursday Statement from Mediator On February 19, 2025, I was contacted by representatives from Governor Kathy Hochul’s office andrepresentatives from the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association(“NYSCOPBA”). The parties requested my and my team’s immediate involvement as an independent mediator …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Independent Living of the Genesee Region awarded grant for youth project

Press release Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR), serving Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties, is excited to announce the recent awarding of a $371,176 grant by the Greater Rochester Health Foundation and the Rochester Area Community Foundation. This essential funding will establish The Independent Living Youth Project (ILYP), a …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Town of Batavia/Regular Town Board Meeting/Jonathan Long named Planning Board Chair/February 19, 2025

Video of meeting-February 19, 2025 TOWN OF BATAVIAREGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETINGWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 20257:00 P.M.A. Calling the Meeting to Order: E. Financial Abstract No.F. Department ReportsG. Town Supervisor’s ReportH. Committee ReportsI. Old BusinessJ. New BusinessK. Adjournment

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STRIKE UPDATE/NYSCOPBA has met with Governor’s Office all day today, 30 facilities participate in protests on Wednesday

The scene across from the Attica Correctional Facility late Wednesday morning Press release Currently there are approximately 30 correctional facilities in which officers/sergeants are participating in either protesting current working conditions inside the prisons or refusing to enter for their scheduled shift.  There are several facilities that are not participating …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS/UConnectCare promotes Hodgins to chief executive officer position

By Mike PettinellaUConnectCare publicist UConnectCare has promoted Kathy Hodgins of Medina, a 23-year-employee of the nonprofit substance use prevention, treatment and recovery agency, to chief executive officer. Hodgins succeeds John Bennett, who resigned to become director of network development with Forward Leading IPA’s WeLinkCare social care network. Her first day …

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BATAVIA/Byrne Dairy project moves forward, looking to break ground in March with an August opening

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEETuesday, February 18, 20256:00 pmCouncil Board RoomOne Batavia City Centre, Batavia NY Christian Brunelle, Sr. Executive V.P. of Byrne Dairy, an agent for Sonbyrne Sales Inc., says he is excited to move forward after incorporating a new landscaping plan, adding more shrubbery at the property line near …

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NYS/State Police are providing outer perimeter security at select Correctional facilities.

Press release Albany, NY – The New York State Police are assisting the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYSDOCCS) by providing outer perimeter security at select correctional facilities experiencing job action strikes or increased staff absences. Since last evening, NYSP personnel have been deployed to several …

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WNY/Violanti now Acting US. Attorney for the Western District of New York

Press release/provided photo Joel L. Violanti became Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of New York onFebruary 18, 2025. In this role, Mr. Violanti serves as the chief federal law enforcement officer forWDNY, leading an office of approximately 120 federal prosecutors and staff, located in Buffalo andRochester.Mr. Violanti …

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WNY/Two local co-workers purchase their employer’s business in Akron

From left Adam MacBain and Tucker Smart/Submitted photo (Information from a provided press release) After years of dedicated service, longtime WoodMaxx employees Tucker Smart, an Oakfield/Alabama graduate, and Adam MacBain, of N. Java, Wyoming County, have co-founded The Back Forty Group, Inc., and have purchased the brand, WoodMaxx at 42 …

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