Batavian Bill Zipfel, left, retired Genesee County Jail superintendent, and Tim Allen, owner of Pine Hill Airport and WNYSkydiving in Albion in front of one of the transport planes during Friday’s “Skyfall Boogie 2025.” Zipfel received a skydiving certificate as a present for his 55th birthday and since then has made …
Batavia Downs Results-Friday Aug 22, 2025 1st – $8,300 Trot 1:59.4 5-Blantons Blue (Ke Cummings) 5.80 3.50 2.10 4-Whats The Point (Da McNeight III) 4.50 3.30 3-Franks Watching (Ra Fisher Jr) 4.10 EXACTA (5/4) $11.70 TRIFECTA (5/4/3) $37.87 Scratched: Worth A Whisper Also – Crescent Beauty, All About Thechase, …
By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs Gaming (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — A pair of $11,100 mid-level conditioned trots topped the card at Batavia Downs on Friday (Aug. 22) and class-droppers were victorious in both. The first went to Newsboy (Drew Monti) who held a loose …
Press release The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred at about 6:19am on August 22, 2025, at the intersection of West Bergen and Griswold Roads in the Town of LeRoy. Preliminary investigation shows that Brianna R. Welsh, age 20, of Apopka, Florida was …
NYS Police UPDATE: Friday evening-UPDATED August 22, 2025, at 8:15 P.M. On August 22, 2025, at 12:22 P.M., Troopers out of SP Buffalo, Troop T responded to a tour bus rollover collision on Interstate 90, eastbound between exits 48A and 49 in the town of Pembroke, Genesee County. Investigation determined …
By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs Batavia, NY — On Saturday (Aug. 23), Batavia Downs will present the 19th Robert J. Kane Memorial Invitational Pace. The race is named in honor of the former chairman of the Western Regional Off Track Betting Corporation (WROTB) and his vision for a defunct racetrack. In …
Press release/provided photos BATAVIA, NY (08/21/2025) At its Annual Meeting on July 14, 2025, the Genesee Community College (GCC) Board of Trustees elected its officers for the coming year in accordance with Board Bylaws. The Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary will serve one-year terms until their successors are elected at …
Press release ON AUGUST 20, 2025, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH GRADE CANNABIS FLOWER, THC EDIBLES, CONCENTRATED CANNABIS WAX AND THC VAPES WITHOUT A NEW YORK STATE CANNABIS LICENSE, THE ORLEANS COUNTY MAJOR FELONY CRIME TASK FORCE, THE ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT., THE MEDINA POLICE …
Attached Pictured (left to right): Participants Jesus Aragon, Gavin Armbrewster, Cooper Augello, Eli Barrett, Everett Fish, Will Parker, Will Quackenbush and Jason Rowe with instructor Rich Monroe. Participants receive free classroom instruction and a paid on-the-job experience Press release/provided photo Batavia – The Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association, the Genesee …
Officer Brian Moscicki contemplating whether to place an order from Detective Matthew Wojtaszczyk. Story and photos BY MIKE PETTINELLAFor Video News Service For two hours on Thursday afternoon, several members of the City of Batavia Police Department extended their service to the community by dishing out scoops of ice cream …