GENESEE COUNTY/Legislature announces annual 30-day period for inclusion of predominantly viable agricultural land to existing agricultural districts

Press release From January 26th to February 24th a land owner may submit a request to include entire parcels of predominantly viable agricultural land within a certified New York State Agricultural District. NYS Agricultural and Markets Law requires that the County Legislature designate an annual thirty-day time period within which …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Hope Center purchases permanent home in Downtown Le Roy, launches $400,000 Building Campaign

Press release Le Roy, NY Hope Center, a LeRoy-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing hope throughmeaningful community programs, is excited to announce the purchase of its first permanent home at 54–56 Main Street in Le Roy. The organization officially closed on the building on Friday, January 23, marking a major …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Three face felony drug charges after search warrant executed during vehicle stop

Press release/January 22nd, 2026 AFTER A LENGTHY INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL AND COCAINE THROUGH OUT ORLEANS COUNTY FROM THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, N.Y., THE ORLEANS COUNTY MAJOR FELONY CRIME TASK FORCE AND THE ALBION POLICE DEPT. STOPPED A VEHICLE IN THE VILLAGE OF ALBION, N.Y. AND …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Divine intervention? Batavia Town supervisor comments on incident where tree crushed pickup during storm

Community rallied together to assist the Town of Batavia during the New Year’s storm By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service (Provided photos) Batavia Town Supervisor Gregory Post believes it was “the grace of God” that spared the life of a highway department employee whose heavy-duty pickup truck was crushed by …

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