ORLEANS COUNTY/Medina/Man charged with arson, sentenced to 13 years in state prison

JOINT PRESS RELEASE – April 1st, 2026 On December 17, 2024, the Medina Police Department and Medina Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 207 Bates Road. A mother and her son were forced to evacuate the residence as a result of the fire. A subsequent investigation determined that …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Town of Batavia/Contractors approved for Town Hall renovations at Special Town Board meeting Wednesday evening

Video of Special Town Board meeting-April 1st, 2026 Contractors have now been approved for a $2.8million project to expand Batavia Town Hall, adding offices and an area for Town Engineers. The project will bring engineering staff who have been working in a rented space on Federal Drive back to the …

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GENESEE COUNTY/DEC certifies cleanup requirements achieved at Manufactured Gas Plant Site on Ellicott Street Road, Pavilion; site reclassified

Provided information/DEC This link opens a fact sheet about the achievement of cleanup requirements and reclassification of the RGE – Pavilion (T) – Ellicott Street Road site #819024 (Pavilion, Genesee County) within New York’s Manufactured Gas Plant Program: RGE – Pavilion (T) – Ellicott Street Road – Cleanup of Contamination Completed and …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Plan to strengthen County’s Fire and EMS services revealed at GCC meeting on Tuesday evening

The Genesee County Fire Advisory Board Administrative Working Group presented plans to strengthen the county’s Fire and EMS services at GCC on Tuesday March 31st, 2026. According to Genesee County Fire Coordinator Tim Yaeger, the Board is hoping to move forward after reviewing the questions they received during Tuesday night’s …

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