GENESEE COUNTY/Fundraiser for Michelle Rhodes draws several hundred

By Mike Pettinella/photos Alecia Kaus Hundreds of people congregated this afternoon at the Polish Falcons Hall on South Swan Street, picking up chicken barbecue dinners and purchasing basket raffle tickets in support of Michelle Rhodes’ double lung transplant journey. Organizers said that all of the 400 or so pre-ordered dinners …

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WYOMING COUNTY/Convicted felon found with ghost gun during traffic stop

Information/photo from provided press release On June 17, 2024 at approximately 10:53 P.M., a Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office deputy was patrolling Route 20A in the Town of Orangeville and stopped a vehicle for failure to maintain lane. After speaking with the operator of the vehicle, Jose R. Mendoza, age 32, …

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GENESEE/WYOMING COUNTIES/DEC seeks public’s assistance in identifying owners of stolen trail cameras

Thefts Date Back to 2016, Focused on Southern Genesee County, and Northern Wyoming County Press release The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying owners of stolen trail cameras. The thefts allegedly occurred from 2016 to the present in Southern Genesee County and …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Alexander/First recipient of the Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello Memorial Scholarship announced

(Pictured left to right- Genesee County CO Ian Sanfratello/son of Sgt. Sanfratello and a GCSEA member, along with Brooke Kochmanski/Alexander High School Senior and Scholarship recipient with President Nathan Fix/Genesee County Sheriff’s Employee Association) (Provided photo) Provided information At the Annual Alexander Senior Awards night, Brooke Kochmanski of Alexander High School was the first …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Four facing felony drug charges

(Information provided from Sheriff’s Office Press releases) The Genesee County Local Drug Task Force, comprised of officers from the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office and the Batavia Police Department, arrested a town of Alexander man as a result of an investigation into the possession, transportation and sale of methamphetamine in and …

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BATAVIA/Sidewalks or no sidewalks? City planners split over the issue for North Pointe Subdivision

Photo of John Harrower at Tuesday night’s City Planning & Development Committee meeting at City Centre Council Board Room/photo by Mike Pettinella By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service The City of Batavia Planning & Development Committee on Tuesday night asked the developer of the North Pointe Patio Homes Subdivision in …

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WYOMING COUNTY/ The Wyoming County Business Assistance Corporation received $300,000 for small businesses

Business assistance program aims to help start-ups and micro-enterprises Press release The Wyoming County Business Assistance Corporation (WCBAC) announced today that a $300,000 grant award has been made by New York State to support the WCBAC Microenterprise Assistance Program (MAP). The MAP initiative will provide grants to eligible start-up and …

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