GENESEE COUNTY/Corfu Volunteer Fire Department honors Mallory for 70 years of service

70 Years of Service–James Mallory- with his wife Sandra Firefighter of the Year & Most Calls (109)–Cathy Skeet- with Chiefs Greg Lang and Dean Eck Most Training Hours– John (J.T.) McCarthy Corfu Fire responded to 194 calls in 2023, for a total of 773 hours. 8 were fire calls ,130 …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Topping-off ceremony marks major milestone in construction of new NEXgistics Headquarters in Corfu

$17.6 million facility is being built by Montante Construction and will support 24 jobs Press release CORFU, NY (August 22,2023) – NEXgistics, a leading name in logistics and supply chain solutions, celebrated a significant milestone today in the construction of its new corporate headquarters. In a time honored tradition, the …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Railroad crossings will be closed for several days after train derailment in Darien/Corfu

Video story-interview with Tim Yaeger, Fire Coordinator, Genesee County A train derailment that occurred just before noon on Monday, will leave several railroad crossings closed for several days. According to Genesee County Fire Coordinator Tim Yaeger, the derailment affected about a 2-3 mile area of the tracks between Snipery road …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Corfu Fire Department Annual Installation of Officers and Awards for 2020-2022

Those we have lost, 2020-2022 2022-Bob Ammon-Past Commissioner and Active Houseman /Al Starkweather 2021-Art Cummings-Active Houseman and Assisted with many functions/Dave Saleh-Active Member, FD Attorney and Commissioner 2020-Roger Kimmel-Past Chief 2022 Most calls-Jim Hale-124 Most Training Hours-Matt Lenhard-138 Firefighter of the Year– Brian Schollard Years of Service 2022-Linda Tucker(50), Matt …

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GENESEE COUNTY/A quick response and some quick thinking in the rescue of a man during an afternoon house fire

Past Chief and current Corfu Fire Department President, Brian Schollard, was in the right place at the right time on Monday afternoon. Genesee County Dispatchers received a 9-1-1 call reporting a house fire at 13 East Main street in Corfu a little before 1:30pm. Schollard, who works close by in …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Six year old girl in Corfu helps raise funds for her cousin in Louisiana who has been diagnosed with a rare blood disorder that has no cure

Six year old Ainsley Strang has raised $1,007 for her cousin Jaide Alexyn, 22, of Louisiana, who was diagnosed with a rare blood disease at the end of January 2021. Jaide, a 2016 graduate of Pembroke High School and UB graduate, was diagnosed with TTP,  (Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura) a blood disorder …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Celebrating the Christmas spirit with Santa and Pembroke school district fire departments

The East Pembroke, Corfu, Pembroke/Indian Falls and Town of Batavia Fire Departments participated in a parade for Santa on Wednesday evening. The parade was organized to spread some Christmas cheer to the kids and families in the Pembroke school district. The parade was about an hour long. Video News Service …

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