NYS/The Raise the Age Law will take affect tomorrow and will create monetary demands on counties and their court systems

The Raise the Age Law will take affect across New York State tomorrow for 16 year olds who have an encounter with breaking the law and the criminal justice system. In April of 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Raise the Age law, which will change the way 16 and …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Bergen/Sheriff’s Office investigating a burglary/larceny at a shooting range/retail gun store, 14 firearms were stolen

The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a burglary/grand larceny that occurred at the Firing Pin shooting range and retail shop at 8240 Buffalo road in Bergen that occurred sometime on September 26, 2018 just before 11:00p.m. According to investigators, the building was forcibly entered at 10:58p.m. and 14 firearms …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia Downs Gaming breaks ground on $4 million expansion project

Batavia Downs’ Expansion Will Offer A Number Of New Amenities To Better Serve Customers Press release BATAVIA, NY – Today, leaders from Batavia Downs Gaming and Thurman Thomas, Bills Hall of Fame running back and Batavia Downs ambassador, joined several New York State elected officials to break ground on Batavia …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Health Department confirms one case of viral meningitis and no cases of West Nile in humans

The Genesee County Health Department has confirmed one case of viral meningitis in Genesee County. “It is an isolated incident and due to confidentially and HIPAA compliance additional information cannot be disclosed,” says Kristin Voos, Public Information Officer, Genesee County health Department. The Health Department has also confirmed that there …

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GENESEE COUNTY/ Sixth grade students from Pavilion take a nanotechnology/robotics tour at several businesses

Sixth grade students from Pavilion toured several businesses during their annual nanotechnology/robotics tour with stops at GCEDC, Chassix and Post Farms on Friday. Video News Service caught up with the students as they learned about Chassix, an automotive parts company located on Federal Drive in Batavia. Chassix produces safety critical …

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GENESEE AND WYOMING COUNTIES/Off duty or retired, firefighters and EMT’s are never off the clock, two City firefighters revive woman who was overdosing

Story and photo submitted by Tom Douglas On 9/16 Retired Captain Greg Shilvock and myself were boating on Silverlake with our wives. When we were done boating, we went to Perry to take our wives out for dinner. While we were at the salad bar, one of the staff came …

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HAWLEY, LOCAL VETERANS EMBARK ON 11th ANNUAL PATRIOT TRIP

(Submitted photo) Press release Today, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) celebrated the start of his 11th annual Patriot Trip, joining over 100 local veterans and family members as they departed for a four-day trip to Washington D.C. Hawley, who has served on the Assembly Veterans’ Affairs Committee since 2006, established this …

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