BATAVIA/Police looking for assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old girl

The Batavia Police Department is seeking public assistance in locating a runaway14-year-old girl. Za’mya Starks was last seen on 03/28/2025 in Batavia, NY. She was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, and blue sweatpants with a white stripe. Za’mya is about 5’08” and 150 lbs. with dark brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked …

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BATAVIA/Flanagan confident heading into kickboxing title fight on Saturday in Depew

By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service Without question, Peter Flanagan has that “fire in the belly” – the drive to succeed – as he resumes his professional kickboxing career this weekend at Castricone’s Colosseum Combat event in Depew. The 36-year-old Flanagan, owner of First Response MMA located above Borrell’s Gym …

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BATAVIA/New ARTiculations Ability Exhibit Opening at Independent Living

Press release Independent Living announces a new ARTiculations Ability Exhibition, featuring Alexander Lavell, artist reception on Monday, April 7, 2025, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. His work will be displayed in the Independent Living of the Genesee Region lobby at 319 West Main Street, left rear, in the Crickler …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Thank you for your service, Sr. Emergency Services Dispatcher John W. Spencer

Sr. Emergency Services Dispatcher John W. Spencer with Sheriff Joseph Graff (right) and Undersheriff Bradley Mazur (left). Spencer has served as an Emergency Services Dispatcher with Genesee County for 18 and 1/2 years, before that he was a dispatcher in Monroe County for 14 years, serving a total of 33 …

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Genesee County Youth Bureau sponsored the 36th Annual Youth Conference at Genesee Community College

Press release The Genesee County Youth Bureau sponsored the 36th Annual Youth Conference at Genesee Community College on March 20, 2025. This conference is offered on an annual basis to local seventh- and eighth-grade students in Genesee and Orleans County in an effort to address pertinent social issues of interest …

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Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) awarded National Accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board

Press release GO Health is pleased to announce that it has been awarded national accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). Established in 2007, PHAB is the nonprofit organization that administers the national accreditation program, which aims to advance and transform public health practice by championing performance improvement, strong …

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GENESEE COUNTY/County manager: RSVP wording on DEI changed but program remains the same

By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service Now’s not the time to pick a fight. That’s how Genesee County Manager Matt Landers is handling a situation involving President Trump’s Executive Order on diversity, equity and inclusion, and the AmeriCorps Senior RSVP Program which is run through the county’s Office for the …

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