GENESEE COUNTY/9-1-1 Operations Board decides not to use outside vendor to update fire and police protocol for dispatchers

In a 45 minute presentation to the Genesee County Enhanced 9-1-1 Operations Board,  Director of Emergency Communications, Steve Sharpe laid out the plan that APCO International recommended in upgrading fire and police protocol for dispatchers on Thursday morning. APCO International is an organization of public safety communications professionals that supports …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Three school districts are including a School Resource Officer in their budget for next year

(Sheriff Sheron and Undersheriff Walker speak to parents and faculty about the importance of a School Resource Officer during a Public Hearing on the School Budget last week in Alexander.)   On May 15th, School Districts across Genesee County will go to the polls and vote on their School District’s …

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GCC Nursing Alumni announces new Nursing Alumni Scholarship at first annual “Gatsby Gala”

(Pictured left to right- Laurel Sanger/Dir. of GCC Nursing Program, Dr. James Sunser/GCC Pres., and Jennifer Wakefield. Assist. Dir. of Alumni Affairs)   In celebration of Nurses week, the GCC Nursing Alumni Committee has announced a new GCC Nursing Alumni Scholarship that will help future nursing program students navigate the …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Man who escaped from custody during court appearance in Attica charged with burglary in Darien

Dylan J. Perry, 36, of Kingsbury Ave., Batavia, is charged with burglary 3rd and petit larceny after allegedly unlawfully entering a business on Broadway road in December of 2017 and stealing money. Perry was located in Manchester, Tennessee and extradited back to New York last month after being arrested there …

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BATAVIA/Schreck receives volunteer of the year award at ARC of Genesee and Orleans Awards Ceremony

The ARC of Genesee and Orleans held their Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony at the Richard C. Call Arena at GCC on Thursday evening with 400 in attendance. Peggy Schreck was presented with the Volunteer of the Year Award. (Submitted information and photos) The award was presented by Shelly Kordish, …

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