GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Man involved in domestic incident on Washington avenue arraigned on felony drug charges

Eddie L. Miles Jr., AKA “Pops”, 46, of Washington avenue, Batavia, was arrested on a Grand Jury Indictment Warrant on January 7, 2018 for allegedly selling a quantity of crack cocaine on two occasions to an agent of the Genesee County Drug Task Force. Miles is charged with two counts …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Three new Legislators take the oath of office for the first time

Former Sheriff, Gary Maha(District 9), Former Chief Deputy, Gordon Dibble(District 3) and John Hilchey(District 1), were sworn in for the first time by County Clerk Michael Cianfrini on Wednesday evening prior to the first Legislative meeting of the year. Robert Bausch was voted in to serve as the new chairman …

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GENESEE COUNTY/It’s a girl! United Memorial Medical Center welcomes the first baby of 2018

Press release Batavia, N.Y. – United Memorial Medical Center welcomed the hospital’s first baby delivered in the New Year.  Madison Marie Fitzwater was born to first time parents Amanda Inman and Gary Fitzwater at 8:28 am on January 2, 2018.  Madison weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 19 inches …

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BATAVIA/Visitor restrictions due to influenza at Rochester Regional Health Hospitals

Press release To help reduce further transmission of influenza and/or other infectious diseases, Rochester Regional Health is instituting the following restrictions for hospital visitors as of January 3: ·         Visitors will be limited to no more than two people per patient at a time ·         All visitors must be at …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Vine street man arrested on Grand Jury Indictment Warrant for possession and sale of cocaine

Benito A Gay, aka “Red”, 29, of Vine St., Batavia, was arrested on an active Grand Jury Indictment Warrant for two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance 3rd and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance 3rd, both class B felonies, after he was pulled over …

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VIDEO NEWS SERVICE/Top 15/Most viewed stories of 2017

#1 #2 DARIEN Traveling Vietnam Wall gets escort to Buffalo from Darien 350 bikers showed up at Darien Lakes State Park Wednesday afternoon to escort the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall to Front Park in Buffalo. The park is located on Porter avenue, near the Peace Bridge. It will be …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Chief Deputy Gordon Dibble retires from Sheriff’s Office, will serve as a Legislator

The day was bittersweet for many at the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department on Friday. Well wishers stopped by the department headquarters on Park road for most of the afternoon to wish Chief Deputy Gordon Dibble good luck in his retirement and future as a representative for District 3/Pembroke/Darien at the …

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