GENESEE COUNTY/Independent Living & University Heights Arts Association announces a new series of exhibitions of artists with disabilities in the Genesee Region

The ARTiculations Ability Exhibition — a forum for artists with disabilities in Genesee, Wyoming, and Orleans counties to display their work publicly — will open at Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) in their office at 319 West Main Street in the Crickler Executive Business Center in Batavia on Thursday June 1,2023.  Titled “Back of …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS COUNTIES/Scholarship recipients, ‘friends’ honored at GCASA gathering

GCASA ‘FRIENDS’: Receiving “Friends of GCASA” awards for 2023 are, seated from left, Heather Jackson, Jay Balduf, Megan Boring; standing, Patrick Cecere, Pam McCarthy, Scott Wooten, Matt Prawel, Lt. Bob Tedford.(provided photo) By Mike PettinellaGCASA Publicist Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse officials on Wednesday afternoon honored six “friends” of …

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BATAVIA/City School District names Paul Kesler Principal at John Kennedy Intermediate school

BATAVIA, NY– On Monday, May 22, upon recommendation from Superintendent Jason Smith, the Batavia City School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Paul Kesler as Principal of John Kennedy Intermediate, effective July 1, 2023. Press release Kesler has served as the Principal of Batavia High School since 2018. …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS COUNTIES-Two area projects awarded funds through the Restore NY Initiative

City of Batavia – ($1.85 million) Carr’s Reborn: This project will renovate Carr’sdepartment store Town of Carlton ($1 million) Nesbitt Manor: This project will renovate Nesbitt Manoralong Johnson Creek to provide event space and seven rooms for rent. The neighboringcarriage house will be renovated as full-service café, kitchen and patio …

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