GENESEE, ORLEANS AND WYOMING COUNTIES/National Prescription Drug Take – Back Day October 26, 2019

Press release Prescription medications are generally safe, but only when they are taken as prescribed and for the intended purpose. When they are abused (taken in ways that are not prescribed) they can cause an array of negative health effects, including overdose and death. Given the growing number of people …

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GOW Pathway to Hope holds “Helping of Hope Breakfast”

GOW(Genesee, Orleans, Wyoming)Pathway to Hope held their second annual Helping of Hope Breakfast at the Generation Center at 15 Center street on Tuesday morning. The event was held during National Suicide Prevention Month and several speakers were featured including, Garra Lloyd Lester, Director of NYS Suicide Prevention Center, and Karl …

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GENESEE COUNTY/2019 Law Day Observance and Criminal Justice Awards

Press release The Kiwanis Club of Batavia, Genesee County Bar Association, and the Genesee County Magistrates & Court Clerks Association announce the recipients of the 2019 Law Day Observance & Criminal Justice Awards Kiwanis Club President Mark Lewis and Genesee County Bar Association President Tom Williams announced the awards during …

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Hard work and perseverance elevate these scholar athletes to the top of their game

Seniors Callie McCulley, Ryann Stefaniak and Taylor Gadd are all Scholar Athletes that are leaders in the local girls basketball scene with their hard work and determination over the past few years. All three girls play for different teams in Section 5 and have battled against each other over the …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Man accused being under the influence of drugs while operating his electric scooter in a department store

Adam B. Thomas, 29, of S. Main St., Batavia, is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th and public appearance under the influence of a narcotic drug after allegedly operating his electric scooter inside the Target Store on Veteran’s Memorial Drive in an intoxicated condition. Dispatchers received a …

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BATAVIA/Honoring all who served, Veteran’s Day Service at GCC

Veterans and their families attended a Veteran’s Day Ceremony at the Forum at GCC this afternoon. The Joint Veteran’s Honor Guard of Genesee County presented the flag as the students from the Batavia High School Music Department performed the National Anthem. State Senator Michael Ranzenhofer was the keynote speaker. “We …

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GCC Foundation kicks off their Leadership Scholarship Campaign for the GLOW region, VNS Reporter shares her story with donors

(Pictured-Left to right- Todd Bender/President/GCC Foundation, Alecia Kaus/Video News Service, Julie Carasone, VNS Reporter/Scholarship recipient and James Sunser/GCC President   The GCC Foundation held their “Leadership Kickoff” event for their scholarship campaign for the GLOW region on Thursday evening in LeRoy. The scholarship campaign is important to GCC students who, …

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