GENESEE COUNTY/Celebration of Top Harness Racing Talent Returns as Batavia Downs will host New York Sire Stakes 2025 “Night of Champions”

Press release ALBANY, N.Y. — The Agriculture & NYS Horse Breeding Development Fund is proud toannounce that the 2025 New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) “Night of Champions” will take placeon Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel in Batavia, N.Y. As the premier event of the NYSS …

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GENESEE COUNTY/The Batavia Concert Band is looking for youth musicians

File photo 2024 The Batavia Concert Band is beginning its 101st season and is actively recruiting youth musicians to join us for a couple of amazing concerts in beautiful Centennial Park this summer! Eligible student musicians need to be able to play level 2/3 music. SESSION ONE (1) Tues. July 8th | Rehearsal, 5:45-6:45PM …

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GENESEE COUNTY/The People are ready for trial in the case against Henry Banks

Henry L. Banks appeared in Genesee County Court on Wednesday afternoon with his attorney Steven M. Cohen, a Criminal and Civil attorney out of Buffalo, for further proceedings. Previously: https://videonewsservice.net/index.php/2025/04/04/batavia-arrest-made-in-february-fire-that-claimed-the-life-of-a-10-year-old-boy/ Banks, 55, of Batavia, was arrested on a sealed indictment warrant on charges of Criminally Negligent Homicide, a class E felony, …

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GCC EOP Student Michael Montgomery Honored with SUNY’s Prestigious Norman R. McConney, Jr. Award for Student Excellence

Press release/provided photo Genesee Community College proudly announces that Michael Montgomery, a dedicated student in GCC’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), has been named a recipient of the 2025 Norman R. McConney, Jr. Award for Student Excellence. The honor, awarded by the State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Concerned Citizens of NY 24 hold Town Hall in Batavia

Congresswoman Claudia Tenney’s cardboard cutout remained silent during a GLOW Region Community Town Hall at the ARC GLOW Community Center on Wednesday night. The congressional representative did not respond to an invitation to attend the event or send a representative. The 280 attendees listened to representatives from the education area, …

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WNY/H.E. Turner & Co., Inc. Funeral Home represents New York at National Funeral Directors Association Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C.

Press release/provided photo Batavia, NY — April 12, 2025 — H.E. Turner & Co., Inc. Funeral Home of Batavia, New York was honored to represent the funeral service profession and the families it serves at the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Advocacy Summit, held April 9–11, 2025, in Washington, D.C. …

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BATAVIA/UConnectCare, My Cut team up to provide free haircuts on Saturday

Provided photo/Mike Pettinella Press release “A Haircut Always Helps!” Cassandra Hirsch, Jamie Torrence and co-workers at UConnectCare on Saturday afternoon enlisted the support of three barbers from My Cut in Batavia to provide free haircuts. Hirsch, a data evaluator who also works with the homeless population, looked on in appreciation …

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