NYS Police/Batavia/Man charged after shooting at unoccupied vehicle

Press release On August 28, 2024, The Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Robert J. Talbot, 48 with no known address for Reckless Endangerment 1st degree, Criminal Mischief 3rd degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th degree (2 counts). On August 28, 2024, at 12:39 P.M., Troopers out of SP Batavia responded to …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia/Overdose Awareness Day messages focus on serving each other, hope for recovery

Speakers at Wednesday’s Overdose Awareness Day at Austin Park are, from left, John Bennett, Rev. Erin Martin, Lynda Battaglia, Chris Budzinack Jr., Paul Pettit, Chris Budzinack and Rob Kent. Photos by Mike Pettinella/UConnectCare (photo by Mike Pettinella) By Mike PettinellaUConnectCare Publicist “We are best when we serve others,” said the …

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BATAVIA/Rudely Stamp’d Historical Impressions at Main St. 56 Theater on September 20th

BATAVIA, NY – A casualty of the pandemic, Rudely Stamp’d’s production of “Now We Stand by Each Other Always” had a great three-year run touring the eastern United States from New York to Florida between 2017 and 2020. After a long hiatus, Rudely Stamp’d has revived “Now We Stand…” with …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia/Making a Difference: UConnectCare aide Linda Ackley can relate to those struggling because she’s been there

UConnectCare video story-Linda Ackley By Mike PettinellaUConnectCare Publicist As someone in recovery for more than four decades, Linda Ackley knows what those struggling with substance use are going through. Now in her 22nd year at UConnectCare (formerly Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse), Ackley is a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel add new EV Charging Stations

Pictured-L-R-Michael Prinzi, President, PPR Energy Solutions, Whitney Skeans, EV Program Manager, National Grid, Henry Wojtaszek, President and CEO of Batavia National Grid Program Enabled Installation of 16 EV Charging Plugs Press release BATAVIA, N.Y. – Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel, through National Grid’s Electric Vehicle Make-Ready Program, has installed 16 …

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BATAVIA/YWCA of Genesee County welcomes Crisis Counselor, Jacquelyn Wheeler

Press release/provided photo YWCA of Genesee County Welcomes Crisis Counselor, Jacquelyn Wheeler YWCA of Genesee County is excited to announce a $50,000 grant from the Garman Family Foundation, administered by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, to add Crisis Counseling Services for Genesee County. For more than a century, the …

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BATAVIA POLICE BLOTTER/Man wanted on warrants injures officer after trying to flee from traffic stop on Park Road

On 8/5/2024, Jon H. Bush Jr., 41, of Batavia, NY, was arrested on two arrest warrants as well as Assault 2nd degree and Obstructing Governmental Administration 2nd degree. Officers from the Batavia Police Department pulled over a vehicle on Park Road for a traffic violation. Officers observed Bush attempting to …

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