Gorski named Firefighter of the Year for 2018 at the Town of Batavia annual Banquet and Installation dinner

Photos and story by Julie Carasone The Town of Batavia Fire Department held their annual banquet and Installation dinner at Terry Hills on Saturday evening. Firefighter of the Year went to a 20-year-old graduate of Batavia High School, Clayton Gorski. Described by Chief Dan Coffey, “Gorski is someone that never …

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BATAVIA/Masonic war veterans organize and present gifts to war heroes at the VA

The Freemasons of Letchworth District Post# 32, which is composed of Masons from Genesee, Wyoming and Livingston Counties, organized and presented gift items to war veterans at the Batavia Veterans Medical Center at the VA on Richmond avenue on Saturday afternoon. Grand Master of the Masons of the State of …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Alpina Foods to close operations at the Agri-Business Park

STATEMENT BY THE GENESEE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER  REGARDING ALPINA FOODS ANNOUNCEMENT BATAVIA, NEW YORK – “The Genesee County Economic Development Center in collaboration with our many public and private sector partners celebrated in bringing Alpina Foods to Genesee County in 2011.  Unfortunately due to the loss of a co-packaging …

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