BATAVIA/photos/video/Last halftime, homecoming at Van Detta Stadium
Jim Owen with Carlyle Johnson, 91, Class of 1944 played for Batavia football, track and the Buffalo Athletics for 7 years. Now lives in Warsaw.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL/Batavia knocks off Attica in last game at Van Detta Stadium
90 years ago, on September 29, 1928, the Batavia Blue Devils played their first football game at Woodward field against Medina and won 31-0. This evening the 2018 Blue Devils played their last game at Van Detta Stadium against the Attica Blue Devils and won 49-6. The stadium, field and …
BATAVIA/Police find 6 year old who had wandered away from Jackson school
Police received a call regarding a child seen near the intersection of Ellicott and Main Streets at approximately 10:45a.m. on September 27, 2018 Officers responded and located a 6 year old child that had wandered from the Jackson Primary School. Officers transported the child back to the school and met …
BATAVIA POLICE REPORT/LeRoy man charged following a disturbance
Jeremy J. Alwardt, 29, of Church St., LeRoy, is charge with criminal trespass 2nd and harassment 2nd following a disturbance on Holland avenue on September 26, 2018. Alwardt allegedly forced entry into a person’s porch and struck that person. Alwardt was arraigned and jailed in lieu of bail and appeared …
GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia Downs Gaming breaks ground on $4 million expansion project
Batavia Downs’ Expansion Will Offer A Number Of New Amenities To Better Serve Customers Press release BATAVIA, NY – Today, leaders from Batavia Downs Gaming and Thurman Thomas, Bills Hall of Fame running back and Batavia Downs ambassador, joined several New York State elected officials to break ground on Batavia …
BATAVIA/Eagle Scout project brings three benches to Kiwanis Park
Matthew Grover’s Eagle Scout project started last winter. His mission? To create three evenly spaced park benches along the Tonawanda Creek at Kiwanis Park in the Town of Batavia. With the help of his dad, Troop 6006, many businesses in the area and the Town, the project was officially dedicated …
GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Batavia man arrested after the report of a suspicious male behind BJ’s
Anthony A. Leone, 50, of Jackson Ave., Batavia, is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance 4th, a class C felony, and criminally using drug paraphernalia 2nd, a class A misdemeanor after an investigation by Sheriff’s Deputies. On September 24, 2018, Deputies Kyle Krzemien and Howard Wilson responded to …
BATAVIA/Rochester man on parole charged in carjacking of 76 year old woman
Press release On September 25, 2018, at approximately 8:29 a.m., the Genesee County 911 Dispatch Center received a call from the victim of a carjacking that took place moments before at 99 Jackson Street in the City of Batavia. It was reported the suspect threatened to use a weapon during …
BATAVIA/Suspect in carjacking in custody after police pursuit
A suspect in a carjacking is now in custody after a police pursuit from the south side to the Batavia VA on Richmond avenue. A woman who was at the Kwik Fill at 99 Jackson street called 9-1-1 and reported that she had been ripped from her vehicle by a …
BATAVIA POLICE REPORT/Vine street woman arrested for driving while impaired by drugs
Angela M. Mcintyre, 46, of Vine St., Batavia, is charged with DWAI/drugs, criminal possession of a controlled substance and uninspected motor vehicle following an investigation at Eastown plaza on September 14, 2018. Mcintyre was arraigned in City Court and released to Genesee Justice and will appear in City Court on …