Please be advised there will be a City Council Meeting scheduled for Monday, December 12, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Board Room on the second floor of the Batavia City Centre. Options for viewing the meeting: Video News Service YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOdvZ9lGH0FiD9ADz6Cg6EQ Spectrum Channel 1301 – Wednesday December 14, …
By Tim Bojarski for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — A clear night and a very fast racing surface produced outstanding miles and some huge payoffs at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Dec. 10) and those performances were led by CR Blazin Beauty (Kevin Cummings) …
The below photos of the Batavia Middle School building from the 1924 Batavian Yearbook/From the collection of Jim Owen/ Batavia High School/now Middle School-1923(left)-Union Free School (Former High School-1874-1922)-located where the current gym is today Jim Owen, pictured below, was finally able to see the restored bells in person for …
The City of Batavia Police Department, Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, and the LeRoy Police Department participated in the annual “Shop with a Cop” event at Walmart in Batavia on Saturday morning. 30 children were selected with the help of School Resource Officers and School Officials. The children were provided with …
Press release: The creative juices were flowing on Thursday as a couple dozen folks, including staff members, participated in the “Ugly Sweater (or Shirt) Making & Contest” at The Recovery Station on Clinton Street Road. The Recovery Station is a social club-themed outreach of Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance …
The Genesee County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting and business After Hours event at Licata’s Chiropractic and Wellness Center in Batavia on Thursday afternoon. The business recently moved to their new location after purchasing the property at 542 East Main street in 2020. Dr. Sandra Licata grew up …
Press release According to the CDC, 75% of the nearly 92,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2020 involved an opioid. Thankfully, opioid overdoses deaths can be prevented with the use of naloxone. Naloxone, also commonly called Narcan, is an emergency response medication used for the treatment of an opioid overdose. …
By Tim Bojarski for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — New Zealand ex-pat Demeter N made her second start at Batavia Downs a winning one after upsetting in the $14,000 Open I Handicap for pacing fillies and mares on Wednesday night (Dec. 7). Demeter N …
The Genesee County Local Drug Task Force arrested a Rochester woman, and a Batavia woman on Monday afternoon after a 6-month investigation into the possession, transportation and sale of crack cocaine in an around the City of Batavia. As a result of the investigation, a search warrant was executed on …
By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs Batavia, NY — The management of Batavia Downs announced today that post time for the final card of racing for 2022 scheduled for Saturday (Dec. 17) has been changed from 6 p.m. to 3 p.m. This was done after the week 15 game between the …