BATAVIA/City Fire announces winners of the 10th Annual Fire Prevention Coloring Contest

The City of Batavia Fire Department is proud to announce the winners of our 10th Annual Fire Prevention Coloring Contest. With over 400 entries from Batavia Schools, this contest was very difficult to judge. Congratulations to the following winners: Grade K-1: First Place- Isabelle Herdlein- 1st Grade Jackson Elementary, Miss …

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BATAVIA/Celebrity Chef Anne Burrell to host cooking demonstration at Batavia Downs

Press release BATAVIA – Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel has announced that Celebrity Chef Anne Burrell will be hosting “An Afternoon with Anne Burrell” at Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel in the Park Place Events Center on Sunday, November 24th at 3pm. Attendees will see Chef Anne prepare an entrée, side and …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia/Court Street entrance to County Building One closed for maintenance on October 30th

Press release BATAVIA, NY — The Court Street entrance to County Building One, which provides access to multiplecounty departments, including the Genesee County Department of Motor Vehicles, will be closed to allpedestrian traffic, including employees and deliveries, on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, due toscheduled maintenance. This closure is necessary to …

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BATAVIA/Opening on Friday at Main St. 56 Theater-Pygmalion-A five-act play exploring social classes, identity and the purpose of language

Directed by: E. Jane Burk 7:30PMFriday, October 25 and Saturday, October 262:00PMSunday, October 27 Pygmalion is a five-act play that explores themes of social classes, identity, the purpose of (and the sometimes unexpected response to)… language. The play is about a phonetics professor, Henry Higgins, who has made a bet …

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