ORLEANS COUNTY/Millville sign to be restored

Daniel Patrick Hurley was looking to restore the Millville historical marker sign at Rt. 31A near West County House road in Millville. After some brief searching, his prayers were answered. Hurley found Melissa lerlan, a local historian and code enforcement officer with the Town of Clarendon. lerlan has been restoring …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS COUNTIES/Radon and Lung Cancer Awareness

Press release November is designated as Lung Cancer Awareness month, a global effort to reduce stigma for a disease that affects both smokers and non‐smokers and takes more lives annually than breast, prostate, colon and pancreatic cancers – combined. Smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer, but lung …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Sheriff’s Office looking for assistance in identifying a person of interest after string of overnight larcenies from cars in Gaines and Carlton

The Orleans County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a string of larcenies from vehicles that occurredovernight from October 28th to the morning of October 29th across the towns of Gaines andCarlton. Residents are urged to double check their vehicles and make sure they are locked during overnighthours, report any attempted larcenies, …

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Genesee-Orleans-Wyoming (GOW)Trauma & Resiliency Conference scheduled at Batavia Downs

The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) recently received a grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) to learn more about the intersection of trauma, suicide, overdose, and health. This conference will help understand how these issues influence our communities and help us …

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GENESEE-ORLEANS COUNTY/National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Press release October 23-29, 2022 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW), which is a call to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and government to increase lead poisoning prevention awareness in an effort to reduce childhood exposure to lead. About 3.3 million American households, including 2.1 million low-income households that …

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GOW Region/Deadly fentanyl has law enforcement, local health professionals on high alert

By Mike PettinellaGCASA Publicist Those on the front lines in the battle against the opioid epidemic are unified in their message: Fentanyl is wreaking havoc across the United States, including right here in Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties. “We’re seeing the human toll that fentanyl is having on our communities,” …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS/Health Department celebrates 10 year cross-jurisdictional shared services relationship

Press release The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) are celebrating 10 years of working collaboratively through their cross-jurisdictional shared services arrangement. This initiative was the first of its kind in New York State and is at the forefront of providing best practices for local governments looking to …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Mercy Flight EMS to step in for COVA to continue to offer a nonprofit, community-based ambulance service

Press release At this time, COVA would like to publicly thank all of its supporters and every single person that has made a donation to our agency. It has been an honor to provide ambulance service to this amazing community. The outpouring of support that we have received through the …

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