ORLEANS COUNTY/Starlink passing over Waterport/Medina

Jenn Howe was able to snap a quick picture as it passed over Medina on Friday evening Link to more information on Starlink below: Starlink – Wikipedia

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GENESEE/ORLEANS/Schumer makes stops in LeRoy and Medina talking about making semiconductors in WNY after passage of CHIPS legislation, but first some baseball trivia

US Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer stopped in at Bob Johnson Chevrolet in LeRoy on Thursday afternoon, Schumer spoke about his just-passed, bipartisan CHIPS and Science legislation that will make major investments to bring microchip manufacturing back from overseas to places like Upstate New York, helping to strengthen supply chains …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS/Health Director Paul Pettit elected to the National Association of County and City Health Official’s Board of Directors

Press release Washington, DC, August 10, 2022 — Paul Pettit, MSL, CPH, Health Director of theGenesee and Orleans County Health Departments in New York, has been newly elected tothe National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Board of Directors for a three-year term as a Director for Region 2, …

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GLOW Region/46th Arc Tournament winners announced

Press release Stafford Country Club hosted Arc GLOW’s 46th Annual Golf, Tennis & Bocce outing Monday, July 25. Thetournament is the longest running charity event at the local private course and also features tennis and bocce divisions. “There’s something for everyone,” event director Sandy Konfederath said. “To appeal to golfers …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS/GCASA’s survey of Genesee, Orleans students reveals eye-opening data on substance usage

By Mike PettinellaGCASA Publicist Did you know: — That more than two-thirds of students in Genesee and Orleans counties in grades 7, 9 and 11 who reported drinking alcoholic beverages said they got it at home – some with their parents’ permission and others without their parents’ knowledge of the …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/19 Children attend NYS Sheriff’s Summer Camp in Keuka Lake

Press release Sheriff Christopher M. Bourke and Undersheriff Jeffrey A. Gifaldi are pleased toannounce that 19 children from Orleans County attended the NYS Sheriff’s Summer Campon located on Keuka Lake. The Sheriff’s Summer Camp is held each year and has been in operation since 1986. Each County Sheriff designated a …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Henrietta man suffers serious injury in snowmobile accident in Kendall

PRESS RELEASE7/3/2022The Orleans County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a snowmobile accident in theTown of Kendall that resulted in serious injuries to a Henrietta man. On July 2, 2022 at 10:55pm, the Orleans County Sheriff’s 911 Center received a report ofa serious snowmobile accident approximately 100 yards behind a residence on …

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