Labor Daze Parade-September 2, 2024 In its 40th Year, the Oakfield Betterment Committee Labor Daze Food and Music Festival will wrap up on Monday evening with the Songbirds, a Fleetwood Mac tribute band and Raffle Drawings at 7:00p.m.
By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs (Photo courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — A pair of $10,000 conditioned trots topped the card at Batavia Downs on Friday (Aug. 30) night and both winners were heavily backed at the windows. In the first split, Keeper Of Secrets (Kyle Cummings) …
Batavia High School Joins Elite Group of 226 Schools Statewidein Achieving Excellence Status Press release Batavia, NY – The Batavia City School District proudly announces that Batavia High School has been named a School of Excellence for the 2023-2024 academic year by the New York State Public High School Athletic …
BATAVIA, NY – Genesee County officials, in coordination with local and state agencies, are prioritizingthe safety and security of all attendees at the forthcoming Wings Over Batavia Air Show. This event isscheduled to occur at the Genesee County Airport on Saturday, August 31, and Sunday, September 1,from 5:00 p.m. to …
By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs (Photo courtesy of Fred Brown) Batavia, NY — The last New York Sire Stake stop of 2024 at Batavia Downs will be on Wednesday (Aug. 28) evening when five 2-year-old trotting fillies will compete in one division for $102,500 in purse money. That division’s …
The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jospeh Leroy Jones, 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, following a traffic stop in the hamlet of Varysburg for aggravated unlicensed operation. Deputies on patrol observed a vehicle allegedly speeding well above the posted speed limit and conducted a traffic stop. During the traffic stop, it …
Left to right-Henry Wojtaszek/ Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO, Ray Melens, Lead Mentor for the Monroe County Veterans Court, Dennis Bassett/OTB Board Chair, Sean Schiano/Vice President of Operations/Batavia Downs Gaming Press release BATAVIA – Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO presented representatives from the Monroe County Veterans Treatment Court …
By Tim Bojarski for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery) Batavia, NY — The Last Martini served up the first career loss to Cowgirl Hanover after she went gate to wire in the lone $102,500 division of the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday …
Press release/Sheriff’s Office photo K9 Otto has served the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office for 8 years and is scheduled to retire soon. Otto was born in Holland on July 26, 2014, and was imported through Upstate K9 in October 2016 where he was then paired with Deputy Jeff Cole. Throughout …
By Mike PettinellaGenesee County Spartans The Genesee County Spartans’ season came to a disappointing end on Saturday night with a 28-3 loss to the undefeated Lockport Wildcats in the Northeastern Football Alliance Western Conference semifinals at Lockport’s Outwater Memorial Park. Genesee County’s offense was unable to put anything together against …