BATAVIA/City issues guidance about facilities cleaning and additional services during flu season and coronavirus

For the most updated information on the Coronavirus please visit the Genesee County Department of Health website: https://www.co.genesee.ny.us/ Press release The City of Batavia is taking all reasonable precautions to keep City employees and residents safe from contracting and spreading the flu and coronavirus. The City will continue to clean …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Ayala sanctioned for missing appointments, spending the weekend in jail

Malik Ayala, 27, was sanctioned by Judge Charles Zambito on Friday afternoon after he missed several appointments with Horizon since October. Ayala was accepted into a Judicial Diversion Program that could last seven months or more after a County court appearance last month. While in the seven month program, he …

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WNY/Hawley to join Assemblyman Ashby in calling for restoration of veterans program cuts

Press release Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he will join Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton), local veterans and members of the Assembly Minority Conference tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Cottreall-Warner Post 942, 818 Ridge Rd., in Webster, NY, for the first of several …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Batavia man charged after being found unresponsive and parked in the roadway

Christopher M. Sims, 31, of Manhattan Ave., Batavia, is charged with felony DWI(previous conviction within 10 years), parked on a highway, uninspected motor vehicle and refusal to take a breath test following a traffic stop on Dublin road in the Town of Bethany on February 14, 2020 at 5:46a.m. Sims …

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STATE POLICE REPORT/Albion woman facing charges after incident with police

Lisa Fox, 48, of Albion, is charged with four counts of menacing a police/peace officer, a class D felony, criminal possession of a weapon 3rd, a felony, previous conviction, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration 2nd, after an incident at 13916 Ridge road in the Town of Gaines on February …

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BATAVIA/Moscicki named “Firefighter of the Year” at the Town of Batavia Fire Dept. banquet

Bryan Moscicki was named “Firefighter of the Year” for 2019 at the Town of Batavia Volunteer Fire Department Installation Banquet at Terry Hills on Saturday evening. Moscicki was also a Top Responder, responding to 236 calls, and had a total of 322 training hours, the most in the department. “It …

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