WYOMING COUNTY/Town of Java/Barn fire causes $300,000 in damages

A neighbor discovered a barn fire a little after 4:00a.m. on Thursday morning and called 9-1-1 in the Town of Java. Four fire companies, Strykersville, Arcade, North Java and Sheldon, all responded to the scene at 5834 Rt. 98 to find a 48′ by 50′ barn that was totally involved. …

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BATAVIA/Mercy Flight EMS officially moves into their new hub on Call Parkway

Mercy Flight EMS in the Genesee County region held a ribbon cutting at their brand-new Batavia facility on Call Parkway on Monday afternoon.. The ambulance hub is nearly 12,000 square feet and provides necessary storage and space for Mercy Flight EMS’s  lifesaving mission. They broke ground to the centralized emergency …

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BATAVIA/Notre Dame High School/ Celebration of Gifts and Talents

Class of 2018 Top Ten Students #10 Kelsey Hilburger #9 Jordyn Johnson #8 Ethan Hutchins #7 Hayden Chamberlain #6 Zachary Akin #5 Bronson Palmer #4 Mingxuan(Margaret) Nie #3 Edward Skalny # 2 Nico Zambito #1 Moira Werner ————————————————————————————————————————————————————- Class of 2018 Valedictorian/Moira Werner   PERFECT ATTENDANCE (Pictured- Left to right, …

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GENESEE COUNTY/9-1-1 Operations Board decides not to use outside vendor to update fire and police protocol for dispatchers

In a 45 minute presentation to the Genesee County Enhanced 9-1-1 Operations Board,  Director of Emergency Communications, Steve Sharpe laid out the plan that APCO International recommended in upgrading fire and police protocol for dispatchers on Thursday morning. APCO International is an organization of public safety communications professionals that supports …

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GENESEE COUNTY/State Police investigation reveals the suspect was removed from the Log Cabin prior to the shooting in April

Genesee County DA Larry Friedman and First Assistant DA Melissa Cianfrini held a press conference on Thursday afternoon to discuss the officer involved shooting death of Keith Kent that occurred on April 11, 2018 at the Indian Falls Log Cabin Restaurant on Gilmore road. At approximately 10:58 P.M., the Genesee …

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