BATAVIA/Police investigating a shooting on Elm street

The City of Batavia Police are investigating a shooting that occurred on Friday afternoon in the area of Elm street and East Main street. According to Police Chief Shawn Heubusch, one person suffered a gunshot wound and was transported to UMMC via Mercy ambulance. The victim’s injuries are believed to …

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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 COUNTY/Pembroke/A linear shift in the earth on Scribner road will be monitored and engineers plan to excavate the road on Monday

After a weeklong investigation, the cracks in the roadway and on the property at 445 Scribner road in Pembroke are not believed to have been caused by a sink hole. According to the Genesee County Director of Emergency Management, Tim Yaeger, geologist have classified the event as a catastrophic movement …

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GENESEE COUNTY/National Faith leaders denounce arrival of ReAwaken America Tour in Batavia

Press release BATAVIA, New York – Standing in front of a Faithful America mobile billboard calling on Christian nationalist speakers at an event headlined by disgraced General Michael Flynn to “stop twisting our faith to attack democracy,” a group of local faith leaders and national clergy will speak at a press event and …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Task Force discusses Fire & Emergency Medical Service Implementation Plan

The Genesee County Comprehensive Fire & Emergency Medical Service Implementation Plan was prepared by Municipal Resource, Inc. (MRI), who were contracted by the County of Genesee to assess the fire and EMS services within the county. The process of creating the plan started in 2020 and it was completed in July of …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Independent Living of the Genesee Region to work remotely on August 12th due to possible disruptions

Press release (BATAVIA) August 10, 2022 – – In light of the disruptions that may occur from the “ReAwaken America” Tour in Batavia, Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) will be providing programs and services remotely this Friday, August 12th. ILGR will not allow the event to interfere with its continued …

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