GENESEE COUNTY/Local businesses awarded $875,000 through Genesee Cares Business Recovery Fund Program

Genesee CARES grant awards ranging from $15,000 – $75,000 approved for 22 local businesses across county Press release BATAVIA, NY – Genesee County has awarded 22 local businesses $875,000 through the Genesee CARES Business Recovery Fund. For-profit businesses with 25 or less employees who experienced adverse economic impacts due to …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Ten firefighters representing 5 fire companies complete instructional course

The NYS Principles of Instructions course is an introductory course for individuals who will be conducting training at the fire company level. This 15-hour course was recently offered at the Genesee County Fire Training Center and is designed for fire service training officers and company officers. Participants reviewed the qualities …

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GENESEE COUNTY/First responders fulfill their annual refresher training requirement

Press release The Hazardous Materials First Responder Operation Annual Refresher is a 4-hour class, which satisfies the annual refresher training required by OSHA for hazardous materials. NYS Fire Instructors ae conducted these 4-hour refresher classes in locations around the county, the most recent of which was held in the West …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Town of Batavia/Special Town Board Meeting/April 6, 2022

TOWN OF BATAVIASPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETINGAPRIL 6, 20225:00 P.M.A. Calling the Meeting to Order: Pledge to the Flag Roll CallB. Resolutions: Resolution Authorizing Second Amended Shared Services Agreement- Batavia CitySchool District Resolution for Authorization for Representative to Sign Documents, Authorization andAppropriation of Local Match for NY Environmental Facilities Corporation, CWSRF …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Sex offender jailed after allegedly failing to register email accounts

John A. Sprague, 43, of Oakfield, is charged with sex offender failure to register/prior offense- a class D felony, after a complaint by the Genesee County Probation Department. Sprague allegedly failed to register email accounts with the NYS Sex Offender Registry. Sprague was convicted of forcible touching in June of …

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WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Ontario man found with over $30,000 in pocket, Cheektowaga company pleads guilty to attempted money laundering

The investigation into an August 19, 2021, traffic stop on Route 20A in the Town of Warsaw has led to the forfeiture of $30,671.00 in United States currency. On August 19, 2021, Harjeet S. Ghotra, age 60, of Niagara Falls, Ontario, was stopped by Wyoming County Sheriff’s Deputies for traffic …

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WNY/NYS Police will hold a recruitment event on Saturday at the Walden Galleria Mall

PRESS RELEASE On Saturday, April 9, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. the New York State Police will be hosting an event at the Recruitment Center in the Walden Galleria Mall.  The deadline to register for the NYSP Exam is April 10, 2022.  Troopers will be available to talk about the ongoing NYSP entrance exam including, Trooper Dominic …

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