GENESEE COUNTY/Six year old girl in Corfu helps raise funds for her cousin in Louisiana who has been diagnosed with a rare blood disorder that has no cure
Six year old Ainsley Strang has raised $1,007 for her cousin Jaide Alexyn, 22, of Louisiana, who was diagnosed with a rare blood disease at the end of January 2021. Jaide, a 2016 graduate of Pembroke High School and UB graduate, was diagnosed with TTP, (Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura) a blood disorder …
GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Batavia man charged in Bergen accident
Reginald C. Sampson, 55, of Ellicott St., Batavia, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08% or more, aggravated unlicensed operation 3rd and moving from a lane unsafely, after a motor vehicle accident at 7268 Rt. 33 in Bergen on March 5, 2021 at 5:00a.m. Sampson allegedly exited …
GENESEE COUNTY/Designer discount clothing store cuts the ribbon at their new store in Batavia
GENESEE COUNTY/GCEDC Board accepts application for Green Energy Technology Facility at STAMP, applications also accepted for several solar projects
Board approves incentives for LandPro Equipment LLC’s proposed $9.2 million Batavia facility Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors accepted an initial application for incentives from Plug Power Inc. for a proposed $232.7 million green energy technology facility at Western New York …
GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/16 new positive cases reported/business exposure in LeRoy
o Data Update –3/5/21o Genesee County received 12 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 4331 positive cases. The new positive cases reside in the: Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield) East Region (Bergen, Byron, LeRoy, Pavilion, Stafford) The individuals are in their 0-19’s, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, …
BATAVIA/Waterline repairs scheduled for Monday on River street
Press release The City Water Department is planning to make repairs to a water line in the area of 53 River Street on Monday March 8th. Repairs will begin at 8:00 AM and should be completed by 3:00PM. The water may have to be shut off from #73 River to …
GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./Breakdown of the registrations for the NYS-run temporary Mass Vaccination Clinic currently in operation at GCC
Press release The New York State-run temporary mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic scheduled for Friday through Tuesday at Genesee Community College (GCC) in Batavia opened for appointments on Thursday, March 4th at 7:59 and within 90 minutes all were accounted for. We encourage those who are still seeking vaccination to periodically …
WYOMING COUNTY/House fire in Castile causes $50,000 in damages
6 fire companies responded to a house fire at 11 Chapel street in the Village of Castile late Thursday afternoon. The home is owned by Crist Harmon and suffered $50,000 in damages in the blaze. There was no one home at the time of the fire and no one was …
WYOMING COUNTY/Several cats perish in barn fire in Arcade
Several cats perished in barn fire at 6427 North Woods road in the Town of Arcade late Thursday morning. 12 fire companies rushed to the scene about 11:34a.m., but the barn was fully involved upon arrival. The barn was a total loss. Nearby structures were saved from any damage. No …