WYOMING COUNTY/Perry man severely burned in Sunday night house fire

Five fire companies responded to a two alarm blaze at 45 Gardeau in the Village of Perry, for the reported house fire late on Sunday evening. When fire crews arrived on scene about 11:25p.m., along with Perry Police, they found the home fully involved. The homeowner was able to get …

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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 …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Designer discount clothing store cuts the ribbon at their new store in Batavia

Label $hopper in the BJ’s Plaza on Lewiston road opened about three weeks ago, and today they held their official ribbon cutting ceremony with the help of the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce. The store offers designer brands at low prices. Label $hopper, a New York based retail clothing store, …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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