BATAVIA/ Fed up with the isolated living conditions inside nursing homes, families protest keeping residents in lockdown

Friends and family members concerned about lack of visitation with their family members inside nursing homes held a protest in front of Batavia City Hall on Saturday morning. Over a dozen people held signs pleading with the powers that be to allow them to visit loved ones locked down in …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/No new positive cases in either county today

New Cases – As of 2:00 p.m.o Genesee County received 0 new positive cases of COVID-19 maintaining a total of 289 positive cases. 3 of the previous positive individuals have recovered and have beenreleased from mandatory isolation. 12 new individuals are on precautionary quarantine due to travel fromrestricted states. o …

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BATAVIA/City of Batavia Police Collaboration Advisory Stakeholder Group meetings planned, members announced

Press release On June 12, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Executive Order #203, titled “New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative”. This Executive Order mandates every police agency in New York State to engage with stakeholders in their communities to review current policepolicies and procedures and then develop a …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Batavia man charged after investigation into possession of stolen property from stores

Joseph W. Freeman, 36, of East Main St., Batavia, is charged with two counts of criminal possession of stolen property 5th and falsifying business records after an investigation on September 10, 2020 at 1:00p.m. on 4140 Veteran’s Memorial drive. Freeman was allegedly in possession of property that had been stolen …

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WYOMING COUNTY/COVID-19 Report/No new positive cases since August 31st

PRESS RELEASE September 10, 2020 @ 2:00 p.m.Wyoming County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair, Rebecca Ryan, reports, as of earlier today, Thursday, September 10th , the Wyoming County Health Department reports one hundred twenty (120) lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 among Wyoming County residents. This is unchanged from the last …

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