WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/April 29, 2024

Two arrests were made Saturday morning following separate traffic stops on Route 20A inthe Town of Warsaw. Vinayak A. Graves, 20, of Batavia, NY, and formerly of Overland Park, Kansas, was the passenger in a vehicle that was stopped on Route 20A. Graves was found to have a felony warrant …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Genesee Valley Wind Ensemble celebrates 10 years, performing local composer’s piece “Dark Ride”

Video clip Conductor Phillip J. Briatico, along with the Genesee Valley Wind Ensemble, celebrated their 10th Anniversary on Saturday. The group performed local composer, Laurence Tallman’s “Dark Ride” at Elba Central School’s Auditorium at their Spring Concert. (Snippet of the performance above) In commemoration or the Genesee Valley Wind Ensemble’s …

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BATAVIA/Historian Michael Eula talks about his latest book release “Historic Chronicles of Genesee County”

Michael J. Eula is the Genesee County, New York Historian and a Professor Emeritus of History at El Camino College. He is the author of more than thirty articles and books in American and European history, including Between Peasant and Urban Villager: Italian-Americans of New Jersey and New York , …

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BATAVIA/State St. and Washington Ave. Businesses create petition to restore parking and accessibility

File photo/April 22, 2024 State St. and Washington Ave. Businesses are distributing a petition to residents to restore parking and accessibility. The group says it will forward the petition to City Council and any pertinent City employees involved in the project. The group reached out to a council member about …

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