{"id":70687,"date":"2025-12-06T22:59:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T03:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=70687"},"modified":"2025-12-06T22:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T03:59:43","slug":"batavia-photos-christmas-in-the-city-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/batavia-photos-christmas-in-the-city-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Photos\/Christmas in the City 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>By Mike Pettinella<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-attachment-id=\"70688\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/batavia-photos-christmas-in-the-city-2025\/thumbnail_20251206_161950\/\" 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