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Massive DRUG Alert For All Of New York State
If you have listened to radio, watched television or payed attention to online advertisements recently, there is a good chance you have noticed a growing concern about cocaine use in New York State. We are in the second half of the year and there has been an astonishing number of...
These Streets Got Egged Last Night In Western New York
You may remember a time in your life when you thought it was funny to pull pranks on your friends by “tee-peeing the house” or “egging” their home. As you get older, you realize that these pranks aren’t as funny as you may have initially thought.
Popular Western New York Business Moves To New Location
The fresh smell of flowers and the buzz of delivery vans have moved south on Transit Road as a popular flower shop in Western New York opened its doors to its new location. Elaine's Flower Shoppe has been in business in Western New York for over 40 years and just moved to a new location.
Music at Gratwick Park- Thursdays on the Water-River Down- Van Halen Tribute- July 25, 2024- Schedule- North Tonawanda, NY
Music at Gratwick Park- Thursdays on the Water– July 25 to August 29, 2024- opens at 5pm with headliner band from 8:30-10pm at 1300 River Road, North Tonawanda. August 1- Blood, Sugar, Sex magik- Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute and Dizzy Reed of Guns and Roses. August 8- Country...
DEC announces new funding for the city of Batavia
BATAVIA, N.Y. (WROC) — Today, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation met with state and local officials to announce the newest round of funding awarded through the Climate Smart Communities Program. The event highlighted the city of Batavia for taking effective actions to adapt to climate change. “The Climate Smart Communities Program was […]
Erie County launches new 'Detect to Protect' campaign to raise awareness to opioid poisoning
In continued efforts to reduce the amount of drug overdose deaths ensuing throughout Erie County, the county’s Department of Health and County Executive Mark Poloncarz has debuted a new “Detect to Protect” awareness campaign. Read more from WBEN:
10 Jails In New York With The Most People Locked Up
Some jails in New York State have more people locked up than others. Of course, nobody wants to go to jail, but sometimes things happen. New York collects data on how many people are in the various jails across the state. New York City jail population figures have been reported...
Win, lose or draw at the fair: come and try for a win at The Batavian's eagle-drawing contest
The Batavian staff is at the fair all week, so stop by and say hello, enter our eagle-drawing contest and sign up to get all of the best Genesee County community news with The Batavian newsletter.
Cheektowaga prepares for the Polish American Arts Festival
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Western New York is prepping for the 44th annual Polish American Arts Festival happening in Cheektowaga’s Town Park. The 3-day event begins on July 26 at 5 p.m. with the grand entrance march featuring community members and organizations. The event then continues on through July 28.
Glen Avenue to close 7/25-7/28
The following road closures will be in effect from 7 a.m. Thursday, July 25, 2024 through 7 p.m. Sunday, July 28, 2024: Glen Avenue will be closed from North Cayuga to Mill Street, and Rock Street from East Spring Street to Glen Avenue. The road closures are set to accommodate...
Erie County Clerk says county's auto bureau systems are back online, but DMV walk-ins please be patient
According to Erie County Clerk Mickey Kearns, all systems of the Erie County Auto Bureau are now back online as of Sunday morning following the global tech outages commencing late Thursday night.
City receives $1.2M state grant for ice rink chiller
Some of the financial burden has been taken off of city leaders' and local taxpayers’ shoulders with the announcement of a $1.2 million state grant that will be used for the ice chiller at the McCarthy Ice Rink in Batavia.
Karaoke contest draws 28 contestants at Genesee County Fair
With 28 singers and a large audience, the Genesee County Fair Karaoke Contest, hosted by Karaoke Club NY, on Monday evening, was a big hit.The youth winners:1st Jesse Reagan2nd Hannah Beach3rd Elle Williams The adult winners:1st James Weston2nd Seth Kibler3rd Laura Guiste
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