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New occupant to move into Valu Plaza this summer
The space left vacant by Valu Home Center for the last 20 months on the city's west side is under construction by its future occupant, Mike Conroy says.The commercial broker for the property at 4152 W. Main St., Batavia, confirmed Monday that Ashley Home Furniture plans to move
Voters say yes to school budgets, capital reserves, everything on ballots
All eight public school district budgets in Genesee County and their related propositions — from vehicle purchases and walking distances to establishing capital reserves — were approved by voters Tuesday, although that may not have signaled the same message for everyone.
Alexander Fire shows off rec hall rennovations, installs officers, presents awards at annual dinner
Alexander Volunteer Fire Department members were proud to show off their renovated rec hall on Saturday during its 2024 awards and installation dinner.With freshly painted walls, ceiling and a newly poured epoxy floor, the $50,000 renovation gives the hall a fresher, newer look.It was also a night
The walls came tumbling down at City Centre for silo replacement project
Walls came tumbling down, finally, on Monday as workers began to overhaul the silo entrances at Batavia City Centre. Work has been planned for several months, and equipment and crews arrived at the downtown site to begin the demolition process."Based on the timeline we received from the architect
27 Projects announced for Finger Lakes area
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Governor Kathy Hochul announced 27 new projects for the Finger Lakes area on Friday. These projects are split between two programs, the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and NY Forward. Out of the 27 projects, 11 were announced for the Village of Perry as a winner of a $10 million DRI award. Eight projects […]
Shifting community schools program to fit budget needs, vote on May 21
A community schools program at Batavia City School District initially promoted as a strategy to help with each child’s well-being, success and educational equality is being realigned with a reduced coordinator position that will be responsible “for the most critical elements of the program,” Superintendent Jason Smith says.The program
Standardized procedures, recruitment push among key strategies to fix fire, emergency response issues: Yaeger
The task force charged with finding ways to stabilize fire and emergency medical service in Genesee County has identified eight priority measures from a list of about 100 recommendations provided by an independent consulting firm.County EMS Coordinator Tim Yaeger (photo at right) on Thursday said the task force is meeting regularly in an effort to implement these strategies, with a focus on developing standards that all local fire departments or companies can follow and finding efficient ways to recruit potential volunteer firefighters.In July 2022, the Genesee County Comprehensive Fire & Emergency Medical Service Implementation Plan (Fire & EMS Plan) was finalized. Since that time, the task force received feedback on the recommendations from Municipal Resources, Inc. of Plymouth,
Masse touts experience, strong relationships as he begins tenure as GCEDC president/CEO
Earlier this week, the Genesee County Economic Development Center issued a press release on the promotion of Batavia resident Mark Masse from senior vice president of operations to president and chief executive officer.Masse, 51, (in file photo at right) is a lifelong Genesee County resident, growing up in Stafford, graduating from Le Roy Central School and spending some of his spare time at Adam Miller Toys & Bicycle on Center Street in Batavia – a business started by his grandfather and later owned by his mother, Joyce, and uncle, Gary Miller.An avid golfer and bowler, Masse joined the Polish Falcons leagues in both sports in 1995 and has been participating ever since. The start of his 30th year in the bowling league will be delayed a bit, however, due to a scheduled hip replacement in October.He has a daughter, Grace, and 6-month-old granddaughter, Kennedy, and a son, Jack.Masse is a certified public account who worked for Freed, Maxick & Battaglia for 15
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