Batavia News

When the word got out in 1998, it seemed like something out of a movie. Roxanne Marshall, a retired Brighton school librarian, had left $7 million to the Rochester Area Community Foundation, the single largest gift received by the foundation.

These storm drain markers are small, colorful metal signs that are attached to the sidewalk above the storm drain.

Committee members who helped organize creation of the inclusive playground at Kiwanis Park in the Town of Batavia gathered with friends and supporters this evening for an official ribbon cutting to celebration the opening of the new playground.

A Batavia man accused of using a tooth brush to sexually assault a fellow jail inmate late last year entered a guilty plea in County Court today to counts of sexual abuse 1st.

The house was ramshackle. There were broken doors and windows that wouldn't close, but the land was good.

BRING YOUR FEET DOWNTOWN AND MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES! The Batavia Business Improvement District announces the opening of the Downtown Batavia Public Market on Thursday, June 20 and runs through Sept.

Green Flash and 3HB will provide three beers for tasting and voting. For more, call 292-9940 or lovincup.com.

Four young men are being held on $10,000 bail after police say they stole smartphones and tablets from an AT&T store in Batavia.

Town of Batavia firefighters took a break from their extrication training Monday night to show off the Harley-Davidson Fatboy that one lucky raffle ticket buyer could win July 27. Tickets are $20 and are available for purchase at the fire hall on Lewiston Road or from a Town of Batavia volunteer.

Maybe there's varying definitions. One thing is for sure: Willis saved one person's life on Saturday morning when he rescued a man who fell into Tonawanda Creek in Batavia.

The Kiwanis Park Inclusive Playground, located on Route 5 in the Town of Batavia, will officially be open to the public following a ribbon cutting ceremony to be held on June 18th at the park at 6:30 The Inclusive playground, which was build for individuals of all physical abilities, was constructed nearly entirely by private donations as a joint ... (more)

John E. Vauss , 51, of Kohlman Street, Rochester, is charged with public lewdness, criminal possession of a weapon 4th, unlawful possession of marijuana and no/improper child restraint for a child four years old or less.

Authorities say an unidentified good Samaritan plunged into a creek in western New York to assist a man spotted floating in the water.

A man is recovering after being rescued from Tonawanda Creek in Batavia Saturday morning.

After an interview process conducted by the Genesee County Democratic Committee three candidates were endorsed for the Genesee County Legislature.

A person was rescued from the Tonawanda Creek at 9:30 a.m. in the area of 63 Walnut St., Batavia.

Three large areas of upstate New York are now out of the running for commercial casino development after Gov. Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with the Seneca Nation of Indians to resolve a four-year-old dispute with the state.

After more than seven decades of marriage, Stephen and Rose Marchese of Burbank have a pretty simple secret to staying in love.

You can't brew beer without malt, which is something Ted Hawley thinks legislators forgot about when they passed a farm brewing bill last year that will eventually require ales and lagers labeled "New York Beer" to contain 90 percent locally grown ingredients.

A mask-wearing man carrying a sawed-off shot gun robbed Pandora's Box Novelty Store as a clerk was preparing to close the store last night, according to the Sheriff's Office.