Batavia News

BATAVIA, N.Y. United States Representative Kathy Hochul visited the staging area of the Bergen Memorial Day Parade and met with local officials and parade participants before marching in the parade Monday.

Max Biaggi competes during the FIM Superbike World Championship Superpole races at Miller Motor Sports Park in Tooele Sunday, May 27, 2012.

Justin Rooney, a deputy supervisor in the Town of Newstead, announced Saturday that he will challenge incumbent Michael Ranzenhofer in the new 61st Senate District.

Stories about Susan Hittle's grandmother feeding neighbors in a small West Virginia town during the Depression inspired her to volunteer at Meals on Wheels, where she discovered her own passion for the work and a talent for organizing eclectic bus tours.

About a dozen volunteers associated with the Business Improvement District hit the streets of Batavia today to plant flowers in a series of terracotta planters placed at strategic locations.

A Batavia business who's owner previously said he was no longer selling products that had recently been banned by the state appears to have kept right selling the product, which he refers to potpourri, but is also commonly known as synthetic marijuana.

Ian J. Blake, 25, of Swan Street was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony, two counts of unlicensed growing of cannabis, a misdemeanor, and two counts of unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation, according to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office.

Steven Carnell McKnight , 18, of 14th Street, Buffalo, is charged with burglary, 2nd.

BATAVIA, N.Y. - They gave their lives while protecting their community. Now their colleagues are making sure fallen state troopers receive the honor they deserve.

Really, without a plan, I found myself in Elba late this afternoon, and then my drive back to Batavia took a few twists and turns.

Before PT109, there was the Civil War and a young man born in England, moved to Iowa, who joined the Union's cause.

Bill Ruffino, owner of Bill's Auto on Evans Street in Batavia did a little giving back today.

BATAVIA, NY - A Genesee County nurse, convicted of bilking her employer, a hospice agency, out of more than $14,000, has been sentenced to four months in jail, five years probation.

A 48-year-old Batavia woman was injured in a motor vehicle accident at 8:15 a.m., Monday, in the Town of Middlebury after another driver allegedly failed to stop for stop sign.

We're a bit tardy in publishing this, but last week the Landmark Society of Genesee County gave out its annual awards in drawing contest, which is open to fourth graders from throughout the county.

The Town of Batavia Republican Committee is accepting nominations for the annual "Community Citizen Award" that will be awarded at the Town Picnic which will be held the Town of Batavia Kiwanis Park on Friday, June 22.

Genesee Community College will raise tuition by $75 per semester with the 2012-2013 academic year under the college's budget plan approved last Monday evening by the board of trustees.

Law enforcement and medics are responding to a call of a 16-year-old male roadside in a vehicle at 5109 Ellicott St.

Genesee ARC's Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony was held Friday night at the Clarion Hotel, Batavia.

Jonathan E. Garcia , 19, of 101 State St., upr, Batavia, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful imprisonment, and Sandra L. Fry , 41, of 101 State St., upr, Batavia, is charged with criminal nuisance 2nd.