Amirose E. Hume, 35, of West Main Street, Le Roy, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08 or greater, and moved from lane unsafely. Hume was charged by Deputy Ryan Mullen following a one-vehicle accident at 1:12 a.m. on April 18 on Roanoke Road, Pavilion. Hume was transported to the jail for processing and released.

In the days, weeks and months after the COVID pandemic protocols settled down and kids were able to return to school after all of that isolation, an odd phenomenon occurred, and many struggled with the desire to return.For Batavia resident and Flower City School teacher Zach Arenz, he was able to spark student interest through the magic of music.“I just think at the core of teaching, it's so important for kids to feel connected. And in a world where I think we're increasingly disconnected from one another, it's important to grow those relationships at the school, with their teachers, and...

At Monday's board of education meeting, the Pembroke Central School District board approved a $27,289,194 spending plan for the district.Pembroke Superintendent Matthew Calderon said the state provided the district with no increase in foundation aid.He said the tax levy will stay within the tax cap limit, with an

Elba picked up its fourth win in the team's fifth game of the softball season on Monday, beating Kendall 9-4.Brea Smith picked up the win. She K'd five hitters and walked only one.Maddie Thompson was 2-3 with an RBI.  Lydia Ross scored twice and drove in a

Due to scheduling conflicts among musicians, the Genesee Symphony Orchestra's final concert of the season has been rescheduled for the 2024-25 season.Season ticket and Flex ticket holders can use their current tickets for the rescheduled concert. The original date of the concert was May 5, and it was built

A private meeting that began at the city police station Monday for a dozen downtown business owners to discuss parking concerns with city management and the architect of a new police station spilled out before City Council later during an open conference session at City Hall.

  The local press was not permitted in a meeting on Monday between business owners concerned about impacts on their shops during the construction of a new police station in Batavia, but afterward, the project manager spoke exclusively with The Batavian about what he tried to communicate during the

On Monday morning, workers moved a construction fence off the sidewalk behind a group of office buildings on Washington Avenue, Batavia, that was erected late last week in preparation for the start of construction of the new Batavia police station.Dr. Tom Mazurkiewicz said he and other businesses in the complex were upset with the placement of the fence and even just moving it off the sidewalk isn't good enough.

Today, making bread is easy. You buy a loaf of frozen bread, defrost it, and bake it. In 1996, there was a machine called the Bread Machine. You would put all the ingredients into the machine and turn it on. It would mix the ingredients, time the bread to

Terry Anderson, a journalist and a Batavia High School graduate who gained international attention after being taken hostage by an Iranian-backed terrorist group, has died in Greenwood Lake, in the Hudson Valley.He was 76 years old.Anderson was the Beirut bureau chief in 1985 for the Associated Press

A 33-year-old Lockport woman has been charged with murder by the Genesee County Sheriff's Office for allegedly causing the death of Michael Poole and then attempting to conceal Poole's body in a remote area of the town of Alabama. Kathryn A. "Kat" Henry is charged with murder in the

Carley Shepard drove in five runs on three hits to lead Alexander past Alden 16-13 on Saturday at Alden.  Shepard’s biggest hit was a bases-clearing double to the left field gap in the fourth inning. The rest of Alexander's offense was also strong, as the team landed 22 hits

Batavia Norte Dame smacked around 21 hits on Friday afternoon, leading to a 14-5 win over Lyndonville in Girls Softball.Hannah Tenney and Mia Treleaven each had four hits. Tenney had three RBIs and scored a run. Treleaven had an RBI. Sofia Falleti had a single, double and three-run

Makenzie Rich was one of more than 70 middle and high school students to attend Friday’s Rainbow Resilience Youth Conference in an effort to not only gain more information and understanding about mental health and potential suicide issues as part of the LBGTQ community but also to help others struggling with similar issues, she says.

The Genesee County Youth Board honored some of the community's most dedicated and service-oriented teenagers at the board's annual Youth Recognition Dinner on Thursday at Terry Hills.The youth were recognized for their accomplishments and their volunteer efforts in their schools and communities.The Youth Worker of the Year

At Thursday's annual meeting of the Business Improvement District at Center Street Smokehouse in Batavia, My Cut Barbershop was honored as business of the year and Sara Tenney was named the BID's volunteer of the year.My Cut is located on the first floor of the Masonic Temple building

A reader submitted this photo and said Spencer Wuest took a picture of a porcupine this past weekend while walking in the woods in Alexander.

Minor injuries are reported after a vehicle struck a building at 4814 Ellicott Street Road, Batavia.The location is Brach Machine.The vehicle is reportedly elevated on a bollard.Town of Batavia Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.UPDATE:  A 28-year-old man may have suffered a medical issue while driving

Anyone who has lived in our area for any length of time, especially along the Tonawanda Creek, knows that the waters can be unpredictable at times. We only have to look back just a few weeks for another example. There have been many instances when its flow has overreached