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Pavilion elementary students getting first taste of musical theater with Peter Pan
More than 50 fourth and fifth graders at Pavilion Central School are getting their first exposure to musical theater with a production of Peter Pan Jr., and show director Rebecca Marczyk said the students have been doing a great job getting ready for Thursday's debut.Tryouts were in January, with much of the preparation and rehearsal until recently in classrooms."I find they have improved a lot from where we first started," Marczyk said. "I've seen them grow a lot. They've never been on stage before. And we've only been on the stage here for a month."
Photos: Volunteers gather at Lyons Park on Saturday to build new softball league equipment shed
Volunteers from Habitat for Humanity loaned their construction expertise to the Batavia Girls Fast Pitch Softball League on Saturday at Lyons Park on Edwards Street to build a new equipment shed for the Stingers.The league supplied the building material and the Batavia Business and Professional Women's Club provided
Mercy Flight looks to rebuild air, happy with ground response numbers
Fiscal year 2023 was one of “rebuilding” due to the loss of helicopters and the tragic death of a pilot in April 2022. However, the number of ground ambulance activity hit a high, Mercy Flight Executive Vice President Scott Wooton says.
Batavia out swings Canandaigua in opening innings to win 20-5
The Batavia Blue Devils hammered Canandaigua on Friday, pounding out 20 runs in the first four innings, securing a 20-5 win.Jakob Hutchins tossed evening innings, giving up seven hits, walking two and recording nine Ks. Offensively: Cole Grazioplene, 4-5, 4 runs, 2 stolen bases, 3 RBIsDane
Blue Devils prevail in 'Strikeout Cancer' game against Greece
Wearing pink uniform T-shirts, the Batavia Blue Devils "Struck Out" on Friday to raise $1,900 for Genesee Cancer Assistance.The softball team also beat Greece 8-2.Giana Mruczek had Greece's hitters striking out plenty of times, recording nine whiffs and giving up only four hits.Offensively:Hannah Carney, 2-3
Genesee Chorale's spring concert captures experiece of the eclipse
Music Director Ric Jones promises no clouds will obscure the beauty of Genesee Chorale's spring program -- Eclipse.The 12-song concert takes its theme from the recent total solar eclipse that passed over the United States, including Western New York, opening with "Measure Me, Sky." Other titles in the
New location for farmers market up and running with assorted offerings downtown
Warm weather, sunny skies and new faces made for a good beginning of a new location of Genesee Country Farmers Market, Manager Rebecca Grela says.Grela was working the market at its new site in the lot at School and Jackson streets in downtown Batavia Friday.“And it's a
Richmond library budget approved, Roach and Oltramari new trustees
John Roach’s question of what to do with newly found free time was answered Thursday after he was one of two candidates voted in for Richmond Memorial Library’s Board of Trustees.“I’m a big supporter of the library,” he said.
Proposed consolidation of IDAs would take away local control, county legislators say
A state bill in the early phases of the Senate and Assembly committees that would lump Genesee County’s industrial development agency into a Finger Lakes regional agency of nine counties would not serve the best interests of this county’s residents and economic initiatives, Legislator Marianne Clattenburg says.
Space to grow, better parking, among advantages for new Smith's Great Outdoors location
A better spot with more room was a strong incentive to change locations, said Ray Smith, owner of Smith's Great Outdoors, which sells most things any dedicated hunter or fisherman might need.For the past few years, Smith's has been located at Lewiston Road and Veterans Memorial Drive, near Applebees.
Famed musical Evita comes to 56 Main stage this weekend
The Batavia Players production of “Evita,” hitting the 56 Main Theater stage this weekend, is high energy, said director Pat Burk.There is nonstop singing and frequent dancing, and the main character, Kristen Gelia's Eva Peron, has 15 costume changes."Evita is very tough because she's rarely offstage," Burk said. If she's offstage, it's for 30 seconds. She literally sings over half the score, so it's a very difficult role. You need a strong voice, strong acting skills, and the ability to be very quick, manipulate, and move quickly."
Buffalo-native with more than two decades manufacturing experience named new Chapin CEO
Buffalo-Native Timothy Onello has been named president and CEO of Chapin International, taking over from Jim Campbell, who is retiring.Onello is taking over a company that now has production facilities in the U.S. and overseas but was founded in Oakfield 140 years ago.The firm is celebrating its
Notre Dame tops Holley in softball at GCC, 12-8.
Press release:Notre Dame pulled out the close victory over Holley at home on Wednesday at GCC. With the score tied at 8 in the bottom of the sixth, the Lady Irish scored 4 runs to provide a little cushion and ace pitcher Loretta Sorochty entered the game and
Alexander beats Pembroke 9-2 to win fourth straight
Press release:Melissa Sawyer went 3-for-3 with a double, three runs scored and a stolen base to lead Alexander at the plate as they beat Pembroke 9-2 Wednesday evening. Faith Goodenbury went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base. Madison Boyce went 2-for-4 with a
Batavia Iron and Metal remediation produces more than expected, now complete
A revised remedial plan was issued for work completed at the Batavia Iron Metal facility in Batavia due to the amount of PCBs and other contaminants, and wetlands discovered at the Bank Street site, Project Manager Lisa Gorton says.The state Department of Environmental Conservation issued the revision Wednesday now that all work has been completed for the project at the defunct metals processing plant next to Dwyer Stadium.
Genesee County Fair continues to grow, add events, see success, Ag Society says
While larger city fairs are struggling and even shutting down due to poor attendance, the one on Route 5 in Genesee County only gets better with an expanded schedule, Agricultural Society Treasurer Norm Pimm says.“There’s very few that grow in attendance, and a lot that are hurting. Probably about four years ago, we went from a five-day fair to a seven-day period and then to an eight-day fair. And really, we’re almost a nine-day fair because now we’re starting the Friday night with the draft horses, because we just tried it, we can’t fit everything in the schedule we have, which is a great problem to have,” Pimm said during his annual report to legislators this week.
YWCA honors women making a difference at Women of Inspiration award ceremony
You just never know when you’re going to make a difference in someone’s life, Sandy Wojtaszczyk says.“We don’t always know what difference we make; no matter where you volunteer or what you do in your job, we never know. You never know what impact you have on anybody,”
Downtown business group responds to city parking plan
Sharon Kubiniec, a downtown property owner and spokesperson for a group of businesses affected by construction staging of the new City of Batavia police facility, said Tuesday that a two-phase plan to alleviate a lack of handicap parking is “a step into the right direction.”City Manager Rachael Tabelski sent
City issues two-phase parking plan for new police station construction staging area
Batavia city management sent out a new parking plan Tuesday for the downtown police station staging area in the parking lot at Alva Place and Bank Street. A dozen business owners have been without parking adjacent to their offices on the south side alongside the parking lot for
Steve Hyde's retirement plans? Step out of the limelight, help with a new grandchild
At only 61, Steve Hyde isn't planning a second career after his final days with the Genesee County Economic Development Center; he's planning to try out an actual retirement -- for awhile, at least."My kind of core values in retirement, I think are, I want to spend more time with my family, do a little traveling," Hyde said in an exclusive interview with The Batavian on Monday. "I'll try to be around to help out, but it's time to step away from the limelight and the leadership role a little bit."Hyde has led the EDC for 21 years, overseeing the construction of eight shovel-ready industrial parks, including WNY STAMP, the Genesee Valley Agribusiness Park, Apple Tree Acres, Buffalo East Tech Park, and Gateway I & II corporate parks, among them. During that time, GCEDC has assisted more than 500 projects, from building expansions to whole new factories, worth a combined $2 billion-plus of investments leading to the creation of thousands of new jobs and increased tax revenue for municipalities and school districts.
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