Elise Hoerbelt, as the daughter of music educators, likely knows a thing or two about what she calls the power of music. It’s that power the 2019 graduate of Batavia High School wants to share with and teach students about.
This is a great time of year with the weather warming up and the promise of spring and summer around the corner. Everyone is motivated to get out and do things – especially this year!
KENDALL — A photograph shows the Stangland family burial plot at Greenwood Cemetery in Kendall.
There will be no fairy tale ending to the story of the young boy who, on a whim, entered and won his school’s spelling bee , and then won a regional bee to earn a spot in the national finals.
Former Genesee County residents Kay McDonald and Bill McDonald are performing their 10th "Home to Home Concert," but tonight's show comes live from Harry and the Natives, a restaurant in Hobe Sound, Fla.
Members of the Genesee County 4-H Dairy Club recently completed a series of interviews with 4-H alumni in Genesee County.
ROCHESTER – In early May a young boy arrived at Golisano Children’s Hospital after being seen by his primary care physician for abdominal pain. The concern was that the patient was experiencing appendicitis, an inflammation of the appendix.
Nicholas Allen recently wrote a paper that combined two of his areas of interest: technology and singing.
BATAVIA — The St. Jerome Guild Inc. has announced a new initiative to honor the COVID-19 healthcare workers of the Rochester Regional Health/UMMC and the Jerome Center.
Former Genesee County residents Kay McDonald and Bill McDonald are performing their ninth "Home to Home Concert," a series of Saturday night performances presented live from their Florida living room.
Andrea Gilebarto was supposed to graduate with a degree in music education this weekend from Fredonia State College, but the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed those plans – the college has postponed its ceremony until August.
Cloth mask wear and care tips
Understanding herd immunity
While many people continue to help flatten the curve by staying home, nurses like Cheryl and Katlyn Richardson are answering the call of duty by serving on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bored? Looking for something different to do?
Gardening season will soon be in full swing.
Six area residents earn promotions
With the closure of fabric stores and her college campus as part of New York’s shutdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, fashion student Alexis Remington found herself needing to come up with new solutions as she and her classmates prepared for Genesee Community College’s annual fashion…
Members of the Genesee County 4-H Dairy Club recently completed a series of interviews with 4-H alumni in Genesee County.
BATAVIA — One doesn’t need to leave their home to enjoy the finery of the arts.
Batavia High School senior Lydia Geiger offers an escape to Scotland in her performance as part of the Genesee-Wyoming Music Educators Association’s series of virtual concerts.
The New York State Association of Counties is encouraging you to call someone today.
Former Genesee County residents Kay McDonald and Bill McDonald are performing their eighth "Home to Home Concert," a series of Saturday night performances presented live from their Florida living room.
May is such a wonderful month with the many beautiful and interesting birds returning and migrating through – along with the fascinating rejuvenation of so many trees, shrubs and flowers.
Telemedicine offers alternative to office visit in the age of COVID-19
ALBION — A photograph, taken circa 1920, shows the billiard parlor in the Orleans House located on the southwest corner of Platt and East Bank streets in Albion.
Former Genesee County residents Kay McDonald and Bill McDonald are performing their seventh "Home to Home Concert," a series of Saturday night performances presented live from their Florida living room.
Fashion program students at Genesee Community College have launched the special “Ebullition” website for its 39th annual Fashion Show tonight.
BATAVIA — Last fall, when the fashion students at Genesee Community College selected “Ebullition” as the theme of the annual Fashion Show, they had no idea how appropriate the term would become.
PERRY — New York may still be on lockdown, but it’s possible to see moments of nature in the Art Council of Wyoming County’s newest exhibit.
The Genesee-Wyoming Music Educators Association is celebrating the talent of high school musicians and recent alumni in a series of social media performances.
BATAVIA — Veterans watching from the VA Western New York Healthcare System’s Spruce Lodge had the chance to clap and sing along Tuesday afternoon as two performers entertained them with a virtual concert.
We are living in historic times with the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s something that the Association of Public Historians of New York State is urging its members to document.
BATAVIA — Earlier this semester, officials at Genesee Community College were notified by the State University of New York that two of its students will receive the 2020 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence and Leadership.
GENESEO — Have you ever thought about trying bird watching, kitchen scrap gardening, or making a calm jar with your family? Those interested can learn those fun activities and more by visiting the FLX 4-H Learning Launchpad, an online learning platform.
BATAVIA — Led by two “snowbird” diesel locomotives, a Lehigh Valley freight train passes by a farm west of the city circa 1971.
Attica resident earns scholarship
Three area residents earn promotions
BATAVIA — The Batavia Concert Band hasn’t cancelled it’s season yet.
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As New York, California and other states begin to see their numbers of new COVID-19 cases level off or even slip, it might appear as if we’re nearing the end of the pandemic.
Former Genesee County residents Kay McDonald and Bill McDonald are performing their sixth "Home to Home Concert," a series of Saturday night performances presented live from their Florida living room.
GENESEO – As the number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus increase, so to will some people’s stress levels, according to mental health experts who say there are two classifications of people that will likely be affected.
BATAVIA – Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel announced today that due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the first two “Rockin the Downs” concerts scheduled for this June have been rescheduled to late August.
GENESEO – Foodlink, a regional food bank serving a 10-county region that includes Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming counties, will host several food distribution events in the GLOW as part of an ongoing response to the COVID-19 crisis.
PERRY — During the COVID-19 pandemic, some food pantries are experiencing great demand. To help out, Perry Rotary donated funds to the Castile, Silver Springs and Warsaw food pantries.
There’s a lot of interest in growing vegetables this year, but not everyone has a big backyard for a vegetable garden.
This cold April is a long dragged out not-so-funny April Fool’s joke.
I have a question for parents like us stuck at home with little ones while school is out. Does it make us bad parents that we are giving them extra screen time lately?
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Former Genesee County residents Kay McDonald and Bill McDonald are warming up for their fifth "Home to Home Concert," a series of Saturday night performances presented live from their Florida living room.