MEDINA – The fourth annual Mexican Día de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” celebration will return in a live format to the Orleans County YMCA, 306 Pearl St., on Oct. 23.
Booster shots of Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine should be given to older people and those at high risk of the disease, advisers to U.S. regulators said.
BATAVIA — The Holland Land Office Museum has announced the next edition of its Java with Joe E. morning guest presentation.
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KENT — Karma was born on Oct. 31, 2017.
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ATTICA — A basket raffle on Sunday will support the Attica High School Band.
ALBANY — State residents are being encouraged to consider becoming organ donors.
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GAINESVILLE — A chicken and biscuit takeout dinner will be offered Oct. 21 by Gainesville United Methodist Church.
LIMA — Award-winning blues/roots artist Peter Harper will be returning to Lima at Fanatics Pub, 7281 West Main St.
BATAVIA — The Great Batavia Train Show will return Sunday.
LIMA — Chris Cain will be celebrating the release of his Alligator Records debut CD, “Raisin’ Cain,” with a live performance at Fanatics Pub, 7281 West Main St., in Lima.
PERRY — Free child car seat inspections will be offered Oct. 28 at Perry Elementary School.
MOUNT MORRIS – The Genesee Valley Council on the Arts is offering a workshop Oct. 16 in Mexican arts associated with the Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
MOUNT MORRIS – The Genesee Valley Council on the Arts will open a new exhibit featuring artwork created through the Creative Artists Migrant Program Services, of CAMPS program.
LINWOOD — Shopping for fresh produce is getting a little easier thanks to an effort called Farmdrop of Western NY from Craigs Creamery.
It’s apple season! The apple harvest is a wonderful marker of the changing seasons. The air becomes cool and crisp, the leaves begin to change color and fall to the ground, and this delightful red fruit helps us transition from the light salads of summer to the heartier soups and roasts of autumn.
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BATAVIA — The Genesee Symphony Orchestra (GSO), celebrating 75 years, can look forward to recognition from the city later this month,
VARYSBURG — As a “Dukes of Hazzard” superfan, Judy Laird transformed her 2008 Smart Car into an imitation of the fan favorite — the “General Lee” — an orange 1969 Dodge Charger.
MEDINA — The Medina Mustang Marching Band traveled to Webster this past Saturday for their fourth competition this season.
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BYRON — The Byron Presbyterian Church will conduct its annual turkey dinner Sunday.
ELBA — The Elba United Methodist Church will offer a ham and scalloped potatoes dinner Saturday at the church on Chapel Street.
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BUFFALO — The American Red Cross continues to experience an emergency blood and platelet shortage that has caused the blood supply to drop to the lowest post-summer level in at least six years.
LE ROY — The Le Roy-Stafford Senior Citizens will host a luncheon on Oct. 20.
BATAVIA — The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary will host a takeout swiss steak dinner and basket auction on Nov. 13.
When some people think of autumn, they think of all kinds of food and drink items flavored with pumpkin spice.
BUFFALO — Girl Scouts across Western New York are putting their entrepreneurial, e-commerce, and cyber-safety skills to work as they use an online digital platform to engage friends, family, and the general public to order candies, nuts, and magazines.
GENESEO – Afghan refugees will soon be getting some help from volunteers and parishioners at the St. Timothy Lutheran Church at 5015 Lakeville Rd, Geneseo.
BATAVIA — A 5k walk/run will benefit the YWCA’s domestic violence program.
BATAVIA — The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County will conduct its annual meeting on Oct. 28.
WARSAW — Registration is open for a community vaccination clinic on Friday.
“Backward Glances” features pictures of years past in the four-county GLOW region of Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming counties.
Fall is here and there is much beauty on our doorstep. My wife and I just returned from a few days in the Adirondacks where we attended a wedding in Lake Placid and visited our daughter who was in the wedding and lives in Saranac Lake.
Happy Halloween month everyone! I know this month is full of tricks or treats but still remember to balance out all of those treats with some dairy products. Wash down all your chocolate with a nice cold glass of milk.
For the third year in a row, Richmond Reads is abuzz.
BATAVIA — Coming to Batavia Downs Thursday for the first time to perform is Niagara Falls native Martha McWilson.
(TNS) – It’s sort of a minor miracle that “No Time to Die” is actually out in theaters.
BATAVIA – Glenn S. Loomis American Legion Post 332, 8960 Alexander Rd., will sponsor a multi-organization recruitment drive at its Post home from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
(TNS) – Vaccinations against COVID-19 have likely prevented the hospitalizations and deaths of tens of thousands of older and more vulnerable American residents in the last five months, according to a new study from the Department of Health and Human Services.
(TNS)– Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday that it has requested an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11, which would protect more than 28 million people in the U.S.
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MOUNT MORRIS — Online reservations are now available for “Top of the Dam” guided walks a the Mount Morris Dam.
LE ROY — The musical PLUNGED! will be available for all to see Friday at 7 p.m.
Batavia artist Adrian Morris will lead a demonstration on portrait painting for the Batavia Society of Artists.
The Batavia Society of Artists is helping Stafford Country Club celebrate its centennial.
BATAVIA — The “Kozy Korners” thrift shop has reopened at Batavia First United Methodist Church.
