After about eight months, the state’s ban on plastic bags went back into effect Monday.
NEW YORK — Movie theaters can start to reopen in the state Oct. 23 at 25% capacity, or no more than 50 people per movie screen, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday.
BATAVIA — Genesee County on Wednesday approved not only distributing more revenue to towns and villages than it originally expected to for 2021, but making another payment this month to each municipality.
WYOMING — It takes a knack.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In the coming months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the Vegetable Grower Inquiry Survey.
ALBANY — The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the Department of Health are reminding agritourism businesses that they must adhere to the COVID-19 New York Forward guidance.
As of Tuesday, more than 99.9% of housing units have been accounted for in the 2020 Census, federal officials said in a news release.
ALBION — The Erie Canal will close to traffic Wednesday evening, bringing the navigation season to an end.
CORFU — Things were fairly quiet Friday morning at Reyncrest Farm on Alleghany Road. Cows were in the barn, waiting comfortably to be milked later that day.
BATAVIA — The merger of Stephen M. Hawley & Assoc., LLC and Great Lakes Insurance Services Group, LLC has benefitted Hawley & Assoc. customers when it comes to insurance rates, Hawley & Assoc. owner Stephen Hawley says.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s that time of year with the holiday season approaching and guidance from the U.S. Postal Service on important deadlines for shipping packages.
ALBION — An upcoming scavenger hunt will support youth scholarships, health education and other programming.
A Batavia funeral director accused of bilking customers out of more than $500,000 now faces 15 more charges as a Genesee County sheriff’s investigation continues.
BATAVIA — Genesee County is considering an agreement with a Batavia hotel to provide temporary lodging for both isolation and quarantine of people with COVID-19, if needed.
Consumers displeased with potential monthly increases to their utility bills provided commentary last week to state officials weighing controversial rate hikes as families and businesses face financial hardship through the coronavirus pandemic.
As small businesses and live event venues struggle to recover from a summer of heavily limited operations, U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is calling for legislation to create a new loan program to help them survive.
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and officials on New York’s coronavirus task force imposed new social distancing and mass gathering restrictions within geographic boundaries of state virus hotspots Tuesday as new infections continue to surge downstate and in pockets of Western New York.
WATERTOWN — The U.S.-Canadian border has been shut down to non-essential travel since March 21 due to the pandemic, but on Thursday more Canadian citizens in this country may get a reprieve, allowing visits to their home country.
ALBANY — New York state has renewed an order to halt the collection of medical and student debt owed to the state that has been specifically referred to the Office of the Attorney General for collection.
ALBANY — New York localities with COVID-19 hotspots that fail to enforce the state’s mask wearing and social distancing orders could be fined $10,000 per day as violations continue, officials said Friday.
ALBANY — The New York State Thruway Authority will hold three virtual public hearings on a proposal to adjust tolls on the Thruway beginning Jan. 1.
LEICESTER – From hiking to camping equipment Trail Otter, 134 Main St., is hoping to offer something different to outdoor enthusiasts.
Woods walk will discuss forest management
BATAVIA — Dr. Kumar Neppalli had been waiting for this day for the last three years.
Chapin Manufacturing Inc., a longtime Batavia-based manufacturer of compressed sprayers, is planning to expand operations into Kentucky by investing nearly $5.5 million into a new production facility.
BATAVIA — Technology may advance in health care, but the human factor remains the same.
ARCADE — State officials have reaffirmed the planned Alle-Catt Wind Farm that would include 116 wind turbines over a three-county area.
ARCADE — Village electric customers are being advised of a scam.
OAKFIELD — Oakfield and Yates were deemed for the fiscal year of 2019, pre-pandemic, to be under moderate stress.
CALEDONIA – Invenergy will host a virtual public forum about its planned Horseshoe Solar farm in Caledonia and rush.
CORFU — The M&T Bank branch at 1 E. Main St. will close Dec. 18, although an ATM will still be available for customers to use there.
New York lawmakers are pushing to repeal a controversial state broadband fee that’s disrupted several high-speed internet expansion projects across regions of rural upstate — especially as internet connectivity remains essential during the coronavirus pandemic.
New York lawmakers are pushing to repeal a controversial state broadband fee that’s disrupted several high-speed internet expansion projects across regions of rural upstate — especially as internet connectivity remains essential during the coronavirus pandemic.
BATAVIA – Mancuso Business Development Group of Batavia will host for a third consecutive year an event featuring women business owners sharing their stories as part of a celebration for National Women Owned Small Business Month.
WARSAW — The rescheduled ninth annual Wyoming County Job Fair will take place Oct. 8.
PERRY — Planning Endless Outdoors Company was a two-year journey for Brianne Blaszak, but the Wyoming County native has a business that inspires the community to get back in touch with nature — no matter the time of year.
ALBION — The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Center is facing a $20,000 fine from the state Department of Health for how nursing facility handled the COVID-19 pandemic.
Construction is expected to begin Friday on the $1.165 million redevelopment of 99 Main St. in downtown Batavia.
BATAVIA — Nominations are underway for the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards.
New Yorkers unnecessarily paid more than $706 million in Medicaid payments over three years after oversight in the state Health Department led to improper charges for pharmacy services, according to audits released by the state comptroller Monday.
WARSAW — The Warsaw Chamber of Commerce’s “gateway” signs have long boosted a variety of community organizations.
BATAVIA — The local economy and jobs took a hit after the COVID-19 pandemic began, but some of the jobs have came back since then, the Genesee County Economic Development Center’s president and CEO told the county last week.
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators reintroduced a new version of a retired post office practice to provide an alternative for essential banking services to low-income and rural Americans, and ensure the nation’s postal service remains a public, nonprofit entity.
WATERTOWN — A Rochester car dealership has bought out the company that ran F.X. Caprara dealerships in the north country for the past few years.
BATAVIA — The Ellicott Station retail and housing project is quiet now, but work may move forward late this year or early next year, the developer said Thursday.
Three area school principals have been named as finalists for the Pavilion Central School District’s superintendent post.
ALBANY — Senate Republicans launched a statewide petition Wednesday to pressure the Legislature to subpoena the state Department of Health to publicly release an accurate number of New Yorkers who died from COVID-19 in adult care facilities and nursing homes.
Witnesses worked to sway or deter Democratic senators during a hearing Monday from bolstering New York’s 121-year-old antitrust law to benefit the free-market economy.
DANSVILLE - Justin Backus says luck was on his side when he downloaded an app and started playing fantasy football.
Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand on Monday signed a letter, alongside 23 other U.S. senators, demanding Postmaster General Louis DeJoy address their questions about the ongoing slowdown of the United States Postal Service.
GENESEO – Lina Clifford, a 2020 graduate of SUNY Geneseo, has joined the staff of the Genesee Valley Conservancy as a land steward.