FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The House passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief package early Saturday, pushing forward the aid millions of Americans have waited for as the country continues to grapple with the pandemic that has killed half a million Americans and crippled the economy.
ALBION — A new agreement between state agencies and municipalities in Orleans and Niagara counties will promote the redevelopment of dozens of potentially contaminated properties in the two counties.
ALABAMA – Plug Power Inc., a leading producer of hydrogen fuel cells and related infrastructure, announced late Thursday that it plans to construct a $290 million liquid hydrogen production facility at the Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park in the town of Alabama.
BATAVIA — The purchase of the Hotel at Batavia Downs for up to $8 million has the blessing of the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation Board of Directors, which on Thursday approved the WROTB’s purchase of the property from a Buffalo firm.
BATAVIA – Deborah Penoyer has been named the new nursing program director at Genesee Community College’s Antoinette Marchese Clancy School of Nursing. Penoyer, a registered nurse from Rochester, takes on the position following the retirement of Laurel Sanger.
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ALBANY — State senators voted to pass 11 pieces of legislation Monday as part of a package to reform oversight and care at nursing homes in the wake of outrage over state COVID-19 policies and publishing public health data from congregate facilities.
BATAVIA — With the current spike in fuel prices, the Genesee-Orleans County Department of Weights & Measures is advising the public that all pumps in service are up to date with their state-mandated inspections and have been approved for use.
BATAVIA — Dry bean growers are encouraged to attend the 2021 NYS Dry Bean Growers Meeting.
A scam involving unemployment benefits is hitting both statewide and locally.
WARSAW — A record number of people participated in the “Shop Wyoming and Win” contest despite a challenging economic environment.
Kara Beth Baker has been hired by Independent Living of the Genesee Region as a New York Connects Independent Living Outreach Specialist.
CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story included an incorrect address for the Geneseo Parish Outreach Center. The address has been corrected.
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is up 9 cents since Monday in New York State, and up 8 cents nationally.
BATAVIA — The Zoom session Thursday night on the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) project for an enhanced Jackson Square went over the hour that the organizers originally anticipated. It was closer to two hours by the time they were done.
PERRY — JN White has announced its acquisition of ECI Screenprint Inc.
BARRE — The Barre Town Board voted to approve changes to its wind ordinance at its Feb. 10 meeting, about an hour after one trustee went home.
DARIEN CENTER — Six Flags Darien Lake said today it plans to open May 21 with a cap on attendance that is well-below its capacity.
GENESEO - For Teddy Tsoukalos, owning and operating the Geneseo Family Restaurant for the past 23 years has been a labor of love.
Since Monday, the national gas price average has increased seven cents to $2.575 ($2.58), while in Batavia, it has increased 2 cents, to $2.54.
BATAVIA — Tops Friendly Markets cut the ribbon Thursday on $3.5 million in renovations which had been going on since August, leading to more selections and a “refreshed, modernized appearances,” the store said.
BATAVIA - Tops cut the ribbon this morning during a grand re-opening of its Batavia store following a $3.5 million renovation project.
BATAVIA — A CDL training program is being offered for Genesee County agriculture producers and their employees.
BATAVIA — In presenting a State of the State address virtually on Wednesday to Genesee County stakeholders, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul said there were economic questions.
LAKEVILLE — The once full parking lot at Hook & Spoon in Lakeville is now empty following the restaurant’s permanent closure in December.
BATAVIA — Some residents, through comments read during the last couple of City Council meetings, have encouraged the city to keep needed improvements to Falleti Ice Arena in mind.
Rochester Regional Health (RRH) has added an online aid for its patients who want to get cost estimates for recommended medical services and find out their insurance copays before the medical service is provided.
Two projects in Batavia to help those with special needs or conditions, or who face other challenges, are getting help with services and operating costs.
WILLIAMSVILLE — Tops this morning announced a major $3.5 million renovation project is complete at its store located at 390 W. Main Street, Batavia. This marks the 13th renovation for the supermarket chain since 2020 and the first for this year. This renovation is a part of the company’s $40…
WARSAW — In-person and on Zoom, people of all ages raised their voices to speak out on the demolition of the village’s old railroad freight house and a proposal to add more storage units nearby.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is contacting farmers and ranchers to gather land rental rate information for the Cash Rents and Leases survey.
BATAVIA — Assemblyman Steve Hawley has received the New York Beef Producers Association 2020 Friend in Government award.
WARSAW — A longtime member of the Wyoming County Community Health System Board of Managers was removed from his position on Tuesday.
ALBION — A total of 1,500 homes lack internet in Orleans County.
WILLIAMSVILLE — A planned merger of Tops Markets with a Schenectady-based supermarket chain will have no impact on local operations, company officials said Monday.
DANSVILLE - Noyes Memorial Hospital, 111 Clara Barton St., began allowing inpatients to have visitors this week.
WILLIAMSVILLE — Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement that creates a powerful alliance between the grocery chains.
The Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to the Finger Lakes Region Control Room requesting an acceleration of the New York State Phase 1b COVID-19 vaccine eligibility.
ROCHESTER – ESL Trust Services, LLC, a subsidiary of ESL Federal Credit Union, recently named Lauren Whiting of Le Roy as fiduciary officer.
ROCHESTER – Morgan Schlossel has joined the Rochester office of Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy LLP as one of the firm’s newest associates.
ALBANY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is surveying farmers about their planting intentions, along with the amount of grain and oilseeds they store on their farms.
ATTICA — After a year of less-than-ideal wireless service, some relief may be arriving for village residents.
Erik J. Fix will succeed Tom Turnbull as president of the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce when Turnbull retires in March.
Annual sales tax revenues increased in 2020 for three of the four GLOW region counties, even as sales tax revenue dropped statewide during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HOLLEY — Once on Landmark Society of Western New York’s “Five to Revive,” now the old Holley High School, now known as Holley Gardens, has been named in the 2020 State Historic Preservation Awards.
BUFFALO — The independent Rochester auditing firm of StoneBridge Business Partners has conducted a thorough audit of the policies and protocols of the Diocese of Buffalo with regard to training, reporting and ensuring safe environments for young people.
BATAVIA — Another solar energy project was before town planners for a public hearing Tuesday — this one a 1.65-megawatt project proposed for 99 Med Tech Dr.
ALBANY — The state Health Department must release COVID-19 data reported by New York’s nursing home operators within five business days after a state Supreme Court judge ruled in favor of a Capital Region senator’s lawsuit Wednesday to force the department to release the records.
ALBION — The Villages of Orleans nursing home had the largest federal fine for COVID-related violations in New York State last year.