The City of Batavia Bureau of Inspections will be closed today and Friday afternoon for mandatory training.
The state processed hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent relief Monday after Senate Majority Leader U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer chastised state officials over the weekend for the sluggish rollout of emergency housing relief, warning the assistance could be returned to the federal government …
CORFU — It’s been over a year since the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was put in place and Canada is not adhering to what it agreed to follow, which affects local dairy farmers, Congressman Chris Jacobs says.
GOSHEN — The LEGOLAND® New York Resort in Orange County opened with fanfare this month as the first Northeastern theme park to open in 40 years, expected to help the Hudson Valley’s regional economic recovery after the fallout caused by COVID-19.
GameStop is aggressively expanding its warehouse distribution network as the company aims to transform itself into a serious e-commerce retailer. That much is clear.
Eric Vanstrom stuck by his dairy cows through a recession, a trade war and a global pandemic that forced him to dump milk into manure pits. This year, though, he’s finally had enough. The thing that’s putting him over the edge: Exorbitant grain prices.
(TNS) – In normal housing markets, Americans want move-in ready homes. But the post-pandemic housing market is far from normal, and soaring prices have home shoppers changing their expectations.
GENESEO – Kelly DeGroff, a licensed real estate agent with RE/MAX Plus, enjoys helping clients find a place to call home.
Construction is underway at Noyes Memorial Hospital on a $1.1 million project that will completely renovate the medical/surgical floor of the facility.
BATAVIA — Small businesses around Genesee County may benefit from $1 million in assistance, mostly in grant money, if a county application for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant is successful.
BATAVIA — The local housing and rental markets have slowed down, though the interest in buying homes has not, a housing council representative told Genesee County legislators this week.
ALBANY — New Yorkers will be able to play the popular Take 5 game twice daily starting Monday.
PERRY — Brian True and Stacia True have protected 770 acres of the True Farm using three conservation easements that will keep the land open as farmland, forever, according to Genesee Valley Conservancy officials.
In the GLOW region in June 2020, Genesee County was at 9.5% unemployment, Livingston at 9,3%, Orleans at 10.8% and Wyoming at 8.8%.A year later, the June rates were 4.2 to 5% lower.
WARSAW — Property owners in Wyoming County may be eligible for help with damaged caused from the weekend’s heavy rains and flash flooding.
(TNS) – Mortgage rates plumbed new depths in December and January, setting all-time lows south of 3 percent. Rates have mostly climbed since then, and their trajectory for the rest of 2021 depends on a factor that hasn’t played a prominent role in the mortgage market for decades — inflation.
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Fifteen small business owners are getting a boost from Livingston County Economic Development as winners of the latest Dream-O-Vate business competition.
Nearly two years have passed since the state’s Upstate Cellular Coverage Task Force met to improve lacking cell phone service in rural and sparsely populated communities, but officials cast doubt Thursday the group will reconvene.
BATAVIA — Think maple syrup and the first thing that should come to everyone’s mind is ...
ALBION — Like anyplace, Orleans County has its share of opportunities and challenges.
BATAVIA — The developer of a $22.4 million residential and retail project says construction and remediation at the site will start this fall after the state Office of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) closes on financing.
PERRY — Josh Knapp says he’s thought about opening Jake’s Barbershop in Perry on Sundays.
LIVINGSTON — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature is the last thing officials need to create a state tax credit to help property owners restore thousands of historic barns throughout rural and upstate New York.
LE ROY — After closing down as a COVID-19 precaution, Garden View Senior Center cut the ribbon Thursday afternoon to announce it is opening back up.
BATAVIA — A local market and produce business was “lucky,” making it through the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions while maintaining its customer base, its owner says.
ALBANY — They just needed a trim.
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DARIEN CENTER — The faith-based group Freedom Fellowship, has added a building to its property and has a couple of new businesses open to the community — a boutique and automotive repair shop.
BATAVIA — County investigators are focusing on an electrical, thermal blanket as the cause of a fire Friday night that damaged the Summit Lubricants industrial complex on Pearl Street Road.
Twenty-five members of Congress pleaded with President Joe Biden this week to reimburse dairy farmers millions of dollars for lost milk revenue as the market faces continued disruption in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thousands of addresses in Livingston County are slated to get access to high-speed internet as part of an $11.3 million grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program.
HOLLEY — The second and final phase of cleaning for contaminated soil and groundwater is set to begin at the Diaz Chemical Corporation Superfund site.
The state could receive up to $200 million in a historic settlement, if approved, that would require the Sackler family to pay $4.5 billion and permanently shutter disgraced OxyContin company Purdue Pharma for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic that killed hundreds of thousands of Ameri…
ALBION — Reservations for this year’s Legislative Luncheon are due Friday.
ALBANY — State officials have announced new actions to better protect pollinators and support the health of honeybees statewide.
Local government organizations, non-profits and others who assist certain businesses with applying to a federal program to help them recover from COVID-19 have until July 23 to submit proposals to the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Old barn boards sought for expansion
BATAVIA — The Genesee County Office for the Aging will be handing out senior Farmers’ Market coupons on Thursday.
ROCHESTER — The Bob Johnson Auto Group, which has dealerships in Genesee and Livingston County, announced a major expansion this week with the purchase of all nine Dorschel Automotive Group locations on West Henrietta Road in Rochester.
BUFFALO – Child tax credits, through the American Rescue Plan Act, will soon hit people’s bank accounts.
GENESEO – Tompkins Bank of Castile has announced the promotion of Penny Dunn to assistant vice president and branch manager.
SPARTA – Tucked back in the hills of Sparta, Kevin and Annetta Herrington, along with their children Jessica and Tyler, farm a 50-cow dairy operation milking both Holsteins and Jersey cows. They also sell both high protein and butterfat milk and breed and sell calves with superior genetics t…
(TNS) – Tyson Foods Inc. said it’s recalling about 8.5 million pounds of frozen, fully cooked chicken on precaution because of potential exposure to listeria bacteria.
KENDALL — An employee shortage is forcing Lures Restaurant and Bar to close for the foreseeable future.
ALBANY — SUNY ATTAIN Labs will fully reopen by July 15 to provide in-person training and classes to expand job opportunities, state officials said Wednesday.
BATAVIA — Post offices throughout the GLOW region will be closed for retail transactions Monday in observance of the July 4 holiday.
BUFFALO — Five Star Bank officially opened its sixth branch in the greater Buffalo area on Wednesday at 2222 Seneca St.
The owner of a horse farm in Le Roy that suffered a destructive fire about 2 1/2 weeks ago is trying to rebuild before the winter comes in a few months.
CASTILE — Two village streets will be closed while Norfolk Southern conducts maintenance on railroad crossings.
