Sponsored Post: 238 State Street – Completely updated two-story home
Completely updated two-story home, features master suite on the first floor. There are four bedrooms and a full bathroom on the second floor.
Hardwood floors in the living/dining area. New tile in kitchen and sunroom and all new carpet on second floor. New hot water heater, furnace and electric panel. Roof-complete tear off about 5 years ago. There is a one-and-a-half car detached garage.
Call Michelle Dills, Howard Hanna at 585-343-6750 or click here for more information on this listing.
Invention contest nears final hours of voting
Tomorrow (Monday) is the final day of voting in the Dreamvention invention contest sponsored by FritoLay with a $250,000 grand prize.
Andrew Young Jr., a 14-year-old high school student from Alexander, is one of five finalists.
Click here to vote for his invention, the Toaster Shooter.
You can vote once each day (so today and tomorrow) from each of the devices you own -- computer, smartphone, tablet, etc. The contestant with the most votes wins.
Baby goats missing on Kelsey Road, Batavia

These four baby fainting goats (myotonic goats) have been missing since yesterday from a residence on Kelsey Road, Batavia, near the church.
If you locate them, call Kim Schildwaster at (585) 813-3935.
UPDATE 1:53 p.m.: The goats are found and are safe.
Sponsored Post: 26 Webber Avenue – own one of the most admired homes in the village of Oakfield
Great opportunity to own one of the most admired homes in the Village of Oakfield! Professional landscaping accents the amazing front porch.
The original front door has been beautifully preserved as well as original hardwood floors in dining room and living room. Gourmet kitchen (2012), butler pantry, huge first-floor laundry, full bathroom on first floor, an exercise room that could be a bedroom and a mudroom added in 2012. Second floor has five bedrooms and a full bathroom. 200 AMP service 2012, new roof (2011), tankless hot water heater (2012).
There is a deck (2014) overlooking the spacious back yard. The front porch has a new floor, soffit, ceiling, new lights, new steps and new screen door. Must see!
Call Michelle Dills, Howard Hanna at 585-343-6750 or click here for more information on this listing.
Photo: Ribbon-cutting celebration at Batavia's Original

Kathy Ferrara, with her husband, Dan, children Marygrace, Daniel, Ashley, and grandson Brently, celebrated her purchase of Batavia's Original earlier this week.
After thanking the community, employees, and her family for their support, there was a ribbon cutting outside.
Previously: Batavia's Original, formerly Pontillo's, returns to local ownership
Note about the ribbon-cutting pictures. I messed up and forgot to change my camera settings when we shifted from inside to outside, so my ribbon-cutting photo was overexposed. Below there is a picture from the Kelly Birmingham of the Chamber of Commerce, and my photo in black and white.


Photos: Shopping local on Shop Small Saturday in Batavia

Sue Schultz checks out, with the help of Michael Mugler, her purchases at Adam Miller Toy and Bicycle this afternoon on Shop Small Saturday, a day promoted nationally to encourage shopping at locally owned businesses.
Locally owned retail businesses are critical to healthy local communities. Small business owners provide the support communities need to thrive and more of the money spent at a locally owned business stays in the local community to help the local economy grow.
For more:
- Grow Your Own (PDF) by the Kansas City Federal Reserve (A guide for local communities on promoting support for small, local businesses)
- The Shop Local Ripple Effect, by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance
For a directory of locally owned businesses, visit ShopLocal.TheBatavian.com.

Andrea Karas and Kasey Woodhouse shopping at Pollyanna and Dot and The Hidden Door.

Gerald Diskin shopping for shoes at Batavia Bootery with Kevin Stone.
Sponsored Post: Reasons to hire an attorney for a workers’ compensation claim
Reasons to hire an attorney for a workers’ compensation claim:
- 1. The workers’ compensation system is complex, confusing, and often difficult to navigate.
- 2. We will look out for your best interests, fight on your behalf against the insurance carrier to maximize your benefits, and make sure your questions are answered.
- 3. In some cases, you may be entitled to a financial award, even if you did not miss any time from work as a result of your work-related injury.
- 4. The insurance carrier will have a team of attorneys working on their behalf, having an attorney fighting on your behalf helps to level the playing field.
Please call Kristin Allen at Dolce Panepinto 585-815-9003 for any of your workers’ compensation needs.
Accident with injuries reported on the Thruway in Le Roy
A motor-vehicle accident with injuries is reported on the Thruway in the westbound lane in the area of mile marker 382.5.
Le Roy fire and Le Roy ambulance initially dispatched.
A Le Roy chief on scene reports three patients, all still in the vehicle.
Bergen dispatched mutual aid with extrication equipment.
UPDATE 11:14 a.m.: Mercy Flight requested to the scene.
UPDATE 11:16 a.m.: Mercy Flight out of Batavia is unavailable. Mercy Flight out of Buffalo is 20 minutes away. A chief says, "too far away." Mercy Flight is canceled.
UPDATE 11:18 a.m.: Patients have been extricated.
UPDATE 11:29 a.m.: A third ambulance requested to the scene, emergency mode.
Local volunteer firefighters train and hone their skills to save lives and help in dangerous situations
Press release:
Fifteen area firefighers successfully completed the Basic Exterior Firefighter Operations (BEFO) training program held at the Genesee County Fire Training Center. Also, an eight-hour Trench Rescue Awareness course was recently conducted at the Genesee County Fire Training Center. Twenty-two members of the County’s volunteer fire service completed this program on Nov. 9.
BASIC EXTERIOR FIREFIGHTER OPERATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM
BEFO is an entry-level program requiring 79 hours of classroom instruction and skill development. This course is designed to prepare students to respond to emergencies as exterior firefighters. BEFO prepares new firefighters to operate under direct supervision in the exterior or IDLH (immediately dangerous to life or health) areas of the fire scene.
Students participated in training covering: firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE); self-contained breathing apparatus inspection and cylinder changing; fire department communications; building construction and fire behavior; modern fire control research; portable fire extinguishers; rope and knot tying; ground ladders; forcible entry; tactical ventilation theory; water supply; hose and fire streams; loss control; orientation to fire origin and cause determination; fire prevention and life safety initiatives; confined space awareness; overview of first aid and buddy care; and Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations.
Genesee County BEFO training participants included:
Alexander Fire Department
- Matthew F. Grimes
- Adam F. Meier
- Douglas G. Mess
- Heidi L. Richmond
Bethany Volunteer Fire Department
- Timothy J. McCabe
Darien Center Chemical Fire Company
- Megan R. Brown
East Pembroke Fire Department
- Lloyd J. Casselbury
Pavilion Fire Department
- Amanda A. Goodwin
- Sean P. Vogt Jr.
- Timothy R. Zipfel Jr.
South Byron Fire Department
- Aaron N. Belluscio
- Theresa E. Hammer
- Andew L. Konieczny
- Vitorrio J. Muoio
Stafford Volunteer Fire Department
- Samantha S. Call
TRENCH RESCUE AWARENESS COURSE
Problems that can and do occur in trench rescue incidents were discussed. Safety techniques, shoring techniques, proper procedures, team operations and hazard assessment were addressed.
Trench Rescue Awareness participants included:
Town of Batavia Fire Department
- Joshua K. Boyle
- Clayton A. Gorski
Bethany Volunteer Fire Department
- Christopher M. Page
- Kyle L. Rombaut
Corfu Rescue Hook & Ladder Co.
- Mitchell D. Bates
- Gregory S. Lang
- Matthew P. Lenhard
- Steven D. Rodland
- Jeffrey D. Luker
Darien Center Chemical Fire Company inc.
- Joe T. Marino
- David W. McGreevy
- Mark R. Starczewski Sr.
- Paul C. Redden
Elba Fire Department
- Nickolas J. Esten
- John D. Mudrzynski
- Jason R. Pallister
- Michael J. Schad Jr.
- George M. Underhill
- Caitlin E. Zipfel
Pembroke Fire District
- James Reinhardt
- Tera L. Reinhardt
Stafford Volunteer Fire Department
- Timothy E. Eckdahl
No serious injuries after bicyclist struck on Main Street, Batavia

A bicyclist suffered minor injuries about 1:30 p.m. today after being struck by a pickup truck at the intersection of Main and Bank streets, Batavia.
The rider had a complaint of ankle pain and was transported to UMMC for evaluation.
Photo: Courtesy our news partner, WBTA.
Batavia woman, 19, killed in accident on Pearl Street Road

A 19-year-old Batavia woman died this morning after her 2004 Dodge Neon struck a tractor-trailer on Pearl Street Road at Wilkinson Road, Batavia.
Tori Nigro was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Karen Lang.
Investigators believe Nigro, who was northbound on Wilkinson Road, failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection.
Her car struck the truck's passenger-side wheels. Her vehicle came to rest in the eastbound lane of Route 33 and the truck came to a controlled stop just east of the intersection.
No charges have been filed.
An investigation by the Crash Management Team is ongoing. Assisting in the investigation are Deputies Kevin McCarthy, Andrew Hale, Eric Andre, and Investigator Chris Parker.
Assisting at the scene were the East Pembroke Fire Department, Corfu fire, Town of Batavia fire, and the Fire Coordinator's Office.
Crash with injuries and entrapment reported on Route 33 at Wilkinson Road, West Batavia
A motor-vehicle accident with injuries and entrapment is reported at 2745 Pearl Street Road (Route 33) at the intersection of Wilkinson Road in West Batavia. East Pembroke Fire Department and Mercy medics are responding. The availability of Mercy Flight is being checked.
"We believe the vehicle may be underneath a tractor-trailer," says a dispatcher. "...Multiple vehicles." A BLS ambulance out of Darien is called for evaluations of patients. Fire police from Corfu are asked to shut down traffic on Route 33 at Read Road; Town of Batavia Fire Department is asked to close Route 33 at Hopkins Road.
UPDATE 1:26 p.m.: This is a fatal accident. More T/K.
Car, deer accident, with hunter firing shots, reported on Galloway Road
An accident with injuries and possible shots fired reported on Galloway Road, between Downey Road and Kelsey Road, Batavia.
The report is that a driver swerved to miss a deer and a hunter fired at the deer.
Town of Batavia fire dispatched but to stage at Fire Hall.
Mercy EMS dispatched.
Deputies are responding.
UPDATE 11:05 a.m.: Per a deputy on scene, Town of Batavia fire assignment is back in service.
UPDATE 4:06 p.m.: Per the Chief Deputy Gordon Dibble, reports of hunters firing rounds in the area were not substantiated. Initial investigation indicates a driver was eastbound on Galloway Road when two deer ran in front of the vehicle from the north, causing the driver to swerve. The driver struck a fire hydrant, shearing it off, in the area of 3321 Galloway. There were no injuries.
Law and Order: Employee accused of stealing drugs from UMMC
Janet L. Gatley, 48, of Niagara Falls Boulevard, North Tonawanda, is charged with falsifying business records, 1st, criminal possession of a controlled substance, 7th, petit larceny, and violation of public health. Gatley is accused of stealing numerous controlled substances from UMMC, where she was employed. The alleged thefts were investigated by Batavia PD and the State Attorney General's Office.
Jordan J. Schunk, 18, of Alexander Road, of Alexander, is charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Schunk was allegedly found in possession of marijuana while in DeWitt Recreation Area after hours, at 8:58 p.m. Monday.
Jammie Lee Brown, 26, of Gates-Greece Townline Road, Rochester, is charged with harassment, 2nd. Brown is accused of grabbing and pushing another person while at a gas station on Route 19, Town of Le Roy, at 4:31 p.m. Thursday. Brown was jailed on $250 bail.
Kenneth Carl Niles, 26, of Route 88 North, Newark, is charged with petit larceny. Niles is accused of shoplifting from Walmart. Also charged, Scott James Gunkel, 38, of North Main Street, Newark.
Collin Wickings, 24, of Bergen, is charged with first-degree sex abuse. Wickings is accused of sexual contact with a child less than 11 years old. Wickings was arrested as a result of an investigation by State Police. No further information released. The investigation is pending.
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