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Sponsored Post: Welcome home; 4842 Batavia Bethany Townline Road, Bethany

By Lisa Ace
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Super sweet country ranch that’s meticulously maintained and move in ready! This solid home has so much to offer-great spacious layout, extra large eat in kitchen with tons of cupboards, cozy wood burning/coal fireplace, that leads out to fully windowed 3 season room that overlooks a beautiful park like

Hay bales on a truck reported on fire in Bethany

By Howard B. Owens

Bales of hay on a truck are reportedly on fair in Bethany at 6025 East Bethany Le Roy Road. Crews are responding. A second alarm has been responded.

UPDATE 4:21 p.m.: I'm on scene on Hawks Road, where the truck with burning hay was moved to after firefighters

Busy beavers creating flooding problem for residents on Creek Road, Bethany

By Howard B. Owens

The beavers in the neighborhood of Creek Road in Bethany have been busy this spring. They built a nice new dam and it's working out well for them.

Unfortunately for Dave and Jill Porter, as well as some other residents in the area, the beaver's dam construction has left them

local bike group attending second mission on saturday

By chris johnson

Charles William "Charlie" Spahn, USA, VN, Wales Center, NY, 2 May, 2009

Charlie was a retired Construction Inspector for the Erie County Water Authority, a Vietnam War Army veteran, a proud member of the East Aurora American Legion, VFW Sgt. Mark A. Rademacher Post 7795, Chapter 77 of the Vietnam Veterans Association and the Nam Club.

Donations to the Hospitality Room at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (851-1111), the VFW Rademacher Post or the Chapter 77 Food Bank would be appreciated. Online condolences available at www.woodfh.com

Friends may call Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the WOOD FUNERAL HOME, 784 Main St., East Aurora.

Staging: Immaculate Conception RC Church, 520 Oakwood Ave., East Aurora at 8:30 AM.

Flag line at the church then an escort to the Evergreen Cemetery on Four Rod road in Wales. The VFW and American Legion Honor Guard will also be there to honor Charlie. 

we will be attending this mission also,we will be leaving east bethany at 7 am,dress warm,bring your rain gear.

Event Date and Time
2009-05-02T07:00:00 - 2009-05-02T12:00:00

Two men arrested for alleged car break-ins in Batavia

By Howard B. Owens

Two men have been arrested in connection with a series of car break-ins yesterday morning in the area of Ross Street, Batavia.

One man was taken into custody after allegedly attempting to run from the scene and the other was apprehended later yesterday.

Arrested were James E. Murray, Jr., 21

Bernadette A. Meyers Peterson

By T.J. Woodward
Bernadette

Bernadette (Bernie) A. Meyers Peterson went home to be with the Lord on Saturday July 8, 2023 at the young age of 63 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Batavia, a lifetime resident of the surrounding area and spent the majority of her life in manufacturing as well as tending to an oversize garden of green peas and potatoes on the family farm.

Bernie is survived by her life partner John Peterson of Warsaw and his son Jonathan of Alexander. Her siblings: Teresa (late Al) Thorley of Alexander, Jim (Linda) Meyers of East Bethany, Vince (Marie) Meyers of Alexander, Fran (Greg) Michalak of Ashville, Anne (Tom) Vanderbosch of Alexander, Tom (Heather) Meyers of Montezuma and Jen (Joe) Decker of Belmont. Also survived by aunts, and uncles, many nieces and nephews, grandnephews and a plethora of cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Virginia Meyers.

In her final days, Vickie and George Matteson were always there to tend to her needs.

There will be a Celebration of Life at West Middlebury Baptist Church 4950 W Middlebury Road, East Bethany, NY 14054 at 10AM on Saturday July 22, 2023 followed by a gathering from 11AM to 3PM in the church social center.

She will be laid to rest next to her grandmother M. Cecelia Meyers at St. Vincent’s Cemetery in Attica, NY.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wilmont Cancer Center 601 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY 14642 (she received the most wonderful care from Dr. Yirinec and his staff at the Batavia location) or the York Animal Hospital Stray Animal Fund 2275 Main St., York, NY 14592 (who took the best care of her fur babies – Kitty, PK, and Renny). To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.gilmartinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements completed by Gilmartin Funeral Home & Cremation Company, Inc. 329-333 West Main Street, Batavia, New York 14020.

County planning board rejects plan for drive-thru in Village of Alexander

By Howard B. Owens

A zoning regulation in the Village of Alexander that requires all new commercial buildings to line up along the sidewalk is facing a first-time challenge from an existing business that wants to change locations.

The owners of Country in the Village, a cafe on Route 98, want to build a

Police Beat: Five people arrested in Bergen for allegedly entering U.S. illegally

By Howard B. Owens

Five people were arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly entering the United States illegally. The five people were found by police during an investigation into suspicious activity in Town of Bergen. Arrested were Efrain Jose Cruz-Hernandez, 22; Jose Morolas-Perez, 18; Hector Perez-Rameriz, 42; Mateo Torres-Ramos, 24; and, Valentin Campos-Baltazar, 32

Genesee County election results 2009

By Howard B. Owens

Final Unofficial Numbers, posted 11:09 p.m.

Note: City Charter question not yet tallied and those numbers are not expected to be announced until tomorrow between 11 a.m. and noon.

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Office   Votes Percent County       County Clerk Don M. Read 4610   District Attorney Lawrence

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