Oatka Festival kicks off this weekend
Jul 13, 2018
The 30th annual Oatka Festival kicks off this weekend. The parade will be bigger than previous years. Bob Sullivan, chairman and parade supervisor for…
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Blue Oyster Cult hits the Downs tonight
Jul 6, 2018
In the 1970s, Blue Oyster Cult established itself as a groundbreaking arena rock band. In an era when the same bands came along every year, BOC, as it…
Oakfield Labor Daze returning to familiar ground
Jul 6, 2018
The Oakfield Betterment Committee says the details have been worked out and Labor Daze will return to its roots this year — Triangle Park.…
Batavia’s July 4th Picnic in the Park celebration
Jul 5, 2018
The hot weather may have kept some people from the events held in the city to celebrate America’s birthday, but there was still a good turnout…
Ready to Ramble: ‘Musical family reunion’ returns Saturday in Batavia
Jul 5, 2018
There will be plenty of dancing Saturday, but Batavia Ramble organizer Paul Draper III is already doing “the Ramble Scramble” of…
Thirty-four acts on tap for 2018 Batavia Ramble this Saturday
Jul 4, 2018
The 2018 Batavia Ramble Music & Arts Festival will be held on Saturday, July 7th, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. This year we will have two…
Genesee County Fair will return with demolition derby, barrel racing and an expanded midway
Jun 29, 2018
The annual Genesee County Fair will return for its 179th year July 16 to 21. This year’s fair will include ticket giveaways, a demolition derby,…
Morluski’s marks ribbon cutting in Attica
Jun 28, 2018
ATTICA — If you’re in Attica Wednesday, Thursday or Friday around lunch time and you find that your stomach is growling, Morluski’s…
Fright Fest returning to Darien Lake this fall
Jun 27, 2018
DARIEN — Now that Six Flags has agreed to re-purchase Darien Lake Theme Park, a popular attraction will be returning this fall. Six Flags…
Classic Car Invasion of Batavia
Jun 26, 2018
The classic cars would pull into Speedway gas station or Arby’s as the drivers fueled up or grabbed some food. They might check their engines or…
Eddie Money set to open Rockin’ the Downs series on Friday
Jun 21, 2018
Eddie Money kicks off the second season of the Batavia Downs Rockin’ the Downs Summer concert series on Friday. It’s been slightly less…
Free fishing day is Saturday at DeWitt
Jun 21, 2018
Residents are invited to join Genesee County Parks, Recreation and Forestry and the Oakfield-Alabama Lions Club for some fishing between 10 a.m. and 2…
Muckdogs staying! League says even if the team is sold, it will be in Batavia in 2019
Jun 19, 2018
A fan left her seat on the first-base line and walked over to say a few words to Ben Hayes, the president of the New York-Penn League for 18 years.…
New GO-Art! exhibit aimed at helping expose Peruvian children to art
Jun 16, 2018
Gregory Hallock, executive director of the Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council, was expecting 30, maybe 35 pieces of art to arrive from Peru for a…
Oliver’s Candies moves main candy-making operations to Elba
Jun 14, 2018
The Oliver’s Candies on 211 W. Main St. in Batavia continues to be busy as ever. So busy, the candy-making end of the operation has moved to…
Musicians reunion time in Stafford
Jun 14, 2018
Good fans, good families, good food, good music, good friends and good times. Such has been the takeaway from the two past Retro Jam &…
Dead & Company keep on ‘Truckin’
Jun 14, 2018
One of the longest and strangest trips in recorded music history makes another stop in the region when Dead & Company arrives in town on Tuesday…
Oliver's Candies to triple its manufacturing capacity by moving kitchen to Elba
Jun 14, 2018
Oliver's Candies is poised to triple its confectionary manufacturing capacity as it begins operating its kitchen in a newly acquired Elba…
New and returning Muckdogs excited to get the season under way at improved Dwyer Stadium
Jun 13, 2018
Here's a reason to come out to Dwyer Stadium to see the Batavia Muckdogs this season starting Monday: To see if Sean Reynolds can develop into a big,…
Four new exhibits to be shown at GO ART! in Downtown Batavia this summer
Jun 12, 2018
Press release: Four new exhibits are coming to GO ART! this summer and there will be a reception for each one and the bar will be open at…
'Ghost Hunters' visiting 'haunted' Rolling Hills Asylum in Genesee Co.
Jun 8, 2018
Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango from the SyFy show "Ghost Hunters" will be part of an event at the "haunted" Rolling Hills Asylum in Genesee County.…
Batavia Players take on marriage, relationships in ‘The Women’
Jun 8, 2018
There were different attitudes in the 1930s about relationships than there are today. At the time, if a man had a “wandering eye” and…
Historic Jim Kelly Classic Golf Tournament at Terry Hills as former Buffalo Bills QB announces ESPN award and celebrities come out to honor him
Jun 5, 2018
It was emotional. It was fun. And it was historical. “It” was the 32nd annual Jim Kelly Celebrity Golf Tournament at Terry Hills in…
'Poetry in Batavia' -- poet Stephen Lewandowski reads at GO ART! June 14 and so can you
Jun 4, 2018
GO ART! and local poetry lovers will have a special event featuring poet Stephen Lewandowski at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, at historic Seymour Place…
