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It isn't often that someone makes it big in the music business, nor for the number of years that John Dittrich (second from left in picture) has."

It's going to be a whole new ball game at the East Pembroke Mud Races this year.

Hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts brought their machines to Jackson Street during the three-day rally.

"That's what's great about Alexander. We're one big family," Mrs. Haller said.

Hundreds of bikers converged on Downtown Batavia today for the 2nd Annual WNY Round Up Rally.

The Town of Alexander celebrated its bicentennial today at the town hall in the village.

Yesterday, Batavia played host to the 2012 ATV Extreme Dirt Track National Championship Series.

The WNY Round Up Rally got off to a soggy start, but it is under way.

The 2012 Kingdom Bound Christian Festival began its four-day run at Darien Lake Theme & Water Park.

The 46th annual Steam & Tractor Rally will be from Sept 6 to 9.

BATAVIA - Hungary, Brazil, New Zealand, the United States. It's a diverse group of runners, to put it mildly. But their goal's universal.

The World Harmony Run passed through Batavia today. The effort is a relay-run involving dozens of runners who have already traveled 8,500 miles on a 10,000-mile journey through all 48 continental states

Today was the Antique Truck, Farm & Construction Show at the Stafford Fire Hall sponsored by Empire State Antique Truck Association.

Aiden, at 22 months, enjoyed his first visit to the Spray Park in Austin Park today while his family, from Clarendon, was visiting Batavia.

On Memorial Day I took a minute to read the names on the World War I monument in Williams Park. My assumption was, these where the names of people killed in combat, so when two, possibly three, names looked like the names of women, I was curious as to who they were.

In support of the Genesee County Animal Shelter, Stan's Harley-Davidson and Beds-N-Bones Pet Lodge are sponsoring Hogs for Paws from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Aug. 18.

PepsiCo and Theo Muller officials along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo praised the efforts of local leaders to convince the two international companies to locate their new yogurt plant in Batavia.

T-Shirts, Etc. and the Batavia Business Improvement District (or "the BID") will present "DC in the Square," a benefit for local philanthropist Don Carroll, on Sunday from noon until 4 p.m. It will be downtown at Jackson Square.

Soon the first floor space used for storage at Batavia Downs will be cleared out to make way for a new video gaming floor with 779 gaming machines.

Ray Valtin of Amherst registered a hole-in-one on July 18 at Terry Hills Golf Course.

The Market at North Street will present country singer/songwriter Deanna Spiotta from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at the YWCA of Genesee County Inc., 301 North St., Batavia.

Joseph and John Irrera have already won prestigious competitions, professionally toured France, Italy and Germany, performed at The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall (twice) and are planning a concert tour of Costa Rica at the invitation of the national university. And the Batavia natives already know what’s to be their encore. It’s their first album, “Irrera Brothers, Beethoven & Prokofiev,” featuring Joseph on piano and John on violin.

Sixteen California educators accompanied by Kenneth B. Morris Jr., the great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, will visit the Bicentennial Peace Garden located at Paolo Busti Park in Batavia Sunday night.

Monday's crowd included many young adults, including 22-year-old Rob Hiscutt of Batavia. He was a regular at the track last year and intends to be a frequent visitor this year. Hiscutt said he has learned to read the racing program and make educated wagers.