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Of all the various items in a city budget—from personnel and medical insurance to sidewalk replacement, facilities upkeep, and community celebrations—one department, in particular, weighed heavy on

Jeanne Marie Halaby, 80, of North Ridgeville, Ohio, passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center. She was b

City of Batavia's superintendents of Maintenance and Water/Wastewater Scott Allen, left, and Tom Phelps far right, flank Public Works Director Brett Frank during Wednesday's final budget session at

Batavia City Police Chief Shawn Heubusch, left, Assistant Manager Erik Fix and Councilwoman Tammy Schmidt of Ward Six take part in ongoing budget talks Thursday night at City Hall. Council is expected

Taking their oaths of office are, from left, Tammy Schmidt, David Twichell, Derek Geib, Paul Viele, Kathy Briggs and Al McGinnis during City Council's organizational meeting Monday at City Hall.Photo

Image The City of Batavia's new police station is one step closer after City Council approved the first round of bids for construction work Thursday. File Photo of facility rendering.  Two special

Image Nov. 13, 2023 File Photo of City Manager Rachael Tabelski during a City Council meetingPhoto by Howard Owens By a vote of seven to one, City Council agreed to the second three-year contract for

Image File photo of Derek Geib in 2019, when he first opened The Coffee Press on Jackson Street in Batavia.Photo by Howard Owens. It’s not a very exciting election year in Genesee County, as the two

When he was in high school, David Twichell never intended to have children. “The good Lord decided differently,” Twichell said during an interview with The Batavian. “Now I have 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.” And the retired grandpa — most formerly facilities manager for Bank of America’s six states of the Northeast — spends a lot of time with the little ones.

City Council members agreed to lay the groundwork for a new $15.5 million police station and appoint a new Second Ward representative during Monday’s business meeting at City Hall. After approving a resolution to bring David Twichell aboard to fill the seat recently vacated by Patti Pacino, council, including Twichell, later voted on resolutions to seek funding from the USDA