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You could say that Don Atinore took his job seriously Saturday on School Street in Batavia. He was one of three volunteer judges for the first-ever Italian Fest sauce contest. Antinore, Jay Steinbrenner and Paul Figlow carefully tasted, observed, and dripped each sauce off the spoon during their deliberations of the top three winners. After they reviewed each type and style of

There was one part about an upcoming boxcar race that especially appealed to Mason Dominiak, he said. The 13-year-old likes speed. “I like racing,” he said Saturday at Jackson Square in Batavia. “The adrenaline of going fast, I like going really fast.” He and Adrian Tabelski were watching Adrian’s dad work to gradually put together a boxcar for them. The boys are participants

Not only has interim director Shannon Maute been hired for the full-time permanent position of Batavia’s Business Improvement District, but she also plans to hit the ground running with a new event this year. Get ready for a strolling accordion player, sweet and savory Mediterranean cuisine and lots of fun, Maute says. “We’re looking at mid to late summer; it will be an