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The four-county GLOW region saw low voter turnout as New York’s extended primary season came to an end on Tuesday.

As attorneys for both sides gear up for the possibility of a jury trial to decide former employee Michael Nolan’s civil lawsuit against Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp., and its president and board chairman, the longtime WROTB director representing Genesee County says he doesn’t see “any merit” in the case. “I don’t believe there is any merit in it,” Richard Siebert

BATAVIA — A decision by Congressman Chris Jacobs not to seek re-election brought mixed reactions Friday from area leaders.

The longtime Genesee County representative to the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. believes bills being introduced by State Sen. Timothy Kennedy of Buffalo, if passed into law, are a “power grab” that would destroy the governance structure of the public benefit company that operates Batavia Downs Gaming and harness track. Speaking to the Genesee County Legislature’s

The Genesee County Legislature’s Ways & Means Committee this afternoon passed a resolution opposing a bill in the New York State Senate that would reconfigure the makeup of the Western Regional Off-Track Betting governing board, thus eliminating a standalone vote by the Genesee County director. “It’s an outrage,” said Committee Chair Marianne Clattenburg, who represents the