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Pete Zehler

June 10, 2026

Wednesday News Brief

OPEN MEETINGS LAW DISPUTE RETURNS TO BATAVIA CITY COUNCIL Questions about executive sessions and New York's Open Meetings Law were back before Batavia City Council Monday night. Batavian publisher Howard Owens again challenged the city's handling of executive sessions, arguing that council may have violated state law by improperly entering...

Pete Zehler

June 9, 2026

Tuesday News Brief

CONTRACTOR INJURED IN ATTICA SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT A contractor was seriously injured Monday morning in a construction accident at Attica Middle and High School. School officials say the incident occurred at the site of a new maintenance building when pre-fabricated roof trusses tipped over and fell onto a worker below....

Pete Zehler

June 8, 2026

Monday News Brief

TWO CHARGED IN OAKFIELD CALF THEFT CASE Two Lockport residents are facing felony charges after investigators say they stole 17 Holstein heifer calves from Lamb Farms in the Town of Oakfield. Twenty-five-year-old Torrence Schmitt and 26-year-old Kerisa Schmitt were arrested June 3 in Jamestown with assistance from the Chautauqua County...

Pete Zehler

June 5, 2026

Friday News Brief

JUVENILES IDENTIFIED IN LE ROY CEMETERY VANDALISM CASE Le Roy Police say they have identified the juveniles responsible for a vandalism spree that damaged numerous gravesites at local cemeteries. Police were initially called to a cemetery on Exchange Street after reports of damaged military flags, memorial plaques, flowers, statues, and...

Pete Zehler

June 4, 2026

Thursday News Brief

DATA CENTER MORATORIUM BILL DRAWS LOCAL OPPOSITION The Genesee County Economic Development Center is pushing back against proposed state legislation that could place a moratorium on new data center development. GCEDC officials say the measure would undermine local control and could jeopardize the proposed STREAM U.S. Data Centers project at...

Pete Zehler

June 3, 2026

Wednesday News Brief

MAX PIES TO CLOSE AFTER 121 YEARS IN BATAVIA A Batavia institution is preparing to close its doors after more than a century in business. Max Pies Furniture, located on South Jackson Street, will begin a store-closing sale this week, ending a remarkable 121-year run that spanned four generations of...