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Pete Zehler

August 20, 2026

Thursday News Brief

WALMART PROPOSES FUEL STATION IN BATAVIA Walmart is once again looking to add a gas station and convenience store in front of its Batavia location on Veterans Memorial Drive. Plans presented to the Town Planning Board call for a roughly 1,600-square-foot convenience store, 10 fuel pumps and additional parking. The...

Pete Zehler

August 19, 2026

Wednesday News Brief

PROPOSED VALVOLINE FACILITY DENIED VARIANCES IN TOWN OF BATAVIA Plans for a new Valvoline oil change facility on Lewiston Road have hit a roadblock after the Town of Batavia Zoning Board of Appeals denied three requested variances. The proposal calls for a three-bay, 1,840-square-foot drive-through oil change and vehicle inspection...

Pete Zehler

August 18, 2026

Tuesday News Brief

LEVEL 3 SEX OFFENDER ACCUSED OF FAILING TO REGISTER ONLINE ACCOUNTS Batavia Police say a Level 3 sex offender was using nine internet identifiers that had not been registered with authorities. Thirty-three-year-old Travis Jemison of Batavia is charged with failing to register those identifiers as required for registered sex offenders....

Pete Zehler

August 14, 2026

Friday News Brief

BATAVIA LOOKS TO TURN CREEKSIDE INTO DOWNTOWN DESTINATION Batavia officials are hoping the city’s Tonawanda Creek waterfront could become a centerpiece of its latest downtown revitalization effort. Economic Development Director Tammy Hathaway says she has been showing the vacant Creekside property to prospective developers, pitching possibilities ranging from new housing...

Pete Zehler

August 13, 2026

Thursday News Brief

DAHLIE TAKES OVER AS BATAVIA’S NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER The City of Batavia has a new assistant city manager, with Julie Dahlie officially taking office Tuesday. Dahlie has worked for the city since 2023 and most recently served as grant and compliance officer. City Manager Rachael Tabelski says Dahlie has...

Pete Zehler

August 12, 2026

Wednesday News Brief

BERGEN MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON ON MACHINE GUN CHARGES A Bergen man will spend more than three years in federal prison after being sentenced on illegal machine gun charges. Thirty-seven-year-old Peter Celentano received a 41-month prison sentence after admitting to possessing machine guns. Authorities say a 2024 search of...