WBTA News Brief
Written by WBTA STAFF on December 19, 2024
Main Street Pizza Donates Over $2,500 to Cancer Assistance.
Video News Service reports, that Main Street Pizza in Batavia donated $2,742 to Genesee Cancer Assistance.
With October being “Breast Cancer Awareness Month”, Main Street Pizza does a special Pink Box program. In the month of October, for every large pizza Main Street Pizza sells, they put 1 dollar in their Pink Box. At the end of October, the money that accumulates is donated to Genesee Cancer Assistance. Putting one dollar into the box per pizza may not seem like a lot, but with Main Street being one of Batavia’s most popular pizzerias, it does not take long for the money to add up to a large sum.
Next time someone tries to tell you that eating pizza is bad for you, remind them that you helped out a good cause.
Byron-Bergen Seniors Lead the Charge on Blanket Drive
Three seniors at Byron-Bergen Junior/Senior High School led a community service project to provide blankets to those in need through the YWCA.
Back in September, Samantha Beale, Isabelle Best, and Shawna Spinks reached out to other students in their school to help them donate 25 blankets. The blanket kits were provided by Liberty Partnership, a state grant-funded program administered through Genesee Community College. Twelve students used study halls and extra time during their school day to assemble the hand-tied blankets. In total, they exceeded their goal and made 26 blankets to donate to the YWCA.
Isabelle Best said, “We were looking for women’s shelters and we saw the fliers up for donations at the YWCA. It’s getting a lot colder out so there’s a lot more need.”
Local Unions Protest at the Genesee Economic Development Center
Members of five local building trade unions protested at the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) office Wednesday morning.
The protest was inspired by GDEDC’s decision in their Tuesday meeting, to waive the local hire requirement for the new Cider Solar project in Elba and Oakfield. The new solar facility will cover over 2000 acres of privately owned land north of both Elba and Oakfield. Historically, Genesee County has hired 90% of local workers when tax relief and considerations are granted to a project. In the case of GCEDC’s other current large projects, local labor is being used between 95% and 100%.
The union members’ goal in protesting was to let local taxpayers know that their tax money is going to laborers who will be brought in from out of state, while local laborers could be unemployed during the winter.