WBTA News Brief
Written by WBTA STAFF on October 18, 2024
Town of Batavia to Name Portion of Road After Fallen Sheriff
Video News Service reports, that the Town of Batavia passed a resolution to rename a portion of Park Street to the Sgt. Tom Sanfratello Memorial Parkway.
The Town Board was looking for a way to honor Sgt. Sanfratello served for 28 years in Genesee County as a Deputy Sheriff. Sgt. Sanfratello lost his life in March of this year in an incident while he was on duty. Park Road will be renamed Sgt—Tom Sanfratello Memorial Parkway from Veteran’s Memorial Drive to Richmond Avenue. A sign will be installed at 145 Park Street in front of an apartment complex noting the new name.
It is currently planned for the renaming to be done by mid-November of this year.
Fifth Annual Musician of Note Ceremony Set to Rock at Batavia High School
Batavia High School announced that on October 24th, at 7 PM they will be hosting their 5th annual Musician of Note Ceremony in the school auditorium.
The event is put on every year to honor past Batavia High School graduates who have made an impact in music. This year’s honorees are, the late Rose Caccamise who owned Roxy’s Music Store in Batavia, Daniel DeLuca who went on to become a music teacher, the late Neil Hartwick who taught music at both Batavia High School and Brockport High School, and Deborah Russell Silverstein who is a passionate music educator.
All the honorees will be featured on a plaque that notes their achievements on the new Musicians of Note wall at Batavia High School.
Alexander Defeats OAE Big on Thursday Night
In WBTA’s High School Football Game of the Week, the Alexander Trojans dominated the OAE Aggies en route to a 47-14 victory at GCC.
The scoring started early for the Trojans when they walked down the field easily before scoring on their opening drive. The Trojans wouldn’t stop scoring all night, scoring on every offensive possession of the game. Damien Hale was the TF Brown’s Player of the Game following a gritty two-touchdown performance from the fullback position. Kingston Woods also scored a pair of touchdowns. With the win Alexander moves to 5-1 and OAE drops to 4-3.
Alexander Head Coach Tim Sawyer said, “This is a selfless group, they’re going to perform for the good of the team, they love each other and everyone is out there just trying to do their best so the guy behind them can succeed.”