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Published September 21Huge turnout for Fuller 155 basket raffle/walk to benefit suicide prevention
Photos by Tom Rivers SHELBY – The fourth annual Fuller 155 Suicide Awareness Basket Raffle saw its biggest turnout yet on Sunday with people supporting suicide awareness and prevention in memory of the late Erin Fuller. A former deputy with the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office,…
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Published September 21Community rallies for Albion man battling incurable blood cancer
Brett Boring says he is responding well to chemo for multiple myeloma Photos by Tom Rivers ALBION – Brett Boring greets his sister, the Rev. Susan Boring, during a benefit today in his honor at the Albion Elks Lodge. Brett, 54, was diagnosed on May 10 with multiple myeloma, an…
Times of Wayne County
Published September 19The battle over the beagles
Another protest group is making their way to a facility in Wayne County next week. A group called “March to Abolish Animal Testing” says they’re walking over 200 miles from Albany to North Rose to “shine a light on the animals hidden from public view and demand a future where…
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Published September 19YMCA Summer Camp program lets local kids experience Buffalo Bisons
Press Release, Orleans Community Connects MEDINA – Orleans Community Connects is proud to announce its recent funding support for the Orleans County YMCA Summer Camp Program, helping provide a memorable and enriching experience for local youth. The Orleans County YMCA operates an…
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Published September 18Program on Sept. 28 focuses on welcoming community for farmworkers
Press Release, Community Coalition for Justice ALBION – “What Does a Welcoming Farm Community Look Like?” That’s the topic Father Joseph Marcoux and other speakers will address, Monday, September 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hoag Library in Albion. Father Joseph Marcoux is pastor of…
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Published September 17Hawley and group of veterans leave for Patriot Trip to DC
Provided photos BATAVIA – Assemblyman Steve Hawley greets veterans this morning in the parking lot at Batavia Downs before the group left for the annual Patriot Trip to Washington, DC. The trip includes stops at the Vietnam War Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Eisenhower Towers,…
Rochester Beacon
Published September 17Early learning by the book
The Rochester chapter of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has a new home at the United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes, and a goal of expanding from the city to all of Monroe County and possibly beyond.
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Published September 17Community Coalition urges respect for migrant farmworkers
Editor: This letter is submitted on behalf of the Community Coalition for Justice (CCJ). The CCJ is an organization based in Orleans County that regularly sponsors programs that are open to the community that focus on diversity and other relevant social justice issues. In this…
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Published September 17Digital stethoscopes donated to Medina FD in honor of Ancel and Patricia Lyons
Photo from Medina Fire Department MEDINA – Medina Fire Chief Steve Cooley accepts a donation of four EKO digital stethoscopes from Jeff Lyons and Kim Patterson. They gave the stethoscopes in honor of their parents, Ancel and Patricia Lyons. These stethoscopes will be placed on…
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Published September 16Betterment Committee doesn’t want Santa statue moved from downtown park
Albion Village Board considers selling park, relocating statue ALBION – A group that has helped raise $100,000 for a bronze statue, large mural of Santa, and other improvements to Waterman Park wants those elements to stay put. The Village Board is talking about putting the park…
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Published September 16Pullman Memorial Universalist Church will ordain minister on Oct. 4
Press Release, Pullman Memorial Universalist Church ALBION – Pullman Memorial Universalist Church proudly announces the upcoming ordination of Susan Dodge-Peters Daiss, MDiv, to the ministry. The historic service will take place on Sunday, October 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the…
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Published September 15Reporter feels strong connection to local rural cemetery with Revolutionary War soldier
SHELBY – It was with great interest I read about the cemetery tours being offered by the Orleans County Historical Association this past summer. The tour for Aug. 2 featured Maple Ridge Cemetery, which just happens to be on the property where I grew up. I lived with my uncle and…