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65 Holley students clean headstones at Hillside Cemetery
Provided photos HOLLEY/CLARENDON – This group of Holley students in the Interact Club was up early on Sunday to clean headstones at Hillside Cemetery. They were there after a school dance on Saturday and a day before the start of homecoming week. The students take on the task at…
Medina to host Walk to end Alzheimer’s on Oct. 10
Nicole Tuohey again selling elephant links for $1, which includes a cookie MEDINA – Alzheimer’s disease has been a big part of Mary Lou Tuohey’s life for more than a decade – dealing with it, dreading it, fundraising for research for it and promoting awareness of it. On Oct. 10,…
Grant from Orleans Community Connects funded several staff members for Camp Rainbow
Press Release, Orleans Community Connects Orleans Community Connects is pleased to announce its support of Camp Rainbow through a grant that helped fund essential staff positions for the camp’s summer program. “We are incredibly grateful for the support from Orleans Community…
Medina Sandstone Trust taking grant requests
Press Release, Medina Sandstone Trust MEDINA – The Medina Sandstone Trust is accepting grant applications for programs that benefit the Village of Medina, Town of Ridgeway, and Town of Shelby communities. Consideration will also be given to projects within the entire Orleans…

Renewal of a community hub
The two-year, $8.5 million renovation and expansion of the Maplewood Community Library positions it to play an even greater role in the life of the neighborhood.
Episcopal Church in Albion to open Noah’s Bowl, a pet food pantry
Press Release, Christ Episcopal Church ALBION – Christ Episcopal Church is proud to announce the opening of Noah’s Bowl, its new community pet food pantry, designed to provide free supplemental dog and cat food to local pet owners experiencing financial hardship. The new pantry…
38th annual Knights-Kaderli walk/fundraiser set for Saturday in East Shelby
EAST SHELBY – The Knights-Kaderli Walk/Fundraiser will take place for the 38th year on Saturday at East Shelby Volunteer Fire Company. The charity was formed when two families who had lost loved ones to cancer decided to merge their separate fundraisers into one, and the…
Man riding wheelchair along canal makes it to Medina, heads to Buffalo today
Photos by Tom Rivers ALBION – Ian Mackay heads west in a mouth-controlled power wheelchair on Sunday at about 4:30 p.m. He is near the Main Street lift bridge in Albion, with the Lockstone building behind him. He is joined on a bicycle by Dr. Josh Blausten, Mackay’s college…
Elks in Albion treat vets at VA to barbecue picnic, coldweather capes
Photos and information courtesy of Albion Elks Lodge #1006 BATAVIA – Members of the Albion Lodge #1006 of the Benevolent and Protective order of Elks on Tuesday treated the long-term resident veterans of the VA Medical Center in Batavia to an outdoor chicken barbecue with corn…

Health care workers join national push to protect immigrant caregivers
Members of 1199SEIU and community allies called on Congress to restore legal protections for immigrant workers and warned that deportations and federal cuts are straining hospitals, nursing homes and home care.
Courthouse dome will be lighted in orange next week, then purple in October
County seeks to highlight “Every Child Matters” and domestic violence awareness Photos by Tom Rivers ALBION – The Orleans County Courthouse dome is shown last October when it was lighted up in purple in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The dome will again be…

Craft Club Gives Creative Voice to Residents at Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y., Sept. 25, 2026 — Throughout the year, the Livingston County Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation offers programs and events that engage the mind and body to help foster a healthy community for residents there.