Batavia City Hall will close today at 2 p.m. to business due to potential deterioration in weather conditions throughout today.
The City of Batavia is urging residents and businesses to take steps now to prepare for the possibility of severe weather expected in the coming days.
Forecasts indicate the potential for heavy rain, strong winds, localized flooding, and possible power outages. City officials encourage residents to stay informed and be proactive to ensure the safety of their families, homes, and neighborhoods.
Residents are encouraged to:
Secure outdoor furniture, garbage bins, and loose items that could become airborne in high winds.
Clear storm drains, gutters, and catch basins near homes to help prevent flooding.
Avoid driving through flooded roadways and obey all road closure signage.
Prepare an emergency kit with flashlights, batteries, medications, and essential supplies
Charge mobile devices in advance and plan for possible power outages.
Check on elderly neighbors or those who may need assistance.
The City’s Fire Department, Police Department and Department of Public Works are monitoring conditions closely and are prepared to respond as needed.
Residents are reminded to report downed trees, flooding, or hazardous conditions to local authorities.
Weather conditions can change rapidly. Residents should monitor trusted weather sources and local alerts, including National Weather Service updates and City of Batavia communications.
For emergencies, residents should call 911. The City of Batavia thanks residents for their cooperation and encourages everyone to remain vigilant and prepared.
For Pub Coffee Hub's diehard fans, a change in location and a slight reconfiguration of setup is a blip on the landscape for a good cup of joe.
And for company owner Rob Credi, the location is about more than reconnecting to his entrepreneurial roots, but about his familial ones, as he will be serving up food and beverages to staff in the very halls where his father, the late Dr. Magdi Credi, served as chief of surgery for 20 years.
"When we first started with the food truck during COVID, their cafeteria was closed, so I would come park out here every day just to get coffee and stuff for the nurses and doctors who were working around the clock," Credi said while showing the space at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. "And then, obviously, my father was chief of surgery here, 20, 30 years ago ... So, I feel like it's come full circle that I can become part of the hospital like he was."
Credi owned and operated the popular niche coffee shop on Harvester Avenue for four years, assuming the role of an east side early morning networking site and the place to go for certain homemade baked goods, breakfast fare and chai lattes.
He made the difficult decision to close in November 2024 before all tenants were evicted from Harvester Center due to code issues, needed repairs and partial demolition at the east side complex in this past year.
Credi had scoured other sites in the city, and then, with a full-time job already in hand, moved onto other ventures until recently, when he began talks with Rochester Regional Health and Genesee County Chamber officials. RRH had surveyed employees for what they would like at the North and Summit streets site, and Pub Coffee Hub fit the bill.
"Realistically, it could be the first week of January, so two weeks away. Worst-case scenario, the following week. But everything's here. I mean, we don't have to build anything. Equipment's coming in slowly. I've got my health permit submitted, got an inspection coming the first week of January, and have my supplier already hooked up," Credi said. "So it's just, really, it's just a matter of how much free time do I have to make it happen."
He already had items from the prior shop, including a coffee brewer and toaster, he said, and is adding new floors, a new ice machine and espresso machine for this endeavor.
There are a few tables and seating for about 10 in the nearby vicinity for those that want to sit and enjoy their mocha lattes and toasted buttered bagels. It's a quiet spot, but not quite the same as the original Pub Hub, Credi said.
He compromised on the breakfast sandwiches, which will remain a staple in the hospital cafeteria, but expanded his menu in other ways to make up for it, he said.
The shop will bring back familiar beverages of pop, various coffees and teas known to Pub Hub, and bagels, pastries, oatmeal, salads, wraps, parfaits and other grab-and-go items.
Although this will be a boon for hospital staff as an additional option to the cafeteria, the shop is open to the public. Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with potential expansion, including Saturdays, based on demand, he said.
"So I had zero intentions about 'we're doing this again,' but I talked with (Chamber President) Brian Cousins. Randomly, he reached out and he said, 'Hey, you know, there's a new president here, they're no longer running this cafe on their own. They want to bring someone else in, is it a conversation you're willing to have.' They've been great," Credi said. "Everyone from Rochester Regional has been awesome to work with. The facilities team has been great, moving electric and plumbing around, just little things like that, to have a better layout for us. But it is one of the things where, you know, I have a great relationship with these guys."
He also has a great A-team managing the shop -- former employees Megan, Ashley and Tiffany -- "they'll all be back."
"I shouldn't physically have to be here. That's why I've got those three girls, who I trust, all of them implicitly. So I'll do the behind-the-scenes stuff like the bookkeeping and that I can do from home on a Sunday night or whatever. But as far as working behind the counter, I have a full-time job. I don't have time, and really that's why we closed the coffee shop."
He and his wife also had a newborn at the time, who is now a bit older -- not exactly more manageable, he said, but "slightly more manageable, to the point where I have a couple hours a week where I can devote to what I need to do here to keep it running," he said.
"But I know that the staff will take care of everything else," he said.
Credi doesn't see this blossoming into a bigger scale city coffee shop -- unless, of course, he could find a location with a drive-through option, he said.
"No. I always told myself that if there was ever a space with a drive-through, that's probably the only way I'd ever consider doing it again. And to that point, before I closed Pub Hub, I'd spent a good year looking for a place to move to just I feel like we reached our ceiling over there. And I said, Well, we're not going to keep growing. It was a successful business. We're making money, but not enough for me to really, like I said I had zero free time in the first place," he said. "I'm like, we're making money, but if I'm going to keep stretching myself thin, I want to keep growing, and we weren't going to do it there.
"I mean, that's the whole point of the incubator. You're not supposed to be there forever. You're supposed to outgrow the space," he said. "So just sadly, there's really nothing commercialized. Unless you have deep pockets to go completely renovate or get money from the state to overhaul a building, which I don't have the time or interest in doing, that'd be really the only way I would consider doing it again."
As for this Pub Coffee Hub reboot, Credi has no plans for delivery, since he doesn't want to clog up the circular driveway with Door Dash drivers or the like, he said. Still, he does want folks to know that this shop is "very much open to the public" just inside the hospital's lobby before taking the ramp.
"We've had very candid conversations between Rochester Regional and myself. I said, listen, are you going to be worried about people coming in off the street (and they said) no, it's crazy. We've got the gift shop here, so hopefully they grab something from there as well," Credi said. "It's a great situation. Like I said, the hospital's been awesome to work with. We have an existing partnership from before.
"It's actually, kudos to them. They took an internal poll of everyone here and said, you know, what sort of things are you looking for to improve the work experience?" he said. "And that was the number one thing. They said, we want to see an actual coffee shop in here. So that kind of precipitated them starting to look."
Oakfield-Alabama defeated Letchworth 52-40 on Saturday.
The Hornets outscored the Indians 14-1 in the second quarter to take control of the game.
Allie Williams led Oakfield-Alabama with 14 points, five rebounds and two blocks. Alexa Clark added 13 points, 11 rebounds and five steals, and Hadley Hicks contributed 12 points, eight rebounds, two assists and three steals.
Allison Harkness scored five points with three assists, Raine Denny had three points and three assists, Chloe Luttrell and Harper Hicks each added two points, and Journey Ohlson scored one point.
"It was a great win against a well-coached and very good Letchworth team," Oakfield-Alabama coach Jeff Schlagenhauf said. "They are very talented and posed a ton of challenges for our team. I loved how our team responded defensively in the second quarter."
Letchworth defeated Oakfield-Alabama 69-63 in a non-league game on Saturday.
The Indians outscored the Hornets 36-26 in the second half to secure the victory.
Brody Beachel led Letchworth with 32 points. Jaydin Wright added 15 points and Bryce Roche contributed eight points.
Mason Watterson paced Oakfield-Alabama with 26 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. Trevor Enes and Liam Gibson each scored 11 points. Enes added five rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks, while Gibson grabbed seven rebounds and blocked one shot. Bryce Harkness contributed seven points and seven rebounds.
Batavia families celebrated the sixth annual Bob's Christmas Car Day at Batavia Downs on Dec. 22, combining holiday cheer with community support through The Little Free Pantry.
More than 125 families attended the free event, where children received photos and gifts with Santa, while families also accessed food, clothing, household items, bedding, warm jackets, pet supplies, and Christmas decorations.
"We're just doing a free community event and tying it into the whole Bob's thing," said Gina Schelemanow, one of the organizers.
The event honors Bob Zaegler, known as the "holiday man" for decorating his car for every holiday. After Zaegler's death, friends created Bob's Christmas Car Day to celebrate his memory. The event evolved from a car parade to a community give-back day.
"After he passed, they wanted to find a way to celebrate him," said Tina Burns, an event organizer. "So we started doing a Bob's car parade. Originally, that did the parade and stuff, but then that kind of got to be a little hassle with the police being able to escort it and stuff like that. So then they started to do a Give Back Day."
Zaegler was a close friend of Jenn Noon, who co-founded The Little Free Pantry, which operates locations at the Career Center Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at other community sites.
Batavia Downs donated the use of Park Place to host the event.
"Try to help the community out, and hopefully they have a good Christmas," Burns said.
The Holland Land Office Museum will be closed from Thursday, Jan. 1 through Saturday, Jan. 24.
The staff and volunteers of the museum will be working getting the museum ready for a brand new year in 2026 full of new exhibits, displays, programs and special events.
The museum will be resuming its regular operating hours of Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27.
For further information or questions, please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
The Yellowjackets built a commanding 45-15 halftime lead behind nine three-pointers in the first half.
Madi Monteleone led Perry with 27 points on nine three-pointers. Astrid Bellamy added 16 points, Nellie Kolmas scored 12 points and Emma Wright contributed 11 points on three three-pointers.
Simone Scharvogel paced Byron-Bergen with 24 points on six three-pointers. Riley Shallenberger added five points.
Notre Dame defeated Section 6 Class A Pioneer 56-34 in the second round of the Keshequa Tournament on Monday.
Junior Sofia Falleti led all scorers with 30 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Gianna Falleti added 10 points and five steals, Quinn Boardman scored seven points, Shirley Thompson had four points, Harper Ferris contributed three points, and PennyJo Thompson added two points.
Sofia Falleti was named to the All-Tournament Team.
"This was a great win for us against a good, well-coached Class A team," Coach Vinny Falleti said. "They really pressured us on both offense and defense and we were able to handle the pressure and run sets. Our team has been battling illness since our first game and these girls have been playing through it. This win is a good way to lead into our holiday break, get healthy, and get back into the gym."
Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR), in partnership with Batavia First Presbyterian Church, will offer a free Fair Housing presentation—"Know Your Rights"—on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The workshop will be held in person at First Presbyterian Church, 300 East Main Street, Batavia, NY, with a Zoom option available for virtual attendees.
Designed for tenants, landlords, and housing professionals, the presentation will cover key fair-housing topics, including emotional support animals, housing discrimination, and tenant rights, helping participants better understand protections under fair-housing law. Advance registration is required and can be completed online at:https://forms.office.com/r/FEfSbvA3va
For more information or to request accessibility accommodations, contact Rebecca Batt, Program Specialist, at (585) 815-8501, Ext. 417.
The Del Plato family is offering "Real Old Fashioned Christmas," written by the late Mary A. Del Plato, as a fundraiser download benefiting All Babies Cherished Inc., a Batavia-based organization supporting families and children.
The jazzy, snappy tune invokes nostalgia and holiday cheer while supporting a cause Del Plato cherished. She loved both babies and Christmas, making the pairing of her holiday song with the local charity a fitting tribute to her memory and her connection to the community.
The song is available for a minimum donation of 2ドル through Del Plato Music Industries.
Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR), in partnership with Batavia First Presbyterian Church, will offer a free Fair Housing presentation—"Know Your Rights"— on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The workshop will be held in person at First Presbyterian Church, 300 East Main St., Batavia, NY, with a Zoom option available for virtual attendees.
Designed for tenants, landlords, and housing professionals, the presentation will cover key fair-housing topics including emotional support animals, housing discrimination, and tenant rights, helping participants better understand protections under fair-housing law. Advance registration is required and can be completed online at:
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at The City Church in Batavia.
Join us this Christmas Eve for a family-oriented candlelight service filled with meaningful music, warmth, and the wonder of Christmas.
Located at St. Anthony's location at 114 Liberty St., Batavia, at 6 p.m.
This special evening is designed for all ages and reminds us that no one has to be alone at Christmas. Families are welcome, and every child will receive a gift as we celebrate the hope and joy of the season together.
All are invited to come experience the light, love, and wonder of Christmas Eve.
Ryan Marsceill led the Lancers with 13 points. Brady Werth added 12 points, Bing Zuber scored eight points and Brayden Jachimowicz contributed six points. Nick Scott and Alex Roscoe each added five points.
Cody Carlson paced the Bees with 14 points. Cole DiQuattro added 11 points, Andre White scored eight points, Joel Lamb had six points and Max Marsocci contributed three points.
Albion defeated Oakfield-Alabama 77-53 in a non-league game on Monday.
The Purple Eagles built a 43-23 halftime lead and maintained control throughout the second half.
Nate Gibson led Albion with 21 points. Wesley Olles added 17 points and Elijah Doxey contributed 14 points.
Mason Watterson paced Oakfield-Alabama with 14 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, four steals and three blocks. Hudson George scored seven points with two steals and one block, and Trevor Enes added six points, four rebounds, three assists and four steals.
Still need a few gifts? We’ll be open Christmas Eve until 3 p.m. Stop by Oliver’s or Sweet Life Country Store for chocolates, sweet treats, and easy, ready-to-gift favorites for family and friends.
He's a mean one, Mr. Grinch. Yet, even the most curmudgeonly character, like that dastardly plotter of evil, can experience a miracle in the true spirit of the season.
That's at least what the optimistic folks in Whoville experienced by not losing faith or hope after the Grinch swiped all of their gifts just before Christmas.
And Batavia First Presbyterian Church is bringing that message of relentless joy with a Whoville Christmas message at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 300 E Main St., Batavia.
"The service, titled 'A Whoville-Inspired Celebration of Christ’s Love,' is inspired by the classic story of The Grinch and focuses on the theme: 'The Heart That Grew Three Sizes.' The event aims to remind attendees of the true meaning of Christmas through the simple, unwavering faith of a child, like Cindy Lou Who," Lisa Van Beck says. "The message of the service is to allow the power of the Christ child to expand our hearts with compassion, peace, and unfailing love."
Service highlights include:
Focusing on the theme of radical change and Christ's power to transform one's two-sizes-too-small heart.
Inspiring Christmas music: sing the songs that capture the wonder and simple joy of the season.
Children will have the opportunity to color a giant poster to express the joy of the season.
There will be emphasis on the innocence, hope, and peace brought by the infant Jesus.
A modern take on Scrooge, the Grinch is also a sad sack in need of something -- and he discovers that it isn't to be found in stacks of coins or presents or earthly goods. Church organizers want to nudge folks with that reminder through a soft and whimsical note rather than a blaring bullhorn.
The Grinch's plot to ruin a little town's holiday is foiled by his own discovery of love and soul.
Once the Grinch sees that the absence of gifts and glitter hasn't altered the Who's cheer, he thinks, "Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more." The tale concludes with: "Christmas Day will always be, just as long as we have we."
All are welcome, with no exceptions, even those with little to no religious experience, Van Beck said.
