🌱 Could this new club spark Stafford’s next generation of firefighters?

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• Could this new club spark Stafford's next generation of firefighters?

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• Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 64, low: 46.
• Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pavilion Emergency Services Club introducing teens to the fire service (thebatavian.com) — Teens from Pavilion, Stafford, Bethany, and nearby areas can now join an eight-week Pavilion Emergency Services Club to get hands-on experience with firefighting and EMS skills. Weekly Wednesday evening sessions at Pavilion Fire Department introduce 15- to 18-year-olds to tools, trucks, safety, and rescue work, with the hope some will later volunteer with Stafford or other local departments.
   

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Sunday October 11
• Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant →
  Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant, 5 Treadeasy Ave, Batavia
  9:00 am

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Thursday October 1
• Garden Talk – Plants in Gothic Literature →
  Cornell Cooperative Extension Genesee County, 420 E. Main Street, Batavia
  12:00 pm
• Karaoke Night →
  Go Art, 201 East Main Street, Batavia
  6:00 pm
• Dragon Ball Super free play →
  Dios Eclectic Treasures, 8 Lake St, LeRoy
  6:00 pm
• Gundam Free Play →
  Dios Eclectic Treasures, 8 Lake St, LeRoy
  6:00 pm
• A Comedy Night with David Pendleton →
  Grace Baptist Church of Batavia, 238 Vine Street, Batavia
  7:00 pm
• Batavia Downs catches the "Polka Buzz" w/ Crusade →
  Batavia Downs - Park Place Event Center, 8315 Park Road, Batavia
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Downtown Batavia Ghost Walk | GO ART! →
  Batavia NY
• MTG Reality Fracture Free Pack Friday →
  Dios Eclectic Treasures, 8 Lake St, LeRoy
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• JELL-O® Half Marathon & 7K →
  Le Roy NY
  8:30 am
• All Creatures Great and Small →
  St. James Episcopal, 405 E. Main St., Batavia
  10:30 am
• Weekend Free Play MTG Commander →
  Dios Eclectic Treasures, 8 Lake St, LeRoy
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tops Friendly Markets posted a job opening for Apply Now! Store Associate #246 Leroy in Le Roy. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member in Le Roy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stafford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Le Roy

• GENESEE COUNTY/Le Roy Fire dedicates the new Ladder 65 on Monday evening (videonewsservice.net)

Batavia

• GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia City Council Conference Meeting/September 28th, 2026 (videonewsservice.net)
• Batavia High School senior named National Merit Commended Student (thebatavian.com)
• GO ART! to host free live painting and drawing demonstrations by Kevin Feary (thebatavian.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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