Kim’s International Cafe has plenty of Seoul, Korean seasonings
TOWN OF NIAGARA – When we were served our orders at Kim’s International Café, the four of us almost concurrently remarked that we’d have plenty of leftovers for the next day’s meals, because the...
View ArticleNiagara County faith-related event June 2-9
PRAYER: The Healing Rooms of Buffalo Niagara is open for prayer for anyone who needs physical, emotional or spiritual healing, 7 to 9 p.m., Potters House Christian Community Church, 723 Seventh St.,...
View ArticleAround Town / Niagara County meetings and hearings
The School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the district’s administrative offices, Quaker and Haight roads.The Town Board will meet for a work session at 1 p.m. Monday in Town Hall, 6560 Dysinger...
View ArticleNiagara historian’s new book keeps alive the heroism of veterans
YOUNGSTOWN – Joseph L. LeGasse Sr. served in three wars – World War II, Korea and Vietnam – earning a Purple Heart on his final tour of duty.The Youngstown resident retired from the Army as a sergeant...
View ArticleFrom the blotter / Niagara County police calls
NIAGARA FALLS – The owner of a city taxi company told police he was ripped off for nearly $1,000 recently by someone who forged one of his personal checks. The owner of Taxi Unlimited on Buffalo...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Evans
The Lake Shore Central School Board will hold a work session at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the conference room of district offices, 959 Beach Road.Also this week:The Evans Town Board will meet at 7 p.m. on...
View ArticlePeople Talk: A conversation with Kevin K. Williams
As an associate professor in the Department of Earth Sciences and Science Education at SUNY Buffalo State, Kevin K. Williams is a geologist who studies the evolution of planets. But he really is a...
View ArticleCity’s skewed priorities punish gifted street artists
On a chilly walk home from Kleinhans Music Hall in late January, with the sounds of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s tribute to Mozart still ringing in my ears, I noticed out of the corner of my...
View ArticleFew dozen customers still without power
National Grid reported a handful of power outages this morning in Western New York, most of them affecting only a few customers one day after storms moved through the area.The largest, near Niagara...
View ArticleFAA warned Colgan before crash of Flight 3407
HOUSTON – Six months before Colgan Air’s Continental Connection Flight 3407 tumbled from the sky and crashed into a home in Clarence, killing 50 people, a key federal aviation official delivered a...
View ArticleArt comes to life at Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Some danced or spoke in character and others grew wobbly trying to hold a pose.Students from 14 schools, as well as art aficionados, Saturday competed in the annual Art Alive: A Living Art Contest, on...
View ArticleFamily Safety Fair set Saturday at Power Vista
LEWISTON – The New York Power Authority will host a Family Safety Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in its admission-free Power Vista, the visitor center for the Niagara Power Project.The event...
View ArticleVision-impaired seniors to benefit from $4,000 grant
LOCKPORT – A $4,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo will help to provide transportation for vision-impaired seniors who are enrolled at the Dale Association.Spokeswoman...
View ArticleDragon Boat Festival set June 15 at Gallagher Beach
More than 50 teams will take part in the second annual Hope Chest Buffalo Niagara Dragon Boat Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 15 at Gallagher Beach in Buffalo’s outer harbor off Fuhrmann...
View ArticleWoman sitting in her car robbed of purse, earrings
A young female motorist was robbed of her purse and a pair of earrings by a gunman who accosted her on Elmwood Avenue early Sunday.Buffalo police said the woman told them the man walked up to her car...
View ArticleMan with gun pulls trigger, but no shots are fired
A young Amherst man had the scare of his life early Sunday on Franklin Street near Chippewa Street.According to Buffalo police, the victim, who is in his 20s, and another person were approached at...
View ArticleWoman says she fought off sex attacker
A woman fought off a sex attacker near the foot of Hertel Avenue early Sunday, police said.The woman told police that she was approached at about 12:35 a.m. by a man who yelled profanities, made...
View ArticleNiagara deputies use pepper spray in arrest
CAMBRIA – Police used pepper spray and physical force to subdue a Ridge Road man who refused to cooperate with them as they tried to take him into custody on an outstanding warrant Saturday morning,...
View Article5-year survival rate above 50% for Kelly's cancer
Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly announced that he’s been diagnosed with cancer of the upper jaw bone, but doctors have told him his prognosis for recovery is very good.The cancer –...
View ArticleBuffalo State president taking leave to undergo cancer treatment
SUNY Buffalo State President Aaron M. Podolefsky will go on sick leave while undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.Podolefsky, who turns 67 this month, first shared the news of his diagnosis with...
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