Seven Bennett students arrested
Seven Bennett High School students were arrested overnight for allegedly roughing up a city employee on May 16 at Shoshone Park, Mayor Byron W. Brown and Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda said...
View ArticleAmherst Town Board downsizing discussion moved to Senior Center
Tonight’s discussion on Town Board downsizing in Amherst will be held at 6 p.m. at the Amherst Senior Center, 350 Audubon Pkwy.The forum was previously scheduled to be held at the Amherst Public...
View ArticlePro-life group sues UB for allowing its demonstration to be disrupted
A national pro-life group claims the University at Buffalo looked the other way during an on-campus counter protest that turned ugly.The group, in a suit filed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo,...
View ArticleNiagara Blower sold to company based in Sweden
Niagara Blower, a maker of specialized industrial heat transfer and air conditioning systems that dates to 1904, has been acquired by Sweden-based Alfa Laval.Niagara Blower will keep its name, its...
View ArticleDepew School District causes stir with switch of child care providers
The Depew School District’s decision to switch providers for its School-Age Child Care Program after almost 20 years has concerned parents and stripped an area day care center of a third of its...
View ArticleSpringville Chrysler dealership sold
A Chrysler dealership in Springville has changed ownership.Carl Emerling and his son, Evan, have acquired Bob Johnson Motors, which sells Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles, at 195 W. Main St....
View ArticleDepew woman admits selling prescription painkillers
A 46-year-old Depew woman on Wednesday admitted illegally selling prescription painkillers, including one time near a school.Debra Piatek, of Penora Street, admitted selling Suboxone pills to an...
View ArticleCuomo plans 3 new gambling sites in Western New York
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing three new gambling sites in Western New York, including a Las Vegas-style casino.In addition to the casino, he wants up to two slot-machine facilities similar...
View ArticleUnnamed bidder pays $475,000 for Cargill grain elevator
An undisclosed bidder has purchased the colossal Cargill Pool Grain Elevator, adjacent to Gallagher Beach, for $475,000, outbidding at least three others at an auction Wednesday.Attorney Robert...
View ArticleAmherst special election called off
Tuesday’s special election to determine the size of the Amherst Town Board has been called off.State Supreme Court Justice Tracey A. Bannister this afternoon ruled in the favor of town Democratic...
View ArticleWoman dies in crash on Millersport Highway
A woman driver was fatally injured in a two-car crash shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday on Millersport Highway between the Lockport Expressway and Smith Road in Amherst.Amherst police said the driver,...
View ArticlePop bottle 'bomb' found near Orchard Park school
The discovery by officials of Orchard Park’s Windom Elementary School of a unexploded “pop bottle bomb” and several other detonated items at the back edge of the school property today has sparked an...
View ArticleClarence High senior killed in 'horrific' accident
A graduating Clarence Senior High School student who was looking forward to joining the Marine Corps was killed in a “horrible,” high-speed motorcycle crash just before 9 a.m. Wednesday after he fled...
View ArticleAmherst Conservative Committee endorses Democrats
The Amherst Conservative Committee has endorsed a slate of Democrats for November’s elections.Chairman William L. Kindel announced Wednesday that the committee is supporting Council Member Mark A....
View ArticleSovran Self Storage raises earnings forecast
Sovran Self Storage hiked its earnings forecast for this year by a little more than 1 percent after the Williamsville self-storage facility operator reduced its interest expense by $4.1 million a year...
View ArticleCourt backs Paladino in Empire Zone ruling
Developer Carl P. Paladino won a resounding victory in the state’s highest court over Empire Zone benefits that he argued were taken away retroactively from one of his companies after changes were...
View Article90-year-old pilot completes 90 international crossings in his airplane
It’s not surprising that John G. Lawton fulfilled his dream of making 90 aerial crossings of the U.S.-Canadian border when he turned 90.He’s a high school dropout with a doctorate in aeronautical...
View ArticleBOCES student-built homes up for auction Friday
The odor of polyurethane was in the air Wednesday at Erie 1 BOCES’ Harkness Career & Technical Center in Cheektowaga, where students applied finishing touches to an annual fundraising...
View ArticleDrag race nets DWI charge in Amherst
A drag race on Transit Road in Amherst Wednesday night resulted in drunk driving charges against one of the drivers.Erie County Sheriff’s deputies also arrested another man for felony drunk driving in...
View Article‘Trailer Trash’ collects bizarre film previews
Buffalo performer and artist Pat Kewley is a collector of unintentionally funny bits and pieces of American culture.For his popular “Celebrity Autobiography” series, held last summer in Rohall’s...
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