Pretrial session held for 4 charged in Frewsburg home invasion slayings
MAYVILLE – A pretrial conference was held Monday in the chambers of State Supreme Court Justice John Ward in the case of four men charged in the brutal home invasion slayings of a Town of Frewsburg...
View ArticleNor-Ton Red Jacket Club wins $8,000 grant for mower for maintaining Donald...
NORTH TONAWANDA – The Nor-Ton Red Jacket Club, an all-volunteer organization dedicated to maintaining and preserving Donald F. Miller Park in the city, has been awarded an $8,000 grant from the East...
View ArticleRat problem in Lancaster prompts discussion about garbage totes
The pesky rat issue in Lancaster is not going away – even though a handful of residents are speaking to the issue before the Town Board.Monday was no different, when Tobian Breidert, of Riemers...
View ArticleUpward Bound to present award and $500 scholarship
SUNY Buffalo State’s Upward Bound precollegiate program is honoring Hal D. Payne, vice president for student affairs, by creating a $500 scholarship and a lifetime achievement award in his name.The...
View ArticleDistrict tax bills to show lower rate than expected
Maryvale School District residents receiving their school tax bills next month will have a welcome surprise: A higher-than-expected increase in Cheektowaga assessments means their tax rate will not...
View ArticleAir show Aug. 17 to celebrate National Model Aviation Day
The Flying Knights of Hamburg and the Air-Crafters of WNY will celebrate National Model Aviation Day with an air show Aug. 17 at the Model Airport on Lakeview Road, Hamburg. Model airplane flights and...
View ArticleCertification available for special English teachers
Certified teachers can get additional certification for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in a new program beginning this fall at D’Youville College. The 18-credit advanced certificate...
View ArticleCommunity will mark Night Out event today
NORTH TONAWANDA – The community is invited to a free event to meet their neighbors and local police at the city’s annual Night Out event from 6 to 9 p.m. today in North Tonawanda High School, 405...
View ArticleScience Fair welcomes youngsters age 7 to 14
NIAGARA FALLS – Youngsters age 7 to 14 are invited to explore electricity, magnetism and microscopes at a Science Fair from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Niagara Science Museum, 3625 Highland Ave....
View ArticleCenter begins new training for prospective workers
BATAVIA – With a food processing business park flourishing in its early months, the Genesee County Economic Development Center has begun a second round of training for prospective workers.The center,...
View ArticleNew treatment center opened by Insource Urgent Care
BATAVIA – Insource Urgent Care officially opened its center Friday for non-emergency health treatment.A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house were held in connection with the opening.Mark Celman,...
View ArticleGraham to get $500,000 in tax-free incentives
BATAVIA – The Genesee Economic Development Corp. has approved nearly $500,000 in tax-free incentives for the Graham Corp., the city’s largest industry.Graham, flushed with large increases in sales and...
View ArticleNorth Forest Office Space renames Hamburg facility
North Forest Office Space, a developer of small office suites in suburban office parks, has renamed its Hamburg facility and started work on a third building in the park.Located at 4535 Southwestern...
View ArticleNiagara Parks Police issue warning about kayaking stunt
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Niagara Parks Police Service spokesmen said Monday that they have warned at least one individual known to be planning a kayaking stunt on the Canadian side of the Horseshoe Falls...
View ArticleForestville woman, 37, was victim of fatal crash
PERRYSBURG – The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified Tara Evert, 37, of Forestville, as the motorist who was killed in a crash in Perrysburg at about 2 p.m. Sunday.She was...
View ArticleFire routs five people from South Buffalo home
Five adults were given emergency housing assistance by the Red Cross after they were forced to flee a fire in their home on Downing Street in South Buffalo early this morning.There were no injuries in...
View Article3 Thorold teens rescued from lift bridge high over Welland Canal
Three teenage boys from Thorold, Ont. were suspended about 115 feet above the Welland Canal for about an hour before they were rescued early this morning in a stunt that closed the canal and risked...
View ArticleArchaeological treasures found in Buffalo’s Delaware Park
Evidence of Buffalo’s prehistoric past can be found at Delaware Park, if one knows how and where to look for it.A team of University at Buffalo archaeologists has been doing just that, recently...
View ArticleStudents, staff flee fire at Westminster Community Charter School
Almost 200 young people and staff members at Westminster Community Charter School participated in a practice fire drill Friday. At 3 p.m. Monday, they put those skills to use, fleeing the real thing...
View ArticleDunn campaign aide charged with DWI after crash
James Costello Jr., the volunteer director of campaign operations for Bert D. Dunn, a Democratic candidate for Erie County sheriff, was charged last week with driving while intoxicated and leaving the...
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