Attica barn destroyed by fire
ATTICA – A 40-by-80-foot barn was destroyed in a Sunday afternoon fire blamed on an electrical malfunction, Attica Fire Department Chief Robert Willard said.Willard said the wood-frame barn contained...
View ArticleLockport woman charged with DWI on Kensington Expressway
A Lockport woman was charged with driving while intoxicated and speeding Sunday afternoon on the Kensington Expressway, state police said.Chloe Pettit, 20, was arrested after being pulled over at 5:10...
View ArticleTwo hurt in Wyoming County crash
COVINGTON – The driver and a passenger were hurt shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday, when a sport utility vehicle struck a pole along Silver Lake Road, Warsaw-based troopers reported.Brooke E. Valentino, 17,...
View ArticleDriver injured in West Side rollover crash
A speeding car crashed into five parked cars and overturned on 14th Street near Rhode Island Avenue about 7 p.m. Sunday.Buffalo firefighters said Rescue Company No. 1 extricated the driver from the...
View ArticleBuffalo police, probing gunfire, shoot, kill pit bull
Northeast District police shot and killed a pit bull dog early Sunday while investigating a report of gunfire at an East Delavan Avenue home.Eight people, including a juvenile, were arrested on...
View ArticleNiagara County Legislature to vote on bonds for radio towers
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Legislature is expected to vote Tuesday to approve the borrowing of $6.8 million to construct new emergency radio towers around the county.County Treasurer Kyle R....
View ArticleHome builders join criticism of Evans assessor
The president of a local builders association has emerged as another critic of the Assessor’s Office in the Town of Evans.Meanwhile, the Town of Cheektowaga is offering to share an assessor with Evans...
View ArticleFalls landlords want a better deal from welfare cases
NIAGARA FALLS – Emma Chapman owns dozens of rental properties in Niagara Falls, and she says she wouldn’t rent to welfare recipients if she could get away with it.She says 35 percent to 40 percent of...
View ArticleReport says 2012 was strong year for Lockport economy
LOCKPORT – The Town of Lockport saw $10.5 million in new business investment and the creation of 75 jobs in 2012, Town Economic Development Director David R. Kinyon reported last week.Kinyon’s annual...
View ArticleJob creation locally hits snag in state bureaucracy
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo made repairing the upstate economy a theme in his latest State of the State message last week, yet his administration has been slow to implement a job-creation program...
View ArticleRansomville native in the mix to be ‘Biggest Loser’
For Catherine “Cate” Laughlan, coming home from California for the holidays and resisting the urge to eat the Christmas cookies she saw everywhere was one of the biggest challenges of her new...
View ArticleLocal National Guard unit saluted for Afghanistan tour
David McCann and Richard Atkin spent much of the last year helping to operate a medical clinic in Afghanistan, where they witnessed the wounds of war.With five tours of National Guard duty between...
View ArticleSale of art from Anderson’s collection will benefit 13 area...
Collectors and potential collectors of modern and contemporary art should mark their calendars for a sale May 5.That afternoon, approximately 400 original prints from the David Anderson Charitable...
View ArticleNoco making giant leap with new Lancaster location
Noco, the energy company that has expanded into operating convenience stores, is marking its 80th anniversary today with the grand opening of its biggest express store.The 6,000-square-foot, newly...
View ArticleBishop leads final Mass at Batavia’s St. Anthony Church
BATAVIA – A final Mass – celebrated by Bishop Richard J. Malone before more than 700 parishioners and friends – marked the closing Sunday of a Catholic church founded more than a century ago by...
View ArticleChurch organizes bus trip to Obama inauguration
Greater Refuge Temple Church of Christ Church will host a bus trip to Washington, D.C., for President Obama’s second inauguration.The bus trip is not a part of the official inauguration activities,...
View ArticleExhibit to feature Mulligan, Twentieth Century Club
“Her Story: Charlotte Mulligan and the Twentieth Century Club of Buffalo,” will be exhibited during March in the Buffalo History Museum, 1 Museum Court.The exhibit will feature informational panels,...
View ArticleBuffalo study offers hope to multiple sclerosis patients
Scientists in recent years have found a way to infuse stem cells into the brains of animals to repair damage to the central nervous system, offering some of the most encouraging news yet for multiple...
View ArticleRenewing a long-ago fondness after 3 Purple Hearts
Before being drafted into the Army, Richard H. Lacey remembers making music with the band at LaSalle Junior-Senior High School in Niagara Falls.He played clarinet, but his heart struck romantic notes...
View ArticleIn Silver Creek, a beautiful day for a Polar Bear Swim
SILVER CREEK – Balmy, 60-degree weather and sunshine greeted swimmers at Sunday’s 12th annual Polar Bear Swim in Lake Erie off Silver Creek. Co-chairwoman Pamela Forge marveled at the sun and...
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