Marine went from training soldiers to training athletes
After graduating from Kenmore East High School in 1989, Robby Dinero put his salesmanship abilities to the test, working as one of the youngest new car salesmen in the area.“I worked at Flannigan...
View ArticleRoads shut in Newfane after three-vehicle crash
NEWFANE – At least one person needed to be extricated from a vehicle following a crash just after 1:30 p.m. today at Lockport-Olcott and Dale roads.Two vehicles and a tractor-trailer were involved in...
View ArticleChurch wine stolen from the Newfane altar
NEWFANE – A door was pried open over the weekend to break in to Faith Lutheran Church on Transit Road, but church elders told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that the wine set out for Sunday...
View ArticleTwo men charged with trying to steal house furnace
Two men were charged and a third suspect is being sought with trying to steal a West Side woman’s home furnace late last week, Buffalo police reported Monday.Emmanuel Mardenborough, of Chenango...
View ArticleColarusso seeks second term as Orchard Park supervisor
Orchard Park Supervisor Janis Colarusso said there still are a few initiatives she wants to finish, and that is why she wants to run for another term.The first-term Democratic supervisor, who served...
View ArticleBuffalo man charged with West Seneca burglary
A Buffalo man is accused of stealing a 42-inch television during a burglary last week at a house in West Seneca.West Seneca police, with assistance from Buffalo officers, arrested Adam J. Heyd, 32, of...
View ArticleTrio charged with gang assault on Metro Rail
Three Buffalo women were accused last week of violently assaulting two other women at the Metro Rail University Station, Buffalo police reported Monday.Jetuan J. McDuffie, 22, and Britney B. Hall, 23,...
View ArticleReward offered after Lockport bar attack
LOCKPORT – Two men were knocked unconscious in an unprovoked attack at a Lockport bar early Sunday, and city police reported Monday that a $1,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the...
View ArticleFalls ER nurses assaulted by unruly patient
NIAGARA FALLS – Two emergency room nurses at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center were injured by a female patient on Sunday, city police said. Toni M. Soliday, 33, of Lockport Road, was charged with...
View ArticleMarineland ordered to improve water quality, animal safety
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – A four-month investigation of Marineland by the Ontario SPCA failed to turn up evidence of animal abuse at the amusement and animal exhibition park, but the organization issued...
View ArticleFormer Concord golf course worker agrees to repay missing funds
A Springville woman pleaded guilty before Concord Town Court Judge Leslie Gibbin to disorderly conduct and was ordered to make $100 restitution to the owners of the Concord Crest Golf Course, the...
View ArticleNew ‘Community Congress’ aims for regional plan
A pair of community forums next week, one in Buffalo, the other in Niagara Falls, will give the public a chance to help focus a regional plan for the Niagara Frontier.The “Community Congress” events...
View ArticleState’s highest court to offer case records free online starting Feb. 1
The Court of Appeals, the state’s Albany-based high court, will launch its new online service – the Court of Appeals Public Access and Search System (Court-PASS) – on Feb. 1 to give the public,...
View ArticleBuffalo woman charged with beating man with pipe
A Buffalo woman was arrested and charged with second-degree assault after she allegedly clubbed a male friend with a piece of metal pipe during an argument last week, Buffalo police reported...
View ArticleMychajliw seeks reform of his office
One of the first targets of new County Comptroller Stefan I. Mychajliw’s internal reviews turns out to be his own office.The county’s just-inaugurated fiscal watchdog issued a report Monday that he...
View ArticleBotanical Gardens encourages kids to get their hands dirty
As a fresh blanket of snow whitewashed the grounds surrounding the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens on Monday, dozens of children inside were getting their hands dirty, as only children...
View ArticleLake-effect snow returns region to ‘the dead of winter’
Winter returned with a vengeance Monday, dumping heavy lake-effect snow across portions of the Buffalo Niagara region, with a particular fury in the Southtowns and the Southern Tier.Frigid...
View ArticleExpect creativity in Cuomo’s 2013 budget
ALBANY – If Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s recent State of the State address had him pivot to the liberal faction of his Democratic Party, today’s unveiling of his 2013 state budget plan gives him the...
View ArticleProud area residents relish once-in-a-lifetime experience
WASHINGTON – Never before was Debbera Ransom, of Buffalo, quite so proud to carry the New York State flag.That’s because she did it Monday in the biggest of all possible venues: the Inaugural Parade...
View ArticleHeeding the call of history, Obama urges unity, offers vision of hope for all
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama began his second term as president Monday with a stirring call for progressive values and action on climate change and immigration reform, as well as a historic presidential...
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