$150,000 in Greenway funds requested for park upgrades
LOCKPORT – The Town of Porter requested $150,000 in Niagara River Greenway funds Monday for upgrades at Porter-on-the-Lake, the town’s only municipal park.Town grant writer Bernie Rotella said the...
View ArticleNew museum is now open in Colored Musicians Club
The new museum created by Hadley Exhibits in the Colored Musicians Club, 145 Broadway, is now open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday.Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for people 17 and under, and 50...
View ArticleCanadian trucker acquitted of drug charges
Federal court trials are unusual, and acquittals in those trials are even rarer.An Ontario truck driver transporting orange juice to Florida beat the odds Friday when a jury in U.S. District Court in...
View ArticleCouncilwoman proposes Cheektowaga board downsize
A proposal to reduce the size of the area’s remaining seven-member town board to five will be introduced tonight at a regularly scheduled work session of the Cheektowaga Town Board, according to...
View ArticleCuomo budget outlined for Amherst Chamber
After all the hoopla and rhetoric surrounding his release of the 2013-14 budget last week, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo must now sell it to an often skeptical business community.That’s exactly why he...
View ArticleAmherst woman struck and killed on Niagara Street
A 54-year-old Amherst woman died late Monday night in Erie County Medical Center, about six hours after she was struck by a car while trying to cross Niagara Street, Buffalo police reported.The woman,...
View ArticleChippewa bar owners file suit over commingling law
Two Chippewa Entertainment District bar owners have filed a lawsuit challenging Buffalo’s ordinance that prevents adults 18 to 20 years old from patronizing their clubs.In court papers, Daniel...
View ArticleTwo police cars hit in early-morning chase
Two City of Tonawanda police cars were smashed, one intentionally, during a lengthy chase that zigzagged back and forth through the City and Town of Tonawanda early this morning, authorities said. No...
View ArticleTractor-trailer loses roof under low bridge
The top of a tractor-trailer was sheared off this morning when the driver of the vehicle crossed under a low bridge in the westbound lane of the Robert Moses Parkway.The road crosses under the Grand...
View ArticleFountains, trees planned for Canal site parcel
An outdoor public space that will feature fountains, seating and a tree grove just south of the former Donovan State Office Building is headed for construction this spring. Erie Canal Harbor...
View ArticleOnline relationship leads to fraud
Joni Flynn never met the man she was trying to help and now she’s facing up to 14 months in federal prison for doing his “dirty work."Flynn, 35, of Olean, pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday for her...
View ArticleFugitive defendant convicted of sexual abuse
LOCKPORT – Paul S. Turley was not in Niagara County Court on Monday to learn that a jury convicted him on charges that he sexually abused two children. But his victims and the prosecutors are holding...
View ArticleMaterials par excellence
Inside an Amherst laboratory, researchers are figuring out how to build a smarter window.They’re working on a window coating that reflects heat from the sun during the summer but lets the heat through...
View ArticleFraud ring charged with stealing more than $60,000
LOCKPORT – A Broome County woman was arraigned Tuesday in State Supreme Court, one of five defendants in a bogus check and fraudulent credit card ring that allegedly stole more than $60,000.The other...
View ArticleFundraiser has local celebs in dancing mood
Sabres announcer Kevin Sylvester is used to being on the sidelines calling games.On Friday, he’ll be taking center stage as one of eight local celebrities matched with a professional Western New York...
View ArticleTour aimed at promoting charter schools coming here
A cross-country “whistle-stop” train tour aimed at promoting alternative choices for public education – mainly charter schools – will bring its message to Buffalo during a breakfast reception at 8...
View ArticleCummins leadership shifts
Cummins Inc.’s engine plant near Jamestown has had a change in leadership.Plant manager David Porter has taken a new position with Cummins, as director of high horsepower oil and gas, at its corporate...
View ArticleJournalism scholarship applications available
Undergraduates interested in journalism, as well as professional journalists seeking additional academic training, may apply for college and graduate school scholarships for the 2013-2014 academic...
View ArticleAlbright-Knox offers AK Teens mentoring program
Albright-Knox Art Gallery announced Tuesday that it will team up with First Niagara Bank to establish a new mentoring program for young artists, AK Teens.The program will offer workshops and personal...
View ArticlePerry Choice, First Ward to review revitalization plan
The public is invited to attend a workshop to review preliminary recommendations and offer feedback on a retail marketing study and commercial revitalization plan for the Perry Choice and First Ward...
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