New knitting club starts Wednesday in Lewiston
LEWISTON – A new knitting club called the Lewiston Knit-Wits will hold its first meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on the second floor of the Historic Opera Hall, 736 Center St.The group is open...
View ArticleNiagara Falls, Ont. woman critically injured in stabbing
A 20-year-old woman was listed as stable but critically ill after being stabbed late Sunday morning at a Niagara Falls, Ont., hotel, Niagara Regional Police reported.The unidentified woman underwent...
View ArticlePolitical feud offers Lancaster voters choice in March vote
Rejected by his own party, Lancaster Village Trustee Edward M. Marki is coming out swinging in his re-election campaign by forming an Integrity of Choice Party and railing against the Citizens Party –...
View ArticleChoosing Love Canal for a neighbor
Second of two partsBy Charlie Specht and Dan HerbeckNews STAFF ReporterSNIAGARA FALLS – Want to buy – for just $40,000 – a two-bedroom, completely refurbished ranch home in a low-crime, suburban-style...
View ArticleCongress’ inaction leaves violence on women unremedied
WASHINGTON – More than a year after inadvertently severing the federal lifeline to domestic-violence programs in Buffalo and across the nation, Congress is inching toward fixing what it broke.But...
View ArticleSen. Kennedy charges top dollar for Albany fundraiser
ALBANY – Sen. Tim Kennedy may be a new guy around the Capitol, with limited political might, but that hasn’t made him shy about charging top-shelf prices for his fundraisers here.Kennedy tonight is...
View ArticleWinter’s next torments – freezing rain and high winds
Old Man Winter, after tormenting the region with snow and cold over the weekend, is starting off the new week with two more of his favorites – freezing rain and gale force winds. The National Weather...
View Article250 residents of Alden nursing home move to new home at ECMC
It was moving day Saturday for about 250 people who have lived – some for decades – in the Erie County Home in Alden.The residents were anxious to begin a new chapter in their lives at Erie County...
View Article'Last Man Standing' pops the cork on 65 years of good memories
The years fly by. Life sometimes passes more quickly than we can grasp it. I think that is why they did it, 65 years ago. I think that is why Chet Samborski and 49 of his pals at the Third Warder...
View ArticleState study finds elevated levels of cancer, birth defects along...
Elevated levels of certain cancers and birth defects were found among people who live in or near the Town of Tonawanda’s industrial corridor, according to a state Health Department review released...
View ArticleShots ring out twice on East Side, one hurt
Gunfire erupted twice this morning, several blocks apart, on the East Side. When the shooting stopped, a 30-year-old man had suffered an arm injury.The victim, whose name was not released, was shot...
View ArticleMan gets three years for transporting undocumented workers
A Mexican national was sentenced to three years in prison following his conviction for unlawfully transporting undocumented workers within the United States, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr....
View ArticleShoddy plumbing work sparks Middleport fire
MIDDLEPORT – A fire, which damaged a lower rear apartment in three-unit apartment building today, was caused by someone who had done plumbing work in the basement earlier in the day, according to...
View ArticleBuffalo man charged with abusing two dogs, including one that died
A Buffalo man has been charged with causing the death of one dog and the improper care of another, police said.Marcus Cole, 50, of Urban Street, was charged by Buffalo officers this afternoon with...
View ArticleBuffalo man arrested for second time after Parkside area car break-ins
A man charged in December with burglarizing cars was at it again Tuesday, Buffalo police reported.Anthony S. Gilmore, 24, of Stockbridge Avenue, was arrested about 2 a.m., after he was spotted getting...
View ArticleMayor promises “a year to remember” in Lockport
LOCKPORT – Mayor Michael W. Tucker said in his State of the City address Tuesday that “2013 will be a year to remember” in Lockport because of many major construction and business projects.“There are...
View ArticleBuffalo teen charged with gunpoint robbery
A Buffalo teen was charged with felony robbery this week after he robbed two women at gunpoint on Lonsdale Road, police in the city said.The 16-year-old boy, of Butler Avenue, is accused of smashing...
View ArticleFatal crash closes Thruway east of Depew
Eastbound motorists on the Thruway are being asked to exit in Depew after a fatal crash tonight on the roadway.State police closed the eastbound portion of Interstate 90 between the Depew and Pembroke...
View ArticlePoloncarz forecasts budget gaps in four-year plan
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz’s new plan would cut jobs, use surplus and scale back on large projects during the next four years, but he doesn’t believe that will be enough to balance the...
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