Amherst Police Chief backs better school security
Amherst Police Chief John C. Askey offered his support Tuesday for $300,000 in security enhancements proposed by Williamsville School Superintendent Scott Martzloff to pay for school monitors, a...
View ArticleAmherst Zoning Board OKs variance requests for Hyatt project
The controversial Hyatt Place hotel project in Amherst is moving forward despite protests from more than 60 red-clad Snyder residents who showed up at Town Hall on Tuesday night to protest the...
View Article3 file suit on hepatitis tied to insulin pen reuse in Olean
The scare over insulin pens has given rise to a legal battle over their use – a lawsuit by three people who contend that they contracted hepatitis at Olean General Hospital.The three former patients...
View ArticleIn Falls, a grisly murder-suicide aftermath
NIAGARA FALLS – A city man apparently strangled his girlfriend and slashed her throat before fatally shooting himself Monday night in her 29th Street home, police said.The deceased were identified as...
View ArticleOfficials honor Olcott firefighters for lake rescue
OLCOTT – Olcott firefighters have received citations from local officials for their rescue of seven passengers from a 16-foot motorboat that sank in Lake Ontario last summer.Two adults and five...
View ArticleState justice dismisses suit by wind power developer
A State Supreme Court justice has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Town of Allegany Planning Board by a wind power development company.The decision by Justice Michael Nenno against Everpower...
View ArticleRed Cross assisted 110 after fires in February
The American Red Cross Serving Erie & Niagara Counties provided emergency assistance to 110 people following 21 fires in the two counties during February, chief programs officer Kenneth Turner...
View ArticleGen. Pulaski Association to install officers at dinner
The Gen. Pulaski Association will install officers at its annual dinner Friday night in the Millennium Hotel on Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga.The speaker will be the Rev. Czeslaw Michal Krysa, who will...
View ArticleLocal governments group opposes gun-control law
A group representing local governments in Erie County is supporting calls to repeal the state’s new gun- control law.At its monthly meeting Thursday, the Association of Erie County Governments went on...
View ArticleConcert group schedules annual winter gala benefit
The Clarence Concert Association’s 15th annual winter gala benefit will be Tuesday at the Westwood Country Club, 772 N. Forest Road, Amherst. There will be a cash bar at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at...
View ArticleCost increase for Tonawanda school project upsetting
Residents in the Tonawanda City School District are upset over a dramatic increase in expected expenses for what was planned as an $11.9 million capital project that will force changes to the overall...
View ArticleSilicon Valley marketing vet returns to Buffalo for Tuesday lecture
Bill Cleary, a Buffalo State College graduate who taught high school social studies at Lake Shore High before leaving for California to work in marketing for high-tech clients such as Apple and...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to trying to rob UB students
A 23-year-old Buffalo man has admitted to twice trying to rob college students in November on a street near the University at Buffalo’s South Campus, just two weeks after he had been released from...
View ArticleRomanello's South to close after last meal tonight
Romanello's South will serve its last meal tonight, then the lights will be turned out in the restaurant that has served thousands of meals and whose banquet rooms have launched hundreds of marriages...
View ArticleShamrock Run, Sabres game could create traffic problems
Two popular downtown events will overlap this afternoon, possibly creating traffic and parking issues around First Niagara Center.But Buffalo Sabres and police officials predict fans will have a...
View ArticleSequestration cuts go into effect, have little local impact
Dramatic federal budget cuts of 13 percent for defense and 9 percent for most other programs took effect Friday, and the world did not end.Instead, traffic flowed normally at the Peace Bridge,...
View ArticleFrontier School District faces projected $2.4 million budget shortfall for...
The Frontier School District faces a nearly $2.4 million budget gap for the next school year, which could lead to reductions in staff and programs.“We are going to have to look at some areas that are...
View ArticleNews publication WNY Refresh will make its debut next Saturday
The Buffalo News next Saturday plans to launch a new “Gusto-style” publication focused on health and fitness, nutrition and family matters.It will be called WNY Refresh.The new Saturday morning news...
View ArticleDriver lands on LaSalle Expressway after high-speed crash
A young driver described by police as highly-intoxicated drove his car up and over a 10-foot embankment before landing his vehicle on the LaSalle Expressway in Niagara Falls early Saturday. Tyler J....
View ArticleEvents for people with disabilities
Danceability Inc., a program for children and adults with special needs utilizing dance and movement to enable and empower students, is holding its fifth annual fundraiser, “Jazz, Jokes and Java,”...
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