Loss put at $750,000 from fire that destroyed Warsaw business
WARSAW – A malfunctioning carpet-cleaning machine was blamed for a fire that caused an estimated $750,000 damage to a Warsaw business, according to Wyoming County authorities.The fire at Warren’s...
View ArticleTwo in Grider Street crash remain in critical condition
Two people injured in the crash of a motorcycle and minivan just before 3 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of Grider street remain in critical condition in Erie County Medical Center. Buffalo police...
View ArticleSabres re-sign Enroth to two-year contract
By John Vogl Jhonas Enroth, who might inherit the Sabres' starting goaltending role, has signed a two-year contract with the team. Enroth was set to become a restricted free agent this summer....
View ArticleAfter being barred as prosecutor, attorney-turned-judge presides in...
In January, Norman A. LeBlanc Jr. was considered unfit to be a prosecutor in Lackawanna City Court, but two months later, he was appointed to preside over that same court as an associate judge.Erie...
View ArticleWoman accused of torching man’s clothing, sneakers on the grill
A woman was burning mad – so angry, that she torched the clothing and sneakers of a man with whom she was having a disagreement on the patio grill of her Niagara Street home, Buffalo police...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man admits to child porn felony
LOCKPORT – Hollis Stewart of North Tonawanda admitted Thursday in State Supreme Court that he had pornographic images of children on his cellphone in April.Stewart, 38, of Main Street, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleSanborn man admits to felony in drugstore caper
LOCKPORT – A Sanborn man pleaded guilty to a drug felony Thursday in Niagara County Court, as he said he obtained a supply of painkillers from a pharmacist he knew by using his neighbor’s empty...
View ArticleDetectives log two drug arrests in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Two suspected drug dealers were charged in separate arrests Wednesday.Narcotics detectives served a warrant on a suspected heroin dealer at 7:15 p.m.y in his second-floor apartment at...
View ArticleMan. 44, charged with robbing clerk in Elmwood Avenue Aldi’s
A Delsan Court man is accused of robbing a cashier at the Aldi’s store t at 2090 Elmwood Ave. and injuring a police officer during his arrest on Hinman Avenue Saturday morning, Buffalo police...
View ArticleVictim dies in two-car crash Wednesday in Lancaster
Lancaster police said one person died in a two-car crash at Broadway and Cemetery Road early Wednesday evening. Police are withholding the name of the victim pending notification of family. The crash...
View ArticleAppeals court rules Maid of Mist dock work can continue
Construction work at the Maid of the Mist boat dock and storage facility in the Niagara Gorge will be allowed to continue, the state Appellate Division in Rochester has ruled.The Niagara Preservation...
View ArticleAll-female jury chosen for Zimmerman trial
SANFORD, Fla. – A jury was selected to decide the fate of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin of Miami Gardens during a violent scuffle in...
View ArticleStocks extend slide, fall 353 points after Fed statement
NEW YORK – There was no let-up in the flight from stocks and bonds Thursday as the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 353 points and wiped out almost two months of gains.A day after the Federal...
View ArticleBuffalo Niagara region added 2,300 jobs over last year
Buffalo Niagara added 2,300 jobs in May as compared to a year ago, an increase of 0.4 percent, keeping up a slow-but-steady pattern the region has developed.Buffalo Niagara’s growth rate trailed the 1...
View ArticleThe Red Top is tops in dogs
Red Top, with its char-grilled hot dogs and a great view of the lake across from its outdoor tables, has become a Southtowns tradition for generations of families.In fact, Red Top is celebrating its...
View ArticleOlean Council seeks solution to too many cats
OLEAN – The city has a cat problem, and it is not one that just the new contract with the Cattaraugus County SPCA can fix, according to a couple of aldermen at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Olean...
View ArticleFood site has high praise for Genesee Cream Ale
The Huffington Post has a taste for Genesee beer.The Web site’s food section spotlighted an article by online food magazine FirstWeFeast.com called “The Unsung Cheap Beers of America,” which pegged...
View ArticleDeveloper buys Royalite strip plaza
Buffalo-area developer E. Richard Gicewicz has acquired the Royalite strip plaza on Sheridan Drive in Amherst for $1.395 million.Gicewicz, president of Falcon Land Development LLC, bought the...
View ArticleWilson market remodeled
Wilson Lakeside Market has gotten a major makeover.Shoppers will find new doors, flooring, shelving and wider aisles along with expanded health and beauty, single-serve beverage, deli and bakery...
View ArticleAllegany scrap yard sold
Upstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman has bought a Cattaraugus County scrap yard and plans to add jobs there.The purchase price of Valley Recycling in Allegany was not disclosed. The yard has 10 employees,...
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