Green Menace of toxic algae threatening Lake Erie
PRESQUE ISLE, Pa. – Lake Erie’s toxic green menace has returned for another summer encore.This time, it’s not just Ohio’s shoreline that’s in trouble. Besides exploding on Toledo-area shores in the...
View Article$29 taken in an armed robbery on Falls street
NIAGARA FALLS – A 48-year-old man said three men, one armed with a handgun, robbed him of $29 as he was walking in the 1300 block of 24th Street, just before 10 p.m. Monday.He said the men, who were...
View ArticleChild says she was approached by a suspicious man
CAMBRIA –An Andrews Road girl told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that she saw a dark green truck behind her school bus Monday afternoon which pulled into a driveway after she left the bus.The girl...
View ArticleJewelry and electronics stolen in a Newfane burglary
NEWFANE – A rear sliding glass door was shattered to gain entry to a home in the 7000 block of Dublin Avenue on Monday, according to Niagara County sheriff’s deputies.The 57-year-old homeowner told...
View ArticleKenmore to host walk against hunger Sunday
Church World Service, an international charitable service agency, is sponsoring the 30th annual Ken-Ton Crop Walk to raise funds for the hungry poor at 1:30 p.m. Sunday with registration at 1 p.m.,...
View ArticleNew block club shows need for more active Buffalo residents
Melanie Shorey knew the challenge she faced in rehabbing the house on Whitney Place she bought three years ago at public auction for $3,000. It had been a hangout for drug addicts; their used syringes...
View ArticleMan killed in motorcycle crash on Lower Mountain Road
CAMBRIA – A man was killed when his motorcycle, traveling westbound on Lower Mountain Road, failed to negotiate a curve and he struck two mailboxes at 12:24 p.m. today.The driver, whose name has not...
View ArticleLending continues to rise through SBA program
Small-business lending in Buffalo and Rochester through a government-guaranteed program continues to grow.Loans originated through the Small Business Administration’s core 7(a) program in the...
View ArticleSlower holiday sales growth expected
Coming off of a weak back-to-school shopping period, a research firm expects sales growth will be slower this year during the crucial holiday season. Shoppers are also expected to visit fewer stores...
View ArticleDriver suffers minor injuries when SUV crashes into a house in South Buffalo
The driver of an SUV apparently suffered from a medical condition that caused him to crash into a one-story brick house on Ward Court near Dorrance Avenue about 3 p.m. today. The driver was treated...
View ArticleBrownfield panel likes new proposal for former Trico plant
A proposal for Orchard Park developer Krog Corp. to take over as the preferred developer of the former Trico Products building in Buffalo and potentially convert it into an extended-stay hotel was met...
View ArticleStocks, in ‘beast’ of bull market, keep rising
Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors shrugged off worries about what the Federal Reserve is up to.Many expect the Fed to announce Wednesday that it will reduce its $85 billion monthly bond-buying...
View ArticleWeak growth keeps global economy sluggish
WASHINGTON – A robust recovery for the global economy remains well out of reach.That’s the view that emerges from a survey of economists just as the Federal Reserve is expected this week to reduce its...
View ArticlePublic hearing tonight for proposed Amherst senior housing
Neighbors opposed to a planned senior rental community on Youngs Road in Amherst are expected to turn out tonight at a public hearing at the Amherst Municipal Building.Young Development Inc. has...
View ArticleWill Poultry Co. offers a food show with a dash of fame
In between sautéing chicken wings with his Some Kind of Wonderful spice, John Ellison took to the microphone to croon his megahit of the same title.Ellison, a singer/songwriter turned seasoning maker,...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man ID'ed as Falls fatality
NIAGARA FALLS – North Tonawanda police Tuesday said that a body pulled from Canadian side of the Niagara River this weekend has been positively identified as Douglas Vaillancourt, a 23-year-old North...
View ArticlePolice name man found dead in Newfane woods
NEWFANE – The Newfane man who was found dead at the base of a tree under a stand he had set up in the tree for hunting has been identified as Donald E. Geist, 52, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleDiNapoli touts pension fund's investments in N.Y.
ALBANY – At a time when entrepreneurs and start-up companies are having a hard time raising funds for their business ideas, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the state’s giant pension fund is...
View ArticleFormer Depew hockey club officer is focus of embezzlement probe
Thousands of dollars are missing from a Depew youth hockey club, and in addition, someone has been soliciting money on behalf of the organization without the club’s knowledge, club officials say.Law...
View ArticleSheriff unveils $1.2 million inmate screening area
Top Erie County sheriff’s officials today unveiled their spanking-new $1.2 million reception housing area, designed to streamline the whole assessment process for new inmates in the Erie County...
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