Damon remembered on Brocton football field
BROCTON – The roar of a dirt bike broke the silence at a memorial service Wednesday night for Damon Janes, the 16-year-old Brocton High School football player who died Monday after suffering a head...
View ArticleNew owners of South End Marina property hope to incorporate silos in plans
The redevelopment of Buffalo’s long-neglected waterfront – gaining traction with plans for a new state park, piers and a beach – has spurred some private developers to join the action.The new owners...
View ArticleDiocese pushes further Catholic school consolidation
Catholic priests, principals of Catholic elementary schools and parents are being encouraged to work together in determining future school closings in the Diocese of Buffalo.Without specifying any...
View ArticleSuspect sought in Hamburg store robberies
Town of Hamburg police are looking for a person they believe is responsible for three early morning robberies at convenience stores in the past two weeks. No weapon was displayed in any of the...
View ArticleAmherst company to pay $43,000 fine for fake online reviews
A Buffalo-area company is among 19 firms across the state that have agreed to pay fines and stop creating fake online reviews for businesses, State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced...
View ArticleLivingston County milk plant to get tax credits
A cold milk separation facility that will be built in Livingston County is getting $150,000 in Excelsior tax credits from Empire State Development.The $12 million project is part of a partnership...
View ArticleMan charged with felony DWI after vehicle found in Newstead ditch
A report of a vehicle on its side in a Newstead ditch early Tuesday morning led to the arrest of a 23-year-old Genesee County man, according to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office.A deputy was sent to...
View ArticleHouse cleaner charged with stealing credit card of Elma client
A 29-year-old house cleaner stole a credit card from a client in Elma and used it to make approximately $1,000 in charges, state police reported Tuesday.Amanda J. Dryden of Alexander was charged...
View ArticleGPS may be to blame for truck traffic on West Main Street in Alden
Enhanced GPS units made for truck drivers may be behind the increase in tractor-trailer traffic on West Main Street in the Town of Alden.The problem stems from a railroad bridge on Broadway which...
View ArticleHamburg to award bids for quiet rail crossing Thursday
Hamburg Town Board members will conduct a special meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday in Town Hall, 6100 South Park Ave., to award bids for the “quiet zone” railroad crossings on Rogers and Cloverbank...
View ArticlePedestrian injured after being hit by a car in Lockport
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – An unidentified pedestrian was hit by a car at the intersection of Centre Street and Bubbling Springs Drive in the Village Trailer Park at 7:45 a.m. todayThe pedestrian was taken to...
View ArticleSentencing for Hoskins adjourned; new date not yet set
Not surprisingly, the sentencing Thursday of Beth Lynne Hoskins on 52 counts of animal cruelty for mistreatment of her high-end Morgan horses has been postponed.Delays and adjournments have marked...
View ArticleStudents evacuated from Williamsville school bus after small engine fire
A small fire in the engine of a Williamsville school bus forced the driver to evacuate the bus and move the students safely down the street in Amherst on Tuesday morning, the Main-Transit Fire...
View ArticleElectronics recycling event set for Saturday in Kenmore
State Sen. Mark J. Grisanti is hosting an electronics recycling event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Saint Andrew’s Country Day School, 1545 Sheridan Drive, Kenmore. Laptop and desktop computers,...
View ArticleOlcott Beach repair projects win Greenway funding
WHEATFIELD – Work on repairs around Olcott Beach is expected to be completed by the time the beach reopens next May, Newfane Councilwoman Laura Rutland said today, after the project was approved for...
View ArticleTimberlake to perform at First Niagara Center
Justin Timberlake is returning to Buffalo. The entertainment superstar just announced new dates on his "The 20/20 Experience World Tour," including a Buffalo stop at 8 p.m. Feb. 22 in the First...
View ArticleFalls mayor wants to restore development post
Mayor Paul A. Dyster wants to bring back an economic development post in his proposed budget for next year. The job of senior business development director will be included in the proposed 2014 budget...
View ArticleUnemployment falls in Buffalo Niagara region
The unemployment rate in the Buffalo Niagara region fell to 7.3 percent during August – its lowest rate for that month since the recession began – as the modest pickup in hiring helped more workers...
View ArticleWestfield cancels rest of football season
By Keith McShea The Westfield/Brocton football team will not return to the field for the rest of this season. The Westfield Board of Education Monday night approved the cancellation of the football...
View ArticleKenyan president says mall siege is over
NAIROBI, Kenya – The terrorists who took control of a Nairobi mall and held off Kenyan security forces for four days have been defeated after killing at least 67 civilians and government troops,...
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