After 25 years, tragedy still unresolved
Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and of families reuniting, but after 25 years, this time of year brings back horrible memories for the family of Colleen R. Brunner.She was the young Hamburg...
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View ArticleSabres go back to back, win 4-2
The Buffalo Sabres’ sudden surge in goals and lack of a general manager didn’t stop them from trading for offensive talent Thursday night.Linus Omark is on his way to Buffalo after the Sabres sent a...
View ArticleThree female aides charge Gabryszak with sexual harassment
ALBANY – Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak is being accused of making crude sexual comments and committing other inappropriate acts involving three now-former legislative staffers, according to a report...
View ArticleAnother city employee pleads guilty to stealing from Buffalo parking meters
If you’re keeping a tally of City Hall workers who stole quarters from Buffalo’s parking meters, add another name to your list.Francis Tronolone, a parking meter mechanic, is the third employee of the...
View ArticleEcstasy and cocaine seized from car on Elm street
Two Detroit residents were arrested early Friday on Elm Street in a car packed with a large shipment of Ecstasy tablets and cocaine, the Erie County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit said.Eugene Robinson, 40,...
View ArticleDeveloper wants Lancaster property rezoned for upscale apartments
Another new apartment complex may be on the horizon in Lancaster, as a developer this week lobbied for rezoning of a 12.6-acre tract off Broadway in order to move the plan forward.The preliminary...
View ArticleLawsuits filed over inmate deaths at Niagara County Jail
LOCKPORT – The daughter of Tommie Lee Jones Jr., an inmate who died in the Niagara County Jail last year, filed suit against the county and the jail’s medical services provider Friday, claiming...
View ArticleTraffic stop in Dunkirk results in three drug arrests
DUNKIRK – A traffic stop on Main near East Fourth streets shortly before 4 p.m. Friday led to the arrests of a man wanted in a drug case and two others, Dunkirk police said.Noel Rodriguez, 33, of...
View ArticleGabryszak’s career comes to a screeching halt
Ever since his days as Cheektowaga supervisor, election season rarely has passed without mention of Assemblyman Dennis H. Gabryszak as a candidate for higher office.Popular, well known and hailing...
View ArticleA decade of Albany sex scandals
2013:Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak is accused of sexually harassing three now-former legislative staffers, according to court papers.2013: Assemblyman Vito Lopez, D-Brooklyn, resigns amid accusations...
View ArticleBills’ McKelvin turns a corner with finest season
Eyebrows were raised when the Buffalo Bills gave cornerback Leodis McKelvin a $4.25 million-a-year contract in March.Yes, he was great returning punts, but he had been yanked in and out of the...
View ArticlePhysical play helps Foligno get minutes, points
It was obvious by the stat sheet that Ted Nolan wanted more out of Marcus Foligno.The 22-year-old forward was watching his ice time dwindle and his new coach was asking where the “power” was in the...
View ArticleSabres’ Omark will face Bruins
The newest addition to the Buffalo Sabres’ roster will take the ice tonight when the team faces the Boston Bruins in the second half of a home-and-home series.Linus Omark, 26, acquired from the...
View ArticleDKM Sales acquires Ad Art
Two of the area’s leading specialty graphic companies have become one, creating a more comprehensive printing and sign business.DKM Sales acquired Ad Art Color Processes of Buffalo for an undisclosed...
View ArticleEvents for people with disabilities
Phoenix Frontier, a human services agency, offers day programs for individuals with disabling conditions that impact their ability to work. Persons served range from ages 16 to 65, and disabilities...
View ArticleFreezing rain and flooding forecast through Sunday
Warnings and watches dominate the local weather forecast, as Western New York braces for a one-two punch of freezing rain and flooded creeks over the next 24 hours or so.The big culprit is expected to...
View ArticlePridgen has votes for Council president
One of the Common Council’s newest members Friday said he has the unanimous backing of the city’s eight other lawmakers to become the next Council president.Council Member Darius G. Pridgen of the...
View ArticleTown of Tonawanda Police grow beards as fundraiser
Scraggly or bushy, full or patchy, all the beards grown by Town of Tonawanda police over the last six months had one thing in common no matter how they turned out – support for one of their own.Eighty...
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