Historical Society seeking volunteers to lead tours
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Historical Society seeks volunteers to lead school and group tours through its five-building complex at 215 Niagara St.Museum staff and veteran volunteers will train tour...
View ArticleTops bagger seeks to sack competition at national contest
If Gina Traniello ever packs your bags at the grocery store, be ready to pay your bill, because you won’t be waiting long.Traniello, 24, has mastered the art of bagging groceries quickly but properly,...
View ArticleSedita undecided on new charges in Parete death
The weekend death of Buffalo Police Officer Patricia A. Parete has been classified a homicide, but Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III has not decided whether to seek a first-degree...
View ArticleFirst pediatric death from flu reported
Erie County has registered its first pediatric death from influenza during this winter’s flu season, Dr. Gale Burstein, county health commissioner, reported Tuesday. The youngster, who was not...
View ArticleNU grad rides tide of popularity
A Niagara University alum gave an omen of things to come Sunday for the San Francisco 49ers – and was loved or vilified for doing so.In Tide’s 60-second “Miracle Stain” ad – one of the most praised...
View ArticleThird trial for murder needed for Robie Drake
LOCKPORT – A third murder trial for Robie J. Drake – who admitted he killed two North Tonawanda High School students in 1981, but says he didn’t mean to do it – will be needed after the state’s...
View ArticleHARBORCenter project sailing toward reality
The Buffalo Sabres’ $123 million plan for two hockey rinks, a hotel, restaurant and parking deck on the waterfront is now in the hands of the Common Council, which is expected to vote in two weeks to...
View ArticleHarbor stadium complex: Too good to be true?
On the surface, the proposal seems almost too good to be true: a 72,000-seat stadium, with a retractable roof, a convention center and a sports and culture museum, all part of a $1.4 billion project...
View ArticleSeparate trial sought for suspect in Falls body dumping
LOCKPORT – The attorney for Tyler S. Best, the Buffalo man accused of helping dispose of the corpse of a 5-year-old girl in a Niagara Falls garbage tote, said Wednesday he will seek to have Best tried...
View ArticleFarm show unveils use of high tech equipment
Sophisticated GPS technology – on a tractor.A high-tech milling machine that can create “greener” lumber by cutting closer and wasting less wood.Or how about this: a robotic milking machine that scans...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to two felonies in Lockport, Amherst thefts
LOCKPORT – Michael D. Maacks, 26, of Dysinger Road, Lockport, pleaded guilty Thursday to two felonies in connection with the theft of $10,000 worth of property from a Lockport business and the...
View ArticleMan killed in Great Valley farming accident
GREAT VALLEY – A 29-year-old man was killed when he was caught in a piece of farm equipment while working on a farm off Hungry Hollow Road.The body of August Lindell was found at about 4:30 a.m....
View ArticleReview live blog: Sabres 5, Canadiens 4 (shootout)
Live from First Niagara Center: Canadiens at Sabres
View ArticleBatavia City Council hearing to focus on refuse collection
BATAVIA – An overflow crowd is expected Monday when the City Council seeks public opinion on who should collect the city’s refuse. The choice is between the city’s recommendation, with significant...
View ArticleFEMA to finally pay Gowanda flood aid
WASHINGTON – Nearly four years after devastating floods overwhelmed the Village of Gowanda, the federal government has finally decided to pay its part of the cleanup bill.The Federal Emergency...
View ArticleNuclear waste cleanup faces delay because of Congress
LEWISTON –The long overdue cleanup of hazardous chemical and nuclear waste at the former Lake Ontario Ordnance Works could be delayed even longer because of Congress’ indecision on the federal budget,...
View ArticleLockport mayor opposes special tax for Flight of Five operations
LOCKPORT – Mayor Michael W. Tucker said Thursday that he doesn’t support a proposal to impose a special property tax to pay for operations and maintenance of the restored 19th century Erie Canal...
View ArticleJerry Sullivan: Time to put reinvented Ruff out of misery
On Thursday morning, I asked Lindy Ruff if there had ever been a point during his time in Buffalo when he felt he was getting stale, and that a change of scenery might be the best thing for him. “You...
View ArticleCobham adding 60 jobs in Orchard Park
Cobham will add 60 jobs at its Orchard Park facility in a consolidation that follows the decision by the international defense and aerospace contractor to close a manufacturing plant in St....
View ArticleBuffalo Billion payoff is years away
It has been a little more than a year since Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo pledged $1 billion to bolster the Buffalo Niagara economy, but local development officials say it will be several years before the...
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