Lancaster Girl Scouts hold Earth Day recycling
Girl Scout Troop 1233 in Lancaster will host an Earth Day electronics and metal recycling drive Saturday and Sunday at St. Mary’s Elementary School.The drive will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day in...
View ArticleSuspected Jamestown gunman arrested without incident
JAMESTOWN – A 34-year-old man suspected of firing a gun outside a city bar was taken into custody this morning without incident, police reported.Officers were dispatched to the Roadhouse Bar, on East...
View ArticleRegion’s sluggish job growth in March trails the state, nation
The Buffalo Niagara region’s tepid job growth continued into March, with a sluggish start to the construction season and government cutbacks putting a damper on the local job market.The region added...
View ArticleTronconi Segarra gets favorable response to Clarence project
Tronconi Segarra & Associates got a favorable reception from the Clarence Industrial Development Agency to a $4.6 million office building it plans to build with McGuire Development.The Clarence...
View ArticleTire with rim stolen in Newfane
NEWFANE — A 20-inch tire and rim valued at $450 were reported stolen after being left outside of an apartment in the 3900 block of Lockport-Olcott Road, sometime between 12:30 and 4:30 p.m....
View ArticleMan caught smoking dope in jail
LOCKPORT – Authorities, led by the smell of marijuana smoke, made an arrest Wednesday night after finding an innmate in possession of the drug, who had allegedly been smoking in the Niagara County...
View ArticleJail guard leaves his car unguarded in Newfane
NEWFANE – A corrections officer from the Niagara County Jail is one of a number of residents whose unlocked vehicles are being targeted by thieves in the Ketchum Avenue area.The 61-year-old...
View ArticleCharges pending against four in Chautauqua County double homicide
MAYVILLE – In a case one veteran law enforcement officer described as one of the most disturbing he has ever seen, four men have been taken into custody in connection with the slayings of a Town of...
View ArticleAttorney: Miss. man denies mailing suspected ricin
OXFORD, Miss. — A Mississippi man charged with mailing letters with suspected ricin to national leaders believed he had uncovered a conspiracy to sell human body parts on the black market, and on...
View ArticleFeds hunt bomb suspects; Obama offers reassurance
BOSTON — Investigators in the Boston Marathon bombing pressed the search Thursday for one or two potential suspects spotted on video, while President Barack Obama paid a visit under heavy security to...
View ArticleAmherst chickens will get another chance
Amherst’s chickens may be coming home to roost after all.After an unpopular ruling against chicken rearing left egg on the faces of town zoning officials, board members said this morning they have...
View ArticleThree dead in Thruway accident near Silver Creek
A return trip to Buffalo from Florida ended tragically this morning, when a minivan packed with 10 people crashed into a dump truck east of Silver Creek, killing two adults and a baby.The victims were...
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Bisons stampede through record books with 27-9 win
By Mike Harrington While you have spent your day working, the Buffalo Bisons have been doing likewise and working over their record books during an incredible romp past the Syracuse Chiefs. The Herd...
View ArticleWeinfeld, a downtown fixture, succumbs to crash injuries
Marc Weinfeld, the autistic savant who assisted downtown pushcart hot dog vendors and sold boondoggles he weaved, died Wednesday afternoon in Erie County Medical Center.Weinfeld succumbed nine days...
View ArticleNew rules proposed for scrapping of refrigerators
Scrap metal sellers will face new rules when they bring refrigerators and air conditioners to junkyards for cash, under a proposal in the Common Council.Scrap metal recyclers and junkyards that don’t...
View ArticleTax breaks sought from Niagara IDA for 4-story hotel in Falls
Frank Strangio is seeking tax breaks to build a $9.6 million, 110-room hotel on a vacant lot he bought late last year at Rainbow Boulevard and Fourth Street in Niagara Falls.Strangio is asking the...
View ArticleLowry pleads guilty in slaying of North Tonawanda woman
LOCKPORT – Brian C. Lowry pleaded guilty as charged Thursday in the murder of his girlfriend, Heather M. Rylowicz of North Tonawanda.He admitted slicing her throat with a knife and smashing her skull...
View ArticleWaterfront renovation
Kathy Schlaich recalled the day a friend visited and remarked: “There are so many places to sit in this house. I could never decide!”Among the inviting choices in this renovated waterfront Youngstown...
View ArticlePSC approves sending Quebec hydropower to NYC
ALBANY – A $2.2 billion project to bring power from Quebec to New York City passed a key regulatory hurdle Thursday afternoon in Albany. Critics say the project would reduce power sales from upstate...
View ArticleSchool Board candidates share views on improving system
City residents vying for seats on the Buffalo School Board offered varied opinions on topics from the efficacy of charter schools to the performance of Superintendent Pamela Brown during a turgid but...
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