Environmental film screening at Burchfield Penney
The Burchfield Penney Art Center will mark Earth Day on Monday by showing the Western New York premiere of “A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet.” The film offers a history of...
View ArticleRibbon cutting and garden party to kick off Open Decorator’s Show...
A ribbon-cutting and garden party will kick off the 17th annual Decorator’s Show House beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Knox Summer Estate at Knox Farm State Park, East Aurora.The event,...
View ArticleElmwood area restaurant burglarized
Mangoz Jamaican Restaurant on Forest Avenue had $4,000 worth of electronics stolen Friday, Buffalo Police stated.According to the report, a burglar threw a rock through a double-pane window on the...
View ArticleMan charged with criminal contempt for kicking dog
A Buffalo man who had expressed an interest in becoming a veterinarian as a youngster was arrested by police after a witness saw him kicking a pit bull puppy across the front lawn of a double on South...
View ArticleSuspect sought in robbery
A South Buffalo woman was arrested and another suspect is wanted in connection with a recent home invasion after two women reported that a man and woman pushed their way into their home and stole...
View ArticleDriver posts high alcohol reading after Eden chase
A former Derby resident was arrested for drunken driving about noon Friday after a short pursuit on Route 20, Eden police said. Jeffrey R. Hein, 50, posted a blood-alcohol content of .33 percent, more...
View ArticleTwo arrested in Jamestown meth lab raid; third man is being sought
JAMESTOWN – Two men were arrested Friday in a raid on methamphetamine manufacturing facility, while a third suspect remains at large, Jamestown police said.City officers, joined by investigators from...
View ArticlePostmaster reaffirms pledge on William Street transfer timeline
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service will stick to its word to not transfer employees from its William Street mail processing facility to Rochester until 2015, and is exploring ways of maintaining...
View ArticleBoston bomb suspect hospitalized in serious but stable condition
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is in serious but stable condition.Patrick spoke outside Fenway Park after appearing in a...
View ArticleAlleged leader in double murder has long record
The victims were two law-abiding citizens, a couple in their late 50s and 60s who lived in a very rural area in southeastern Chautauqua County, just a few miles from the Pennsylvania border.On the...
View ArticleBombing suspect, uncle had falling-out over Islam
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. — An uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he had a falling-out with one of his nephews because of the man’s increased commitment to Islam.Ruslan Tsarni says he...
View ArticleHer student diners crave vegetables
By Scott ScanlonRefresh EditorJackie Frost is becoming a rock star in the field of Buffalo school cafeteria food.How else can you explain students clamoring for cauliflower and veggie fries?Frost, 34,...
View ArticleOne and done? Not for these gardeners
Call it a shopping frenzy for patient people. It wasn’t a long wait to get in the door – even the earliest shoppers were at the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens a mere three hours ahead of...
View ArticleBarker looking for volunteers to deal with feral cats
BARKER – Barker village officials are looking for volunteers to help tackle a burgeoning feral cat problem in the village.The board recently contracted with Feral Cat Focus, a volunteer group from...
View ArticleOld Fort Niagara preparing for big anniversaries
YOUNGSTOWN – With national attention turned to the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and special 200th anniversary events planned to commemorate our area’s involvement in the War of 1812, Old Fort...
View ArticleProject Runway models a pathway to clean and drug-free living for young...
The numbers from 2011 were alarming.The rate of teen births in the city was three times higher than the county average.More than half of the neonatal and infant deaths in Niagara County were from the...
View ArticleAdrian McQueen: A recruiter and student mentor
NIAGARA FALLS – Adrian McQueen started her career in college recruitment after the economic crisis threatened her mortgage-related job. It has become a vocation that drives her to mentor students who...
View ArticleSomething fishy in Lewiston
LEWISTON – The annual Lewiston Smelt Festival kicks off May 3, sponsored by the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce, Village of Lewiston and Silo Restaurant, in cooperation with Niagara River...
View ArticleGrand Island veteran reuiniting with fellow National Guard Special Forces
Gen. Frank Brusino’s lips curl into a sly smirk as he scans memories of his 45-year military career, choosing which tidbits to share. The Korean War veteran and Green Beret talks about things like the...
View ArticleRunner reflects on triumph turned to shock
Editor’s note: Monday was Daven Oskvig’s 36th birthday. The Amherst resident, pastor of Elma United Methodist Church and long-distance runner celebrated by taking part in his first Boston Marathon....
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