Teachers hailed in twister
MOORE, Okla. – The principal’s voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching, and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to...
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Complete results from Tuesday's school elections
Erie County districts:Akron | Alden | Amherst | Cheektowaga | Cheektowaga-Sloan | Clarence | Cleveland Hill | Depew | East Aurora | Eden | Frontier | Grand Island | Hamburg | Holland | Iroquois |...
View ArticleClarence voters reject 10% tax hike in school budget
Attempts to exceed school tax caps in Clarence and Lewiston-Porter failed on Tuesday, while voters in two dozen other communities gave approval to spending plans that would increase taxes.A proposed...
View ArticleWoman with long record arrested in credit card theft
A much-arrested 59-year-old Buffalo woman who has served time in state prison for credit card forgery was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly stealing a Hertel Avenue woman’s credit card and using it...
View ArticleThree accused of selling stolen goods in store
Three Riley Street men were being held on felony criminal stolen-property charges after being arrested in their store Tuesday night as they were reportedly trying to sell more than $100,000 in goods...
View ArticleDipson Theatres will no longer operate North Park Theatre
It was the news that Buffalo’s informed movie audience both long dreaded and long expected: Dipson Theatres announced today that it will no longer be operating the North Park Theatre on Hertel Avenue...
View ArticleLockport parking ramp demolition on hold as judge orders hearing
LOCKPORT – State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. today ordered a hearing on how the bidding for the demolition of Lockport’s downtown parking ramp was botched April 5.Kloch accused the...
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Paul McCartney playing Buffalo this summer?
According to 97 Rock's Facebook page - and in accordance with rumors that have been circulating for the past ten days or so - evidence is mounting to suggest a Paul McCartney date in Buffalo may be in...
View ArticleRoycroft Inn shakes stodgy reputation with updated menu
The Roycroft Inn in East Aurora is one of the most famous buildings in Western New York, a certified national landmark built in 1905 during the rise of the Arts and Crafts Movement.Until last month, I...
View ArticleTops completes purchase of four stores
Tops Friendly Markets has completed its purchase of four Big M grocery stores.The stores are in Boonville, Watertown, Sandy Creek and Adams. They were independently owned by William J. Bonisteel and...
View ArticleState lawmakers to unveil bill reforming Niagara River Greenway development...
Two state lawmakers are proposing legislation they say will reform the process of developing a Niagara River Greenway.State Sen. Mark Grisanti and Assemblyman Sean Ryan, in a news release, said their...
View ArticleColumbus McKinnon’s profits jump nearly fivefold
Columbus McKinnon’s fourth-quarter profits jumped nearly fivefold as a big gain from a revaluation of its tax position more than offset earnings from its operations that were slightly weaker than...
View ArticleFly a Kite, a family-friendly event to help homeless vets
NORTH TONAWANDA – A Vietnam veteran who dealt with his own demons is helping lift up other veterans coordinating the first “Go Fly a Kite for Homeless Veterans,” a free family-friendly event that will...
View ArticleBuffalo Niagara factories got busier in April
The outlook brightened a bit for the Buffalo Niagara region’s manufacturers during April.A new survey of local purchasing managers found that growth picked up to a five-month high last month, fueled...
View ArticleBuffalo police resume summertime foot and bike patrols
Buffalo police officers became more visible today as the department resumed its annual summertime foot and bicycle patrols in each of the department’s five districts.“Foot and bike patrol units...
View ArticleDistraught man armed with gun causes brief high school lockdown
A distraught 43-year-old Albion man reportedly armed with a handgun prompted the brief lockdown of Albion High School this afternoon before he peacefully surrendered to Albion police about 2:15...
View ArticleFormer Amherst police detective found dead after domestic dispute
Lee County, Fla., medical examiners said Thursday that Arthur Hohensee, a 74-year-old retired Amherst police detective, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a tense incident in his home...
View ArticleParades, memorial services highlight weekend
The weekend forecast calls for sunny skies and seasonably cool temperatures, perfect weather for Memorial Day parades, and there will be many to choose from in Erie and Niagara counties. The biggest...
View ArticleFire damages at recycling plant estimated at $2 million
LEWISTON – Damages are estimated at $2 million or more in a fire which destroyed a paper recycling facility at Modern Landfill Corp. on Pletcher Road Wednesday evening.“The recycling building appears...
View ArticlePeace Bridge meeting today rife with acrimony after Cuomo barbs
The Peace Bridge Authority convenes today for the first time since discord erupted between its Canadian and American delegations in April, and every indication suggests that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s...
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