Hamburg residents oppose senior apartments
Senior apartments planned for Main Street in the Village of Hamburg will clash with the atmosphere along historic Main Street and Victorian homes around it, some residents say.“This is totally...
View ArticleFrocks aplenty to be given out by Gowns 4 Prom at Shea’s this week
The ninth annual Gowns 4 Prom charity event will be held form 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday on the stage of Shea’s Performing Arts Center in downtown Buffalo.This year’s effort spearheaded by...
View ArticleWhere we live: Erie County
Erie County It’s time to hit the links.The county’s Grover Cleveland and Elma Meadows golf courses will open for the season at 7 a.m. Thursday.“We are looking forward to a great season of golf at both...
View ArticleWhere we live: Lackawanna
Lackawanna Mayor Geoffrey M. Szymanski will take another step to fight blight Monday, when the city’s new instant ticketing program takes effect. Instant ticketing will allow code enforcement officers...
View ArticleWhere we live: Southern Erie County
Southern Erie County The Springville Village Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday on the second floor of the Municipal Building, 65 Franklin St.Also this week:• A meeting of the Springville-Griffith...
View ArticleWhere we live: Hamburg
Hamburg Ten people will be recognized May 1 for their dedication to youth development and recreation at the Town of Hamburg’s 26th Youth Bureau Service Awards banquet. Barb Wagner will receive the...
View ArticleWhere we live: Elma/Marilla/Wales
Elma/Marilla/Wales Kiwanis Club of Marilla is holding its annual town wide cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.Volunteers should sign up between 8:45 and 9:15 a.m. in the Marilla Community Center,...
View ArticleWhere we live: West Seneca
West Seneca Parents and guardians of students entering sixth grade in West Middle School next year are invited to a tour and informational session Wednesday.The event, for adults only, begins at 6...
View ArticleWhere we live: Orchard Park
Orchard Park Councilman Michael Sherry is looking for volunteers for a Government Efficiencies Task Force to examine government operations and find ways to save money and time, and to improve...
View ArticleWhere we live: Aurora/East Aurora
Aurora/East Aurora The annual spring Art Walk on Friday kicks off a weekend of events to celebrate spring and invite people to downtown East Aurora.The art walk will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday,...
View ArticleAkron/Newstead Dedication ceremonies for the Town of Newstead’s Cultural Center are scheduled for Thursday afternoon.Located in the basement of Newstead Public Library, 33 Main St., the center will be...
View ArticleLackawanna man charged with felony DWI
A Lackawanna man with a drunk driving conviction from last year was charged with felony driving while intoxicated early Sunday in Orchard Park.Sameer Alwan, 35, was pulled over on Abbott Road at about...
View ArticleErie County real estate transactions
AKRON• 9 Indianola Ave., Gary A. Cescon; Bonnie L. Cescon to Scott Mapes, $135,000.ALDEN• 23 Four Rod Road, David C. Smith; Lavina M. Smith to Amy A. Martin; Thomas J. Martin, $192,000.• 1152...
View ArticlePolish spots gear up for Dyngus Day revelry
Buffalo’s Dyngus Day celebration today will be bigger than ever, with a parade and polka dancing, kielbasa and pierogi feasting, and pussy-willow and squirt-gun flirting.But the tradition started out...
View ArticleSpring showers may bring ugly algal bloom
This is a critical time in the calendar for Lake Erie.The lake is reawakening from one of its longest and most ice-encrusted winter slumbers in recorded weather history, and the next several weeks...
View ArticleState appeals court suspends Southtowns attorney for a year
A state appeals court has suspended a Southtowns attorney for a year for failing to comply with disciplinary rules regarding business transactions with clients and the maintenance of trust account...
View ArticleBolvin released from state prison
Jeremy Bolvin, a 27-year-old North Tonawanda man who was twice convicted of brutally beating babies, was released from state prison Monday after serving about two years and six months for the latest...
View ArticleEden man arrested for DWI after Boston crash
A 20-year-old Eden man was arrested for drunken driving and other charges after Erie County sheriff’s deputies reported his car crashed into several mailboxes and then landed in a ditch on Mayer road...
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