Eden Boys and Girls Club hosts fashion show
The Eden Boys and Girls Club is hosting its second annual fashion show Saturday at the Brierwood Country Club in Hamburg.Proceeds from the event would benefit the club. The fashion show is sponsored...
View ArticleIce breaker needed to break up Lake Erie ice pack
The thickness of the Lake Erie ice pack is so great that a 77-ton ice breaker has been brought in to break up the ice in order to remove the ice boom.The ice in some places is three feet thick,...
View ArticlePages missing from third-grade state math tests
Hundreds of third-grade math tests being given today across the state are missing pages of New York State assessment questions because of a printing mistake.“Some questions are missing,” acknowledged...
View ArticleSouth Town Gardeners will meet at 9:30 a.m. May 9
South Town Gardeners will meet at 9:30 a.m. next Friday in the Burchfield Nature & Art Center, 2001 Union Road, West Seneca. Carol Jo Pope will give a presentation on creating containers. New...
View ArticleSome pages missing on third-grade math tests
Hundreds of third-grade math tests that were given Thursday across the state were missing pages of New York State assessment questions because of a printing mistake.“Some questions are missing,”...
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FASHION SHOW: The Eden Boys and Girls Club is hosting its second annual fashion show Saturday at the Brierwood Country Club in Hamburg. Proceeds from the event will benefit the club. The fashion show...
View ArticleTo raze or save?
Just as an East Aurora restaurateur was aiming to demolish two 19th century houses for a parking lot and a new building, the village launched its landmark protection process. Now this community known...
View ArticlePages missing from third-grade state math tests
Hundreds of third-grade math tests being given today across the state are missing pages of New York State assessment questions because of a printing mistake.“Some questions are missing,” acknowledged...
View ArticleHigh speed chase after Amherst shoplifting incident
Two Niagara Falls men were arrested after a high speed police chase from a Wegman’s Food Market in Amherst ended with them crashing into a pole and sign on Military Road near Edgewood Road in the Town...
View ArticleHarsh winter causes first-quarter loss at Gibraltar Industries
The harsh winter took a toll on Gibraltar Industries’ construction products business during the first quarter, but CEO Brian J. Lipke still thinks things are looking up for the Hamburg-based...
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Hatch to feature full bar when it opens this month
By Andrew Z. Galarneau The Hatch plans to add a full bar when it reopens this month, aiming to deliver cocktails crafted with fresh ingredients plus a craft beer selection. Construction is under way...
View ArticleRequest to remove former Hamburg School Board member deemed moot
The state education commissioner has dismissed the appeal to remove a Hamburg Central School Board member – 10 months after the man’s term ended and he left the board.Board Member Matthew A. Dils was...
View ArticleBuffalo passes fiscal stress test
By Jill Terreri Buffalo is not susceptible to fiscal stress, according to an analysis by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released today. The city scored 16 percent in an analysis of various...
View ArticleCelebration for Hamburg’s replica trolley stop on May 10
The replica trolley stop at Legion and Clark streets will be dedicated next Saturday morning by the Village of Hamburg and Imagine Hamburg.The 11:30 a.m. ceremony, which is open to the public, will...
View ArticleFamily files lawsuit over 2012 death of inmate
Richard Metcalf Jr. was arrested Nov. 27, 2012, in Depew after he allegedly broke into Joseph’s Country Manor and Grove on Columbia Avenue.He charged at police officers with a heavy metal wrench, and...
View ArticleLackawanna man arrested for interfering with Buffalo fire truck
A 35-year-old Lackawanna man was arrested at about noon Friday for allegedly interfering with a Buffalo Fire Department truck heading east on East Delavan Avenue to a fire. Todd L. Henderson of...
View ArticleOrchard Park speeder also charged with felony bad check warrants from Las...
An Orchard Park man stopped for speeding in the village was driving with a suspended license and later found to have two felony bad checks warrants totaling $34,2000 from a Las Vegas bank.Thomas...
View ArticleEvents for people with disabilities
Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled has an overnight children’s respite center in the Town of Tonawanda. The home is dedicated to serving children and families of Buffalo and...
View ArticleHamburg School Board says trustee violated policy
Catherine Schrauth Forcucci should be disciplined because the board member allegedly berated and criticized Hamburg School officials and disrespected the board president, thus violating board policy...
View ArticleHistory centers team up for discovery weekend
Area residents will have an opportunity to travel through time by exploring history at seven cultural attractions all for one low price in the collaborative “History in Your Backyard” event next...
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