West Seneca offering adult, co-ed kickball league
An adult, co-ed kickball league will be offered by West Seneca’s Youth & Recreation Department this summer.Open to people age 18 and older, teams must have 10 members – including at least three...
View ArticleFormer Lawton postmaster sentenced for office thefts
A retired postmaster was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to six months in prison.Michael Kozina, 57, of Eden, had previously admitted stealing $27,345 in post office funds...
View ArticleSierra Club presents annual awards
The Sierra Club’s Niagara Group presented its annual awards Thursday afternoon in Amherst. The event was held at My Tomato Pie, 3505 Sheridan Drive in the Northtown Plaza.Included at the awards dinner...
View ArticleHamburg School Board candidate says he is pulling out
Turmoil continues in the Hamburg Central School District, with one School Board candidate pulling out of the race because of what he said is a “horrible rumor” that he is connected with Vice President...
View ArticleAdditional $5 million for road work fuels Erie County Legislature debate
Erie County lawmakers Thursday sparred over a request to allocate $5 million in surplus funds for additional road repair projects beyond the $27.1 million already committed by County Executive Mark C....
View ArticleGarden Notes / News of area clubs and events
Evans Garden Club will hold its annual plant auction and sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Evans Center Volunteer Fire Co., Route 5, Angola. The auction begins at 11:30 a.m....A free...
View ArticleA dozen WNY municipalities get loans to improve water systems
A total of $85 million in low-interest loans is being earmarked to help a dozen Western New York municipalities improve the infrastructure for their waste-and drinking-water systems.The financing,...
View ArticleCommunities agree on water supplier
SHERIDAN – Community leaders at a meeting of the Chautauqua County Regional Water Agency have agreed to a program using Dunkirk and Fredonia as water sources. Mayors, supervisors, county legislature...
View ArticleSheriff Howard defends use of surveillance equipment
Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard Friday defended his office’s use of cell phone tracking devices, a subject that is scheduled to be taken up by lawmakers Thursday in the Legislature’s Public...
View ArticleNew contract approved for Holland teachers union
The Holland Teachers Association has a new five-year contract that includes salary increases and concessions on health insurance.The contract, approved Thursday night at a special meeting of the...
View ArticleWallenda sets date for walk at Erie County Fair
Nik Wallenda will walk from the edge of the Erie County Fairgrounds into the Gusto Grandstand, a distance of 1,400 feet, on Aug. 10. The walk, almost double, his typical walk length, will be 125 feet...
View ArticleHockey dad gets conditional discharge for attacking son’s coach
A South Buffalo hockey dad accused of attacking his son’s coach Jan. 4 at Leisure Rinks in Orchard Park after the boy was pulled from a game has been sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge...
View ArticleSheriff Howard defends use of surveillance equipment
Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard Friday defended his office’s use of cellphone tracking devices, a subject that is scheduled to be taken up by lawmakers Thursday in the Legislature’s Public...
View ArticleEnd the drama, Hamburg residents say
You might say Norman Sintz takes the pulse of the Village of Hamburg every day.He chats with lawyers and the mayor, retired folks and mothers walking their children in strollers, as he sells hot dogs...
View ArticleErie County looks to shift ownership of some roads to municipalities
Conner Road in the Town of Clarence is two lanes wide and less than a mile long, and residents of the 39 homes along the road have waited more than a decade for Erie County to rebuild it.“Poloncarz...
View ArticleIn Hamburg, cycle hearse takes 4 vets on final trip
Just before the special motorcycle hearse – a trailer with a mahogany floor and lanterns from England – roared off on its first journey with the remains of veterans, several members of its motorcycle...
View ArticleEnd the drama, Hamburg residents say
You might say Norman Sintz takes the pulse of the Village of Hamburg every day.He chats with lawyers and the mayor, retired folks and mothers walking their children in strollers, as he sells hot dogs...
View ArticleFood co-op coming to East Aurora
A natural foods grocery store is coming to the Southtowns.The East Aurora Food Cooperative Market announced today that it plans to open its store in the village in April 2015, making it just the...
View ArticleEvents for people with disabilities
Headway of Western New York, a not-for-profit agency and an affiliate of People Inc., will host its annual fundraising event with live music “Moonlight on the Green” from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at...
View ArticleZellner receives Southtowns endorsement for chairman
Erie County Democratic Chairman Jeremy Zellner has received the unanimous endorsement of the Southtowns Democratic Club in his bid to seek re-election as party chairman.The Southtowns organization...
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