Murals transform Hamburg’s Main Street
Talk about changing the look of the village.The Village of Hamburg prides itself on the revitalization of its downtown area, and three large colorful murals depicting Hamburg in the early 20th Century...
View ArticleSpringville school budget within state tax cap
By Dave DahlSuburban correspondentA resident urged more publicity for students in the Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District and questioned the need for a new position in the 2014-15...
View ArticleHamburg Music Festival celebrates its fifth year
Since its founding in 2009, the Hamburg Music Festival has grown each year, to the point that now, some 20 venues in the general vicinity of Hamburg’s Memorial Park will take part in the festival...
View ArticleFlash flood watch issued for Thursday to Friday
Scattered rain and thundershowers are forecast today in Western New York, which isn’t good news for Gowanda and Silver Creek, hit by flooding Tuesday. The news, however is worse for Thursday and...
View ArticleFormer nursing supervisor faces additional drug charges
A federal grand jury has added new charges in the prosecution of a former nursing supervisor accused of illegally selling prescription pain killers.A four-count indictment made public today accuses...
View ArticleSchool boards presents their plans
The Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District would endure no cuts to programs, activities or staffing in its proposed $151.8 million budgetThe Depew School District balanced its $40.8 million budget...
View ArticleDespite feeding tube and constant pain, Kelly toughs it out
Jim Kelly offered a poignant perspective Wednesday on his raging battle against cancer.The Buffalo Bills’ Hall-of-Fame quarterback got choked up talking about the fact he recently had a feeding tube...
View ArticleBudweiser Clydesdales coming to Niagara Frontier
The Budweiser Clydesdales will visit Western New York next week, making stops in Erie and Niagara counties. Scheduled public appearances include: • 7 p.m. next Thursday on Elmwood Avenue, starting...
View ArticleKen-Ton, Depew, Springville-Griffith boards present school budgets
The Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District would endure no cuts to programs, activities or staffing in its proposed $151.8 million budgetThe Depew School District balanced its $40.8 million budget...
View ArticleKenmore resident to be among Red Cross volunteers at opening today of 9/11...
Peggy McGee-Smith, a Kenmore resident and veteran American Red Cross disaster aid volunteer, will attend the opening ceremonies of the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City today through...
View ArticleWest Seneca’s Main Street Marketplace debuts today
Main Street Marketplace debuts this afternoon in the Town of West Seneca, with a ribbon-cutting event scheduled for 3:45 p.m.The market will be open 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays on the grassy hill at the...
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Drunk driver in fatal crash resentenced to 3 to 9 years
A Blasdell man sentenced in 2012 to six months in jail and five years’ probation for a drunken-driving car crash that killed his 14-year-old passenger and injured two other teenagers is going to state...
View ArticleYou’ll need umbrella and jacket over next 24 hours
NEWS STAFF REPORTERKeep an umbrella handy for today and a jacket for tomorrow. You are going to need both over the next 24 hours.“It will probably start early this afternoon,” meteorologist Jim...
View ArticleVatican backs Buffalo bishop on school closings
A Vatican ruling has affirmed Bishop Richard J. Malone’s decision to close several Catholic elementary schools in June.Parishioners and parents affiliated with St. Bernadette School in Orchard Park,...
View ArticleState funds farmers’ markets
The state’s FreshConnect Farmers’ Market program announced awards of more than $350,000 to fund 17 farmers’ markets across New York, with special incentives for SNAP participants and veterans....
View ArticleDehydration puts kelly back in hospital
Buffalo Bills great Jim Kelly went back to the hospital Thursday afternoon to deal with a case of dehydration.Kelly is in the middle of a course of chemotherapy and radiation treatments this month,...
View ArticleGrandfather says slain boy’s life was full of love
Eight-year-old Jacob T. Noe had an abundance of love in his life and those closest to him – including his mother – always made sure he was safe.But in the early-morning hours of Wednesday, Jessica L....
View ArticleHoward rejects oversight on cell phone monitoring
Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard told legislators Thursday that it is solely up to the courts – not them – to determine how he may use cellphone surveillance equipment to track persons of...
View ArticleMother’s persistence leads to jail for man in 2012 fatal crash
A Hamburg mother’s persistence paid off Thursday as the drunken driver who killed her 14-year-old daughter was sentenced to state prison – more than two years after the fatal crash and after he had...
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