Friend bailing out man charged with DWI also arrested
Orchard Park police charged an Ohio man with driving while intoxicated late Saturday night, then arrested the woman who came to bail him out because she driving with a suspended license, police...
View ArticleWoman run over by her own car
CARLTON – A Lockport woman was run over by her own car Saturday night just after fastening her 4-year-old son into his safety seat in the town of Carlton, Orleans County sheriff’s officials...
View ArticleHamburg man charged with DWI
A Hamburg man was charged with driving while intoxicated and failure to submit to a breath test after he was stopped by Orchard Park Police on Abbott Road late Saturday.Kevin Burke, 53, was pulled...
View ArticleCheektowaga Democrats announce endorsements
The Cheektowaga Democratic Committee has endorsed candidates for town and state office, with primary elections likely in three of the four races.Committee Chairman Frank Max said Monday that...
View ArticleErie County to save $500,000 by banking exclusively with M&T, Mychajliw says
M&T Bank has been selected by the Erie County Comptroller’s Office to be the exclusive provider of all the county’s banking services, for an estimated annual savings of about $500,000.Comptroller...
View ArticleFormer funeral home and day spa could have another life in Hamburg
Renovation of a former Lake Street funeral home for mixed retail-residential use could become the anchor for the Village of Hamburg’s application for another Main Street grant.But with the deadline...
View ArticleSpringville board approves new contract with Public Works union
The Springville Village Board approved a new contract with the Department of Public Works union Monday night.Board members authorized a three-year contract with the Service Employees International...
View ArticleEast Aurora's Price house gets landmark status
After a thoughtful and at times intense discussion, the East Aurora Village Board dismissed pleas from a restaurateur and unanimously approved protective historic landmark designation for his two...
View ArticleWest Seneca residents speak against plan to redevelop Seneca Mall site
While West Seneca lawmakers aren’t prepared to commit to a proposal to redevelop the former Seneca Mall site – a plan that doesn’t include a new football stadium, they repeatedly emphasized Monday –...
View ArticleDetails emerge from police about Dareus' arrest
Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Marcell Dareus is suspected of crashing a white Jaguar into a tree by the Mongolian Buffet Restaurant near the McKinley Mall while he was allegedly drag racing in the...
View ArticleMore Buffalo-area cops learn to administer drug that can save overdose victims
When a person overdoses on heroin or opioids, police officers called to the scene used to be unable to do much besides call for medical services.Now, more officers in the Buffalo area are becoming...
View ArticleThe Buzz: Mysteries of McKinley Mall, God and Erie County Fair
Land of the lost What is with the McKinley Mall? It is the Bermuda Triangle for jewelry! Last week, we wrote about Robin, the woman who found lost jewelry there in December 2012, and hoped to find the...
View ArticleHilbert and St. Bonaventure look to enroll more veterans
Hilbert College and St. Bonaventure University, seeking to enroll more veterans on their campuses, have hired an Air Force veteran to develop a new Office of Veteran Affairs for the schools.Morgan...
View ArticleHamburg Police Facebook posting on Marcell Dareus arrest
On May 30th, at 3:16 p.m. The Town of Hamburg Police received a complaint of two vehicles, a black Camaro or Mustang, and a light colored vehicle, traveling westbound on Route 179 near McKinley...
View ArticleSources: Police investigating Bills’ Jerry Hughes as second driver in...
A second Buffalo Bills player is under investigation in the suspected drag racing crash Friday that led to the arrest of Marcell Dareus, sources tell The Buffalo News.Sources say that defensive...
View ArticleWest Seneca town attorney suggests officials examine ‘equate’...
NEWS STAFF REPORTERIt’s been several weeks since lawmakers in West Seneca unanimously approved a six-month moratorium that applies to anaerobic digestion facilities and related issues.Town Attorney...
View ArticleBMHA election delayed by Mascia court case
The June 10 election for two tenant commissioner positions on the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority board has been put off until a judge rules on candidate Joseph A. Mascia’s bid to get back on the...
View ArticleDareus' drag race was closing in on intersection prior to crash
Last Friday's drag race between a pair of Buffalo Bills defensive linemen after practice rapidly closed in on one of the Southtowns' busiest intersections at a time of day when school buses carried...
View ArticleFrontier School Board approves new parking area for Cloverbank Elementary
Parents dropping off children at Cloverbank Elementary School will find a new parking area in front of the building in September.Frontier Central School Board members voted, 4-2, on Tuesday night to...
View ArticleNorth Collins School Board meets with auditor
The North Collins School Board, which is preparing for an independent audit of district finances, met Tuesday with the auditor who will oversee the work.John Schiavone, an external auditor with...
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