Blow dryers vs. paper towels swirl up a fuss in Hamburg
Hamburg beaches opened to great weather, quiet zones will be operational at two railroad crossings in the town later this month, and the town is third in the nation in teaching safe driving to...
View ArticleEvans police balk at returning SUV involved in fatal hit-run
Prosecutors want the Evans police to return a sport utility vehicle involved in a controversial hit-and-run case to its owner, but Police Chief Ernest P. Masullo says he is extremely reluctant to do...
View ArticleVOICE-Buffalo to hold public meeting tonight on restoring conditional...
VOICE-Buffalo, which is pushing to restore a program for conditional release of nonviolent inmates, particularly those with mental illness, will host a public meeting at 7 p.m. today in Nativity of...
View ArticleVidlers to celebrate 84 years on Main Street in East Aurora
Vidlers, the five-and-dime store, will celebrate 84 years at its Main Street location in East Aurora with an anniversary party starting at 11 a.m. June 21.The event will feature free cake, for as long...
View ArticleMandy's Cafe pepper cakes were born of frustration
Many cooks create dishes through a process of trial and error. The stuffed hot pepper cakes at Mandy’s Cafe (3796 Clinton St., West Seneca, 771-1553) started out by just plain error.“When I would...
View ArticleHamburg train ‘quiet zone’ set to go into effect on June 24
Harried Town of Hamburg residents who have long dealt with shrill whistles from passing trains at Rogers and Cloverbank roads will be resting easier this month thanks to the creation of a “quiet zone”...
View ArticleMan given discharge for stealing from stepdaughter’s cancer fund
The stepfather of an Orchard Park teenager with cancer was sentenced Tuesday to a one-year conditional discharge for stealing $6,363 from a benefit fund that was set up to help pay for her medical...
View ArticleNumber of homeless people increased in 2013 in Erie County
Close to 6,000 people in Erie County were homeless at some point in 2013 and almost 30 percent of them were children, according to the latest report from the Homeless Alliance of Western New York.Of...
View ArticleNewstead residents accuse officials of misconduct
Several Newstead residents Monday night accused Supervisor David Cummings, Councilman James Mayrose, and Code Enforcement Officer Ralph Migliaccio of harassment and misallocation of town resources.The...
View ArticleReligious group pushes program for early release of county inmates
A broad-based religious organization drew about 300 people to a church in Clarence on Tuesday evening to call on Erie County government to reactivate a local parole board.Erie County hasn’t had its...
View ArticleParent confronts Hamburg School Board members
Hamburg Central School Board members plan to meet tonight to decide how to conduct the misconduct hearing against Board Member Catherine Schrauth Forcucci.It will depend on what happens today in the...
View ArticleTwo Springville teachers voted tenure
By Dave DahlSuburban correspondent Two teachers received tenure after a School Board member voiced displeasure about their absence from the meeting Tuesday night in the Springville-Griffith Institute...
View ArticleChiacchia confronts Hamburg School Board members
Hamburg Central School Board members plan to meet tonight to decide how to conduct the misconduct hearing against board member Catherine Schrauth Forcucci.It will depend on what happens today in the...
View ArticleRestaurant notes: Oshun, Brenda's Bites
Oshun, the new oyster and seafood bar set in an Art Deco building at 5 E. Huron St., is on pace for mid-July opening, said chef-owner Jim Guarino.“We had a few delays with some plumbing issues, but...
View ArticleJury selected for trial of Bills fan who fell in stands at stadium
The jury is set for the Orchard Park Town Court trial of Robert Hopkins, a Buffalo Bills fan who last fall fell from the upper deck of Ralph Wilson Stadium and severely injured another fan.Six jurors...
View ArticleJudge orders Hamburg School Board hearing open to the public
State Supreme Court Justice Diane Y. Devlin today ordered the Hamburg Central School Board to allow the public into the misconduct hearing that could result in the removal of a board member.Keeping...
View ArticlePresentation planned on Erie County Fair
A presentation called “175 Years of Tradition, Agriculture and Excitement,” including archival photos and video, will be presented by Marty Biniasz, director of special events at the Erie County Fair,...
View ArticleAmputee golf classic scheduled June 30
Former nationally-ranked junior golfer and motivational speaker Larry “One-Armed Bandit” Alford will be featured at the sixth annual Buffalo Amputee Golf Classic June 30 at Brierwood Country Club,...
View ArticleBlasdell man taken for mental tests after threat to lawmen
MAYVILLE – A 65-year-old Blasdell man was taken for mental tests after Chautauqua County sheriff deputies and U.S. Coast Guard officials took him into custody without incident because he allegedly...
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