Judge tells Hamburg: No secret hearings
The secret hearing on misconduct charges against a Hamburg Central School Board member violates the public’s right to open government and must end, a State Supreme Court justice said Wednesday.Justice...
View ArticleHomeland Security chief open to easing bridge traffic during Bills games
WASHINGTON – Sen. Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday won a commitment from Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to try to ease the crush of traffic at the Peace Bridge on days when the Buffalo Bills...
View ArticleJudge tells Hamburg: No secret hearings
The secret hearing on misconduct charges against a Hamburg Central School Board member violates the public’s right to open government and must end, a State Supreme Court justice said Wednesday.Justice...
View ArticleHomeland Security chief open to easing bridge traffic during Bills games
WASHINGTON – Sen. Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday won a commitment from Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to try to ease the crush of traffic at the Peace Bridge on days when the Buffalo Bills...
View ArticleLocal schools to benefit from Hobby Lobby settlement
Hundreds of upstate schools, including 177 in Erie County, will benefit from a legal settlement reached between Hobby Lobby craft stores and the State Attorney General’s Office.State Attorney General...
View ArticleMatthews Band ‘reigns’ supreme at Darien Lake
By Jeff Miers News Pop Music CriticDARIEN – “According to the weatherman, it might rain.”This was Dave Matthews, addressing the crowd at Darien Lake PAC on Wednesday, and exercising a bit of irony. In...
View ArticleLegislature majority to put CPS proposal on hold
Erie County lawmakers are in disagreement over a proposal to hire more Child Protective Services workers that was announced more than a week ago by Social Services Commissioner Carol Dankert-Maurer as...
View ArticleWales website goes live Monday
Wales Town Supervisor Rickey Venditti announced this week that the town’s new website will be live Monday.Venditti said Wales clerks Mindy Eaton, Linda Haesuer and Ellen Bapst have been working for...
View ArticleHome delivery of Buffalo News delayed
Newspaper delivery may be delayed in some areas today due to production problems. The News apologizes for any inconvenience this causes customers.Subscribers have complete digital access to The News...
View ArticleHamburg Library thanks community with ground breaking picnic
Work has already started on the $2.6 million Hamburg Public Library project, but the library will hold a ground breaking picnic at 4 p.m. today with music and free food, as well as a basket raffle....
View ArticleEden residents warned about rabies
Town of Eden officials are warning residents not to handle stray cats and dogs because they may be rabid.Raymond Zabron, the town’s animal control officer, spoke about rabid animals during Wednesday...
View ArticleCurly’s: Standards, international flavors mix well
Twenty-five years ago, Krista Van Wagner and husband, Kirk Van Wagner, added Caribbean flavors to the menu at Curly’s. Jamaican jerk chicken was as unusual for Lackawanna as iguanas are in the...
View ArticleNorth Collins seeking input on future of town
North Collins town officials want residents to participate in a community planning survey that will be used to help steer the town’s development over the next 15 to 20 years.At Wednesday’s meeting of...
View ArticleGemStreet to shine at Hamburg Fairgrounds
Gem Street USA is returning to Western New York. Located at the Grange Building of the Fairgrounds in Hamburg (5600 McKinley Parkway), from June 13-15, the show and sale will feature national artists...
View ArticleTrial of Bills fan hinges on whether his actions were ‘reckless’
The trial of Robert Hopkins, the Buffalo Bills fan who last fall fell from the upper deck of Ralph Wilson Stadium and severely injured another fan, will hinge upon whether the incident was...
View ArticleThief takes 6-foot tall “R” from Roycroft Campus
An amusingly casual thief made off with a metal “R” insignia sign, about six feet tall, from the Roycroft Campus in East Aurora, Roycroft officials said Thursday.An older man wrapped it in a blanket...
View ArticleCounty Democrats blast majority for delay in CPS hiring
The Erie County Legislature’s Republican-aligned majority this afternoon stalled on a plan to hire 37 new Child Protective Services workers, despite a general consensus that the workers are urgently...
View ArticleSurveillance video shows Bills fan sliding on rail 5 times before fall
Robert Hopkins slid down a railing in the upper deck of Ralph Wilson Stadium four times last fall. His fifth slide landed him on another fan in the level below. It also landed him in Orchard Park Town...
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