Construction begins on new East Aurora Central Fire Station
Four years after it was first proposed, construction has begun on East Aurora’s new Central Fire Station.The 22,800-square-foot facility at 33 Center St. will replace a crumbling, 60-year-old...
View ArticleMalls rebrand, adapt as shopping habits change
As a teenager, there was nothing Bonnie Michlin loved more than a shopping trip to the Summit Park Mall in Wheatfield.As an adult mom, she still goes to malls regularly, but there are plenty of other...
View ArticleRevelers celebrate the 4th at parades, fairs and beaches
It was just that kind of day.Under deep blue skies, cotton-candy clouds and a gentle breeze, Independence Day revelers soaked up the sun, ate taffy and fried dough, watched parades and took a ride on...
View ArticleFelony DWI charged lodged in Cattaraugus Reservation arrest
A Collins man arrested shortly before 5 a.m. Friday on Route 438 on the Cattaraugus Reservation was charged with felony driving while intoxicated.Michael J. Berndt, 33, of Main Street, who was pulled...
View ArticleEvents for people with disabilities
Horizon Health Services, 3020 Bailey Ave., offers programs in Erie County and Niagara counties to assist individuals with mental illness, chemical dependency and/or developmental disabilities. For...
View ArticleEleven-year-old Cradle Beach camper learns life lessons through SOAR program
Eric Jones knows he has a short temper, but the 11-year-old from South Buffalo is beginning to change for the better through Cradle Beach Camp and its year-round SOAR program.“When we get in trouble,...
View ArticleWest Seneca employees claim conversations were bugged by former boss
An accountant resigned from her $42,000-a-year part-time job as West Seneca’s comptroller two months ago after employees accused her and an aide of using a tape recorder to secretly record their...
View ArticleLackawanna Twelve hundred applications have been mailed to rental property owners, marking the beginning of the city’s landlord licensing program.“The main focus is to get an accurate number of...
View ArticleWhere we live: Southern Erie County
Southern Erie County Erie County Legislature Chairman John J. Mills, R-Orchard Park, will host a hot dog roast from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday outside the Hulbert Library in Springville as the library marks...
View ArticleWhere we live: West Seneca
West Seneca The West Seneca School Board’s annual reorganizational meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. Monday in Room 200 at West Elementary School, 1397 Orchard Park Road.This week: • Buffalo Jazz and Swing...
View ArticleWhere we live: Hamburg
Hamburg The Frontier School Board meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Frontier Educational Center, 5120 Orchard Ave. The board plans to go into executive session and then conduct its reorganizational meeting...
View ArticleWhere we live: Elma/Marilla/Wales
Elma/Marilla/Wales The Marilla Town Board will talk Tuesday about hiring an attorney to help develop regulations regarding the storage and use of sludge and other fertilizers in the town. A moratorium...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man arrested in Orchard Park for aggravated DWI
A North Tonawanda man was arrested for aggravated driving while intoxicated early Sunday in Orchard Park.At 1:52 a.m., Daniel W. Wergen, 33, of Lexington Avenue was stopped on South Buffalo Street for...
View ArticleProliferation of cellular towers stirs controversy in area communities
Trapped in a dead zone with no wireless coverage to call mom, text friends or update your Facebook status practically qualifies as a crisis these days.But the rapid evolution of wireless service isn’t...
View ArticleSeven things you should know by 7
Rainy day Got a rainy day plan? You’ll need it today. Forecasters say a front is coming with thunderstorms, heavy rain, gusty winds and high humidity. Expect highs near 80 and overnight lows in the...
View ArticleRain in forecast for next 2-3 days
After an ideal July 4th weekend, who can complain about some showers and thunderstorms today? Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain, the National Weather Service says. The high...
View ArticleMalls rebrand, adapt as shopping habits change
As a teenager, there was nothing Bonnie Michlin loved more than a shopping trip to the Summit Park Mall in Wheatfield.As an adult mom, she still goes to malls regularly, but there are plenty of other...
View ArticleRemaining World War II aircraft visits Geneseo this weekend
GENESEO – This weekend, Geneseo will get a first-hand look at one of the few remaining Douglas C-47’s, a World War II military transport aircraft. Hundreds of volunteers from the National Warplane...
View ArticleBurstein urges safe sleeping positions to avoid infant deaths.
Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein is urging parents and caregivers to take notice of the sleeping positions in which they place their infants to avoid a tragedy. Burstein said two...
View ArticleSeminars planned on purchasing properties seized through tax foreclosure
Erie County will next month hold a couple of seminars on how to purchase properties that have been seized through tax foreclosure.The seminars will be hosted by the county’s director of Real Property...
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