St. Bonaventure English professor wins National Senior Spelling Bee
For two months straight, Lauren Matz had a date with her dictionary after washing the dinner dishes. Thankfully, she was studying an abridged version – only 1,600 pages. As she flipped... Read More
View ArticleHolland woman arrested on felony DWI charge after driving into ditch
A Holland woman was charged with felony driving while intoxicated around 3 a.m. Sunday after she drove her vehicle into a ditch along Big Tree Road in the Town of Wales, the Erie County... Read More
View ArticleIt’s horseshoe heaven as Hamburg hosts national tourney
It’s about throwing something – 30 or 40 feet.And watching it fall.And then marking where it landed, and doing it all over again.“Horseshoes,” said Dalton Rakestraw, a... Read More
View ArticleFor veterans, hope from Habitat for Humanity
Since 1985, Habitat for Humanity Buffalo has dedicated 257 homes in the city.Roofs over heads have been built; countless lives have been significantly improved.But never has Buffalo’s... Read More
View ArticleFiremen battle house fire on Columbia Street in Hamburg
Volunteer firefighters are on the scene of a house fire on Columbia Street in the Town of Hamburg.The central dispatch office in the town said additional information was not immediately available. ......
View ArticleHamburg house fire began in rafters; no injuries
Fire in a one-family two-story frame house at 3719 Columbia Street in Hamburg caused $35,000 damage to the structure Monday.The fire which originated in the rafters of the structure was called in......
View ArticleWeights & Measures director rebuffs Erie County lawmakers for second time
An Erie County employee accused of imposing unjust fines against local businesses declined to appear Monday before the Legislature’s Finance and Management Committee.It was the second time... Read More
View ArticleHamburg welcome signs could signal confusion
The new “Welcome – Village of Hamburg” signs are picturesque, with a depiction of Eighteen Mile Creek in the center.The signs will be placed at the entrances to the village,... Read More
View ArticleCollision sends passenger on motorcycle into creek
A 46-year-old Lancaster woman thrown into Cattaraugus Creek on Monday afternoon from a Mill Street bridge in the Town of Concord remained in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit at Erie County Medical......
View ArticleRepeat drunken driver sentenced to a year in jail
A Buffalo woman with a record of drunken-driving arrests dating from a fatal 1998 crash in Genesee County was sentenced Monday to a year in the Erie County Correctional Facility on her latest... Read...
View ArticleCharges could lead to board member’s removal
The Hamburg Central School Board charged Board Member Catherine Schrauth Forcucci with official misconduct in a 4-2 vote April 30. The charges could lead to her removal from the board.The board has...
View ArticleWoodlawn Beach bounces back
Yeah, it’s summer.You can tell by the way the cars spill over from the parking lot to the grass at Woodlawn Beach State Park, and how the mile-long sandy beach is buzzing with activity: tots ... Read...
View ArticleColden man charged with falsely accusing and stalking ex-girlfriend
A 22-year-old Town of Colden man was arrested Monday by State Police and Erie County sheriff’s deputies for allegedly stalking his ex-girlfriend and falsely reporting that she drunkenly... Read More
View ArticleOrchard Park School Board considers $24.3 million capital project
The Orchard Park School Board is eyeing a $24.3 million capital project, with the bulk of it addressing health and safety needs in buildings districtwide, along with a complete renovation of the......
View ArticleHamburg Schools superintendent under investigation by police
Turmoil in the Hamburg Central School District took a dramatic turn Tuesday when the district announced that Superintendent Richard E. Jetter is under investigation by police and that two... Read More
View ArticleScharf’s reopens today in new West Seneca location
The wurst of the waiting is over. Scharf’s family German restaurant reopens in West Seneca today.Having moved from its original Schiller Park location, the restaurant is at 2683 Clinton St., ... Read...
View ArticleU.S. DOT cracks down on ‘oil trains’
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration today proposed phasing out the outdated and explosion-prone rail tank cars that carry volatile crude oil through Western New York as many as 35 times a... Read More
View ArticleNewpaper delivery 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......
View ArticleWho is Rick Jetter?
Hamburg School Superintendent Richard E. Jetter, who is now on administrative leave while police investigate him over his claims that his car was vandalized in May, has emphasized staying positive......
View ArticleHamburg school board could hold hearing, go to State Ed over Jetter’s...
If the Hamburg Board of Education moves to fire Superintendent Richard Jetter, it would have to conduct a hearing into any allegations of wrongdoing. Jetter’s contract with the district... Read More
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