Buffalo teens steal the scene in ‘The Way, Way Back’
Almost every Hollywood coming-of-age movie from almost every era contains a pivotal scene in which the main character either slowly creeps – or gets violently ejected – from his or her shell.In “The...
View ArticleSuspect in store robberies nabbed in Orchard Park
A 40-year-old Buffalo man suspected in a number of recent store robberies in Erie County remained in the Erie County Holding Center on Friday after his arrest by Orchard Park police detectives.James...
View ArticleKaleida, physicians are partners in Orchard Park surgery center
Kaleida Health and a group of doctors plan to build a $2.65 million ambulatory surgery center in Orchard Park, according to plans filed with the state Health Department, which still must approve the...
View ArticleNiagara Falls lawmakers may block funding for Niagara Tourism and Convention...
NIAGARA FALLS – At a time when the region pins much of its economic future on tourism, some Niagara Falls lawmakers appear ready to pull the plug on funding for the Falls’ tourism promotion...
View ArticleRural/Metro union signals its intention to go on strike
Teamsters Local 375 on Friday delivered 10-day notice signaling its intent to strike privately owned Rural/Metro Medical Services if progress is not made to fix a system in which, according to the...
View ArticleTempting and treacherous
The Union Ship Canal in South Buffalo is a tempting swimming hole, especially on a hot summer evening.The area, south of Tifft Street near Lackawanna, is pretty and secluded, in a parklike setting...
View ArticleBlack bear discovers backyard smorgasbord
An East Aurora family has been on guard since a black bear discovered beehives with honey in their Porterville Road backyard July 4.“We had a bonfire last night, and I was a little nervous,” said...
View ArticleVictim of fatal motorcycle crash on Leroy Avenue identified
The victim of Friday’s fatal motorcycle crash in the city’s Leroy neighborhood has been identified as Sonny Lee Hollingsworth, 40, of Buffalo.Hollingsworth was apparently traveling at a high rate of...
View ArticleOrchard Park dam classified as a ‘high hazard’
If the Green Lake dam in Orchard Park were to fail, it could result in “widespread or serious damage” to the area, and loss of human life or widespread substantial economic loss is likely, according...
View ArticleBlack bear discovers backyard smorgasbord of honey, berries and apple trees
An East Aurora family in the midst of admiring their blooming flower garden was surprised by a black bear with a keener interest in the berries and honey around their Porterville Road yard.“He kept...
View ArticleHoskins horse abuse case may finally be near end
The March 2010 raid on Beth Lynne Hoskins’ East Aurora horse farm was the biggest in 40 years by the SPCA Serving Erie County.And the subsequent legal proceedings, already the most expensive, may also...
View ArticleWrestling’s ‘Destroyer’ brings Japanese park golf to...
Putt-putt on steroids.That’s how some people describe park golf, the region’s newest sport.Thirty years after its inaugural game in Japan, park golf has made its United States debut in Akron, where...
View ArticleChaos reigns in Hamburg school district
It’s hard to imagine a more volatile time than the last two weeks in the Hamburg Central School District:• The superintendent abruptly resigned, then the School Board put him on administrative leave.•...
View ArticleCity school administration appears to grow under reorganization
When Superintendent Pamela Brown in March said that she was going to shake up the central administration for Buffalo Public Schools, she said her new model would provide stronger supports in the...
View ArticleLiving history, ‘dying’ hobbyists
YOUNGSTOWN – Dave Bybee drives trucks for a living. But on weekends seven months out of the year, the Mechanicsburg, Ohio, native trades his trucker cap for a tri-corner hat and assumes a wildly...
View ArticleWhere We Live: West Seneca
Bids for garbage and recycling totes will be opened Monday morning in the town clerk’s office.The town teamed up with the City of Lackawanna to seek bids for wheeled garbage totes with attached lids,...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Hamburg
Hamburg village officials said the village will vigorously enforce parking restrictions along Union Street during Burgerfest.Parking is allowed on one side of the street. Fire Chief Tim Moses said it...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Southern Erie County
The Walk For Independence, an event to support and encourage children and adults with physical disabilities so that they may live independently, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Elma Village...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Orchard Park
A section of South Abbott Road, just north of Newton Road, will be closed starting Monday, through approximately Aug. 31, for the replacement of the bridge. A detour will be posted.Lake Shore Savings...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Erie County
The Erie County Community Corrections Advisory Board will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Erie County Legislature Committee Room on the Fourth Floor of Old County Hall, 92 Franklin St.
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