Wales officials watching cleanup at flea market
A Wales business that continually draws the attention of residents and town officials for its appearance was again a focus of discussion at Tuesday’s town board meeting.Residents questioned... Read More
View Article9/11 remembrances set throughout WNY today
Nearly 3,000 flags, one for each of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States, are flying on the lawn of the American Red Cross on today’s 13th anniversary. The... Read More
View ArticleAssemblyman seeks answers about sex offenders housed in West Seneca
Legal action has been threatened to get information from the state agency responsible for placing convicted sex offenders in a West Seneca neighborhood late last year.Assemblyman Michael P. Kearns,...
View ArticleOrder to take down anti-SAFE Act sign put on 30-day stay
A lower court order directing a Hamburg resident to take down an anti-SAFE Act sign on his fence because it violates a town ordinance was put on hold for 30 days Thursday after his attorney asked a...
View ArticleWetlands report completed on Hamburg site eyed as FedEx center
The wetlands review for a Hamburg site that could become home to a 400-employee FedEx distribution center has been turned over to Hamburg town officials, removing the final bureaucratic hurdle for......
View ArticleOld Bethlehem Steel sign finds new home
An 18-foot-by-18-foot 18’ Bethlehem Steel sign that originally was installed 52 years ago on the company’s South Office Building has found a new home.Erie County Executive Mark C.... Read More
View ArticleBills fan spared jail term in sliding fall at stadium
The Buffalo Bills fan who slid down an upper-deck railing at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Nov. 17 and fell on a man below will not be going to jail.Robert Hopkins, 29, of Buffalo, was spared a jail term...
View ArticleExcitement soaring for Bills’ home opener
Sunday’s home opener between Buffalo and Miami at newly renovated Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park is arguably the most anticipated Bills game in recent memory.But it looks as if Bills... Read More
View ArticleEden will make sidewalk repairs near schools
Sidewalk repairs in Eden will begin soon to prevent injuries along the road that leads to the schools. Town Board members approved Wednesday night removing, hauling away and replacing a jagged... Read...
View ArticleIroquois students make grade on state assessments
Students in the Iroquois school district fared well on New York State assessment tests that were given during the 2013-14 school year, according to figures released last month by the state... Read More
View ArticleCoupons are a treasure in hand, area shoppers show rest of nation
Western New Yorkers can’t get enough coupons.Consumers here are more likely to use coupons than shoppers almost anywhere else in the country, research shows.When top couponing website... Read More
View ArticleWales officials watching cleanup at flea market
A Wales business that continually draws the attention of residents and town officials for its appearance was again a focus of discussion at Tuesday’s Town Board meeting.Residents questioned... Read More
View ArticleSunday forecast: perfect football weather
This morning’s stubborn cloud cover will slowly diminish from north to south throughout the day, but don’t expect clear skies until this evening, said David Thomas, meteorologist... Read More
View ArticleThree plead guilty for stealing more than $1.3 million from trading card...
Three former employees of Dave and Adam’s Card World have pleaded guilty to embezzling over $1.3 million from the company’s four locations in the Buffalo area, Erie County District... Read More
View ArticleBiggest ethnic group in the Buffalo area? German
Most ethnic groups in Buffalo know how to celebrate culture in a big way.Some 50,000 people, if not more, crowd along Delaware Avenue for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, dance the polka near... Read More
View ArticleTwo teens accused of trying to steal motorized shopping carts in Clarence
Two local teenagers face criminal charges after attempting to steal motorized shopping carts from a Clarence Walmart, according to Erie County sheriff’s deputies.Deputies responded to a... Read More
View ArticleWe want stories, photos of Bills generational bond
Remember when your grandfather took you to your first Bills game at the Old Rockpile?Or the look on your dad’s face when the Bills went to the Super Bowl?Or how you ran out and bought a tiny ... Read...
View ArticleBig Lots puts larger focus on groceries
Out of milk? Now you can head to Big Lots.Big Lots stores in Western New York have overhauled their product mix to make grocery a much larger focus than it has been in the past.“Grocery is a ... Read...
View ArticleMcCracken fired from Water Authority post
Former Erie County Legislator Terrence B. McCracken has been fired from his appointed post as director of employee relations for the Erie County Water Authority.McCracken, who started in the... Read...
View ArticleSite that housed former family-owned grocery store to be auctioned in Blasdell
A plot of land where a family-owned grocery store once stood in Blasdell will be among nearly 190 properties in Erie County available to be bid on during an auction Sept. 24.The 50-by-115-foot... Read...
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