County gives $500,000 for Martin House project
The Martin House Complex has received $500,000 from Erie County toward restoring the Darwin Martin House’s interior woodwork.With the county contribution, some $46 million has been raised to restore...
View ArticleDrugs, cash and weapons seized from Marilla home
A variety of drugs, approximately $7,000 in cash, a bullet-proof vest and weapons were recovered when Erie County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man suspected of selling drugs from his Town of Marilla...
View ArticleAgreement hammered out in Rural/Metro labor dispute
Union leaders are optimistic that their rank-and-file membership will ratify the tentative contract hammered out Tuesday morning after a marathon 21-hour negotiating session with Rural/Metro Medical...
View ArticleHousing authorities cut costs, hear complaints
The grass reached more than a foot high outside Mary Anderson Rodriguez’ Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority apartment earlier this month when the longtime tenant put in a request to have the lawn...
View ArticleSignals mixed as county legislators get data on overtime by jail guards
Guards at the Erie County Holding Center downtown and the county Correctional Facility in Alden worked 13,819 fewer overtime hours during the first five months of 2013, compared with the same period...
View ArticleGas prices expected to keep rising into mid-August
John Courtney is already feeling the pain of rising gas prices.In a little more than a week, pump prices locally have jumped by 9 cents a gallon, squeezing the budgets of drivers like Courtney, who...
View ArticleAlleged dealer faces trial for fatal overdose of heroin-fentanyl
By all accounts, Robert Runfola died quickly.It was late May, and Runfola was at his home on Delaware Avenue using a new heroin-fentanyl cocktail that had recently hit the streets of Western New...
View ArticleN.Y. City-area officers assist Buffalo police in chase, arrest
Unlikely law enforcement bedfellows joined forces Monday evening to nab two armed robbers fleeing the scene of an East Side pharmacy holdup in a stolen taxi, authorities said Tuesday. Police officers...
View ArticleWoodlawn Beach now charging admission after 5 p.m.
Parents who load the kids in the car to cool off at Woodlawn Beach State Park after a long day of work and folks looking to enjoy a beer or margarita as the sun sets at the beach may have a surprise...
View ArticleAfter Taste: The best of the rest of Buffalo summer food festivals
With the massive menu of the Taste of Buffalo festival only a memory now, allow us to suggest a few more focused taste sensations that Western New York’s adventurous eaters may consider before summer...
View ArticleTop Gear films adrenaline-fueled episode on Skyway
Three amphibious vehicles – a red Dodge “Turboat,” a white-and-green canopied Volk-swagen boat car and a jeep-like vehicle with a large fan in back – spun their wheels and did 180-degree turns on the...
View ArticleFrontier taking steps to hire interim, permanent superintendents
After meeting behind closed doors for nearly 2½ hours Tuesday, the Frontier School Board began contract negotiations with a prospective interim superintendent, as outgoing Superintendent James C....
View ArticleWork begins Friday on Route 5 in Hamburg, Evans
Intermittent lane closures begin Friday for a resurfacing project on Route 5 in the Towns of Hamburg and Evans, the state Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.The closures will occur...
View ArticleFree summer program offered at Delavan Grider Center
The Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave., is offering a free summer youth program for kids ages 8 to 14 from 2 to 7 p.m. each weekday.The program will provide a variety of fun, educational and...
View ArticleSix police appointments mark historic night for Orchard Park Police Department
Six new officers were appointed to the Orchard Park Police Department at Wednesday’s Town Board meeting, making it the largest number of appointments at a single time in the department’s history, said...
View ArticleNine organizations get education and arts grants
WARSAW – Nine nonprofit organizations involved in education and the arts in Wyoming County have been awarded more than $12,000 in grants from the Wyoming Foundation, a division of the Community...
View ArticleRoute 5 lane closures planned in Hamburg, Evans
Intermittent lane closures will begin Friday for a resurfacing project on Route 5 in the towns of Hamburg and Evans, the state Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.The closures will occur...
View ArticleErie County officials say they are doing more with less
A parade of Erie County department heads appeared during three days of midyear budget hearings this week, and the refrain from most is that they are doing more with less.Emergency Services...
View ArticleDemocrats back Kevin Gaughan for comptroller
Erie County Democrats on Wednesday evening officially endorsed Kevin P. Gaughan, who is widely known in Western New York for leading efforts to downsize local government, in the race for Erie County...
View ArticleOSHA alleges safety violations at Ford plant
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Ford Motor Co.’s stamping plant in Hamburg over alleged violations, but the automaker is disputing the claims.OSHA cited Ford for eight...
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