Burchfield restroom project too pricey for West Seneca
If you need a dose of serenity – off of busy Union Road, no less – Burchfield Nature & Art Center in West Seneca is hard to beat.Lovingly tended flower gardens contrast with untamed flora and...
View ArticleLottery winner Alishea Gainer of Kenmore adds $1 million to her lucky streak
For one of New York State’s newest lottery winners, being handed an oversized check totaling $1 million dollars was just the latest wave in a tide of good fortune. On the receiving end of the winnings...
View ArticleJames P. English, founder of Claddagh Commission
Feb. 2, 1930 – Aug. 8, 2013James P. English, the founder of Claddagh Commission, an Evans-based agency that serves the developmentally disabled, died Thursday in Mercy Hospital. He was 83.A resident...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Southern Erie County
Southern Erie County The Town of Marilla is developing a permit for solicitors to sign if they want to sell something in the town.If a solicitor ignores “Do Not Solicit” stickers, they can have their...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Hamburg
Hamburg Village of Hamburg officials are looking into constructing a roundabout at the intersection of Lake and Main streets.The village has four roundabouts, built during the Main Street...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Orchard Park
Orchard Park Orchard Park Police will be issuing warnings about open containers of alcohol to Buffalo Bills fans at Friday night’s preseason home game.The Town Board adopted an open container/public...
View ArticleWhere We Live: West Seneca
West Seneca Friends of the West Seneca Public Library are holding their annual community yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday along Union Road and Legion Drive.A $15 donation will reserve a space...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Lackawanna
Lackawanna The City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Council chambers in City Hall, 714 Ridge Road.On the agenda are several items of communication from the Council regarding language in...
View ArticleSecond fatal crash at Hamburg roundabout in two years
A Hamburg man died early this morning after he was ejected from his motorcycle at the intersection of Big Tree Road and South Park Avenue, according to Hamburg police.The man, 42, was found in the...
View ArticleErie County Fair Schedule for Monday
Here’s what you can enjoy on Monday8 a.m.: 4-H Horse Show, Horse Show Ring 29 a.m.: ADGA Dairy Goat Show, Barn 1110 a.m.: Ukrainian Egg Decorating, Historical Building; Butter Churning, Historical...
View ArticleNeighbors fear energy firm’s use of holding tank will pollute water,...
Marilla residents filled the room at last week’s Town Board meeting armed with questions and information they researched to oppose a renewable energy company’s plan to rent a million-gallon tank on a...
View ArticleHamburg residents air concerns about roundabout after fatal accident
Some residents who live near the Hamburg roundabout where a fatal accident occurred Sunday say they have long been concerned about speed and motorists failing to yield to other drivers before entering...
View ArticleDrug overdoses suspected in deaths of two in Hamburg
The bodies of two individuals who may have died from drug overdoses were discovered this past weekend by Hamburg Village Police.Village Detective Matthew H. Cullen said he could not release details of...
View ArticleWest Seneca man stopped for talking on cell phone, found with amphetamine
A West Seneca man who was talking on his cell phone while driving in Lackawanna ended up being arrested for having drugs Friday evening, officials said.James R. Thompson, 21, of Tindle Street, was...
View ArticleOrchard Park police arrest two in separate DWIs
Two Orchard Park men were separately arrested for driving while intoxicated on Sunday, Orchard Park police reported, including a man who hit and dragged a fire hydrant with his car, leaving a water...
View ArticleErie County Fair Schedule: Tuesday, Aug. 13
Today 8 a.m.: 4-H Horse Show (throughout the day): Horse Show, Ring 1; Hunter Jumper Horse Show, Ring 29 a.m.: Open Class APA/ABA Poultry Show, Barn 9; Open Class ARBA Rabbit Show, Barn 9.10 a.m.:...
View ArticleConcord man with previous DWI conviction charged with felony
A Concord man driving erratically on Route 5 in Lackawanna was pulled over and arrested Monday afternoon for felony driving while intoxicated due to a previous DWI conviction, the Erie County...
View ArticleSurvivor testifies in predatory sexual assault trial of Sam Muscarella
A 22-year-old suburban Erie County woman had just gotten into the shower after returning home from her afternoon shift as a health care worker late on a December night in 2011.“I was taking my shower,...
View ArticleGibraltar president and CEO set to retire
Gibraltar Industries’ president and chief operating officer, Henning Kornbrekke, will retire at the end of the year, after about nine years in those roles.The Hamburg-based building products maker...
View ArticleNorman F. Horn, plumber, World War II veteran
April 2, 1921 – Aug. 8, 2013Norman F. Horn of West Seneca, a decorated veteran of World War II who helped liberate a Nazi concentration camp and served as an interpreter to captured German troops...
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