DWI arrests reported in Alden, Newstead
A 68-year-old Spencerport woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated by Erie County sheriff’s deputies who investigated a minor accident on Cummings Road in Newstead.Roberta Evans was charged...
View ArticleEvan and Beverly Ross celebrate 55th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. F. Evan Ross of Orchard Park celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary with a family gathering. Mr. Ross and Beverly Schrenk were married Aug. 8, 1958, in South Buffalo Tabernacle. He is...
View ArticleJanet and Joe Kontrabecki Jr. celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kontrabecki Jr. of Hamburg celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant in Blasdell. Mr. Kontrabecki and Janet Bellanca were married...
View ArticleRita and Ed Prabucki celebrate 66th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Prabucki of West Seneca celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary with a private family reception. Mr. Prabucki and Rita Podlas were married Aug. 5, 1947, in St. Valentine Catholic...
View ArticleAldean fan gets to meet his hero
For country singer Jason Aldean, it may have just been one of about 25 quick “meet-and-greets” he had with fans prior to his Saturday night concert at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center.But for...
View ArticleAlready looking ahead, fair closes out 2013
It’s official: A record-setting number of visitors – 1,160,184 – crossed through the gates into the Erie County Fair this year, breaking the previous record set in 2011 by 10 percent. LouAnn Delaney,...
View ArticleCuomo to greet Obama in Buffalo, skip rest of trip
ALBANY – President Obama is inviting Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo along as one of his guests when he travels to Buffalo this week as part of a bus tour swing through upstate New York and Pennsylvania.Cuomo –...
View ArticleHow to get tickets for Obama speech at UB
President Obama’s appearance Thursday morning in Alumni Arena on the University at Buffalo North Campus in Amherst will be free and open to the public, but tickets will be required for admission....
View ArticleFree rabies vaccine shots to be offered in September
Pet owners in Erie County will have three opportunities in September to get free rabies vaccinations for their dogs, cats and ferrets.The rabies clinics will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on successive...
View ArticleNews to provide live coverage during Obama's visit
BuffaloNews.com is your destination for comprehensive coverage of President Obama's visit to Western New York on Thursday. From the time Air Force One touches down through the bus tour's departure,...
View ArticleThough West Seneca dug deep for police, recognition of donations is at issue
When work is completed on the long-awaited $1.2 million renovation and expansion of the West Seneca Police Department, it won’t be obvious who did what; various contractors handled the electrical,...
View ArticleCuomo approves sales tax extensions for 24 counties
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed another round of “extenders,” permitting two dozen counties, including Erie, to keep in place or increase existing surcharges on local sales taxes.The governor’s...
View ArticleFoster grandparents honored for service
Catholic Charities honored participants in its Foster Grandparents program at a luncheon last week, with Caroline Babb named Foster Grandparent of the Year. Babb volunteers through the program at...
View ArticleVillage Board member being deployed to Kuwait
SILVER CREEK – Village Trustee Ben Peters is being deployed to serve in Kuwait.Peters announced Monday at the regular meeting of the Village Board that he is scheduled to leave Aug. 28 and will be...
View ArticleHamburg looking to produce management plan for village’s 3,300 trees
Trees owned by the Village of Hamburg have been surveyed, counted, cataloged and computerized – all 3,300 of them.Now, the village wants to come up with a tree-management plan to make sure the canopy...
View ArticleEast Aurora Village Board seeks fines over Roycroft building disrepair
A frustrated East Aurora Village Board agreed to seek fines that could climb to $1,000 a day or more and get an engineer to inspect a dilapidated building on the historic Roycroft Campus.The gray...
View ArticleCandidate targets ECC plan to expand suburban sites
An Erie County Legislature candidate will call for the Legislature to oppose expansion on Erie Community College’s suburban campuses when he holds a news conference at 2 p.m. today ► Tuesday Aug. 20 ◄...
View ArticleFree rabies vaccinations for pets to be offered
Pet owners in Erie County will have three opportunities in September to get free rabies vaccinations for their dogs, cats and ferrets.The rabies clinics will be conducted by the county Department of...
View ArticleHiggins’ bipartisan rating ‘phenomenal’ as Poloncarz...
In the court of public opinion, Rep. Brian Higgins wins a decisive verdict.Higgins gets a favorable rating from nearly 8 in 10 voters, according to a Siena College poll commissioned by The Buffalo...
View ArticleCheektowaga Town Board OKs new shared services agreement for assessor
NEWS STAFF REPORTERThe Cheektowaga Town Board approved a new intermunicipal agreement Monday night for an assessor – sharing the same person with a different municipality.Lawmakers unanimously...
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