Richard and Dorothy Hartman celebrate 60th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hartman of Orchard Park celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Brierwood Country Club, Hamburg. Mr. Hartman and Dorothy J. Graber were married Sept....
View ArticleRaymond and Lorraine Dunkel celebrate 55th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Dunkel of Farnham celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary with a family dinner in Russell’s Steak, Chops and More, Lancaster, followed by a Caribbean cruise. Mr. Dunkel and...
View ArticleDocuments offer peek into secret negotiations over Bills lease
ALBANY – Three days before the National Football League OK’d the new Ralph Wilson Stadium lease deal last March, a hiccup suddenly developed.It was one of many obstacles negotiators for the team, Erie...
View ArticleGreen Menace of toxic algae threatening Lake Erie
PRESQUE ISLE, Pa. – Lake Erie’s toxic green menace has returned for another summer encore.This time, it’s not just Ohio’s shoreline that’s in trouble. Besides exploding on Toledo-area shores in the...
View ArticleAttention turns to town political races
Now that Mayor Byron W. Brown has won the Democratic primary in Buffalo, attention turns outside the city, where suburban politicians are battling to run 25 towns in a world of development, tax caps...
View ArticleCasinos and gaming facilities in Western New York
Buffalo Creek CasinoMichigan Avenue at Perry Street, BuffaloOpen 24 hours a day, 365 days a yearPatrons must be 21 or overNumber of games: 808 slot machines, 18 table gamesGaming space: 47,000 square...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Orchard Park
Orchard Park School tax bills went out in the mail last week. While the tax levy increased 3.29 percent, the tax rates in most towns in the district went up only slightly. The exception is the tax...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Hamburg
Hamburg Postal customers looking for the Hamburg Mail and More Contract Postal Unit (CPU) will find it inside the Fancy That store in One Staub Square building, 1 Buffalo St. Customers will continue...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Evans
Evans The Town of Evans is interested in creating a dog run on property behind Town Hall on Erie Road.The Town Board created a committee earlier this month to look into the proposal for a park where...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Aurora/East Aurora
Aurora/East Aurora The Roycroft Campus’s Power House will open its space to Mary Akers Saturday evening for a launch party celebrating her new collection of short stories related to the ocean – a...
View ArticleWhere We Live: West Seneca
West Seneca With the number of surviving World War II veterans falling daily, a member of the West Seneca Veterans Committee wants to ensure the town’s “Greatest Generation” isn’t forgotten.“This is a...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Southern Erie County
Southern Erie County Multiple technology upgrades greeted students at Annunciation School in Elma this year.Funds provided by parishioners of Annunciation Catholic Church provided a new interactive...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Lackawanna
Lackawanna Concerns about safety in the Lackawanna Public Library have prompted 3rd Ward Councilman Joe Jerge to request that the city’s police department include a nightly stop at the library as part...
View ArticleKaren and John Schaller celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Schaller of Orchard Park celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a renewal of marriage vows at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Orchard Park, following a family trip...
View ArticleLackawanna mayor, developer at odds over back taxes
The bill stands at $3.3 million and counting.That’s how much the City of Lackawanna says a local company owes in outstanding property taxes and interest going back to 2009.City officials say the...
View ArticleMarilla Town Board fields questions about effluent storage permit
The Marilla Town Board for the second time in a week faced a standing-room-only crowd of residents questioning what the board plans to do about a permit for the storage of effluent on Trav-Co Farms...
View ArticleGreat Lakes Beach Sweep will be held Saturday
Hundreds of local volunteers are expected for the 28th annual Great Lakes Beach Sweep from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday as part of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup.Headquarters for...
View ArticleRed Cross volunteer Shook to manage efforts in Colorado
Elizabeth Shook, a longtime Red Cross volunteer in Cuba, will go to Colorado today to manage staff services at the Red Cross disaster relief center at the Boulder airport.More than 100 people are...
View ArticleOptions for deer control outlined in West Seneca
Those who live in and drive through West Seneca know where they’re likely to cross paths with deer: East and West Road, and Clinton Street are among locations known for car-deer accidents, according...
View ArticleTesting controversy resumes in Springville-Griffith
In the growing uproar over student testing, the Springville-Griffith School District might be considered ground zero. Last year, the district had 139 students in third through eighth grades opt out of...
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