Orchard Park man dies following one-vehicle crash
A 67-year-old Orchard Park man was pronounced dead Monday in Mercy Hospital after a one-vehicle crash apparently caused by a medical emergency, Orchard Park police reported.Frank Corsi was westbound...
View ArticleHearing set on banning hydraulic fracturing
A hearing is set for 4 p.m. Dec. 30 for the public to comment on a new local law that was adopted by the Erie County Legislature to ban hydraulic fracturing on county-owned property.The law, which was...
View ArticleBelated medals from WWII evoke memories of devotion to duty by...
They were “the Jackson 5” long before Motown arrived.In a span of 10 months in 1943, Genevieve and Samuel Jackson of Lackawanna sent five of their eight sons to the military.Edward left first, in...
View ArticleNFTA and Teamsters reach accord on new labor contract
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority and the union representing transportation supervisors have reached agreement on a new five-year labor contract that runs from April 2012 through March...
View ArticleTroopers charge Hamburg woman with felony DWI
A Hamburg woman was charged with felony driving while intoxicated Sunday after she was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint in West Seneca, state police reported.Sara K. Cook, 31, showed signs of...
View ArticleFrontier ready to advertise for superintendent
The Frontier School District has set in motion a specification development report for its superintendent search to replace James C. Bodziak, who retired in September.The advertising specifications...
View ArticleWaiting for the creek to crest
The cleanup continued Monday after a weekend ice storm in Lockport and flooding in Northern Erie County, but today all eyes shift to the rising water of Tonawanda Creek which could trigger another...
View ArticleFrontier bus vandalism spurs security improvements
The extensive bus garage vandalism in the Frontier School District in October has led to a $20,000 security system at the district bus garage.The vandalism forced the shutdown of schools for a day.Add...
View ArticleFourth Gabryszak aide intends to air her allegations, lawyer says
Caitrin Kennedy, the fourth female aide who is alleging sexual harassment by Assemblyman Dennis H. Gabryszak, is anxious to come forward with her story, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.Diana Cihak, who...
View ArticleDriver killed in collision with train in Town of Evans
The driver of a car was killed Tuesday when the vehicle collided with a train at about 1 p.m. Tuesday at a railroad crossing along the Norfolk Southern Railway tracks on Eden-Evans Center Road near...
View ArticleUnemployment rate here drops to a five-year low
The unemployment rate in the Buffalo Niagara region fell to its lowest point in five years in November, approaching a level that the Federal Reserve had until recently said it would use as a national...
View ArticleChristmas cheer abounds for family after adopting four siblings
Christmas always has been a big deal in the Sobaszek home.Wreaths adorn the house’s 75 windows. Hundreds of ornaments decorate a dozen trees inside. A life-size Santa Claus can be found tucked in a...
View ArticleCarolers have been an East Aurora tradition for 34 years
This Christmas season, the East Aurora Village Singers made their usual caroling stops with bells, holiday vests and “We Need a Little Christmas” sheet music.The group also had a growing appreciation...
View ArticleAutopsy scheduled in fatal train-vehicle collision
An autopsy is scheduled Thursday for the man killed when his vehicle collided with a train at a railroad crossing on Eden-Evans Center Road on Tuesday afternoon.The man, whose name still has yet to be...
View ArticleAmherst reimbursed $17.79 million for roof inspection accident
The Town of Amherst received a pretty nice Christmas present this year from the New York State Insurance Fund.Two checks totaling $17.79 million finally came in this week as reimbursement for what is...
View ArticleWest Seneca schools respond to upcoming state audit report
Sometime in January, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office is expected to release a report that designates the West Seneca School District as suffering from “significant fiscal stress.”“We are...
View ArticleState reluctant to remove School Board members
School elections might be over before Carl P. Paladino and attorney Daniel J. Chiacchia get an answer to their appeals to remove School Board members in Buffalo and Hamburg.State education...
View ArticleLake Erie’s snow machine revving up again
A couple hours after about an inch of drive-time snow made area roads slick for commuters and after-Christmas-sale shoppers around the city, a lake effect snow warning kicked in at 10 a.m. for the...
View ArticlePolice identify man killed in train-pickup truck collision
Evans police identified a man killed Tuesday when his pickup truck collided with a train as Vincent F. Marrano, 44, of Angola.Investigators said Thursday that Marrano’s vehicle was southbound on...
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