Elma moratorium extension requested
The Elma Multiple Dwelling Committee is requesting an extension of a one-year moratorium on multiple dwelling units of another six months.The public hearing on the extension request will be held at 7...
View ArticlePenguin Run to benefit Cradle Beach
The 20th annual Penguin Run 5K to benefit Cradle Beach is planned for 11 a.m. Sunday. The race is held each year on the Sunday between the final NFL playoff game and the Super Bowl.The race will be...
View ArticleUnited Jewish Fund sets ‘Super Sunday’ appeal
There’s a bonus waiting for donors who substantially increase their pledges during the United Jewish Fund Campaign’s 34th annual Super Sunday telephone appeal this Sunday – a gift certificate. Super...
View ArticleBreak in the weather means a warming to all of 24 degrees
You know it’s cold when …When 24 degrees is considered a break in the weather.It’s hard to imagine, but that projected high temperature is a welcome change from the single digits that have been the...
View ArticleEvents for People with Disabilities
Registration is now being accepted for the iCan Shine Bike Camp (formerly Lose the Training Wheels), a program that utilizes adapted bicycles and specialized instruction to teach campers how to ride a...
View ArticleA mystery in Evans: Who killed Barry Moss?
Someone is harboring a dark secret about the death of Barry “Bob” Moss. A hit-and-run driver struck and killed the 52-year-old handyman, father and grandfather on Route 5, near Gold Street, in the...
View ArticleMore cuts sought in Buffalo Public Schools’ budget amid state aid...
With a nearly $50 million budget deficit projected for the next school year, Buffalo Public Schools leaders are starting to look for ways to scale back their spending, including options that could...
View ArticleEasement program protects Meyer Farm in Eden
Ninety acres of farmland, owned by Frank and Linda Meyer of Eden, has been permanently protected as part of an easement program by the Conservation Service by the Western New York Land Conservancy....
View ArticleFormer Nichols hockey star accused as scam artist
Phil Kenner could skate like the wind and had a shot that frustrated many a goalie. He was a star on one of the best teams in the 104-year history of Nichols School hockey and was good enough to earn...
View ArticleFormer Nichols hockey star accused as scam artist
Phil Kenner could skate like the wind and had a shot that frustrated many a goalie. He was a star on one of the best teams in the 104-year history of Nichols School hockey and was good enough to earn...
View ArticleSaturday will be debut for ‘Take Your Child to the Library Day’
During “Take Your Child to the Library Day” on Saturday, many of the 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries will be offering family-friendly programming, including crafts, games, storytelling...
View ArticleWhere We Live: West Seneca
West Seneca Distribution of garbage and recycling totes continues in the town, where a new recycling contract will take effect early next month.The rollout of 95-gallon garbage totes and 65-gallon...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Lackawanna
Lackawanna High school students in Lackawanna will have the opportunity to begin working toward an associate’s degree in a health-related field, thanks to a new initiative involving the Lackawanna...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Aurora/East Aurora
Aurora/East Aurora To find a better way to deal with the Tannery Brook ice jams that led to basement flooding this month and last, the village scheduled a public meeting for Thursday at 7 p.m. at the...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Hamburg
Hamburg Hamburg Village Board members have taken the first steps to demolish two houses in the village that have been considered dangerous and unsafe for about a year.One, at 374 Pleasant Ave., was...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Orchard Park
Orchard Park Orchard Park Village Mayor John Wilson and town Supervisor Patrick Keem will team up to deliver a “State of Orchard Park” address next month.The town and village are taking the step to...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Southern Erie County
Southern Erie County The Elma Conservation Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Elma Town Hall, 1600 Bowen Rd. to discuss and review 15 applications for conservation land easements from residents that...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Evans
Evans Erie County will be at the Evans Town Hall at 8787 Erie Road. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to receive HEAP applications.Doors to Town Hall will open at 8 a.m. but applications won’t be accepted...
View ArticleRepeat DWI offender nabbed after going shoulder to shoulder
A Springville man whose driver’s license was revoked after two previous convictions for driving while intoxicated in 2011 and 2012 was arrested early today on a felony DWI charge on Route 219 in the...
View ArticleArrest for fight with coach ended bad day for hockey dad
Jan. 4 was a bad day for Michael P. Schaefer.That Saturday started with a funeral for his best friend and ended with the South Buffalo hockey dad’s arrest on an assault charge, accused of attacking...
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