Where We Live: Hamburg
Village Board members have approved changes to several businesses in the commercial district, including a deck at 297 Buffalo St., new awnings and a change in trim colors at August Bistro and Bar, 32...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Orchard Park
Orchard Park Town Board members have appointed Assessor Milton Bradshaw to a new term.Bradshaw, who joined the town in 2005, was appointed to a six-year term starting Oct. 1 and ending Sept. 30, 2019....
View ArticleWhere we live: Southern Erie County
Steel columns have been placed on the front and back of the building at 5 East Main St., Springville, shoring up the 135-year-old structure for rehabilitation.Springville Center for the Arts is...
View ArticleHamburg opposes state gun legislation
Hamburg Town Board members Monday night weighed in on two issues over which they have little control but their bully pulpit: New York State’s SAFE Act gun-control legislation and the proposal to build...
View ArticleOrchard Park police respond to reported suicide threat
Orchard Park police, after noticing a strong odor of natural gas coming from a Big Tree Road home, forced their way into the residence Monday evening and removed a young man who had made suicidal...
View ArticleWitness helps Orchard Park police nab burglary suspect
With the help of a diligent witness, Orchard Park police Monday morning arrested a West Seneca man accused of burglarizing a house on California Road earlier in the day.Police charged Adam E. Krytus,...
View ArticleJustice refuses to throw out Hoskins’ animal-cruelty case
The 74-count animal-cruelty case against Beth Lynne Hoskins will not be dismissed.The Aurora town justice presiding over Hoskins’ animal-cruelty trial denied a motion to drop the case on the grounds...
View ArticleHomeless man arrested on forged check charge
A 24-year-old homeless man was taken into custody at the Five Star Bank at 32233 Southwestern Boulevard by Orchard Park police about 1 p.m. Monday after he allegedly tried to cash a forged check for...
View ArticleCyberbulling cited in new code of conduct for Hamburg schools
Hamburg Central School Board members approved changes in the district’s code of conduct Tuesday night.“You will see a theme through all of our changes,” said Colleen Kaney, director of student...
View ArticleErie County comptroller, administration battle over records disposal
Erie County Comptroller Stefan I. Mychajliw and the administration of County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz sparred Tuesday over exactly when the administration was first made aware of the mishandling of...
View ArticleTragic motorcycle fatality frames debate over police-chase policies
To chase or not to chase?That’s the question public and law enforcement officials often ask – and debate – following cases like the horrific motorcycle crash last week that killed a graduating...
View ArticleProgram to introduce golf to disabled veterans
Erie County and Veterans Affairs Heathcare Systems on Tuesday launched a five-week program aimed at introducing the sport of golf to disabled military veterans.The PGA H.O.P.E. program, which stands...
View ArticleVillage Insulation Program completes two-year effort
The Village Insulation Program, a two-year effort to install energy-saving insulation in homes and small businesses across upstate New York, has been completed, the New York Power Authority announced...
View ArticleECMC plans memorial events for secretary slain by surgeon a year ago
Employees at Erie County Medical Center will honor the memory of Jackie Wisniewski with a moment of silence at 8:05 a.m. Thursday, marking one year since she was shot to death by her estranged...
View ArticleSouth Wales man killed in motorcycle crash
A 28-year-old man was killed this morning when his motorcycle crashed on Route 400 in Elma, state police in Boston said.Thomas R. Vogt, of South Wales, was traveling north on the 400 when he took the...
View ArticlePETA praises Sovran for glue trap ban
Sovran Self Storage is winning praise from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for banning the use of sticky glue traps to kill mice at its Uncle Bob’s self-storage facilities.Sovran is the...
View ArticleStrykersville man killed in one-car crash
A 34-year-old Strykersville man was killed when his car hit a pile of dirt and then a tree limb and overturned a number of times on Maple Hill Road in the Town of Wales about 1 a.m. Wednesday.Justice...
View ArticleErie County’s population stabilizes after years of losses
The population decline in Erie County has slowed the past couple of years, as fewer people than before are leaving and more immigrants are arriving, the latest estimates from the Census Bureau...
View ArticleLackawanna police raises also pump up pay for other city officials
Lackawanna City Council members unwittingly gave pay raises to city division and department heads when they approved a new contract for police officers last month.And they are not happy about...
View Article‘Unusually high’ numbers of fish dying in many WNY waterways
This spring, Charlene Knoll and her young son, Grant, have noticed unusually large numbers of dead and dying fish in the Erie Barge Canal, along Old Niagara Falls Boulevard in the Town of...
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