Mayor will deliver State of the City speech
Lackawanna Mayor Geoffrey M. Szymanski will deliver his annual State of the City speech at 5 p.m. today in the City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 714 Ridge Road.Szymanski will...
View ArticleDowntown construction worker injured by pipe
A 40-year-old construction worker suffered a minor head injury just before 9 a.m. Thursday at a downtown renovation project, according to fire officials and coworkers.The individual, whose name was...
View ArticleSquall drops 4 inches of snow, deep freeze coming
Snow continued to blast downtown Buffalo before noon today after a squall dropped just shy of four inches of snow in and around the city earlier this morning, bringing the seasonal total over the 100...
View ArticleSnowfall total passes 100-inch mark for first time in 3 years
Temperatures retreated back into the single digits and gusty breezes dropped the wind chills well below zero as the sun set over Buffalo Niagara today – a day when the seasonal snowfall total eclipsed...
View ArticleWoman arrested for robbing East Aurora bank
A woman suspected in multiple bank robberies was arrested Wednesday afternoon, not long after a woman held up the Bank of America branch at 670 Main St., East Aurora, a couple doors from Vidler’s 5...
View ArticleEx-girlfriend pleads guilty to role in fatal stabbing
The former girlfriend of a man fatally stabbed by his half brother on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation has admitted conspiring to kill him and then trying to cover up the slaying.Jasmine J. Rios,...
View ArticleLackawanna man, 21, arrested in fatal stabbing of woman
A 21-year-old Lackawanna man faces arraignment today in Erie County Court on an indictment in the Feb. 15 fatal stabbing of Tequila Suter. Damoni Hall, of Lehigh Avenue, was taken into custody at a...
View ArticleCommunity forum to air energy-efficiency program
PUSH Buffalo and Assemblyman Sean Ryan, D-Buffalo, will host a community forum at 11 a.m. March 8 in Hamburg Town Hall about a program that since last year has been making homes in Western New York...
View ArticleExpect the cost of your fish fry to take a bigger bite
You’re going to have a tough time finding a $10 fish fry this Lenten season.Plan on $12, or even $13.If any dish has a chance of surpassing chicken wings as Buffalo’s signature meal, it might be a...
View ArticleNFTA officials surrender real estate to return to core priorities
There may have been no better way for transit commissioners to underscore their priorities Thursday than approving the sale of outer harbor lands to two state agencies, while also unveiling a massive...
View ArticleOrchard Park Garden Club to meet 11:30 a.m. March 6
Orchard Park Garden Club will hold its regular membership meeting Thursday in Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, 4369 S. Buffalo St. Sign-ups begin at 11:30 a.m.; refreshments at noon. Travis Schmitt...
View ArticleOne degree off record low, we’re now shooting for record low high
We know it’s cold today, but not record-breaking – yet.Buffalo came close to breaking the 130-year-old record for cold this morning. We didn’t quite make it. The lowest the thermometer hit was minus 3...
View ArticleSpending up 1.28 percent in West Seneca School District budget
West Seneca School District officials Thursday presented a proposed budget for the 2014-15 school year in which spending and the projected property tax rate would be increased slightly from this...
View ArticleLackawanna man arraigned on second-degree murder charge in killing of...
A Lackawanna man was arraigned today on a murder charge in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend earlier this month in their apartment on Wilkesbarre Avenue.Damoni Hall, 21, pleaded not guilty in Erie...
View ArticlePlay tic tac toe – against a chicken in Hamburg!
Hamburg Gaming is starting a new game: Chick Tac Toe.That’s where patrons can win a share of prizes by playing tic tac toe against a chicken.“Chick Tac Toe” will be featured at the center of the...
View ArticleHamburg Town Board calls special meeting
The Hamburg Town Board has scheduled a special meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday in Conference Room No. 1 in Town Hall.It is believed the board will discuss some aspect of Woodlawn Beach State Park, but no...
View ArticleIt sure is cold – but not cold enough to break records
We know it’s cold today, but not record-breaking.Buffalo came close to breaking a pair of 19th century records for cold today. We didn’t quite make it. The lowest the thermometer hit was minus-3 at 6...
View ArticleGM, Ford drive up profit-sharing checks for workers
Hourly workers at General Motors and Ford Motor Co.’s local plants are cashing in on their employers’ profitable 2013.United Auto Workers members at the three plants will receive profit-sharing checks...
View ArticleHamburg casino reopens after evacuation due to suspected water problem
The Hamburg fairgrounds casino was emptied shortly after 6 p.m. tonight because of a possible water problem in the pump room. It reopened around 8 p.m.Officials had no fears of a fire, but wanted to...
View ArticleLackawanna man pleads guilty in his sixth DWI case
A Lackawanna man with five felony DWI convictions has pleaded guilty in a Hamburg drunken driving crash that seriously injured his passenger and ended with the suspect wading into Lake Erie as he...
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