Gowanda to receive $700,000 reimbursement for 2009 flood damage
The Village of Gowanda will receive $700,954 from the state to reimburse it for costs associated with the damage caused by a severe storm and flooding in the summer of 2009.“The money will be going to...
View ArticleTrump touches down in Buffalo
Celebrity real estate mogul Donald J. Trump has arrived in Buffalo in his luxury Boeing 757, where he is scheduled to speak to a packed crowd at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens in Lancaster. Trump, 67,...
View ArticleConcert to honor cantor killed in Flight 3407 crash
The “Make A Joyful Noise – Cantor Susan Wehle Memorial Concert” will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday in Congregation Shir Shalom, 4660 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, featuring four area cantors, accompanists,...
View ArticleHEAP season extended
The Erie County Department of Social Services is continuing to accept applications for Home Energy Assistance Program benefits after the state Office of Temporary Disability Assistance authorized and...
View ArticleFalls cocaine dealer pleads guilty
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded guilty Friday in Niagara County Court to selling cocaine to a police informant in the Falls on May 30.Shawn Pryor, 22, of Hyde Park Boulevard, was promised a...
View ArticleFalls pawnshop owner avoids jail in stolen property case
LOCKPORT – Five years’ probation was the sentence from Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas Friday for a Niagara Falls pawnshop owner who stocked his store in part with stolen property.Ruben G....
View ArticleResidents want bigger voice in Peace Bridge decisions
West Side residents this week again urged government officials to include them in decisions about air quality by the Peace Bridge, presenting proposals to mitigate pollution, support heavily used...
View ArticleTeenage child molester rated Level 2 sex offender
LOCKPORT – Teenage child molester Thomas E. McGrew Jr. was rated a Level 2 sex offender Friday by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas. His name will be remain on the state sex offenders website...
View ArticleDrunken driver who needs heart surgery placed on probation
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who has four alcohol-related driving convictions was placed on six months’ interim probation Friday because he needs heart surgery.“You certainly are in a dire state...
View ArticleBail revoked for prison-bound Lockport man after stabbing
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas ordered a Lockport man locked up without bail Friday after learning he had allegedly stabbed a man five days after pleading guilty in another...
View ArticleWork starts in Brocton on campground to serve local scouts, veterans
BROCTON – A campground to serve local scouts and veterans groups is finally under construction on Woleban Road in Brocton. Jerry Speelburg outlined the project at a special meeting of the Portland...
View ArticleFalls man on probation charged with having 4 pounds of pot
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man allegedly caught by his federal probation officer with 4.62 pounds of marijuana in his basement pleaded not guilty Friday in Niagara County Court.Marcus M. Hall, 40, of...
View ArticleSinclairville woman hospitalized after crash in Arkwright
FREDONIA – A 42-year-old Sinclairville woman was knocked unconscious Thursday afternoon when she lost control of her vehicle and went off the north shoulder of County Route 72 in the town of...
View ArticleMaple Grove bus driver suffers medical emergency, hits three cars
BEMUS POINT – A school bus driver had a medical emergency and crashed in the parking lot of the Maple Grove Junior-Senior High School in the Town of Ellery about 7:58 a.m. Friday.No school children...
View ArticleSoup ’n’ Bowl party in Hamburg honors food, friendship, the...
Who needs football when you have bowling? The Retirees Bowling League held its Soup ’n’ Bowl party Thursday at Legion Lanes in Hamburg. It was at least the 10th time the senior bowling league met on...
View ArticleNew firm bringing 200 jobs to Hamburg
A company that could employ more than 200 people is poised to buy a 43-acre site at Lake Erie Commerce Center, Hamburg Supervisor Steven J. Walters announced at his annual State of the Town address...
View ArticleWest Seneca School District treasurer retiring; will serve in part-time...
The treasurer for the West Seneca School District was sent into retirement with plenty of warm wishes Wednesday night, but there was no need to actually say goodbye.Brian L. Schulz, who has worked for...
View ArticleEx-homebuilder admits diverting $300,000
A former high-flying homebuilder whose affiliated commercial business stumbled severely during the financial crisis and the recession is facing likely probation after pleading guilty to four felony...
View ArticleWhat prompted Kaleida to force its CEO out?
The Kaleida Health hospital system is the largest private employer in the region, and the largest health care provider, with one million patient visits and more than $1 billion in annual revenue.But...
View ArticleBuildup of coke gas causes loud boom in Town of Tonawanda
An explosion Friday in the Town of Tonawanda was either “minor” or “significant,” depending on whom you ask. Either way, the blast rattled the nerves of those nearby who heard and felt it.A large...
View Article