Chautauqua County colleges present Start-Up N.Y. incentive proposals
MAYVILLE – The two colleges in Chautauqua County presented their plans for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Start-Up N.Y. incentive to members of the County Legislature’s Planning and Economic Development...
View ArticleSale of Chautauqua County Home is put on Legislature agenda for next week
MAYVILLE – A resolution to approve the sale of the Chautauqua County Home is headed to the full County Legislature next week despite the opposition of two lawmakers.Legislators Janet Keefe,...
View ArticleSalamanca approves budget that raises taxes 2 percent
SALAMANCA – The City of Salamanca has adopted a spending plan for the year beginning April 1, but not everyone in the courtroom for a public hearing was happy with that plan as passed Wednesday...
View ArticleDumping of dead dogs a concern in Dunkirk
DUNKIRK – The city’s animal control officer has alerted officials to a problem with pit bull dogs being dumped just outside of city limits. Steve Purol, who handles animal complaints within the city,...
View ArticleWoman falsely claims she was shot
A 25-year-old East Amherst Street woman was arrested early Thursday after she walked into Buffalo General Hospital at 100 High Street and falsely claimed she had just been shot by a gunman. Tiara...
View ArticleOnce labor’s go-to guy, Local 17 figure fighting back against key...
There was a time when anyone looking for organized labor support in Western New York – politicians, business leaders, community organizers – found themselves knocking on Mark N. Kirsch’s door.One of a...
View ArticleFifth defendant pleads guilty in Southtowns burglary ring
A fifth defendant in a burglary ring that targeted homes last year in the Southtowns admitted Thursday that he was involved in three of the crimes.Daniel Lauber, 22, of Gold Street, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticlePerry street couple arrested in stolen rental car
A Perry Street couple was arrested in an allegedly stolen rental sport utility vehicle near their house late Wednesday. Victor Lewis, 60, was charged with criminal possession of stolen property,...
View ArticleLockport street could be closed up to 18 months for environmental cleanup
LOCKPORT – One block of LaGrange Street may be closed for as long as 18 months as New York State Electric & Gas Corp. performs a state-ordered cleanup of waste that may be more than 160 years...
View ArticleBreakaway Lutheran church finds North Tonawanda home
Former members of a Lutheran church in the Town of Tonawanda, who have been worshipping in their pastor’s living room since breaking away from their denomination in October, have found a permanent...
View ArticleBus, 2 cars involved in crash in front of Falls airport
NIAGARA FALLS -- Niagara County sheriff’s and rescue crews have been dispatched to the scene of the crash of a bus and two cars in front of the Niagara Falls Airport at Niagara Falls Boulevard and...
View ArticleSource says Jetter picked as new Hamburg superintendent
Hamburg School Board members have selected the current interim superintendent, Richard Jetter, to be the district’s next superintendent, a source in the district told The Buffalo News on...
View ArticleDoctor with ties to dismantled downstate ‘pill mill’ found...
The same day the biggest prescription painkiller “pill mill” for oxycodone in the Northeast was dismantled in New York City, one of the doctors under investigation mysteriously died at the home of...
View ArticleAmherst apartment plan gets new life
Plans for 55 apartments on four acres just outside the Village of Williamsville have been given new life.The controversial project was dead two months ago, when the Amherst Town Board listened to the...
View ArticleOffices, apartments planned for former Cantalician Center building in Amherst
Ellicott Development Co. plans to redevelop the former Cantalician Center for Learning on Eggert Road in Amherst into apartments and office space.The development company, owned by Carl and William...
View ArticleTwo men hit in apparent drive-by shooting on East Delavan
Two men were shot, one of them reportedly suffering serious injuries, at about 8:30 p.m. tonight at East Delavan Avenue and Schuele Street, Buffalo police report.Both men were taken to Erie County...
View ArticleLegislation would name Alden post office for fallen soldier
Legislation is being presented in Congress to name the U.S. Post Office in Alden for Army Sgt. Brett Gornewicz, an Alden man who was killed while serving in Afghanistan in 2012. Sen. Kirsten...
View ArticleFormer Lockport woman admits to gun possession in Falls homicide
LOCKPORT – Cammesoa M. Williams, who prosecutors said fired a gunshot at a Niagara Falls woman after the woman was fatally shot by Williams’ boyfriend, accepted a plea offer Friday in Niagara County...
View ArticleVive to honor Peace Corps volunteers groups
The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Group of Western New York will be honored Thursday with the Bonnie Butler Humanitarian Award, presented by Vive for efforts to protect the rights of under-served...
View ArticleLockport veteran to be posthumously awarded Medal of Honor
WASHINGTON – Nearly 70 years after then-Pfc. William F. Leonard of Lockport fought his way through sniper fire to capture a roadblock from the Germans in a World War II battle in France, President...
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