Lockport youth director’s lawyer sees claim in credit card dispute
LOCKPORT – The attorney for Lockport Youth and Recreation Director Melissa I. Junke said he intends to file a notice of claim against the city, a mandatory preliminary to a lawsuit.George V.C. Muscato...
View ArticleLancaster residents criticize conditions at Walden Avenue kennel
The hot-button issue of dog control and town kennel services continues to garner attention in the Town of Lancaster.Some residents last week called attention to the deplorable conditions at the kennel...
View ArticleConstruction firm gets judge’s OK for two legal claims over Canalside...
A construction company removed in May from the Canalside project at the former Aud site can proceed with its legal claims of defamation and contract interference against Erie Canal Harbor Development...
View ArticleMarine from Niagara Falls dies in California accident
NIAGARA FALLS – A young volunteer firefighter from Niagara Falls serving in the Marine Corps was killed in the aftermath of a four-car accident Saturday morning in San Diego, Calif.Chief Bruce Mack of...
View ArticleIBM to bring 500 new jobs to Buffalo
ALBANY – IBM is committing to bring 500 jobs to a new, 100,000-square-foot, state-owned computer information technology center in Buffalo to train future and current industry workers and to create...
View ArticleLibrary lecture to focus on LaSalle architecture
NIAGARA FALLS – “The Architecture of the Historic Village of LaSalle” is the topic of a lecture sponsored by the Niagara Falls Historic Preservation Society at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the second-floor...
View ArticleDeveloper to unveil plans for Central Park neighborhood
Plans for improvements to the Leroy-Fillmore neighborhood and redevelopment of Central Park Plaza will be unveiled in an interactive community forum from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in School 61, 453 Leroy...
View ArticleProgram at UB will discuss opting out of state testing
A group of parents and educators will discuss opting children out of controversial standardized state tests at a public forum from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in Room 105, Harriman Hall, on the University at...
View ArticlePublic invited to March 3 discussion of Tonawanda Coke case
People who think they may be victims of Tonawanda Coke’s environmental crimes will get a chance to learn more about their rights under the law as part of a public forum at 6:30 p.m. March 3 at the...
View ArticleSuspect with knife holds up Crosby’s store in Royalton
ROYALTON – A knifepoint holdup Sunday evening at Crosby’s, 7953 Rochester Road, was the second such robbery of the day for Niagara County sheriff’s investigators. According to reports, a white male in...
View ArticleTaglianetti to be sentenced today in school superintendent’s murder
MAYVILLE – Anthony “Rob” Taglianetti II will learn his fate later this morning when he’s sentenced here for murdering Clymer Central School Superintendent Keith L. Reed Jr. in 2012.A Chautauqua County...
View ArticlePatrick Lee Foundation awards $20,000 for YWCA domestic violence program
The Patrick P. Lee Foundation has awarded a $20,000 grant to the YWCA of Western New York for its domestic violence program. Under the program, women victims of domestic violence and their children...
View ArticleHere comes the snow again, along with some frigid temperatures
While the snow machine cranked up again this morning throughout Western New York, no major snowstorms are expected this week, as this unrelenting winter continues with temperatures dropping to the...
View ArticleKnife-wielding robber holds up Lockport convenience store
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A man armed with a knife robbed an undetermined amount of money from the NOCO Express Store on South Transit Road Sunday afternoon, then fled to a waiting car before being whisked...
View ArticleTaglianetti gets maximum sentence for murder of Clymer superintendent
Chautauqua County Judge John T. Ward sentenced Anthony “Rob” Taglianetti II today to 25 years to life in state prison for the 2012 shooting death of Clymer Central School Superintendent Keith L. Reed...
View ArticleAdvice on self-improvement stays with combat veteran for a lifetime
As a young man, John Ellerton worked at a bank performing clerical duties, but he felt he could do better for himself and marched off to a state employment office.There, he looked across the desk at...
View ArticlePaladino plan for ‘The Carlo’ stuck on waterfront as city...
A year ago, Mayor Byron W. Brown made a splash during his State of the City address when he announced that Carl P. Paladino’s Ellicott Development would be granted exclusive rights to develop a prime...
View ArticleBuffalo shooting victim identified after autopsy
A 32-year-old Buffalo man whose body was found near Dewey Avenue and Canton Alley just before 3:30 p.m. Sunday was identified Monday as a homicide victim by the Erie County Medical Examiner’s office...
View ArticleNational Fuel hearing on proposed refund and rate freeze attracts no one
News Staff Reporter No one came to a Monday evening hearing intended for people to comment on a seemingly uncontroversial proposal to give National Fuel customers small refunds and freeze delivery...
View ArticleTown of Tonawanda police to upgrade fleet
The Town of Tonawanda Police Department is making some upgrades to its fleet of vehicles.At Monday night’s meeting, the Town Board agreed to call for bids on a mobile unit that will aid detectives at...
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