Outbound Kensington back open at Grider exit after accident
An accident on the outbound Kensington Expressway shut down the roadway at Grider Street, causing a back up from from Humboldt Parkway to beyond Grider Street, NITTEC reported via Twitter.Witnesses...
View ArticlePenguin Days at Aquarium of Niagara next weekend
NIAGARA FALLS - The Aquarium of Niagara, 701 Whirlpool St., will host its annual Penguin Days from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 29 and 30.All visitors will be able to get up close and personal with...
View ArticleSeason passes for Hyde Park Golf Course on sale in April
NIAGARA FALLS - Season passes and gift certificates for Hyde Park Golf Course will be on sale each Saturday in April from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the course, 4343 Porter Road.For more information, call...
View ArticleAmherst IDA wants its name off property titles
The Amherst Industrial Development Agency wants to get its name off the titles on many of the properties it has provided with tax incentives.The agency is stepping up its efforts to remove its name...
View ArticleDelano missing from Cheektowaga town bench
Dennis A. Delano hasn’t been on the job as Cheektowaga town justice since Feb. 25 for unknown reasons, and town officials are trying to find out how long he will be out so they can determine if...
View ArticleThree incidents of suspicious behavior reported to Orchard Park police
Two boys in Orchard Park have been approached by men under suspicious circumstances over the last month, and another man was reported walking near Windom Elementary School with his pants unzipped...
View ArticleRedevelopment projects to include apartments, office space
A trio of downtown and medical-campus redevelopment projects are up for consideration by the Buffalo Planning Board next week, as the demand for apartments in the city continues to spur efforts to...
View ArticleFarm animals on the loose give Lancaster a wild time
Over the years, Town of Lancaster police have answered many calls reporting loose farm animals or injured birds.“We’ve had injured sea gulls, screech owls, loose horses and cows,” said Capt. William...
View ArticleChief Deputy Beatty earns top honor from state sheriffs for career achievement
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Sheriff’s Chief Administrative Deputy Thomas C. Beatty is known for working behind the scenes to get things done. But he recently found himself in the spotlight as he...
View ArticleAmherst police question person of interest in threats to schoolchildren
A person of interest has been identified in three recent incidents of a suspicious man approaching girls walking home from school, Amherst police said Saturday.Police said that charges were not lodged...
View Article2014 Niagara Falls police budget includes funds for SWAT vehicle
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Falls Police Department’s 19-member Emergency Response Team, also known as ERT or SWAT, are the city’s elite – a highly trained unit called upon regularly to handle...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda native revives an Oliver Street building, brings art to the...
NORTH TONAWANDA – It’s easy to find Project 308 Gallery – named for its address on Oliver Street.The new gallery started as a project, quite literally a University at Buffalo art project, and has...
View ArticleSt. Peter’s School in Lewiston bolsters its future
LEWISTON – St. Peter’s Catholic School on Center Street escaped the recent rounds of school closings by the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and now is out to make sure its future will never be in doubt.It...
View ArticleNew Castellani exhibit featuring the work of Cindy Sherman opens in April
LEWISTON – The Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University has been highlighting the diverse work of visual artists with Western New York connections who have gained national and international...
View ArticleAfter-school program targets teen pregnancy
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Falls Housing Authority is offering a new after-school program aimed at reducing instances of teen pregnancy.The program, called Successfully Transitioning Youth to...
View ArticleOrleans County coroner proposes pet crematory in Lockport
LOCKPORT – The chief coroner of Orleans County is proposing to build a facility to cremate pets in the City of Lockport.Scott M. Schmidt, a funeral director in Albion for 32 years, told the Niagara...
View ArticleGardening classes sprouting up in county
LOCKPORT – Yes, spring really started this past week. Get ready with three spring gardening classes at the Cornell Cooperative Education Center, 4487 Lake Ave., Lockport. The classes are open to the...
View ArticleJohn Zale’s Journey
John Zale spent some of the worst moments of his life on board a boat. He also spent some of the best there.Which is why – when his family dedicates Zale’s old wooden canoe in his memory later this...
View ArticleWhere are they now? Looking up Billie Lawless, Jim Lorentz, Semyon Bychkov...
Billie Lawless On a late-November day in 1984, Buffalo artist Billie Lawless got word that his controversial public sculpture, “Green Lightning,” was being demolished on the orders of Buffalo Mayor...
View ArticlePeople Talk: Michael McDuffie
Chess coach Michael McDuffie calls himself an ambassador for chess, helping hundreds of youngsters learn the strategic board game through Archangel 8 Chess Academy. For almost 15 years, McDuffie has...
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