St. Bernadette parish won't sue diocese
Any hope by parishioners of St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Orchard Park for a legal challenge to the decision by the Diocese of Buffalo to close their school likely ended Friday night.In an...
View ArticleCheektowaga man linked to five possible burglaries
A 20-year-old Como Park Boulevard man arrested for drug possession during a traffic stop Monday has been jailed on charges linked to two recent Cheektowaga home burglaries in the Sky Harbor Mobile...
View ArticleWhitney Place man arrested for burglarizing neighbor
A 31-year-old Whitney Place man was arrested on burglary and other charges early Friday after he allegedly broke into a neighbor’s apartment and stole three television sets, a play station game device...
View ArticleKenmore man arrested for passing himself off as collecting for charity
A 31-year-old Kenmore man was arrested on criminal trespass and felony burglary charges Friday afternoon in a printing store in the 2100 block of Elmwood Avenue after allegedly trying to pass himself...
View ArticleThese diamonds are not forever
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but sell her a fake one, and you’ve made an enemy.Paul Blarr, the Williamsville jeweler accused of selling fakes, had no shortage of enemies and disillusioned...
View ArticleRepublican expected to be reappointed to Water Authority board
The lone Republican on the three-member Erie County Water Authority Board of Commissioners is positioned to be reappointed by the County Legislature at its next regular session.Earl L. Jann, whose...
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Sharing a favorite maple recipe
Edward Forster whips up maple beef tartare during a recent visit to Craving Restaurant on Hertel Avenue. (Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News) By Scott Scanlon – Refresh Editor When Andrew Galarneau, food...
View ArticleBuffalo Billion funding released
The money is starting to flow for the state’s high-profile Buffalo Billion economic development initiative. The state’s main economic development agency, Empire State Development, on Friday gave...
View ArticleBudget talks favor more funds for schools
ALBANY – Officials say more than $550 million will be earmarked to partly, but not completely, undo a fiscal sleight of hand the state has employed the past four years to help balance its own budgets...
View ArticleState's top lawmakers reach budget deal
ALBANY – The state’s Common Core program will be relaxed for hundreds of thousands of public school students. A taxpayer campaign finance system will apply only to the state comptroller’s race. And...
View ArticleHere we go again...
Here we go again.Spring may be officially here, but the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather watch for the Southern Tier.That area could be hit later tonight and early tomorrow with up...
View ArticleFor Chad Michael Murray, there’s no place like Buffalo
Chad Michael Murray returned to Buffalo on Friday to sign autographs, pose for pictures and screen a new film.He also came to deliver a message:He loves Western New York.He loves it so much, in fact,...
View ArticleTwo killed in crash of SUV in Town of Niagara
TOWN OF NIAGARA – Two people were killed when their SUV crashed early Saturday on Porter Road,The SUV was traveling west on the 7200 block of Porter Road when the driver lost control on a curve,...
View ArticleCeremony marks tragedy 60 years ago
A standing-room-only crowd of more 800 people gathered in the Cleveland Hill High School auditorium today, wiping away tears and remembering acts of heroism as they as they honored 15 sixth-graders...
View ArticleAnthem singers wait in cold to audition for Bisons
The sky cast a blanket of gray over the Bisons’ home field.There were no peanuts and Cracker Jacks Saturday at Coca-Cola Field. Just mugs full of hot tea and coffee.Those entering wore hats and...
View Article$13,000 raised from Buffalo Police bike auction
More than 300 bicycles were auctioned off during Saturday’s bike auction in Buffalo Police headquarters. About 400 people attended the auction, in which bkes were auctioned off for anywhere between $1...
View ArticleHonor Roll / Recognizing the accomplishments of Western New Yorkers
Jack Connors will retain the role of chairman of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System board of trustees for this year. Connors, president and publisher of Business First of Buffalo and...
View ArticleEvents for people with disabilities
Registration is being accepted for the iCan Shine Bike Camp (formerly Lose the Training Wheels), a program that utilizes adapted bicycles and specialized instruction to teach campers how to ride a...
View ArticleTo address ‘zombie house’ blight, two strategies
The house on Chapel Avenue in Cheektowaga has a broken fence, and advertising circulars are piled high on the front porch. No one has lived there for about four years.It is one of 270 “zombie...
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