More than 15 percent of Lake Erie is still ice-covered
From behind a small desk on Buffalo’s waterfront, Rick Lenard is lamenting the fallout from a tough winter and what it means for boaters. With great detail and color, he talks about the water still...
View ArticleJim Kelly coming home today for Easter weekend
Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly will be coming home today for the Easter weekend.He is due to arrive at 5 p.m. at the Prior Aviation terminal in Cheektowaga, according to Buffalo News...
View ArticleFrontier Stone renews effort for quarry in Shelby
Frontier Stone’s nearly decade-long effort to open a 215-acre stone quarry in the Orleans County Town of Shelby will be the subject of a public hearing April 30.The state Department of Environmental...
View ArticlePolice identify man found dead in car
Police have identified the man found dead early Friday in a vehicle near the intersection of Metcalfe Street and Lyman Street on the city’s East Side as Antoine Holt, 38, of Buffalo. He died from a...
View ArticleBuffalo Police search for escapee
Buffalo Police are looking for a man who escaped from police custody just after 1 a.m. Saturday while at Erie County Medical Center. Antonio M. Giglia, 24, of Buffalo is described as a white male,...
View ArticleBuffalo woman charged with felony DWI after crashing into 2 houses
A Buffalo woman has been arrested for drunken driving, after she crashed her vehicle into two homes on Fillmore Avenue, Buffalo police said Saturday.Dorthea J. Aughtry, 49, was charged with felony DWI...
View ArticleDriver killed when vehicle crashes onto Kensington
One person died when a car apparently involved in a race crashed through a barrier, fell approximately 30 feet onto the Kensington Expressway and burst into flames early Saturday morning.Two vehicles...
View ArticleAt two Delaware Park icons, a makeover
One of Buffalo’s most iconic locations is getting a $1.2 million makeover. Marcy Casino, which overlooks Hoyt Lake in Delaware Park will open May 1 with a refurbished interior, a new deck and a...
View ArticleStolzenburg elected new president of Martin House Restoration Corp.
Keith M. Stolzenburg has been elected president of the Martin House Restoration Corp.A member of the Martin House board of directors since 1997, Stolzenburg was elected to the post during the recent...
View ArticleBattle over village dissolution continues in Medina
MEDINA – The battle for hearts and minds continues in Medina, with Mayor Andrew Meier touting dissolution of the village and the towns of Ridgeway and Shelby rejecting the notion.Every property owner...
View ArticleFrocks aplenty to be given out by Gowns 4 Prom at Shea’s this week
The ninth annual Gowns 4 Prom charity event will be held form 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday on the stage of Shea’s Performing Arts Center in downtown Buffalo.This year’s effort spearheaded by...
View ArticleBig-name backers aid School Board hopefuls
The race for three at-large seats on the Buffalo School Board – and with them, the control of the board – has elicited the interest of some of the most powerful groups and individuals in the region:...
View ArticleThree injured when vehicle slams into parked car in Cambria
CAMBRIA – Three people were taken to the Erie County Medical Center Saturday after their vehicle struck a parked car at Shawnee and Old Shawnee roads, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies said. The crash...
View ArticleCelebrating the Broadway Market, all year long
Today is the day Christians celebrate the miracle that is the foundation of their faith.In Buffalo, Easter is also a day to celebrate a more secular – and ongoing – miracle: the Broadway Market.The...
View ArticleFire companies hoping open houses will attract new members
The public will have a chance to peek into the life of a volunteer firefighter next weekend during the Recruit New York open house event held at participating fire halls throughout the state.About a...
View ArticleFamily Spring Fling celebration is next Sunday in Lewiston
LEWISTON – As the last bits of winter – hopefully – are left behind, everyone begins to look forward to warmer weather. The 19th annual Family Spring Fling offers an opportunity for families to get...
View ArticleHonor Roll / Recognizing the accomplishments of Western New Yorkers
Gail Mitchell, assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York, has been named to the Daemen College board of trustees. A former assistant attorney general for New York State, Mitchell...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda History Museum is 10 years old
NORTH TONAWANDA – The North Tonawanda History Museum officially opened 10 years ago today and will begin its 10th anniversary celebration with an anniversary cake from Budwey’s and an open house from...
View ArticleNiagara University Theatre to end 50th anniversary with...
LEWISTON – Niagara University Theatre will finish up its 50th anniversary season with a send-up of a backstage murder mystery with special ties to the school. It will present “Curtains” on selected...
View ArticleNew dentist in Lewiston is not new to Lewiston
LEWISTON – For Dr. Graci Marra Bax, becoming a doctor – and specifically a dentist – is a family tradition.Her maternal grandfather, the late Dr. Peter J. Marra, was a prominent dentist in Western New...
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