Erie County sheriff’s deputies log three arrests for DWI
Three people were arrested for driving while intoxicated Friday and Saturday.Josh Grega, 63, of Elma, was arrested in Elma at about 11:15 p.m. Friday. Deputy John Szczepanski also charged Grega with...
View ArticleGenesee County school district residents to vote on tax hikes
BATAVIA – Hold-the-line 2014-15 spending programs featuring modest property tax increases ranging from 1 1/3 to 3 percent, and several contested school board races, will be decided in Tuesday’s...
View Article100 American Craftsmen organizers work to keep standards high
LOCKPORT – The Kenan Center’s 100 American Craftsmen show, whose 44th annual edition opens May 30, tries to define itself not only by what it is, but by what it isn’t. “If you want to party, you go to...
View ArticleManager of Molly’s charged in severe beating of bar patron
The manager of Molly’s, where a man was beaten and left in grave condition last week, was charged this evening with first-degree assault.Jeffrey Basil, 35, of Amherst, surrendered at Buffalo Police...
View ArticleHonor Roll / Recognizing the accomplishments of Western New Yorkers
Richanne C. Mankey, vice president for institutional advancement at Daemen College, received the 2014 Bernice Poss Award from the Western New York Network of Women in Higher Education at the...
View ArticleCommencements abound across WNY
When La’Quisha Pompey was paralyzed by a stray bullet one summer day in 2006, her life changed – for the better, she says.“Mentally, it’s changed my mind – I have a more positive mindset,” she said....
View ArticleStudent vets to hold disc golf fundraiser
LEWISTON – The Niagara University Student Veterans Organization will hold its second annual Memorial Day Disc Golf Tournament on Saturday in Joseph Davis State Park, 4143 Lower River Road....
View ArticleLewiston set to become ‘Wonderland’
LEWISTON – The topsy-turvy world of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter and, of course, Alice are being presented in the Lewiston Council on the Arts’...
View ArticleAs environmental debate rages over fracking, people in western Pennsylvania...
Second of three partsJACKSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – For Lou Hancherick, who lives in the countryside amid picturesque hillside vistas and gas wells 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, the dangers of fracking came...
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7-year-old boy injured in fall from third floor A 7-year-old boy was injured after falling out the window of his family’s third-floor apartment at Seventh and West Genesee streets at about 5:30 p.m....
View ArticleState funding for full-day pre-K programs tilted toward New York City
It’s a Monday morning at Willow Ridge Elementary School, and a group of 4-year-olds are learning how caterpillars turn into butterflies. The pre-kindergarten students are sitting cross-legged on the...
View ArticleWith no appetite for more taxes, Sloan took a different route
When it comes to state aid, there are two ways to get more: Beg your state lawmakers or change how you spend money. Cheektowaga-Sloan went for change.Two years ago, voters in the district rejected a...
View ArticleMedical campus building boom underway
Western New Yorkers are captivated by the development activity along Buffalo’s waterfront, but more than three-quarters of a billion dollars in other construction work is underway 10 blocks up Main...
View ArticleJust Buffalo’s new Writing Center fills a widening gap in school system
On Tuesday afternoon in a light-filled room on the second floor of the old Slotkin department store downtown, City Honors High School student Lillian Kahris stepped onto a soap box, cleared her throat...
View ArticleSomber, joyous mourners celebrate the short life of Ben Sauer
A life doesn’t need to be long to be full of meaning. That was the message of the service held Saturday in Getzville to mark the passing of Benjamin David Sauer, the Clarence boy who died last week at...
View ArticleApril weather roundup / The traditionally cruel month, turned out normal but...
TEMPERATURE It was as close to a normal April as you can get without hitting the nail directly on the head. The average temperature of 45.8 degrees was one-tenth of a degree below the 30-year normal...
View ArticleBank’s murals transform Hamburg’s Main Street
Talk about changing the look of the village. The Village of Hamburg prides itself on the revitalization of its downtown area, and three large, colorful murals depicting Hamburg in the early 20th...
View ArticleGrads told they’re ready for careers to come
For thousands of students across Western New York, today is the first day of the rest of their lives.Several schools in the region – including the University at Buffalo, Villa Maria College, Alfred...
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OLAF FUB SEZ: According to essayist and screenwriter Nora Ephron, born on this date in 1941, “When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to...
View ArticleMark Russell turns laughs into serious library funding
Buffalo-born Mark Russell brought his trademark satire and comedic melodies to downtown Buffalo on Sunday, entertaining a sold-out crowd of 320 people in the Central Library and helping to raise...
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