Lockport again considers South Transit medians
LOCKPORT – The Town of Lockport may apply for a $500,000 state grant that would pay for installing traffic medians on South Transit Road.The medians along that section of Route 78 would be planted...
View ArticleLocal group protests overcharges by National Fuel Gas
Protesters Thursday picketed outside the Old Erie County Building to call on National Fuel Gas to return to its customers possible excessive earnings that were made by the utility since 2008. Last...
View ArticleMore than 8,000 expected to participate in fundraiser
More than 8,000 bicyclists will travel routes ranging from 3 to 100 miles to raise money for the fight against cancer this weekend in the annual Ride for Roswell. It begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday with...
View ArticleNorthbound traffic facing detours for two Skyway exit ramps
Motorists heading into downtown Buffalo on the northbound Skyway (Route 5) will face detours Saturday if they want to use the exit ramps to Pearl Street or the northbound Niagara Thruway (I-190), the...
View ArticleBuffalo waterfront poised for maritime re-enactment
The center’s 1880 Erie Boat Scajaquada, representing the Commencement, will sail out opposite the Erie Basin Marina. The center’s 25-foot replica War of 1812 bateaux, Black Rock and Buffaloe, will...
View ArticleSunset gazing on Fridays viewed as show of support
Three civic groups are inviting Western New Yorkers to sit and watch the sunset on Friday evenings along the Greenway Trail in Buffalo’s Outer Harbor to show support for keeping waterfront land owned...
View ArticleTraffic pattern altered heading to Niagara Square
Motorists should be aware of a new traffic pattern on Delaware Avenue approaching downtown, city officials said Thursday.Delaware Avenue between North Street and Niagara Square will have just one lane...
View ArticleNew summer shuttle service set for Niagara Parkway sites
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.– A new daily summer shuttle service for tourists will begin operating Sunday along the Niagara Parkway between the Floral Clock in Queenston and Fort George in Niagara-on-the-Lake,...
View ArticleParty for the Planet plans earth-friendly explorations
Nearly two-dozen school and environmental groups will explore ways to become more earth-friendly at Party for the Planet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Buffalo Zoo. Activities are free with...
View ArticleAmateur Radio Association sets weekend practice session
The Amateur Radio Association of the Tonawandas will hold its annual Field Day from 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday in the Emergency Operations Center at North Tonawanda Fire Headquarters, 495...
View ArticleAmherst Focus Group Facility named for professor, dean
Canisius College dedicated its new Focus Group Facility in Amherst in honor of a former professor and dean in ceremonies Thursday afternoon. The facility in 300 Corporate Parkway, which is used by...
View ArticlePlanning Board approves Johnson-Rose addition
LOCKPORT – Johnson-Rose Corp., a maker of commercial cookware and restaurant equipment, was approved by the town Planning Board this week for a 10,460-square-foot addition to its plant in the Town of...
View ArticlePets & Paws Jamboree plans weekend of activities
NIAGARA FALLS – Carnival rides and live bands are featured as the Pets & Paws SPCA Jamboree continues today through Sunday at the Summit Park Mall, 6929 Williams Road. Other attractions include...
View ArticleState audit faults officials on failure to pursue bidding
JAMESTOWN – An audit released through State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Thursday has faulted the City of Jamestown for failing to review its procurement policy annually, as required by law.The...
View ArticleHamburg School Board approves funding for literacy and writing program...
Hamburg School Board members Thursday night approved funding that would allow a West Seneca school administrator to provide district teachers training and development services in a literacy and...
View ArticleMan, 44, charged with robbing clerk in Elmwood Avenue Aldi’s
A Delsan Court man is accused of robbing a cashier at the Aldi’s store at 2090 Elmwood Ave. and injuring a police officer during his arrest on Hinman Avenue Saturday morning, Buffalo police...
View ArticleSweetener industry shake-up may start here
In what may be the first lawsuit of its kind in the country, the family of a 14-year-old Amherst girl is claiming her diabetes is linked to high fructose corn syrup.The family is suing six...
View ArticleHelicopter over Buffalo shooting promotional video
That helicopter that may have woken some people as it hovered over Buffalo’s West Side this morning had nothing to do with police work.The helicopter was part of a film production crew’s work shooting...
View ArticleHolley teen injured in one-car crash
An 18-year-old Holley resident was seriously injured this morning when her car veered off a road in the Orleans County Town of Gaines and hit a concrete bridge structure, sheriff’s deputies...
View ArticleJudge won’t step aside for third Drake murder trial
LOCKPORT – State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. on Thursday refused a defense request for another judge to handle Robie J. Drake’s third trial in the rifle slayings of two North Tonawanda...
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