Korean War vet honored on anniversary of armistice
Sixty years to the day after the armistice ending the Korean War was signed, an area veteran received two of New York’s highest honors for his service after decades of waiting. Robert Lucia of Buffalo...
View ArticleNew marker placed at grave site of one of Aurora’s first white settlers
A new marker was placed at the grave site of one of the first white settlers of the Town of Aurora.Saturday’s 78th annual Adams-Tomlinson reunion at Hamlin Park in East Aurora included a stop at...
View ArticleDespite move to Alden, Marilla Car, Truck & Cycle Show retains its appeal,...
From North Carolina to Ontario, car lovers are hitting the highway and heading for Alden. It’s time for the Marilla Car, Truck & Cycle Show. And, yes, it is in Alden.This year marks the 10th...
View ArticleCross country community unites to ‘Let David Compete’
Forces are in motion to keep David Gorczynski on the Orchard Park High School cross country team, and if good intentions combined with political influence have any clout, they just might...
View ArticleOut-of-towners heap praise on Garden Walk Buffalo
Living in a place where the civic zeitgeist hovers somewhere between stubborn pride and deep-set inferiority, Buffalonians aren't always accustomed to hearing out-of-towners say nice things about the...
View ArticleTwo robbed in Schiller Park area by armed pair
Two people were robbed at gunpoint over the weekend in the city’s Schiller Park neighborhood, Buffalo police said Saturday.The two victims – both males – told police they were at Genesee Street and...
View ArticleFour enter Allentown apartment, beat two with shovel
Four males forced their way into an Allentown apartment and beat two people with a shovel, Buffalo police said Saturday.The incident happened in an apartment on Elmwood Avenue, between Allen and...
View ArticleWoman fends off would-be robbers
A woman fended off two would-be robbers Saturday afternoon in Riverside.The woman was followed by two teenagers after she walked away from a gas station sometime between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday,...
View ArticleFormer executive director sues Niagara SPCA over benefits
WHEATFIELD – The SPCA of Niagara reneged on its promises of lifetime health insurance and life insurance, the organization’s former executive director contended in a lawsuit filed last week.Albert J....
View ArticleWoman and girl sexually assaulted at gunpoint
A 24-year-old woman and a 10-year-old girl were sexually assaulted at gunpoint while at home Saturday morning in the city’s Kensington-Bailey neighborhood, police said.The incident happened at about...
View ArticlePolice ask for help in finding man who held up Hamburg store
Hamburg police are asking the public’s help in catching the man who robbed a local store on Friday.The man entered the store Friday afternoon and handed the clerk a note demanding cash. The store...
View ArticleSteelworkers reach tentative agreement with Goodyear
United Steelworkers of America apparently have reached an agreement with the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, averting a strike that would have affected hundreds of local workers.The company...
View ArticleWas casino deal really a ‘win-win-win’?
When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Seneca Nation President Barry E. Snyder Sr. agreed in June to end their casino standoff, the governor described the agreement as a “win-win-win” – for the state, the...
View ArticleFor younger Bonham, ‘The Song Remains the Same’
If any musician in the world has the right to perform in a “Led Zeppelin tribute band,” it has to be Jason Bonham.After all, he is the son of the late, great John “Bonzo” Bonham, the Zeppelin drummer...
View ArticleCastellani exhibits celebrate Western New York’s cultures through food
LEWISTON – The Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University recently opened two new folk art exhibits focusing on the cultural lives of Western New York’s ethnic communities.A free opening reception...
View ArticleDetermined Higgins battles for get more funding for Roswell Park
WASHINGTON – Pushing back hard against any further state funding cuts to Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Rep. Brian Higgins is proposing just the opposite.The Buffalo Democrat in an interview last week...
View ArticleStriving to stay the course
ANDOVER – They plunged into frigid water, withstood electric zaps and emerged caked in mud. All to prove they’re one Tough Mudder. The scene unfolded on a 12-mile course that looped through rugged...
View ArticleSuperintendent asked to detail grant application failures
Buffalo school board member James Sampson is submitting a resolution for consideration at this Wednesday's board meeting asking that Superintendent Brown submit a detailed report about how and why the...
View ArticleInitial reports suggest University District double shooting was self-defense
A 50-year-old University District resident and his two sons were washing a family car in his driveway Sunday evening when all hell broke loose.One of two armed robbers approached the trio, put a gun...
View ArticleConstruction worker hurt at Tonawanda High construction site
A construction worker suffered a broken leg Monday morning while helping install a light standard at the new athletic complex behind Tonawanda High School, according to a fire official.Shortly after...
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