As school looms – but isn’t here quite yet – a long...
For kids, it would be the week before Christmas – or maybe the one in June right before school lets out.For their parents, though, the time is now.We’re talking about the longest week of the year....
View ArticleHiggins, Collins join growing House concern on U.S. response to Syria
WASHINGTON – Concern appeared to be growing Thursday in Congress about the possibility of retaliating against Syria for its use of chemical weapons – and no one was more concerned than the two House...
View ArticleGarden Notes / News of area clubs and events
Willow Ridge Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Zion United Church of Christ, Parker Boulevard and Koenig Circle, Town of Tonawanda. Arlene Leising will present fresh arrangements using fall...
View ArticleLibrarian being honored for 30 years of service
A community reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. today in the Hulbert Library of the Town of Concord for Annette M. Gernatt, who is retiring after 30 years of service.Gernatt joined the staff of...
View ArticleProgram to offer tips on how to avoid being crime victim
“Refuse to Be a Victim,” a program that offers tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of crime, will be presented at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library auditorium.The program will...
View ArticleECC to start next session of ‘Pathways to Success’
Erie Community College’s “Pathways to Success” precollegiate studies program will start its next session Tuesday.The program provides free 10-week, noncredit instruction for adults who are planning to...
View ArticleProject Homeless Connect to hold program next week
Dozens of agencies will offer services ranging from free haircuts to legal services at the fifth annual Project Homeless Connect event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Thursday in the Buffalo Niagara...
View ArticleHoliday to push back refuse collection a day
LOCKPORT – Because of the Labor Day holiday, garbage and recycling collection in the City of Lockport will be pushed back a day next week, City Clerk Richelle J. Pasceri announced.There will be no...
View ArticleBoard of Elections hours will be extended next week
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Board of Elections will be open extra hours next week to accommodate those wishing to cast absentee ballots for the Sept. 10 primary election.The office at 111 Main St.,...
View ArticleCarnegie Art Center taking entries for members exhibit
NORTH TONAWANDA – Members of the Carnegie Art Center are welcome to submit one piece of their artwork for a members exhibition. First place in the members art show will win a solo art show in 2014 and...
View ArticleFall Festival seeking vendors for Oct. 5 event
NORTH TONAWANDA – Vendors are wanted for North Tonawanda’s second annual Fall Festival to be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 5, rain or shine, at the former Gilmore School, 789 Gilmore St. The event...
View ArticleDrug Treatment Court honors four graduates
DUNKIRK – Four people were honored Thursday for graduating from the Dunkirk Drug Treatment Court Program. The event was held in the City Court building, where many of the participants applauded the...
View ArticleStrict traffic enforcement vowed in school zones
DUNKIRK – Police Chief David Ortolano said his department will plan strict traffic enforcement in school zones throughout the city. He said the speed limit is 15 mph for all zones throughout the city...
View ArticleDixon gets backing from Democrat Schroeder
By Robert J. McCarthy When Democrats endorse Democrats, it usually doesn't make big news. But when a Democrat endorses a county legislator who caucuses with the Republicans, Politics Now takes...
View ArticleTaylor Devices’ record-setting year ends on a down note
Taylor Devices record-setting fiscal year ended with a thud.The North Tonawanda shock absorber manufacturer’s fourth-quarter profits tumbled by 36 percent as sales of its equipment to protect...
View ArticleTwo men dead in Eden crash
Two area men are dead after their car struck a tree early this morning in Eden, police said.Jason Jewett, 31, of South Byron, and Steven Webb, 28, of Hamburg, were driving southbound on East Eden Road...
View ArticleBugging out: Experts blame moisture and warmer weather on an increase in...
You may have found carpenter ants munching through the timbers of your house.Or maybe you’ve been bitten by more mosquitoes than usual.Or, perhaps it was a huge, angry nest of yellow jackets in a...
View ArticleErie County off hook for most of October storm aid
Erie County may not have to repay more than $48 million in federal assistance awarded after the October 2006 snowstorm, if FEMA gets its way.Instead, FEMA said in a report released today, that the...
View ArticleNiagara Falls police make one arrest, confiscate drugs and weapon
Niagara Falls police, aided by officers from four other agencies, teamed up to make one arrest and confiscate drugs and an assault weapon during a pre-dawn raid Friday of three suspected drug houses...
View ArticleFire leaves $30,000 damage to two houses in Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood
A suspicious fire in a vacant house in the city’s Broadway-Fillmore area early Friday caused a total of $30,000 damage to two houses, Buffalo fire officials said.Firefighters responding shortly after...
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