Refugees get taste of Thanksgiving traditions
The 200 new refugees enjoying an early Thanksgiving feast in Buffalo on Saturday may not have understood all the nuances of the holiday – the turkey, the cranberry sauce, the pumpkin pie.But arguably...
View ArticleWheatfield considers dropping SPCA dog control service
Wheatfield is mulling the possibility of dropping dog control services from the SPCA of Niagara in response to the SPCA’s request for a nearly 20 percent fee increase.Supervisor Robert B. Cliffe said...
View ArticleCabbie robbed of $300 in Riverside attack
A cab driver told Buffalo police he was punched, choked and robbed by two males early Saturday in the city’s Riverside neighborhood.The cabbie picked up a fare about 1:18 a.m. on Roesch Avenue, where...
View ArticleVictim of stomping listed in critical condition at ECMC
A Riverside man has been charged with the stomping attack on a man critically injured during a fight Friday in the 500 block of Ontario Street, Buffalo police said.Joseph Watkins, 30, of South Lane,...
View ArticleThe Players: A look at the people involved in the Hamburg School District...
The rapist Clarence M. Justice, 40• Convicted of raping 15-year-old girl in home of Holly A. Balaya, on Feb. 1, 2009. Serving 4-year sentence.• Military veteran.• Former son-in-law of Sally...
View ArticlePeople Talk: A conversation with Mary Beth Glatz
Taking your dog to visit swim therapist Mary Beth Glatz is like going to the day spa. Her indoor in-ground pool was custom-built for SandDancer, the canine swim and therapy business she named after...
View ArticleHamburg schools: A district in crisis
It begins with the rape of a 15-year-old girl in the home of a prominent member of the community.A judge intercedes on behalf of the rape victim and is later admonished by his superiors for...
View ArticleTeacher faces discipline for letter about smelly children
The Buffalo School District is taking disciplinary action against a veteran elementary teacher from BUILD Academy who sent a note home with all her students last week complaining that several of her...
View ArticleArea's first snow is Hallmark-perfect
It came. It snowed. It left.Advance winter storm forecasts cautioning the whole of Buffalo Niagara to brace for its first real blast of wintry weather proved not to have been over-hyped. It was...
View ArticleTwo Genesee County men charged with string of burglaries
Some late night shopping in advance of the Black Friday has landed two Genesee County men behind bars and provided an unexpected bargain for police in solving a series of robberies.Robert C. Grant,...
View ArticleCheektowaga man accused of firing gun at mother’s house
An 18-year-old Cheektowaga man was arrested after firing a handgun at his mother’s house following a long, heated argument, town police reported Wednesday.A neighbor on Ridge Park Avenue called police...
View ArticleBail set for man accused in Falls rape case
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III set bail at $15,000 Wednesday for a Niagara Falls man charged with raping a 14-year-old girl in that city 16 months ago.Clarence Herbert, 33, of...
View ArticleBuffalo SWAT team responds to apparent suicide in South Buffalo
Buffalo police late Wednesday afternoon were investigating an apparent suicide by gunshot in South Buffalo.At about 2:45 p.m., police were called to a home on Woodside Avenue near McKinley Parkway,...
View ArticleTonawanda residents approve sale of Central School building
For the second time this year, City of Tonawanda residents overwhelmingly approved the sale of the former Central School building. The sale was approved by a vote of 180 to 78 in a special referendum...
View ArticleRed Cross soliciting holiday blood donors
The Red Cross will hold blood drives today and over the holiday weekend at several sites across Erie County, in anticipation of the need for blood for weekend accidents and other emergencies.Blood...
View ArticleNiagara Falls Water Board approves 2.6% rate hike
NIAGARA FALLS – Residents and businesses in Niagara Falls will pay higher water and sewer bills next year.The Niagara Falls Water Board on Wednesday approved a $28.8 million budget for next year that...
View ArticleShooting victim arraigned in Lockport drug sweep
LOCKPORT – A man shot in the foot Nov. 16 in the City of Lockport leaned on crutches Wednesday in State Supreme Court as he was arraigned on drug-dealing charges.Kevon L. Sykes, 23, of Caledonia...
View ArticleCattaraugus County Legislature adopts budget with tax rate hikes
LITTLE VALLEY – With more than half of the tax levy of nearly $52.4 million going to retirement and insurance costs, the Cattaraugus County Legislature has adopted the budget for 2014 that was...
View ArticleDrunk driver charged in fatal West Seneca accident
A drunken driver was charged in the early Wednesday morning crash that killed Daniel S. McParlane, police said, while others lamented the end of a promising political career of the young chairman of...
View ArticleAs ‘Angels in Adoption,’ two hearts in Silver Creek always open
SILVER CREEK – As a little girl, Patty Wicks wanted to grow up to be a mom with 20 children.Her comment always drew laughter.But no one is laughing now that Patty and her husband, Gary, have opened...
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