Reporters’ Notebook
OLAF FUB SEZ: According to British novelist Samuel Butler, born on this date in 1835, “Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.”...FESTIVE OCCASION – A band will help celebrate the holidays...
View ArticleBills fan who fell pleads not guilty to charges
The football fan who fell from the top deck of Ralph Wilson Stadium into the stands below Nov. 17 pleaded not guilty to assault and reckless endangerment charges Tuesday in Orchard Park Town...
View ArticleTwo drivers injured in crash in Chautauqua County
MAYVILLE – A 24-year-old Ripley woman and a 43-year-old Mayville man were hospitalized after a two-car crash on Rt. 394 in the Town of North Harmony about 2:50 p.m. today, the Chautauqua County...
View ArticleDriver captured after brief foot chase in front of Amherst Middle School
A Buffalo driver who was chased by Buffalo and Amherst police after he hit several cars near Bailey and Winspear avenues about 3 p.m. Tuesday was driving with a suspended license, authorities said....
View ArticleLockport man sentenced as distributor in federal drug case
A Lockport man was sentenced Tuesday to three years of probation with three months of electronic monitoring on his conviction to possessing and distributing cocaine and cocaine base. Torano Spencer,...
View ArticleBennett High School student allegedly harasses security officer
A 16-year-old Bennett High School student was charged with misdemeanor harassment for allegedly scratching the arm and spitting at a school security officer just after 11 a.m. today. The girl who...
View ArticleSnowball Express coming to Jamestown
JAMESTOWN – The annual Snowball Express Holiday Parade gets underway at 6 p.m. Friday in Jamestown. Ron Cotten, Veterans Memorial Commission chairman, will serve as grand marshal of the parade, which...
View ArticleAlbany lawmakers bristle as Cuomo’s anti-corruption panel paints with...
ALBANY – The day after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s anti-corruption commission said that it’s investigating an unspecified number of state lawmakers for possible ethical and criminal lapses, the collective...
View ArticleYoung hopeful on completion of Route 219
OLEAN – The completion of Route 219 as four lanes from Springville to the Pennsylvania border is among several issues that will be on the State Legislature’s front burner during 2014, according to...
View ArticleErie County Legislature adopts 2014 budget along party lines
The Erie County Legislature on Tuesday adopted a budget for the 2014 fiscal year that slightly increases discretionary spending – including aid to arts and cultural groups – while holding the line on...
View ArticleHolidays a key time to check health status of elderly relatives
There’s no place like home for the holidays, where memories are thick, the food is delicious and happy gatherings raise the spirits. And there’s no time like the holidays to check up on the folks back...
View ArticleFirefighters battling blaze at home on Chapel Glen Drive in Hamburg
Firefighters are battling a house fire tonight in the first block of Chapel Glen Drive near Cottonwood Drive. The fire broke out shortly before 6:30 p.m. Further information was unavailable.
View ArticleHirings in Dunkirk Recreation Department criticized
DUNKIRK – Councilwoman Stacey Szukala raised several questions about Dunkirk Mayor A.J. Dolce’s plan to hire six new employees for the youth recreation department during Tuesday’s meeting of Dunkirk...
View ArticleCraft breweries coming to three Buffalo neighborhoods
The ability to watch beer being made, and to drink it in an attractive space in the same building, is growing rapidly in Buffalo. Downtown, on the West Side and in the Larkin District, craft breweries...
View ArticleElmwood Village holiday lights to shine on
Sit back, take a sip of eggnog, put some Christmas songs on your iPod and relax.The festive holiday lights in the Elmwood Village shopping district aren’t coming down.Not this season. And probably not...
View ArticleGlobal Tourism Institute proposed for Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A tourism mecca at the edge of one of the world’s most famous natural attractions.That’s the idea behind Niagara University’s plans to establish a center for high-tech innovation in...
View ArticleRefugees turn hard work into better future through programs here
Refugees from Burma and Nepal sort products for shipment at American Sales Co. in Lancaster.Over at Greatbatch Medical in Lancaster, an Eritrean forced to flee his country works as a welder.At...
View ArticleBuffalo man pleads guilty in armed threat to ex-girlfriend
A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to weapons and contempt charges for threatening a former girlfriend and another person at her home with knives.Michael Jackson, 45, of Bailey Avenue, admitted...
View ArticleMan injured when he is robbed at knifepoint in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A man trying to defend himself during a knifepoint robbery at 24th Street and Walnut Avenue early Wednesday had his hand slashed as he tried to defend himself.The victim was accosted...
View ArticlePolice stop for loud muffler leads to drug arrest in Lewiston
LEWISTON - A loud muffler led to charges against a Niagara falls man for marijuana possession and driving while ability impaired by drugs about 4 p.m. Tuesday on Military Road, according state police...
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