Hunter comes to aid of injured, abandoned puppy
A deer hunter put aside his shotgun Thursday to rescue an abandoned and injured puppy, according to Evans Police Chief Ernie Masullo.The hunter informed police that while he was in a wooded area near...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Revisiting the 2010 ‘Thruway storm’
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View ArticleMercedes stolen at gunpoint on Sherman Street
A woman’s 2000 Mercedes was stolen at gunpoint Friday night on Sherman Street, Ferry-Fillmore District police said.The woman said she was forced to lie face-down on the pavement about 9 p.m. as the...
View ArticleStabbing victim finds alleged attacker, has him arrested
A man who was stabbed in the right thigh and slashed in the face during a robbery last Sunday located his attacker Saturday in a store off Lafayette Square, Central District police said.Jarvis...
View ArticleDemocrats will try to reduce raises for top Niagara County officials
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Legislature Democrats said last week they intend to introduce budget amendments to cut proposed salary increases for several Republican officials that exceed the 2 percent...
View ArticleTwo guns, $1,000 cash stolen from Ohio man’s SUV
Two handguns and $1,000 in cash were stolen in a smash-and-grab theft from a Geneva, Ohio, man’s sport utility vehicle Saturday as it was parked at the Anchor Bar, 1047 Main St., Central District...
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AMRIHeadquarters: AlbanyEmployees: 1,317, including 656 in New York.2012 revenues: $226.7 millionWhat they do: Early-stage drug discovery and development, basically everything needed to get a new drug...
View ArticlePartners for Buffalo $250 million biotech project opening in February
The $250 million drug development project announced a year ago for the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is on track to open a small-scale local operation by February.In addition, the plan to bring...
View ArticleShooting victim’s body found in Ericson Avenue apartment
The body of a 28-year-old Eggertsville man who had been shot to death was found about 2:30 a.m. Saturday in a house on Ericson Avenue, Buffalo Police Department spokesman Michael DeGeorge said. The...
View Article‘MythBusters’ show mixes science and spectacle before...
The pure intellectual satisfaction of applying rigorous science to a theory, combined with the sheer joy of watching things blow up, brought a large, enthusiastic crowd of “MythBusters” fans to Shea’s...
View ArticleRoy-Hart club to read Christmas stories at library
MIDDLEPORT – The Future Teachers Club of Royalton-Hartland High School will be reading children’s books and providing Christmas music again this year at the Royalton Hartland Community Library from 11...
View ArticleWinery to host Nutcracker themed celebration
APPLETON – The Niagara Wine Trail’s Winery at Marjim Manor will celebrate the holidays with its annual Holiday Tea at 1 p.m. next Sunday, with the theme “The Narrated Nutcracker.”The winery is located...
View ArticleNiagara Falls schools to get $200,000 grant for synthetic turf
NIAGARA FALLS – The city School District will receive a $200,000 grant toward the installation of a synthetic turf field at Nicoletti Field.The funding comes from the National Football League’s Youth...
View ArticleNiagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has new women’s services floor
NIAGARA FALLS – Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center last month unveiled a half-million dollars in renovations to its women’s services floor, including upgrades to its labor and delivery suites.The...
View ArticleNew display and map at Town of Porter Historical Museum
PORTER – A reception is planned for 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Town of Porter Historical Museum to unveil a new display and release a new historic 1812-1829 map to commemorate the burning of the town...
View ArticleHoliday events planned at Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Museum
SANBORN – A small crew of “elves” has been busy decorating the community center for the second annual “Christmas at the Farm” – a free event planned from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and next Sunday at...
View ArticleOld Fort Niagara to offer an old-fashioned Christmas
YOUNGSTOWN – Bundle up and trek to Old Fort Niagara to experience some old-fashioned, pre-holiday magic during the annual Castle by Candlelight program planned from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and...
View ArticleNewfane book drive honors victims of Sandy Hook tragedy
NEWFANE – Children helping one another, in memory of children whose lives were cut tragically short, is the theme of a new book drive under way at Newfane Middle School. Titled “Peace Begins With a...
View ArticleCortland State basketball coach cherishes local ties
Tom Spanbauer has two trusted assistants coaching basketball with him at Cortland State College, but his support staff swells every time the Red Dragons play in Buffalo.“I’ve got a couple brothers who...
View ArticlePorter historian, pastor create new children’s book
PORTER – An artistic collaboration has brought together a town historian and village pastor in the creation of a new children’s book that addresses social justice.“Johnnie’s Adventures: Lewiston’s...
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