Grieving family battling to get by
Marsha Davis first noticed her spunky neighbor earlier this year, shortly after Jean Padgett and her family moved into their two-story house on Briscoe Avenue. Padgett, a warm-natured woman with...
View ArticleEcstasy and cocaine seized from car on Elm street
Two Detroit residents were arrested early Friday on Elm Street in a car packed with a large shipment of Ecstasy tablets and cocaine, the Erie County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit said.Eugene Robinson, 40,...
View ArticleDeveloper wants Lancaster property rezoned for upscale apartments
Another new apartment complex may be on the horizon in Lancaster, as a developer this week lobbied for rezoning of a 12.6-acre tract off Broadway in order to move the plan forward.The preliminary...
View ArticleLawsuits filed over inmate deaths at Niagara County Jail
LOCKPORT – The daughter of Tommie Lee Jones Jr., an inmate who died in the Niagara County Jail last year, filed suit against the county and the jail’s medical services provider Friday, claiming...
View ArticleTraffic stop in Dunkirk results in three drug arrests
DUNKIRK – A traffic stop on Main near East Fourth streets shortly before 4 p.m. Friday led to the arrests of a man wanted in a drug case and two others, Dunkirk police said.Noel Rodriguez, 33, of...
View ArticleAssemblyman Gabryszak accused of sexually harassing three former staffers
ALBANY – Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak is being accused of sexually harassing three now-former legislative staffers, according to court papers filed Thursday.Gabryszak, D-Cheektowaga, is the subject of...
View ArticleAnother city employee pleads guilty to stealing from Buffalo parking meters
If you’re keeping a tally of City Hall workers who stole quarters from Buffalo’s parking meters, add another name to your list.Francis Tronolone, a parking meter mechanic, is the third employee of the...
View ArticleGathering of intelligence in Vietnam War led pilot to career in FBI
Paul W. Culligan says the only thing he ever won in life was the draft lottery for the U.S. military while the Vietnam War was going hot and heavy.But his status as a junior at Le Moyne College in...
View ArticleHolland School Board renews agreement with Raiders for no-cost football
The Holland School Board last week voted 6 to 1 to renew an agreement with the Holland Raiders, allowing Holland athletes to once again participate in the East Aurora-Holland football program in...
View Article‘Patient Santa’ makes holiday real for kids with sensory...
It has been a decade since Chuck and Gloria Tilley have been able to get a portrait of their twin sons with Santa.Justin, 17, has autism. His brother, Kyle, has Down syndrome.Going to the mall is...
View ArticleLockport settles lawsuit over Main Street reconstruction
LOCKPORT – The Common Council voted last week to settle a long-running lawsuit left over from the reconstruction of Main Street nearly a decade ago.The city, which had withheld $70,000 from the...
View ArticleOrchard Park seniors work Bills concession stand to fund new center
Don’t tell these senior citizens to stay home and knit doilies.Orchard Park seniors have been in the trenches at Buffalo Bills games – including Sunday’s home finale – selling beer and beef on...
View ArticleSix snowblower thefts investigated in Buffalo
Someone has been stealing snowblowers from the garages of Buffalo homes at a time of the year when people really need them.Six such thefts occurred over the weekend and were reported to Buffalo Police...
View ArticleTeen shot as he enters a taxi in Buffalo
A 16-year-old city resident was shot in the leg early Sunday as he and two friends got into a taxi cab on Cambridge Avenue near East Ferry Street.Ramere McIlwaine was discharged from the Erie County...
View ArticleLocal Ukrainians rally in support of protest movement in their homeland
Maria Bodnar hasn’t lived in Ukraine for 71 years, but she still has very strong feelings about the cruelty that her family endured there.Painful emotions surged through the 75-year-old Elma woman...
View ArticleNews Neediest Fund: Canisius College, Ladies of Charity team up for families
During the Christmas holidays, the public safety headquarters in the basement of a Canisius College dorm doubles as a 24-hour gift-collection headquarters where donated dolls, basketballs, blankets...
View ArticleBandit robs Delaware Avenue convenience shop
A bandit gave a threatening note to a cashier and stole an undisclosed amount of cash from a 7-11 store at 2458 Delaware Ave., Buffalo Police said on Sunday.The theft occurred at 5:30 a.m.. Police did...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name? Change at Amherst park swirls in political winds
The 50-acre site along Hopkins Road in Amherst has been known as Margaret Louise Park for nearly a quarter-century.Now the town has decided to change the name to Hopkins Road Park.But in a few weeks,...
View ArticleAttorney targets CIA in his war on secrecy
Michael Kuzma’s war on secrecy has a new target – the CIA.Kuzma, who has become known for a series of freedom of information suits against the FBI and other federal agencies, is now suing the Central...
View ArticleBuffalo man charged in forcible theft of Jeep
A traffic incident at an East Side intersection led to the arrest of an 18-year-old Harvard Place man, Buffalo Police reported on Sunday.Ronald Mile was arrested on Saturday after police found him...
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