Tue, Jul 2nd 2024 03:35 pm
Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced 23-year-old Ryan M. Crawford of Buffalo was sentenced yesterday afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice Debra Givens to 25 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision.
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Mon, Jul 1st 2024 07:00 am
As we gear up for Fourth of July festivities, the Firefighter's Association of the State of New York (FASNY) is warning residents about the dangers of fireworks - both legal and illegal. FASNY urges New Yorkers to plan ahead and follow some key rules to avoid any unwanted accidents, fires and injuries.
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Sat, Jun 29th 2024 07:00 am
Deb Meier and Karen McDonough will display their interpretations of "images seen through the window," at the East Aurora Fines Arts Exhibit and Sale the weekend of June 29 and 30. This outdoor exhibit will be held on the grounds of the middle school at 430 Main St., across the street from the Roycroft Campus.
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Sat, Jun 29th 2024 07:00 am
The Buffalo Bisons announced World War II veteran and 94-year old Buffalo-native Joe Synakowski will throw the ceremonial first pitch prior to the team's 28th annual KeyBank Independence Day eve celebration on Wednesday, July 3, against the Rochester Red Wings (6:05 p.m.).
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Fri, Jun 28th 2024 04:15 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced progress toward enhancing Buffalo Harbor State Park with work underway on $47.5 million in new upgrades to the park. The project includes a new spray ground, signature art sculpture and fountain, café/retail space, and park office, and will help provide Buffalo residents and Western New Yorkers with more options to safely cool off and escape the heat in a warming climate.
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Fri, Jun 28th 2024 04:10 pm
Congratulations to the 29 graduates from the Orleans/Niagara BOCES' Niagara Academy! School Principal Roger Broeker, Assistant Principal Michelle Kulbago, and their staff were very excited to see the students get handed their diplomas by their school district's representatives.
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Fri, Jun 28th 2024 04:10 pm
New York State Sen. Sean Ryan announced his legislation (S.967A) to reduce delinquent property tax interest rates has passed both houses of the New York State Legislature.
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Thu, Jun 27th 2024 07:45 pm
Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced his office recently helped restore rightful ownership to a 77-year-old Vietnam War veteran who nearly lost his home in a deed theft scheme. Earlier this month, our office successfully argued a motion in State Supreme Court, which validated the victim's property ownership after a scammer attempted to fraudulently sell his property with a falsified document.
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Wed, Jun 26th 2024 07:30 pm
Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced 36-year-old Ashley M. Holmes of Kenmore pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Sheila A. DiTullio to one count of criminally negligent homicide (class "E" felony). The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, the highest sustainable homicide charge, in full satisfaction of the indictment.
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Sat, Jun 22nd 2024 07:00 am
The Town Board on Monday adopted a new law redefining existing town legislation on term limits for elected town officials. The law will go before voters in the Nov. 5 general election.
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Sat, Jun 22nd 2024 07:00 am
Deb Meier and Karen McDonough, both Island residents, will exhibit their artwork at the East Aurora Fines Arts Exhibit and Sale during the weekend of June 29 and 30. This outdoor exhibit will be held on the grounds of the Middle School at 430 Main St., across the street from the Roycroft Campus.
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Thu, Jun 20th 2024 06:45 pm
A University at Buffalo researcher's analysis of 55 years of statements made by the perpetrators of mass shootings could provide a foundation for developing preemptive counter-messaging designed to undermine those arguments for violence and reduce the potential for copycats.
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Thu, Jun 20th 2024 06:45 pm
Moose Tracks Ice Cream is bringing the "10,000 Scoop Challenge" to Buffalo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at Lafayette Square, 415 Main St., Buffalo. Moose Tracks will partner with Hershey's Ice Cream to serve 10,000 scoops of free original Moose Tracks Ice Cream in a citywide ice cream social benefiting FeedMore WNY.
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Tue, Jun 18th 2024 01:15 pm
The Erie County Medical Examiner's Office received reports of seven overdose-related deaths over a six-hour period on Monday, June 17. Investigations and toxicology tests will confirm the drugs involved in these deaths, but preliminary reports indicate that each scene is suspected to have a form of cocaine (crack or powder) present.
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Mon, Jun 17th 2024 11:45 am
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz announced his appointment of Brian G. Ross to the position of Erie County commissioner of Central Police Services.
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Mon, Jun 17th 2024 10:45 am
Erie County is announcing $5.9 million in competitive awards from opioid settlement funding. These funds will support programs that align with opioid settlement terms for prevention, treatment, recovery and supportive services, along with a comprehensive media marketing campaign for awareness and other public health goals.
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Sat, Jun 15th 2024 07:00 am
Relay For Life honorary survivor Christina Meisenburg said her cancer journey began 30 years ago, when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Sat, Jun 15th 2024 07:00 am
A young man who grew up on a farm on Grand Island and who died in combat in France at the age of 22 was remembered Sunday at a ceremony held 80 years after his death. He was honored at the park named for him, DeGlopper Memorial Park, with a rifle salute and with a military helicopter flyover during the event.
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Sat, Jun 15th 2024 07:00 am
The Grand Island Highway Department announced the state Department of Transportation will conduct road maintenance/repair work to the Staley Road bridge over the I-190 starting next month.
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Sat, Jun 15th 2024 07:00 am
On Saturday, June 8, a team of volunteers, headed by Grand Island residents, worked to make a 4-year-old's dream bedroom a reality!
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Fri, Jun 14th 2024 12:00 pm
Preservation Buffalo Niagara (PBN) is proud to announce the launch of the "Save Our Sacred Sites" initiative (SOSS) aimed at funding and submitting local landmark applications for churches within the City of Buffalo that are at risk of closure by the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.
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Thu, Jun 13th 2024 09:05 pm
Cardinal O'Hara High School celebrated its 60th commencement exercises May 31 in the school's performing arts center.
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Wed, Jun 12th 2024 06:00 pm
Erie County, in partnership with the Greater Buffalo Cultural Alliance (GBCA), has begun the development of a cultural plan intended to provide a framework for local and external entities to work together to incorporate a vibrant arts and culture sector into the everyday fabric of our community to raise the region's profile.
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Tue, Jun 11th 2024 04:15 pm
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz joined President and CEO of the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Paul J. Marzello Sr. at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park to donate flags for the park's use during upcoming Flag Day observations.
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Mon, Jun 10th 2024 04:10 pm
Geographical barriers that hindered the older adult community in Erie County from socialization are being erased with the unveiling of new interactive technology in Erie County senior centers designed to foster connection, fun, and mental stimulation for older adults.
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Mon, Jun 10th 2024 02:15 pm
Erie County Mental Health Emergency Disaster Response/Disaster Coordinator Sarah Bonk, LMSW, is part of a small group of leaders from around the country invited to be at the White House in Washington, D.C., this week to engage in dialogue around trauma-informed approaches to disaster recovery.
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Mon, Jun 10th 2024 01:55 pm
Erie County Clerk Michael P. Kearns will again honor veterans who have been bestowed the Purple Heart by adding their name to the William J. Donovan Purple Heart Recipients Book of Merit. Kearns is encouraging veterans who were awarded the Purple Heart or their surviving family members to submit their request to his office by Aug. 1 in order to be added to the 2024 edition and be part of this year's ceremony.
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Sat, Jun 8th 2024 10:00 am
School resumed Thursday at Sidway Elementary School for 31 pre-kindergarten students, who lost their school as the result of Saturday's devastating fire at KinderKiddz Learning Center.
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Sat, Jun 8th 2024 09:55 am
Sunday's Relay For Life, held at Town Commons, featured rain, activities for children and adults, free meals for cancer survivors, live music, and more.
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Sat, Jun 8th 2024 09:55 am
Russell J. Salvatore has donated more than $12 million to local charities, organizations and causes in Western New York throughout his long and distinguished career as a preeminent restaurateur. Of all those donations and dollars, none mean as much to him as his involvement with the Miracle League of WNY.
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Sat, Jun 8th 2024 09:55 am
Six World War II veterans, who served in the United States Army, Army Air Corps, Marine Corps and Navy, and ranging in age from 94 to 103, were honored Wednesday morning at the Made in America Store in Elma - one day before the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
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Sat, Jun 8th 2024 09:45 am
Sally M. Waterson (nee Crage), of Buffalo and Grand Island, died May 31, 2024.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2024 07:00 am
We are thrilled to announce the union of Jenna VeRost and Douglas Yockey, who exchanged vows on June 1. A relationship that started in 2016 as high school sweethearts now blossomed into a lifelong commitment in marriage.
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Wed, Jun 5th 2024 08:25 pm
The Paolucci cousins visit for a tour of Huth Road School. Pictured are Domenic, Cora, Kamryn, Kylie and Rocco.
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Wed, Jun 5th 2024 05:50 pm
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz joined Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Director John Spears, Assistant Deputy Director of Buffalo Libraries Samantha Purpora, and Teen Services Librarian Taylor Harding, along with library staff at the Central Library in downtown Buffalo, to cut a ribbon to open the new Teen Space @ Central Library, located on the library's first floor.
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Mon, Jun 3rd 2024 05:35 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced construction has begun on a $9.9 million project to rehabilitate three key bridges in Erie County, including the structures that carry Fillmore Avenue and Grider Street over state Route 33 - also known as the Kensington Expressway - in the City of Buffalo.
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Mon, Jun 3rd 2024 04:45 pm
Today, the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens announced a new brand to refresh its identity and align with the current and ongoing renovation and future expansion projects.
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Mon, Jun 3rd 2024 04:10 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the New York State Police will target speeding and aggressive drivers during a special weeklong traffic enforcement initiative. This year's "Speed Week" enforcement crackdown starts Monday, June 3, and runs through Sunday, June 9.
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Mon, Jun 3rd 2024 08:50 am
The afternoon of June 1, Grand Island Fire Co. firefighters received notification of a heat detector set off at 2710 Grand Island Blvd., at 12:47 p.m. Several Grand lsland units responded within minutes, initially reporting nothing showing upon arrival.
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Sat, Jun 1st 2024 01:55 pm
Relay For Life's "Carnival of Hope" is scheduled for Sunday at Town Commons. It will feature entertainment, a basket raffle, a luminaria ceremony to honor cancer survivors and to remember those no longer with us, as well as much more.
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