Joertha ‘Mama Joe’ Elder — Oct. 19, 1935 – April 17, 2017
Joeretha ‘Mama Joe’ Elder of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at Buffalo General Hospital. She was born in Georgiana, AL, on October 19, 1935, the daughter…
Walter D. Pirong — July 3, 1932 – April 15, 2017
Walter D. Pirong of the Town of Pendleton, NY, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Millard Filmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, NY. He was born in Syracuse, NY, on…
ALERT: Stucture fire closes Route 31 to traffic
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com CAMBRIA — State Route 31 — Saunders Settlment Road — is closed between Baer Road and Southway Drive for up to four hours due to a structure…
WNYers re-enlist in New York Army National Guard
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com LATHAM — Nearly two dozen Western New Yorkers re-enlisted as members of the State National Guard, continuing their commitment to serve community, state and nation as part…
Barker, Lockport Lions share meeting
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynew.com BARKER — Barker Lions hosted the Lockport Lions at their April meeting with Zone Chair and Lockport Lion President Tony Weiland serving as speaker. After introducing themselves,…
Daemen to host refugee health fair
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com AMHERST — Buffalo area refugees will receive free routine health screenings from physician assistant students and faculty at the third annual Daemen College Refugee Health Fair taking…
Canisius’ Dantonio named MAAC Golfer of the Week
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com After carding his career-low score of 72, and earning his first career top-10 finish, Canisius sophomore golfer John Dantonio was named the MAAC Golfer of the Week…
UB coaches head to DC, New York for meet-and-greets
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BUFFALO — The UB Athletics Coaches Caravan will be hitting the road again this spring, making stops in New York and Washington D.C. Fans will have an…
Gillibrand pushes for Brownfields approriations
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, with 24 Senate colleagues, urged federal appropriators to include $154 million in federal funding for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)…
Penfield’s Dunn awarded NSF Research Fellowship
Clarkson University seniors Kaitlin Dunn (left) and Taylor Lenney have been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship for 2017. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO) STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com POTSDAM — Clarkson…