Purple Eagles coast past Escazu, 87-59
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – The Purple Eagles dominated Coopeservidores Escazu in the second half en route to a comfortable 87-59 win on Tuesday night. Niagara won…
Wings win, move into Wild Card lead
STAFF REPORTS Stephen Gonsalves earned his first Triple-A win and Matt Hague drove in three runs as the Rochester Red Wings beat the Columbus Clippers 6-2 Tuesday night at Huntington…
Indians use two homers to beat Bisons, 8-3
STAFF REPORTS The Bisons lost a matchup with Indianapolis on Monday night, 8-3, after surrendering a pair of home runs to the Indians’ Gift Ngoepe. Ngoepe’s homers contributed five of…
Bisons offer fan guide to Saturday’s Superhero Night
STAFF REPORTS Superhero Night Edition #3, presented by Niagara County Community College will be held Saturday as the Bisons host the Gwinnett Braves at Coca-Cola Field. We might not be…
Editorial: Major scandal at the Erie County Water Authority
AMHERST TIMES The three Commissioners in the Water Authority paid $134,000 to outside lawyers even though they already had 4 lawyers on staff. One might wonder why the ECWA needed…
Wings fly back Monday for promotion-packed week
STAFF REPORTS With just 11 home games remaining in the 2017 season, the Red Wings return to Frontier Field to open a 7-game homestand on Monday night with major playoff…
Nancy A. Dayer — Aug. 13, 2017
Nancy Louise Ayre Dayer of Lockport, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2017. Born in 1923 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, to James and Julia (Carpenter) Ayre, she attended Wilkes-Barre Business College…
New York Guard volunteers from Rochester recognized
STAFF REPORTS LATHAM — Major General Anthony P. German, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces recent awards and individual recognitions for members of the New York…
Arizona man pleads guilty to drug charges
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Shane Grafman, 33, of Phoenix, Ariz., who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine…
Postal employee pleads guilty to stealing mail
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Percy Jackson, 29, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty to theft of mail by a postal employee before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a…