Today’s forecast: Mostly sunny with a high near 52
STAFF REPORTS The National Weather Service calls for mostly sunny skies today with a high near 52 and an overnight low around 38. Friday will be partly sunny with a…
‘Coffee with the Candidates’ Planned Friday in Amherst
AMHERST TIMES The public can sip coffee and hear from candidates for elected offices at an event Friday morning in Amherst. The forum, dubbed “Coffee with the Candidates,” starts at…
HIGHLIFE FOR LOWLIFES GUIDE TO COOKING: Schweinhaxe with Potato & Sauerkraut
Fall Comfort Food Comfort food is a loosely defined concept in our culture but is almost always associated with a nostalgic feeling towards food the early fall through the late…
LITERALLY THE BEST REVIEWS: Reincarnation Blues
Resurrection Blues — Michael Poore Del Rey Publishing 384 Pages Sometimes weird wins in my house, or what seems weird on the surface. When I picked up Resurrection Blues by…
Amherst Symphony Orchestra slated for Sunday
AMHERST TIMES Time & Place:Amherst Middle School, 55 Kings Highway, Amherst, NY.Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 7 p.m Contributions encouraged but Admission Free! Conductor Paul Ferington Program Glazunov – “Autumn”…
LITERALLY THE BEST REVIEWS: The Other Einstein
The Other Einstein – Marie Benedict Sourcebooks Landmark 304 Pages Whenever the Lockport Library has an author come to speak, I try to read the books (if I haven’t already)…
Spelling Bee Brings Laughs to the Palace
In a lucky twist of fate, the opening of the Historic Palace Theater’s season coincides with my wedding anniversary. Because of that, we get to celebrate the opening of the…
ALERT: BPD recovers body of Officer Craig Lehner
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — The Buffalo Police Department has announced that they have recovered the body of Officer Craig Lehner after five days of searching in the Niagara River. Buffalo…
TRICOLI: Time for Meat and Potatoes
By Jim Tricoli AMHERST TIMES What money can buy in paper flyers. Today one of Erin Baker’s party backers broke a record by sending one of the largest flyers I’ve…
TRICOLI: Flip it to Flop it!
By Jim Tricoli AMHERST TIMES A Constitutional Convention is not necessary. We already have a process to amend the state constitution, and it doesn’t cost taxpayers a thing. In 2013…