Collins highlights support for student agriculture bill
PRESS RELEASE Legislation is currently being debated in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce that would lower the tax burden for students involved in 4-H programs and provide…
Miami man pleads guilty to bank fraud
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Ernesto Alvarez Santos, 20, of Miami, Fla., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charges…
Guinean national sentenced for possessing fake passport, identity theft
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Abdoulaye Barry, 25, of Jamaica, NY, who was convicted of possessing a fraudulent passport card and…
Outdoor taste and paint planned at Marjim Manor
STAFF REPORTS Taste and Paint En Plein Air. The next Taste and Paint workshop at The Winery at Marjim Manor will be held outdoors on Aug. 20. For $40, participants…
ALERT: Power outages strike Buffalo, Elma, Lockport
STAFF REPORTS Nearly 1,500 National Grid customers in Buffalo are currently without power. More than 1,000 NYSEG customers in Elma are facing the same issue, as are 1,300 in Lockport.…
Schneiderman leads new brief in travel ban case
STAFF REPORTS New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, leading a coalition of sixteen Attorneys General, filed a new amicus brief in the Hawaii travel ban litigation, opposing the Trump administration’s…
ECC to hold ‘toxic-waste drop-off day’
AMHERST TIMES WILLIAMSVILLE — Don’t forget that there is a toxic-waste drop-off day on August 5th at ECC. Originally published on Amherst Times. Republished with permission.
Williamsville to hold block party on Main Street
AMHERST TIMES WILLIAMSVILLE — The village will hold a block party from 6 – 8 p.m. Aug. 12 on Main Street. The block party is sponsored by Independent Health and…
Today’s forecast: Rain with a high near 82
STAFF REPORTS The National Weather Service calls for showers and possibly a thunderstorm today with a high near 82 and an overnight low around 62. Saturday, showers are likely with…
Wings wait out rain, win 5-2
STAFF REPORTS The Red Wings beat Lehigh Valley 5-2 Thursday night at Frontier Field. The victory pulled the Wings to within 3.5 games of the IronPigs for the wild card…