Today’s forecast: Possible showers with a high near 87
STAFF REPORTS The National Weather Service calls for a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms with a high near 78 and an overnight low around 71. Friday, showers and thunderstorms…
EXPLORING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: The wild strawberry
When hiking with the uninitiated in the Niagara Frontier’s June wilds I like to tell them that they haven’t lived until they’ve had a wild strawberry. It certainly sounds like…
Obituaries published June 21, 2017
Here are links to the obituaries published by All WNY News on June 21, 2017: Barbara Holohan — Dec. 22, 1968 – June 19, 2017 Patricia E. Stanley — June…
Schneiderman applauds Assembly passage of Tenant Protection Act
PRESS RELEASE ALBANY – New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released the following statement upon the Assembly’s passage of his Tenant Protection Act: “The Assembly’s passage of my Tenant…
State announces take down of heroin rrafficking ring
STAFF REPORTS NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment of 16 individuals for trafficking heroin throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn, Monroe County, and elsewhere in New…
Collins announces $82,667 for the Hemlock Volunteer Fire Department
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) today announced $82,667 in federal funding for the Hemlock Volunteer Fire Department. The grant was awarded through the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Assistance…
AMHERST TIMES: Amherst Ethics Board dumped by town attorney
AMHERST TIMES On Thursday June 15, the Amherst Town Ethics Board met to hear Robert J. Gilmour’s answers to the charges I brought against him concerning what he wrote on…
Niagara Co. takes steps to sue drug companies over opioid epidemic
STAFF REPORTS Becky Wydysh LOCKPORT — Niagara County joined the growing ranks of counties seeking to hold drug companies accountable for the heavy costs arising from opiate-based pharmaceuticals Tuesday, reacting…
East Amherst’s Chmiel named to Dean’s List at Colby College
STAFF REPORTS WATERVILLE, Maine — Rebecca J. Chmiel of East Amherst, was named to the Dean’s List at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, for outstanding academic achievement during the spring…
Red Wings take down the Bisons, 3-1
STAFF REPORTS The Bisons lost their seventh straight game on Wednesday afternoon after dropping a 3-1 matchup to Rochester at Frontier Field. The Red Wings hauled in a trio of…