NIMAC honors Niagara County Legislator
STAFF REPORTS NIAGARA FALLS — Legislator David Godfrey, R-Wilson, was recognized by the Niagara Military Affairs Council (NIMAC) at the Niagara Aerospace Museum last week Tuesday. Godfrey was presented an…
Higgins to serve as co-chair of Northern Border Caucus
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) will co-chair the Northern Border Caucus for the 116th Congress. The working group is comprised of a bipartisan assembly of Members of the House…
State announces $62.5 million in settlement credits for Spectrum customers
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK – Attorney General Letitia James today announced that Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable) has started to issue credits to New York consumers as required by Charter…
Local business owner, social media work to fulfill George Root’s dying wish
By SCOTT LEFFLER scott.leffler@allwny.com LOCKPORT — An announcement this morning from Transit Drive-In owner Rick Cohen that he was trying to fulfill the last wish of a dying friend has…
Higgins announces House passage of Veterans Access to Child Care Act
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced passage through the House of Representatives of H.R. 840, the Veterans Access to Child Care Act, by a vote of 400-9. The bill…
Collins announces $2,8M in funding for The Community Action Of Orlean
PRESS RELEASE WILLIAMSVILLE – Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) today announced $2,800,426 in federal funding for the Community Action of Orleans and Genesee, Inc. The grant was awarded through the Head…
Collins re-introduces legislation to overturn SAFE Act
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC – By reintroducing the Second Amendment Guarantee Act (SAGA), Congressman Collins continues his effort to protect the Second Amendment rights of all New Yorkers by limiting…
UR Medicine, community pediatricians team up to encourage vaccinations
STAFF REPORTS In the wake of the measles cases that have arisen in the Rochester area over the past several weeks, pediatricians throughout the region have collaborated on a video…
AMHERST TIMES: Amherst PD releases identity of 76-year-old Williamsville man involved in crash
AMHERST TIMES Amherst Police have released the identity of a 76-year-old Williamsville man who suffered an apparent medical emergency that led to a two-vehicle crash Tuesday on Essjay Road. Dennis…
Opioid overdoses to be treated as crime scenes
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., together with Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn, Central Police Services (CPS) Commissioner James Janciewicz, and Daniel Rinaldo, from…