Great Plant Sale off and running
BUFFALO — Buffalo Botanical Gardens members and volunteers get a jump on this year’s Great Plant Sale until 7 o’clock tonight, as the gardens kick off a busy weekend. The…
Registered sex offender charged with sex act with minor
GAINESVILLE — A 39-year-old Gainesville man was charged Tuesday with endangering the welfare of a minor and third-degree criminal sex act. According to New York State Police, on April 30,…
Corwin welomes local 4-H group to Albany
ALBANY — Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, R-Clarence, welcomed students from Erie and Niagara counties’ Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H to the Assembly Chamber this week. The students –Valerie Weisbeck, Isabella Thomas, Lily…
ALERT: BPD seeks help in finding missing 15-year-old girl
BUFFALO — The Buffalo Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile. Police say 15-year-old Najay Rainey was last seen at 123 Purdy on Monday.…
HELEN BACH: Throwback Thursday — all weekend long
Sure, Throwback Thursday usually means dorky high school pictures posted of you on FB. OK. Maybe not for you, who never had a geeky day in your life. But for…
National Grid reminds customers not to play around with electricity
SYRACUSE — With the return of better weather, comes outdoor seasonal fun, projects and chores … and a reminder from National Grid to take caution around electrical services. The easiest…
DeSales hosts Chiavetta’s chicken BBQ
LOCKPORT — DeSales Catholic School’s Home School Association will host its annual Chiavetta’s Chicken BBQ fundraiser beginning at 3 p.m. Friday at the school, 6914 Chestnut Ridge Road. Chicken Dinners…
Irving man pleads guilty in ATV crash
BUFFALO — A 32-year-old Irving man has pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular assault from a Christmas-day ATV crash that badly injured his girlfriend. According to Acting Erie County District Attorney…
HELEN BACH: Industry tourism adds to local tourism industry
Heritage n. — “any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors” Rust Belt — “…By the 1980s, the Rust Belt became what the Dust Bowl had been to…
Four charged with pot possession
JAMESTOWN — Three Jamestown residents and a resident of Puerto Rico were all charged with unlawful possession of marijuana following a traffic stop on Route 60. According to New York…