Congressman Higgins to host service Academy Night
WILLIAMSVILLE — U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins will host Academy Night 2016 at 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at Williamsville South High School. The event is designed as an opportunity for high…
Canandaigua vet honored for service
CANANDAIGUA — U.S. Rep. Chris Collins has recognizing United States Army Veteran, Ralph Calabrese as New York’s 27th Congressional District’s ‘Veteran of the Month’ for August. The ‘Veteran of the…
Helicopter shot down in Vietnam ‘lands’ in Tonawanda
TONAWANDA — A group of area Vietnam veterans held a dedication ceremony Wednesday morning for a memorial at Veteran’s Park, new home to an AH-1 Cobra helicopter that was shot…
NY National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade rehearses for Louisiana training at Fort Drum
SYRACUSE — Three-thousand members of the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, along with supporting units, trained at Fort Drum over the weekend. The brigade is…
ROTC to commission 13 at Canisius
BUFFALO — The Army Reserve Officers Training Corp (ROTC) program at Canisius College will commission 13 cadets as second lieutenants during a 10 a.m. ceremony on May 20 in the…
USS Little Rock to be commissioned in Buffalo in 2017
BUFFALO – Weighing in at over 3,400 tons, and measuring 389 feet long, 57.5 feet wide, the USS Little Rock LCS 9, one of the newest US Navy ships, will…