Tonawanda to offer CERT training in 2017
TOWN OF TONAWANDA — A nine-week free Community Emergency Response Team training course will be offered beginning March 13. The class, open to all Town of Tonawanda, Village of Kenmore…
Students’ mural at Ellicott Creek Park unveiled
TONAWANDA — Buffalo State students in Justin Dahl’s mural painting course have created a masterpiece — or, more precisely, seven masterpieces — that celebrate both the history of Ellicott Creek…
State Police rescue Bethlehem Steel beaver
LACKWAWANNA — A pair of Troopers from the Clarence Barracks were working a traffic post Saturday evening near the Bethlehem Steel fire when something caught their eyes. One of them…
Pilot, helicopter to reunite Saturday, decades after being shot down in Vietnam
TONAWANDA — The AH-1 Cobra helicopter that local veterans will formally dedicate as a memorial to the Vietnam War will be reunited with an old friend Saturday. Warrant Officer Jimmie…
Tonawanda man sentenced on drug charge
BUFFALO — A 28-year-old Tonawanda man who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, was sentenced to 60 months in prison and…
‘Pamper Yourself’ vendor show slated for Tonawanda VFW
TONAWANDA — If you’re in need of a day of pampering, one’s headed your way in the form of a “Pamper Yourself” vendor show at the VFW in Tonawanda. The…
Edwin Earl Carmer — Nov. 1, 1925 – Oct. 25, 2016
Edwin Earl Carmer of Tonawanda, NY, passed into the presence of his Lord on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at the Beechwood Continuing Care in Getzville, NY. He was born in…
Tonawanda man sentenced on multiple gun and drug charges
BUFFALO — A 39-year-old Tonawanda man who was convicted following a jury trial of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute…
WNY mayors combat veteran homelessness
BUFFALO — Mayors of the four Western New York cities say they have programs in place effectively ending veteran homelessness in response to a call to action from First Lady…
Tonawanda woman stops for mayo, leaves with $1 million
TONAWANDA — Forty-four-year-old Nellida “Nelly” S. Baez-Alvarado of the town of Tonawanda is Erie County’s newest Lottery millionaire. The 44-year-old Court Officer for the 8th Judicial District claimed her guaranteed…