Amherst News

Holocaust Memorial ceremony Temple Beth Tzedek, 621 Getzville Road, Amherst, will rededicate its Holocaust Memorial at 11:15 a. m. Sunday, in conjunction with the commemoration of the 71st anniversary of Kristallnacht, the "Night of the Broken Glass." The dedication ceremony will be followed by the recitation of memorial prayers in the Jerry Frank ...

A Buffalo man was ordered Wednesday to remain in jail without bail pending his trial for allegedly causing the injuries to one of the Amherst police officers pursuing him on foot after a high-speed car chase Aug.

Four people were arrested Monday by Amherst police in connection with the burglary of the Miller Tennis Club on Sheridan Drive in Amherst.

Bike theft leads victim on chase The owner of a stolen bicycle took matters into his own hands Friday just moments after noticing his property had been taken.

The fashion industry is a $400 billion a year business. But, fashions for Fido? That's a big business too, especially around Halloween.

Buffalo Police are looking for clues after the body of a man was found inside a burning car.

A Buffalo man whose body was discovered by Buffalo firefighters early today in a burning car on the city's far East Side had been shot and stabbed, Buffalo police said.

October 27, 2009, 7:11 AM / In a show of political strangeness that is typical in Amherst, the Town Board voted to add an estimated $700,000 to $800,000 to the 2010 budget Monday but then voted, 5-1, against adopting it.

The race for Amherst town supervisor could be anyone's game. And that's surprising.

City of Lockport A* HARASSMENT: Jeffrey K. Sidebottom, 30, of 4925 Chestnut Road, Newfane, was charged Thursday with second-degree criminal contempt and aggravated harassment.

Professor to speak Linda E. Thomas, professor of theology and anthropology at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, will discuss "The African-American Church and Politics in 2009" at 7:30 p. m. Thursday in the Regis Room of the Richard E. Winter Student Center at Canisius College.

A Rochester resident was arrested in Albion last week for allegedly selling crack cocaine to an undercover investigator, Supervising Investigator Joseph F. Sacco of the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force said Monday.

October 22, 2009, 7:00 AM / Two Amherst men were charged with a burglary following a traffic stop on Sweet Home Road late Monday.

A Falls Fire Department battalion chief was slightly wounded when he accidentally shot himself during a firearms training class.

State, County and Local lawmakers have been lamenting the bumpy ride of Maple Road in Amhrest for years now, and all are celebrating $11.3 million in federal stimulus and CMAC funds designated to rebuilding the roadway.

Suneel Ram doesn't like being dependent on others. But because of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the 12-year-old Amherst boy often has to.

A passenger in a jeep that police say hit two college students in Amherst, now faces charges in the case.

On a rainy Friday evening in October, hubby and I ventured out to the Grapevine Restaurant in Amherst, NY to try the 2 for $20 Seasonal Menu : 1 appetizer, 2 entrees and 1 dessert from a selected menu.

If cold weather sharpens the mind, this could be the right time to take the American Mensa Admission Test, Mensa being the nonpolitical international organization for people who score at or above the 98th percentile on this IQ test.

Magruder's Restaurant, 4995 Broadway, Depew, hosts a silent auction and vendor fair starting at noon Sunday to benefit Hope For Cats, which feeds, shelters and cares for homeless cats in the Southtowns until new homes found for them are found.