Depew News

The unexpected death of Timothy Mark Cwiklinski at age 25 on May 2 has brought distress to his mother, Candy Hafner, in more ways than one.

A 71-year-old Depew man was listed in serious condition in Erie County Medical Center this morning, after Erie County sheriff's deputies said he rode his bicycle into the side of a vehicle stopped at a stop sign in Clarence on Monday evening.

State Police made two arrests for driving while intoxicated after stopping the drivers for traffic infractions this weekend.

The New York Court of Appeals decided on June 30 that the construction-material supplier Buffalo Crushed Stone can mine on parcels of land in Cheektowaga that are not zoned for that purpose.

A State Court of Appeals ruling that allows Buffalo Crushed Stone to mine some of the land it owns outside the area that Cheektowaga has zoned for such operations is a win for the company, a loss for the town and upsetting news for people who live nearby and complain about blasting and heavy-truck traffic.

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It seemed things couldn't get any more heartbreaking. That's what the family and loved ones of Brian and Karen Kuklewicz thought after Brian, a Cheektowaga engineer and father of twin boys, was killed Feb.

The first local stimulus money will be used to re-pave a mile and a half stretch of Transit Road from Depew to Lancaster at a cost of $648,000. Amherst Paving has been contracted to do the work.

A Depew man was charged with driving while intoxicated early this morning after Erie County sheriff's deputies responded to a complaint of reckless driving in the Town of Alden.

All but three of Erie County's school districts improved the graduation rates for 2004 freshmen who received or would have received diplomas four years later, according to the latest numbers released by the New York State Education Dept.

Shuman Plastics Inc. Chairman Charles Shuman is handing over the company's reins to his sons.

All he had left after a divorce were his little boy and his neat five-room home, a raised ranch with white siding and black trim.

Seven-year-old twins James and Jamie Hill of Depew were unable to say how happy they were to receive the specially made, fire-engine red tricycle that was given to them Wednesday.

A Cheektowaga real estate executive is circulating designating petitions to challenge Erie County Comptroller Mark C. Poloncarz in September's Democratic primary.

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A motorcyclist from West Seneca is in critical condition in the ICU unit at ECMC after an accident in Orchard Park.

A Medina mother reported missing by her family Friday has turned up in jail after being arrested for drunken driving in Depew last Thursday, according to the Orleans County Sheriff's Department.

Deputies say it turned out she was being held on a DWI charge in Erie County. Monday, June 8, 2009 Orleans County Deputies say a 38 year old Medina woman, reported missing by her family last Friday, has turned up.

A 21 year old East Aurora man died after a high speed chase with police. Thomas Lawrence and two other men were stopped on motorcycles by police before 11pm Wednesday.

A young motorcyclist crashed and died while running from Town of Lancaster Police Wednesday night.