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Myanmar's plight touches West Seneca native working for aid organization
Relief worker Michael Gabriel, standing, a native of Western New York, boards a boat to head for the village of Laputta in Myanmar.
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WEB: What a joke There are few things funnier than fake commercials. A certain devious kind of humor comes from stealing the bizarro language of television advertising and using it to describe imaginary -and ...
Erie County Sheriffs and Gowanda area emergency crews have successfully rescued 9 people and two dogs, that were stranded overnight Sunday inside the Zoar Valley Gorge.
Helicopter rescues 9 from Zoar Valley
When Erie County Sheriff's Capt. Kevin Caffery landed his helicopter near a group of stranded hikers early Monday, his first passengers out of Zoar Valley weren't people.
Ex-credit union official pleads guilty to larceny
A former official of the Buffalo Fire Department Federal Credit Union has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $132,000 from the organization, prosecutors said Monday.
Helicopter rescues nine hikers from Zoar Valley
Nine young Erie County hikers were rescued from a rock ledge in the Zoar Valley gorge at daybreak this morning, after they were stranded there for about 10 hours by rising waters in Cattaraugus Creek.
After months of hibernation, the Kenmore Farmer's Market is back in business with a few new features.
Cheap Eats: Greek standards at Vasilis on Kenmore Avenue
Just over a month ago, Vasilis Family Restaurant opened in the site of the former Kenmore Family Restaurant.
Bruce Andriatch: Answers to what's in a name
If you live in Western New York long enough, you might stop thinking about the things that outsiders find strange, like why we put "the" before the names of our various expressways.
Events for people with disabilities
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill sponsors a family support group meeting at 7 p. m. Wednesday in St.
ADAMCZYK: Father Terry and his friends
On a sunny and humid Saturday evening, you really do not expect to glide down any street in Kenmore and be surprised by anything more eventful than an errant tossed ball.
Local vendors featured Saturdays in Kenmore
The Kenmore Farmers' Market, held from 8 a. m. to noon on Saturdays on the lawn of the Kenmore Municipal Building at Delaware Avenue and Delaware Road, has expanded to include local vendors and entertainment in ...
Father's Day: Miller Hose Fire Company in Newfane hosts fifth annual...
Like it was a family reunion, Miller Hose Fire Company in Newfane was packed with fathers, mothers, grandparents and kids on Sunday for the fifth annual Car Show and Chicken Barbecue.
Cafeteria lunch prices will go up
With the cost of feeding students increasing, Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District officials have raised cafeteria prices.
BLOTTER: Police reports published June 12
City of Tonawanda DRUGS: Two Grand Island men were smoking marijuana while stopped in traffic at the intersection of Niagara and Seymour streets Tuesday afternoon - while an officer in an unmarked patrol car ...
BLOTTER: Police reports published June 5
City of Tonawanda WARRANT: Jennifer L. Maracle, 23, 727 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, surrendered Tuesday on a warrant for an original offense of harassment on May 29.
ADAMCZYK: The summer of small orbits
Out here, summertime begins with a parade. It's officially summer in Kenmore when the last participant in the Memorial Day parade rolls off Lincoln Boulevard and crosses Elmwood Avenue into Mang Park.
BRIEF: Chef Kevin O'Connell gets year in federal prison for...
Kenmore chef Kevin O'Connell Jr. has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for illegally using his customers' credit cards while he was working in Montana.
Health Transaction Network founder Joseph E. Wolfson, left, shown at a September 2007 meeting, is pleased with the way his plans are coming together.