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Amherst Supervisor Barry A. Weinstein offered a generally optimistic outlook for the town in his recent State of the Town address before the Amherst Chamber of Commerce – with a few... Read More

The number of admissions into Erie County treatment programs by people using heroin or prescription painkillers surpassed the number admitted for alcohol abuse for the first time in 2014, a Buffalo ... Read More

Even by federal court standards, security in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara was tight Monday.U.S. marshals, six of them, were positioned around the three defendants on trial,... Read More

JAMESTOWN – A 22-year-old Prendergast Avenue man and a 17-year-old Jamestown boy are both being held on felony charges for allegedly violently pistol-whipping a man with a loaded handgun in... Read More

Buffalo Public Schools – under increased pressure to add more bus aides following a second recent claim of abuse – are weighing how best to increase adult supervision during the bus... Read More

The 38-year-old Buffalo man shot in the 100 block of Peck Street about 12:30 a.m. Sunday remained hospitalized at the Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo Police reported early Monday evening.... Read More

Jennifer Letina is continuing a family tradition March 20 with her election as grand marshal at Buffalo’s 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Her mother, Helen Hannon Letina, currently... Read More

BATAVIA – Two members of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office have announced that they are running for sheriff this year.Undersheriff William A. Sheron Jr., 57, of Batavia, and Deputy... Read More

A Coffee Culture executive said Monday he isn’t sure why the three franchised cafes that closed suddenly last week didn’t succeed.“Maybe that’s the toughest part is that ... Read More

Moog Inc. is planning a $12 million expansion at its Elma campus that is expected to add 100 jobs within the next five years.The expansion will allow the maker of motion-control equipment bring to... Read More