Updated: 11/21/09 11:26 AM
Keanu Reeves arrived in Buffalo late Thursday minus much of the scruffy beard he exhibited on two previous scouting trips for his upcoming feature film, “Henry’s Crime.”
Churchgoers fall prey to thefts
Updated: 11/21/09 4:12 PM
An ecumenical thief stole purses and wallets Sunday from worshippers in Buffalo churches,
prompting a warning from Buffalo police.
Bringing private grief out into the open
Updated: 11/21/09 12:02 AM
Denise and Brian Skrzypek don't like to discuss the details of their son's death, yet it's
not as though they're denying what happened.
March found guilty of attempted murder
Updated: 11/21/09 12:04 AM
Frank Militello and Kiele A. Coleman were shot in the back of the head last winter as
they sat in a car in North Buffalo.
Other City & Region News
Inmates lose bid to get The News
Updated: 11/21/09 7:02 AM
Inmate Todd E. Fogle got the ball rolling.
Parkside Lodge plans free wireless access
Updated: 11/21/09 6:45 AM
Free wireless Internet access is coming to Delaware Park’s Parkside Lodge in early 2010.
Medians divisive on Main
Updated: 11/21/09 11:20 AM
Traffic islands in reconstructed sections of Main Street between Bailey Avenue and
Humboldt Parkway attempt to create quaint streetscapes.
Ex-businessman denies he stole from employee retirement funds
Updated: 11/21/09 6:44 AM
A former Lockport businessman pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon to federal charges that he stole money from his employees’ retireement funds.
Depew school superintendent to leave post
Updated: 11/21/09 8:55 AM
The Depew school superintendent is leaving in January to assume the same post in the Wellsville Central School District in Allegany County.
Wahl leaves Aurora board, urges downsizing
Updated: 11/21/09 8:54 AM
Aurora Councilwoman Kelly Wahl has resigned from the Town Board, effective this week.
Conservancy chief defends plans to restore MLK Park wading pool
Updated: 11/21/09 6:44 AM
Restoration of the massive wading pool at Martin Luther King Park will have a lasting impact on the surrounding neighborhood, the head of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy says.
Midyear state aid cuts force budget scrutiny in East Aurora
Updated: 11/21/09 8:54 AM
East Aurora school officials will look at every dollar the district spends when they start drafting a 2010-11 budget, due to a proposed $602,852 in midyear state aid cuts.
Smith wants to limit tobacco sale outlets
Updated: 11/21/09 6:44 AM
A Buffalo councilman wants to clamp down on the sale of tobacco products within city limits.
Buffalo/Erie County
- Parkside Lodge plans free wireless access
- Conservancy chief defends plans to restore MLK Park wading pool
- 52 new firefighters receive badges
- Springsteen asks fans to donate food at concert
Northern Suburbs
- Akron company donating stone worth $113,500 to wall project
- Author to discuss raising an autistic daughter
- Open house set Sunday at restored armory
- Newstead bans subdivisions in commercial zones for 6 months
Eastern Suburbs
- Depew school superintendent to leave post
- Kane named Cheektowaga school superintendent
- Alpha Kappa Alpha plans fashion show, luncheon
- Lancaster Walmart breaks ground after series of delays
Southern Suburbs
- Wahl leaves Aurora board, urges downsizing
- Midyear state aid cuts force budget scrutiny in East Aurora
- Solar panel project for Town Hall has Elma aglow with enthusiasm
- Julie Kaczor appointed Holy Angels principal
Niagara County
- Defense attorney takes stand in bid to help client over death of baby
- Ex-businessman denies he stole from employee retirement funds
- Texan pleads guilty in fatal crash
- ‘Share the Bounty’ event hosted by 11 wineries this weekend
Other WNY
- Belmont courthouse plans allowed to proceed, for now
- Two arrested in vandalism of Amish businesses
- COMING UP
- School’s crisis team draws praise
Focus on Niagara Falls Tourism
- Falls restaurateur proposes carousel on Rainbow Boulevard
- Falls airport terminal will soon take wing
- Pursuing a dream in a bottle
- Fog hangs over tourism spending
Ontario/Niagara
- Charles and Camilla will toast wine center
- Web ads prompt campaign debate
- Binational program plans to open doors
- Man rescued near Niagara Falls
Schools
- State aid held up for Falls school
- A preview of school elections in Erie County
- School budgets, board seats on ballots
- Voters to weigh transferring students
News Contest Winners
- News wins state honors in three categories
- News staffers are big winners in New York State AP contest
Corrections, Clarifications
Columns
Donn Esmonde: $10,000 for the truth on Amanda
Maybe this is what it takes. Maybe now we are speaking the universal language. Conscience and morality may be alien concepts to some people, but cash is an entity that everyone understands. Money not only talks; money gets people to talk.
More Columns
Bruce Andriatch
Donn Esmonde
- Donn Esmonde: $10,000 for the truth on Amanda
- Donn Esmonde: An ‘Extreme’ suburban fix for inner city
Rod Watson
- Rod Watson: ‘Everybody does it’? Then go after them
- Rod Watson: Putting a face on need for public option
Charity Vogel
- Charity Vogel: How a stone can soften the shell of grief
- Charity Vogel: Library story provides own happy ending


