Eastern Suburbs
A railfan’s watering hole
After dinner at about 7, Jim Fitzery has made a habit of walking into the small Depew train station with his radio scanner, a takeout box of dessert— lately lemon cream cake—and good humor. (Updated: 03/22/10 7:15 AM )
Reinstein ‘Friends’ offer ‘member for day’
Friends of the Reinstein Nature Preserve are inviting the public to “Be a Member for a Day” at 1:30 p. m. today at the Cheektowaga preserve, 93 Honorine Drive, off Como Park Boulevard. (Updated: 03/21/10 6:50 AM )
Delano seeks GOP nod for town justice
Dennis Delano — former Buffalo detective, defeated State Senate candidate and Republican-turned-Democrat — is now aiming for the Republican endorsement for Cheektowaga town justice. (Updated: 03/20/10 6:40 AM )
Highway chief pleads guilty to embezzlement
Sloan Highway Superintendent Sean McGee pleaded guilty Friday to third-degree grand larceny for an embezzlement scheme that netted him almost $15,000 in village property. (Updated: 03/20/10 6:40 AM )
Retirement incentive for teachers approved by Depew School Board
A retirement incentive for teachers was approved by the Depew Board of Education on Tuesday as it grapples with a $1.8 million cut in state aid while preparing the 2010-11 budget. (Updated: 03/19/10 6:52 AM )
State police to install child safety seats for free
State police will hold a free child safety seat installation Sunday at Joe Basil Chevrolet on Transit Road in Lancaster. (Updated: 03/19/10 6:52 AM )
Discovery of body heightens fears of Lancaster father
A Lancaster father’s fears intensified Thursday when the body of an 8-year-old boy thought to be his son washed up on an island in Washington State, days after the boy was reported missing with his mother last weekend. (Updated: 03/19/10 6:52 AM )
Body identified as that of Lancaster father's missing son
SEATTLE — A child’s body found Thursday on an island beach in Puget Sound is
that of an 8-year-old boy who vanished last weekend with his mother, a Pierce County
sheriff’s spokesman said. (Updated: 03/19/10 8:28 AM )
Village St. Pat’s parade scheduled for Saturday
The Village of Lancaster’s traditional —and short—St. Patrick’s Day parade will start on Broadway near Legion Parkway at 4:30 p. m. Saturday and end about a half-hour later with a party at the Elks Lodge. (Updated: 03/18/10 7:03 AM )
Lancaster father joins search for missing son
A Lancaster father headed to Olympia, Wash., on Tuesday to help in the search for his 8-year-old son and the boy’s mother, according to local relatives. (Updated: 03/17/10 6:33 AM )
A border community of diversity
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Where We Live” will give you a glimpse into a different Western New York community each week. Today’s installment shines a spotlight on Cleveland Hill. (Updated: 03/17/10 6:33 AM )
Tax rate increase featured in proposed 2010-11 budget
For the first time in several years, residents in the Cheektowaga Central School District are facing an increase in property taxes. (Updated: 03/17/10 6:33 AM )
NFTA unveils Metro Bus plans
When Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority officials showed plans Monday night to simplify bus routes and fares, many Metro Bus riders who were invited to offer feedback sought assurances that there would be an overall improvement in service. (Updated: 03/16/10 6:36 AM )
Gaughan continues push to dissolve villages
Inside a cozy living room on Eagle Street in Williamsville, Kevin Gaughan held court for two hours one recent evening, his rhetoric burning longer than the logs in the fireplace. (Updated: 03/14/10 6:42 AM )
Zoning Board tackles issues with airport
The Lancaster Zoning Board of Appeals Thursday grappled with whether the nearly 50-year-old Buffalo-Lancaster Airport at 4343 Walden Ave. constitutes a nonconforming use under zoning code. (Updated: 03/12/10 6:41 AM )