Funeral held for boy, 10; death still being probed
A funeral was held Monday in St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Lancaster for a Pembroke Intermediate School fifth-grader whose sudden death is still being investigated. (Updated: 10/27/09 7:11 AM )
Buffalo City Ballet sets annual gala dinner Nov. 1
The Buffalo City Ballet will hold its second annual Ballet Gala Dinner at 5 p. m. Sunday in the Hearthstone Manor Banquet Facility, 333 Dick Road, Depew. (Updated: 10/26/09 7:07 AM )
Schools capital project progresses in Depew
The project manager for the Depew School District’s capital project got some additions to his “to do” list from the Board of Education Tuesday. (Updated: 10/24/09 12:31 PM )
Sloan lawyer gets squeezed out in Monopoly wheeling-dealing
Like so many before him, Richard Marinaccio ran out of luck Thursday in Las Vegas. (Updated: 10/24/09 12:32 PM )
Howard, challenger disagree on most issues during debate
Lo and behold, the two candidates agree on something—texting while driving is bad. (Updated: 10/21/09 4:27 PM )
$20,000 grant targets improved school security in Cheektowaga
Cheektowaga has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the U. S. Department of Justice to improve security at schools in the town. (Updated: 10/20/09 8:44 AM )
Problems at jails become an issue in race for Erie County sheriff
You won't find their names on the ballot, but Rasheed Milton, Brian Collins and Bucky
Phillips could help decide who becomes Erie County's next sheriff. (Updated: 10/20/09 10:34 PM )
Rotary Club Conference issues public invitation
The public is invited to meet Rotary Club members from Western New York and Southern Ontario and get to know the service organization at a series of free events during the Rotary District 7090 Conference from today through Sunday in the Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. (Updated: 10/16/09 6:36 AM )
Lancaster man feared dead in home fire
On Pleasant View Drive in Lancaster, Roger D. Grandy was considered a model neighbor and
all-around good guy. (Updated: 10/15/09 9:01 AM )
State to permit more mining at Cheektowaga quarry
The state Department of Environmental Conservation says it is poised to wrap up a five-year process and, in the next week or two, grant permission for more mining by Buffalo Crushed Stone. (Updated: 10/12/09 7:44 AM )
Busy Cheektowaga intersection lacks lane markings
Missing lane markings at a busy Cheektowaga intersection have at least one Fix It reader looking for direction. (Updated: 10/12/09 7:39 AM )
Illnesses spike at 2 schools in suburbs
Illnesses sharply increased this week at least two suburban high schools—Williamsville South and John F. Kennedy— with, in one case, more than a fourth of the students out sick. (Updated: 10/10/09 10:09 AM )
Cocaine raid nets 2 arrests, 14 pit bulls
With the help of Lancaster officers, Depew police raided four apartments Friday morning in the village’s Main Street area, beset by crack-cocaine trafficking. (Updated: 10/10/09 7:09 AM )
Funeral director admits stealing
Akron funeral director Paris J. Childs pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling $175,000 from the estate of a Lancaster widow prior to her death last month. (Updated: 10/07/09 6:58 AM )
Former Cheektowaga priest avoids prison; repaid stolen parish funds
Suspended Catholic priest F. Norman Sullivan, spared a prison term Monday for his theft of $213,732 from a Cheektowaga parish, told the judge he is “truly sorry” and “disgraced and embarrased.” (Updated: 10/06/09 6:52 AM )
Expanded CPR training is backed
It has been seven years since New York State required automated external defibrillators to be placed in public schools. (Updated: 10/06/09 8:54 AM )
Neighbors oppose rezoning for patio homes next to Cheektowaga park
Cheektowaga residents living near the proposed site of patio homes say development adjacent to Stiglmeier Park would be bad for the park and bad for traffic. (Updated: 10/06/09 10:16 PM )
Residents vote today on size of Town Board
Alden residents will vote today on whether to reduce the size of their Town Board from five members to three. (Updated: 09/29/09 6:52 AM )
Free solar energy workshop offered to science teachers
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will conduct a solar energy workshop for middle and high school science and technology teachers in fifth through 12th grades from 8:30 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. Wednesday at Lancaster High School. (Updated: 09/27/09 6:32 AM )
Alden Chamber of Commerce opposes downsizing
The Alden Chamber of Commerce has come out in opposition to downsizing the Alden Town Board from five to three members. (Updated: 09/25/09 10:52 AM )
Removal of signs in favor of cutting size of board in Alden stirs debate
Tuesday night, supporters of the movement to downsize the Alden Town Board put up about 20 lawn signs, urging people to vote yes next week to trim the board from five to three members. (Updated: 09/24/09 7:36 AM )
Cheektowaga assessor on leave
Cheektowaga Town Assessor Brian Hess has been on leave with pay for the past week, according to Town Board members, who declined to elaborate, citing the confidentiality of personnel matters. (Updated: 09/24/09 7:36 AM )
Home-repair swindler given 4th prison term
Vowing to conquer his lifelong drug addition and alcoholism during his fourth trip to prison, Joseph M. Ralston was sentenced Tuesday to six to 12 years for home-repair scams that victimized the elderly. (Updated: 09/23/09 6:52 AM )
Cheektowaga Central School Superintendent plans to retire this year
Cheektowaga Central School Superintendent Delia Bonenberger Tuesday night announced her intention to retire sometime later this year. (Updated: 09/23/09 8:45 AM )
Smaller board debated in Alden
The arguments over downsizing were familiar Monday night in Alden — either a first step to stemming the decline of Western New York, or a one-size- fits-all approach that doesn’t fit in Alden. (Updated: 09/22/09 6:56 AM )
Reese admits he lied to FBI
Richard L. Reese Jr., the Lancaster highway superintendent who tangled with some FBI agents in April and lost a Democratic primary race last week, pleaded guilty to a felony charge Monday in federal court. (Updated: 09/22/09 6:56 AM )
Project will limit parking at Exit 49 commuter lot
The Depew Park and Ride lot, at Exit 49 (Depew-Lockport-Route 78) of the Thruway, will have limited parking available to motorists beginning at 9 a. m. today through 3 p. m. Friday because of scheduled pavement work, the Thruway Authority announced Monday. (Updated: 09/22/09 6:56 AM )
Biker club leader’s son jailed over tampering
The son of a Chosen Few motorcycle club leader was ordered to be jailed Wednesday after a prosecutor said the young man has had two recent confrontations with government witnesses. (Updated: 09/18/09 7:12 AM )
Foundation to honor Gioia, author Bell
Buffalo businessman Anthony H. Gioia and New York Times best-selling author Ted Bell will be honored by the Hope for Tomorrow Foundation during a charity benefit at 7:30 p. m. Sept. 25 in the new ballroom at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens, 6461 Transit Road, Lancaster. (Updated: 09/17/09 7:12 AM )
Capital building project nears completion, manager tells board
The start of the new school year for the Depew School District was “quiet and smooth,” despite the ongoing capital building project, Superintendent Kim Mueller told the Board of Education Tuesday. (Updated: 09/16/09 7:25 AM )
