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Mentoring program for freshmen starts in fall
By Kevin Purdy SUBURBAN CORRESPONDENT
Updated: 05/09/08 6:43 AM

Every freshman entering Cleveland Hill High School this fall will have a chance to be mentored by a volunteer upperclassman, under a program introduced to School Board members Wednesday.
Driver hurt in crash is charged with DWI

Updated: 05/09/08 6:43 AM

A 30-year-old man driving a car with North Carolina plates was seriously injured when his vehicle went off Walden Avenue and struck a light pole, two fences and a porch early Thursday, Buffalo police said.
Massage parlor operator sentenced to 13 months

Updated: 05/09/08 6:33 AM

A Buffalo-area massage parlor operator was sentenced Thursday in federal court to 13 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his conviction on a felony charge of harboring an illegal alien, U. S. Attorney Terrance P. Flynn announced.
Depew school budget up 3.45%
By Laura E. WinchesterSUBURBAN CORRESPONDENT
Updated: 05/08/08 12:42 PM

More details of the Depew Union Free School District’s proposed $36.5 million budget for the 2008-09 school year were reviewed at a sparsely attended public hearing in Depew High School Tuesday night.
Alden hires firm to update master plan
By Melanie D. LarsenALDEN CORRESPONDENT
Updated: 05/08/08 12:45 PM

The Alden Town Board on Monday gave the go-ahead to hire Wendel Duchscherer Architects & Engineers to assist in updating the town’s master plan.
Alden administrator taking post in West Valley
By Melanie LarsenSUBURBAN CORRESPONDENT
Updated: 05/08/08 12:49 PM

Hillary Bowen, director of special education and student services for the Alden Central School District, is leaving the district at the end of the month to become superintendent of the West Valley School District.
$38,974 federal grant to fund airport work

Updated: 05/07/08 6:45 AM

A federal grant of $38,974 will help pay for an environmental study as part of an improvement plan at Buffalo-Lancaster Airport off Walden Avenue in the Town of Lancaster, Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton report.
Lancaster zoning change approved
By Irene Liguori NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 05/06/08 6:51 AM

Lancaster’s Town Board gave its unanimous approval Monday to a zoning change that would allow a “walkable community” of business services to be located within 271- acre Pleasant Meadows subdivision.
Sonwil departure likely to get grudging approval
By Thomas J. Dolan NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 05/06/08 6:41 AM

Cheektowaga officials are not thrilled, but they will likely approve a plan by Sonwil Distribution Center to switch its operations from 25 Dewberry Lane to a new, 300,000-square-foot building in Buffalo’s Empire Development Zone.
Parents can pay online for children’s lunches

Updated: 05/06/08 6:41 AM

Parents in the Lancaster School District can pay for their children’s lunches online.
Man held in stalking, assault of ex-girlfriend

Updated: 05/06/08 6:36 AM

A 36-year-old Buffalo man was charged Sunday with stalking his ex-girlfriend and assaulting her so badly that she was sent to the hospital with a severe concussion.
3 incumbents on board face 3 challengers
By Barbara O’Brien NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 05/05/08 6:42 AM

Three candidates have lined up to challenge the three incumbents on the Lancaster Central School Board.
Driver stabbed after hitting man he was arguing with

Updated: 05/05/08 6:42 AM

A Lancaster man was stabbed after he allegedly drove his pickup truck into one of three men he was arguing with Saturday night, police said.
Offers flow in to help buy more vests for dogs

Updated: 05/04/08 6:46 AM

Top Buffalo police officials say they’re heartened by the public’s reaction to the purchase of bulletproof vests for two K-9 Unit dogs by a Cheektowaga woman.
Man who beat boy, 4, gets 7 years in prison

Updated: 05/03/08 6:41 AM

A Lancaster man was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for severely beating his former girlfriend’s 4- year-old son 14 months ago.


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