Category: Western NY

Residents and other interested parties will get to learn more about a proposed $7 million road repair and widening project on Harlem Road in West Seneca at a public hearing scheduled for Wednesday by the state Department of Transportation.  The hearing, in an open forum format, will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at Erie…

Sacre bleu! It’s not for certain if Josh Allen saw London, but he’s definitely seeing France. And France may have gotten a rather … let’s say unique perspective of the Bills quarterback during the dinner hour on his visit this week to Europe. “My pants ripped at dinner,” Allen posted Tuesday night on X, the…

An exhibition at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum brings visual art, poetry and prose together to reflect on the tragic slaying of 10 people at a Tops supermarket on May 14, 2022. “Before and After Again,” which opens tonight in the Seymour Knox Building’s M&T Bank Gallery and is free to the public, proved to…

A man believed to be in his 50s was found dead Thursday afternoon in a Town of Niagara field. He was discovered on the 3000 block of Rhode Island Avenue, according to Town of Niagara police, who are investigating the death. Police were called to the scene in response to a report of the unresponsive…

More than $400,000 will go to the Allegany County Fairgrounds to help sustain and improve the venue in the coming years. The appropriation comes from the federal Community Project Funding program, led by Congressman Nick Langworthy. The fair has been a summer attraction in Angelica since 1844. Allegany County Economic Development Director Tim Boyde and…

For those trying to get ahold of solar viewing glasses as the once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse approaches on April 8, Penn Dixie Fossil and Nature Preserve in Blasdell is teaming up with Plantasia to offer free glasses at an upcoming garden and landscape show. A single pair of the eclipse viewing glasses will be made available…

A court challenge to the Kensington Expressway project filed by a Humboldt Parkway couple was dismissed in State Supreme Court Thursday on administrative grounds. Justice Daniel J. Furlong said the appeal, filed in December by Terrence Robinson and Marcia Ladiana, was premature because a report by the state Department of Transportation had not yet been…

Volunteer fire departments across New York continue to struggle with recruiting new members and holding on to the ones they have. A new initiative launched this week aims to address that problem. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced the launch of a first-ever training stipend program for volunteer firefighters. The governor said draft regulations were…

Jewish Family Services of WNY is referring furniture and other household donations they are unable to accept to Habitat for Humanity Buffalo for sale at ReStore locations. In turn, JFS’ caseworkers will receive a discount on purchases for clients. In 2023, 130 donors gave the equivalent of more than $215,000 in household goods, and volunteer…

William C. Schoellkopf was a man with a unique set of talents. On any given night, it would not be unusual to spot him on stage with a rock band, wailing away on guitar and belting out songs until the wee hours of the morning. A few hours later, he could be found in Buffalo’s…