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Woman, boyfriend held in identity theft case
An East Amherst woman was charged with first-degree identity theft for applying for a credit card using someone else's identity, then charging more than $7,000 in merchandise at stores across Western New York between December 2008 and February, state police announced Wednesday.
Some businesses booming in recession
The recession has many people struggling to make ends meet, but there are some businesses that are booming.
Mother charged for leaving kids in vehicle
Erie County sheriff's deputies have charged a 37-year-old East Amherst woman with endangering the welfare of a child, after accusing her of leaving her two children alone in her vehicle.
News 4 crews were on the scene of an overnight stabbing in Buffalo. It happened a little after 4 a.m. Saturday, on East Amherst near McKinley field.
Fatal hit-run may hinge on photos
The fate of a Buffalo snowplow driver indicted in a fatal hit-and-run accident in January likely will rest on the quality of surveillance photos and the credibility of another man who had been allowed to drive the snowplow earlier that morning.
Waterford poised for cash infusion
Waterford Village Bank is set to receive a $9 million cash infusion from a New York City-based investor.
Horace A. Pantano of Fredonia, NY died at the Chautauqua County Home on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, after a long illness.
Gift from local parish shines in Nicaragua
The parishioners of St. Joseph Church in North Tonawanda regularly shipped food, clothes and furnishings to Nicaragua in support of a local woman's mission efforts in the impoverished nation.
Unsightly gas line excavations irk local residents
Esser Avenue resident Laurie Domiano likes to think of herself as a patient person.
Repeat offenders charged with felony DWI
Two men were arrested on felony charges of driving while intoxicated in separate incidents early today in Erie County, police reported.
Police Blotter: Reports published June 6
Town of Lockport n DOG BITE: An employee at the U.S. Post Office on East Avenue reported Thursday that while a postal employee was making a delivery at a home on Hidden Oak Drive, the homeowner's dog came outside and bit her in the right thigh.
Jeff Simon: Deli dearth strikes a hungry chord
And I thought I was a rarity a couple of weeks ago lamenting the disappearance of my favorite deli - Risa's - and her delicious matzo ball soup from Hertel Avenue.
Cary S. Chugh, former director of children's services at Mercy of Northern New York in Watertown, has self-published 'Don't Swear With Your Mouth Full! - When Conventional Discipline Fails Unconventional Children.' Some points Mr.
Firefighters rescue man from bulldozer accident
Buffalo firefighters rescued a heavy equipment operator Friday after his bulldozer broke through a concrete floor and the machine fell into the basement of a former nursing home that was being demolished.
In Clarence, Wegmans Lobbies You
I came home yesterday to find a large envelope from Wegmans . In it was a very slick mailer with a business reply card informing me that Wegmans wants to close its existing Transit Road store in East Amherst and move it further north on Transit on the Clarence side of the street.
Coupon Stacking - Make It Work For You
Think 'couponing' is hard? I went to Target in East Amherst yesterday and bought the following: 3 bottles of Kraft BBQ Sauce 1 package of Soleil Bella ladie's shavers 1 Kashi frozen dinner 2 bottles of AXE shower gel 1 package of Pepperidge Farms slider hamburger rolls How much do you think I paid for all of it? Can you guess? ...$2.98 When ...
Brothers focus Eagle Scout projects on two local churches
Two local churches are better off these days because of two brothers from the Town of Lockport, and the Boy Scouts have rewarded their efforts by making them Eagle Scouts.
3 more swine flu cases confirmed in schools
Two additional confirmed cases of swine flu were reported Friday at Transit Middle School in East Amherst and Smallwood Elementary School in Snyder, according to the Erie County Health Department.
GEICO associate Jose Navarro was recently presented with the company's Top Business Excellence Award in Washington D. C., for leading the team that developed a new Webbased application to speed up customer services and increase online activities.
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