East Aurora News

Dorothy A. Smith, Ph. D., a former nun who was director of the Consortium of Colleges at Attica Correctional Facility and later became the first dean of the Liberal Arts Division at Trocaire College, died Thursday in Absolut at Aurora Park, a skilled nursing care facility in East Aurora, after a long illness.

Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hertzog of East Aurora celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their children and grandchildren at the Roycroft Inn.

EAST AURORA, N.Y. - When it's time to buy a home, many people hire a mortgage broker.

According to documents filed late that afternoon, First Niagara spent $5.84 million to purchase the real estate where 11 of the former HSBC branches are located.

An East Aurora resident is featured as part of an upcoming statewide media campaign designed garner recruits to become volunteer firefighters.

Keep your umbrella handy. We might get some rain this afternoon, the National Weather Service tells us, and some more this evening, maybe even some thunderstorms, thanks to a couple of weak frontal systems.

Voters in New York were quick to approve school budgets that didn't raise property taxes beyond new limits set by the state, but far less supportive of the ones seeking to override the tax cap, preliminary results compiled Wednesday show.

At the recent meeting, the senior group heard a musical program by the Tanglewood Golden Gem Singers from Jamestown.

New York voters support both increasing the minimum wage and offering tax breaks to small business, according to a Siena Research Institute poll released Monday .

Chris Collins, the former Erie County executive now running for Congress, decided he needed a couple of pairs of jeans to wear on the campaign trail in the district's rural parts.

Two men and a woman were all charged with driving while intoxicated in Marilla, Concord and Newstead by Erie County sheriff's deputies Wednesday evening, the department announced.

National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. is seeking to have noise standards placed by the town on its compressor station rolled back and to have the town pay it an unspecified amount in monetary damages and attorney fees.

" Explore and More " Children's Museum in East Aurora has been chosen to operate a Children's Museum at Canalside.

Local firefighters chosen after a statewide casting call and video contest have been filming a TV commercial at the Clay Fire Department off Route 31 this week, according to CNYCentral .

Two projects located within a block of each other at Canalside received critical stamps of approval from the agency overseeing Buffalo's waterfront development.

The Holland School District will close H.O. Brumstead Elementary School instead of keeping it open for district and business offices as previously planned, Superintendent Dennis Johnson said Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Grotke, of East Aurora, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a gathering for family and friends at Kloc's Banquet Rooms, West Seneca.

All across Western New York you are going to see people are helping out for "I Love My Park Day" which was organized by Parks and Trails New York.

Prom season is the time for high school students to dress up, go out and have a great time before school is out for summer.

This weekend marks a watershed moment in the growth of the national gallery crawl movement, in which art spaces and local businesses open their doors to crowds in search of art, community, wine and cheese.