Hamburg News

Sons of Conway Hall, Malabar Man divide NYSS splits Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - by Sam Pendolino, publicity director, Buffalo Raceway Hamburg, NY ---You can't deny the fact that Proper Villain had home field advantage in his first pari-mutuel race at Buffalo Raceway Wednesday night in one of the $26,404 legs of the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year ...

NEW YORK a ' A two-part breakfast learning series on intellectual property rights, copyrights and licensing will be hosted here by the International Furnishings and Design Assn., New York Chapter, starting July 16.

Four local men are hoping to extend the revival in the Village of Hamburg to the stars.

Wal-Mart is building a Hamburg outlet that is scheduled to open in autumn. View Larger A mid-fall opening is planned for a 203,091-square-foot Wal-Mart in Hamburg that will be the retailer's largest in the region and among eight new or relocated stores planned for Western New York.

Despite turbulent times in the auto industry, Ford Motor Co. officials say they are confident about the Buffalo area as a place for making parts and selling the finished products.

FBI agents raided a pair of multimillion-dollar homes owned by a young Cleveland businessman's financial company, hauling away computers, documents, furniture, cars and other belongings.

They're the two most expensive homes ever sold in Erie County, and they're at the center of an FBI investigation.

This Hamburg home was a top seller, according to real estate records. View Larger Agents from the FBI 's Buffalo office have swooped down on a pair of Hamburg properties that, when sold last year, set a new benchmark for area residential real estate sales prices.

Herc is the man. Well, not exactly. But he certainly is the top dog at the Buffalo Police Department these days.

A 26-year-old Blasdell man who fell into a ravine while walking in the woods Sunday was rescued Sunday night during an extensive search that included the use of a helicopter and tracking dogs, Town of Hamburg police said.

David "Gus" Griesinger of Backstage Axxess has posted video footage and photos of DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen and bassist Rick Savage 's appearance on Friday, June 26 at Music Exchange in Hamburg, New York for a signing session.

An Orchard Park man who is awaiting sentencing in a federal money laundering case was arrested Friday for allegedly leading troopers on a chase from Buffalo to Hamburg three days earlier, state police announced.

Def Leppard will be the toast of a small New York town on Friday after the British rockers were honoured with their own day.

A Hamburg police officer with a keen eye helped nab a suspected serial coin thief believed to have targeted dozens of washing machines and dryers at apartment complexes from Western New York to the suburbs of Rochester, police announced Wednesday.

Five educators from the Hamburg School District are going to Rwanda. Matt Meader and Lori Raybold are English teachers at Hamburg High School.

Hamburg isn't exactly known as a heavy metal capital - yet. But after Friday, who knows? Friday has been proclaimed Def Leppard Day in the Town of Hamburg, by virtue of a unanimous vote Monday by a bemused Town Board.

The New York Lottery will permit state-run casinos to add video roulette, baccarat, craps and blackjack next year even if the Assembly fails to authorize the move.

Anyone smelling odors from the Southtowns sewage treatment plant between Route 5 and Lake Erie can call Erie County, Town Councilwoman Joan Kesner said Monday night.

Two Southtowns residents face charges after state police stopped their vehicle Saturday on Route 20A for erratic driving.

State Police arrested two men Friday night after traffic incidents in Elma and Boston that led to further charges.