February 2, 2012 RSS feed / Local News

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SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW

Resident remains ‘spunky’ at 101 years old
by Matt Krueger
Tuesday morning, Bertha Warsitz was looking for some ice cream. More...

Out of the Past

53 Years Ago Feb. More...

Seedlings available for county residents

Order forms for the 2012 Conservation Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale are now available from the Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District. More...

Free wi-fi now available at airport

People waiting for departures and arrivals at the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport can now spend their time surfing the Web for free. More...

In brief

The Hy-View Fire Company installed the following officers for 2012: John McCarthy, president; Kenneth Hauser, vice president; Richard Kotecki, secretary; Mike Behun, treasurer; Robert Scmitt, sergeant-at-arms; and Edward Lyons, chaplain. More...

In the military

Army Spc. Joshua Donovan is returning to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., after being deployed to Afghanistan serving in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. More...

Zurbrick Road repairs could be complete by 2013

by COLLEEN M. FARRELL
Lancaster-Depew Editor

Zurbrick Road residents have been waiting more than two years for their street to be repaired. Village of Depew officials are confident they won’t have to wait much longer. More...

Police investigating pair of robberies

by MATT KRUEGER
Editor

Cheektowaga police are seeking more information on a pair of burglaries from this past weekend. On Friday, a male robbed the Wilson Farms at 2761 Harlem Road. On Sunday, a pair of females robbed a male in his Idlebrook Drive home. More...

Police officer ends 28-year career

After 28 years of service with the Cheektowaga Police Department, Officer Michael Dorobiala is calling it quits. Dorobiala started his career with the department on Feb. 7, 1984, after working as an Erie County corrections officer for five years. More...

Mary Queen of Angels holding open house

Mary Queen of Angels Regional Catholic School will hold its annual open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at the school, 170 Rosewood Terrace, off George Urban Boulevard in Cheektowaga. More...

Photo

SHOEING — Hope Gettings, 3, and Samantha Stott, 5, try out snowshoes on a cotton landscape inside the center at the Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve during Saturday’s “Winter in the More...

Questions remain in woman’s death

Cheektowaga police are waiting for the toxicology report in the unexplained death of a 25-year-old woman over the weekend. According to police, the woman was found unresponsive in her Melody Lane home around 8 p.m. Sunday. More...

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