A car caught fire following an accident that happened on the 290 in Amherst on Saturday evening .Amherst Police, in a statement, said it responded to a single-car crash where the vehicle caught fire on the westbound 290, shortly before Exit 3 (Niagara Falls Boulevard).The Ellicott Creek and North Bailey volunteer fire company extinguished the fire.
Workers digging at Manhattan’s World Trade Center site 15 years ago made an improbable discovery: sodden timbers from a boat built during the Revolutionary War that had been buried more than two centuries earlier. Now, over 600 pieces from the 50-foot (15-meter) vessel are being assembled at the New York State Museum. After years on the water and centuries underground, the boat is becoming a museum exhibit.
In Buffalo’s Kenfield neighborhood, where full-service grocery stores are few and far between, a once-vacant Dollar Store is now home to something much more essential. Karen Davis said. Six months ago, Double Apple opened its doors on the East Side. And while they’ve quietly served the neighborhood since then – Tuesday’s grand reopening gave them the chance to formally reintroduce themselves and show the community they’re here to stay.