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Paul Wolentarski, a Navy veteran who served from 1984 to 2004 and continued to work with the Navy for another decade in Japan, has dedicated his life to helping others. Said community member, “After leaving the service, Paul still helps out in the community. He helps out with odd jobs. Anyone who needs a helping hand, Pau; will be there,”
All eyes are on the stock market as stocks nosedived on the heels of the President Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Tony Ogorek of Ogorek Wealth Management said “people have every right to be nervous” about the stock market. Maybe there would be some tariffs, but certainly nothing in the 40% to 50% range,” he said.
Get your friends, form a team and take part in the Kids Escaping Drugs Youth Bowling Tournament on Sunday, April 6th 11AM to 1 PM, at Transit Lanes. Register your team at ked.org/bowling $25 entry fee includes: 2 hours of fun-filled bowling, shoe rental, pizza and pop, and chances to win prizes. Open to both youth and adult bowlers!
If you like to work outdoors during the spring and summer, the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy may have something for you. They are searching for volunteers who want to use their time to help clean up area parks. Officials said you can volunteer on your own, or with a group of friends. All you need is a willingness to help. For information, call (716) 838-1249

Two men in their 50s were arrested and charged after they allegedly caused a car crash during a police chase on Thursday while fleeing from the Walden Galleria following a shoplifting incident.

The City of Buffalo has condemned an apartment building in Allentown due to unsafe living conditions. Tenants there at 197 North St. have been forced to relocate.

A Batavia man was arrested after a fire on Vine Street took the life of a young child and left two others in critical condition in February at 3 Vine Street.

The Barker Fire Department is in dire need of recruits. The department currently has 44 members, but only a small number of those are active.

SUNY Niagara will host a presidential inauguration ceremony for Lloyd A. Holmes at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Arts and Media Theatre on the college’s Sanborn campus.

The Buffalo Bills on Friday morning hosted a “topping out” ceremony for construction on the new Highmark Stadium.

Seven candidates are officially in the race to become Buffalo’s next mayor – with a potential eighth candidate on the way.

Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon announced on Thursday that he has given authorization for the city to take emergency action at a 2 St. Louis Place n Allentown property for multiple code violations.

The City of Buffalo has condemned an apartment building in Allentown due to unsafe living conditions. Tenants there at 197 North St. have been forced to relocate.

A Niagara County Court jury will enter its second full day of deliberations later this morning in a case against Luke Vacarella involving the shooting death of a Falls teen.

A Niagara Falls man who walked out of the Niagara Gorge after driving his pickup truck through a fence and down the steep embankment near the Whirlpool Bridge was taken to ECMC for treatment.

A long-standing Buffalo tradition is getting bigger this year. The Intersect pride arts festival, known for celebrating LGBTQIA+ artists, is expanding both in size and time.

Developer Douglas Jemal said his plans for redeveloping the Boulevard Mall are “up in the air” due to confusion surrounding the Town of Amherst’s eminent domain proceedings for the property.

A 32-year-old Jamestown man has been arrested after an alleged assault shortly after midnight on April 3. Mark Burch, Jr. allegedly assaulted a victim with a can of beans on Jamestown’s east side, before fleeing the area.

A Niagara Falls man suffered non-life threatening injuries Wednesday evening after he drove into the Niagara Gorge.

A man was arrested during an Olean common council meeting last week for disorderly conduct after offering to donate money to the city.

Almost a year after getting approved, Town of Niagara officials confirmed Wednesday a planned Sonic Drive-In has been scrapped.

The Buffalo Bills will begin their offseason program April 21. Voluntary OTAs will be held May 27-29, June 2-3 and June 5. Mandatory minicamp is scheduled for June 10-12.

Buffalo Common Council approved changes to rules for short-term rentals in the city, which comes after city leaders temporarily halted new applications in December of last year.

One of two men arrested following a break-in at the former Native American Center for the Living Arts early Sunday morning told Niagara Falls police he was sent by an organization to document the condition of the building’s interior.

A heavy caseload before West Seneca Town Justice Jon Minear on Tuesday night has led to another postponement of the scheduled non-jury trial in the drunken driving case against Starpoint Central School District Superintendent Sean Croft.

The General Riley House, an East Aurora wine bar housed in a historic village home, is changing hands.

Appeal 2025 in support of Catholic Charities of Buffalo and the Fund for the Faith has reached $5 million, 59% of this year’s $8.5 million goal.

Buffalo Common Council approved changes to rules for short-term rentals in the city, which comes after city leaders temporarily halted new applications in December of last year.

A study commissioned by Niagara Falls Redevelopment LLC for a proposed data center estimates over a 20 year time period, the total revenue to just the city and the school district would be almost $300 million.

Lancaster High School senior and athlete Lincoln Counihan was left with severe injuries after he was in a car accident this past weekend.

A heavy caseload before West Seneca Town Justice Jon Minear on Tuesday night has led to another postponement of the scheduled non-jury trial in the drunken driving case against Starpoint Central School District Superintendent Sean Croft.

Parks & Trails New York, with funding provided by the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, has announced $61,754 in competitive grants to eight municipalities in Western New York.
Among the awards is $4,050 to Lockport Main Street to create a brochure map of the City of Lockport

Sabres with a 5-2 victory in Ottawa Tuesday night.

The attorneys for alleged Buffalo mass shooting gunman Payton Gendron are asking the court for a change of venue. Defense lawyers argue Gendron should have the trial moved from Buffalo to New York City

The Buffalo Police Department is looking to identify two people they believe are connected to a burglary and vandalism of a building at the Lakeside Bike Park.

Tolls are set to increase at three Western New York U.S-Canada border crossings in May. Rainbow Bridge, Whirlpool Bridge, and Lewiston Queenston Bridge will be affected by the change.

The Chautauqua County Department of Social Services is launching a new Public Assistance Shelter Supplement initiative (PASS).

Debate grows over proposed battery storage facility in the Town of Hanover.

Niagara Military Affairs Council chairman John Cooper is one of three national honorees the Association of Defense Communities is recognizing this year.

Dozens of police officers in the Town of Tonawanda will be charged with violating the state’s Taylor Law after a town investigation found the officers participated in an illegal strike.

A Jamestown man, 61 year old Randal Rolison, was sentenced for promoting contraband on Monday after he caused the deaths of two separate people in two separate incidents while under the influence of meth.

What seemed like another large ship stranded in the ice on Lake Erie Monday wasn’t actually the case. The American Mariner was waiting for a pre-planned tug to navigate nearly 500 square miles of ice still covering the lake.

Lockport Public Library is seeking the public’s signoff on a $40,000 increase in the library tax levy. The annual vote is scheduled 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 10 at the library, 23 East Ave.

Bills coach Sean McDermott said on Monday he supports a ban of the “tush push.”

Two people are dead after being found with gunshot wounds on Buffalo’s East Side in what appeared to be a targeted shooting on Cambridge Avenue.

Tolls are set to increase at three Western New York U.S-Canada border crossings in May, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission said Monday. Rainbow Bridge, Whirlpool Bridge, and Lewiston Queenston Bridge will be affected by the change.

A Buffalo man, 22 year old Mushagdusa Nankumba, was sentenced Monday morning to a determinate sentence of 20 years for killing his girlfriend at MLK Jr. Park in the spring of 2021.

The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the community’s help in locating 14-year-old Skylar M. Lembke, last seen on Saturday, Mar. 29 in the Town of Lockport at 10 p.m.

Four master barbers at Jay’s Barber Shop in Hamburg are holding a 24-hour haircut marathon this week to raise funds and awareness for the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Erie County.

Buddy’s Second Chance Rescue will host an Easter fundraiser to support foster families. Proceeds raised will help participants throughout the vetting process and supply costs. On April 19, Buddy’s volunteers will “egg” yards throughout the Niagara and Erie County area. The non-profit fundraiser egged almost 300 homes in 2024.Call the rescue if you’d like to helped out area pups;
The Ryan and Scanlon campaigns are trading accusations of unethical actions as the mayoral race intensifies. The campaign for acting mayor Chris Scanlon is alleging that Sean Ryan improperly transferred funds from his senate accounts to “evade contribution limits.”
‘In their “Global day of action’ the Buffalo With signs calling for Elon Musk to step down, and calling him out for what the protesters say is “corporate greed,” they chanted in front of the Tesla Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo for over an hour.
5 years after his death, new leads could solve the Baby Wyatt mystery. Baby Wyatt was found dead in Melton Hill Lake on March 26, 2020, with his umbilical cord still attached. Five years later, his identity still remains a mystery..