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Police confirm body found in lower Niagara River in July was teen who fell in days earlier
State Police on Thursday morning confirmed a body recovered from the lower Niagara River in late July was that of a teenager who fell into the rapids while fishing in a restricted area near there one week earlier.
New York expats in Charlotte NC really, really like Wegmans | The lighter side of The News
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What’s driving 2027 tax hikes across Erie County’s suburbs? Here are 5 things to know
Homeowners across Erie County are facing significant property tax increases next year. kAm%96 r:EJ @7 %@?2H2?52 >2J@C AC@A@D65 2 h]hT 9:<6 :? E96 E2I =6GJ[ E96 E@E2= 2>@F?E E96 4:EJ 4@==64ED :? AC@A6CEJ E2I6D[ :? 9:D E6?E2E:G6 a_af 3F586E]k^Am kAmr966<E@H282’D E@H? DFA6CG:D@C :?4=F565 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3F772=@?6HD]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^2CE:4=60`5c2`ca4\b34b\c77c\h6_5\`f465h`4a3a_]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2 h]gT E2I =6GJ :?4C62D6k^2m] ~C492C5 !2C< H@F=5 D66 2?
Child exploitation probe leads to attempted rape charges against five local men
Five men from Erie and Niagara counties were arrested as part of an investigation into the online exploitation of children coordinated by state, federal and local law enforcement agencies. kAm%96 >6? 2C6 492C865 H:E9 D64@?5\568C66 2EE6>AE65 C2A6[ 2 76=@?J[ 2?5 2C6 244FD65 @7 ECJ:?8 E@ 2CC2?86 E@ 92G6 D6I H:E9 D@>6@?6 E96J 36=:6G65 E@ 36 2 49:=5 J@F?86C E92? `c J62CD @=5[ D2:5 %C@@A6C y2>6D ~’r2==2892?[ E96 C68:@?2= $E2E6 !@=:46 DA@<6DA6CD@?] %96 >6?
Ballot questions could change how long Amherst, Cheektowaga officials may serve
Residents in Erie County’s two largest towns will vote on new term limits for elected officials in November. kAmx? p>96CDE[ 2 ?6H 32==@E AC@A@D:E:@? H@F=5 FA52E6 E96 E@H?’D a_\J62C\@=5 E6C> =:>:ED =2H]k^Am kAm%@H? @77:4:2=D D2J E96 ?6H =2?8F286 :D ?66565 3642FD6 EH@ C646?E 56G6=@A>6?ED[ @?6 =682= 2?5 @?6 A@=:E:42=[ C2:D65 BF6DE:@?D 23@FE E96 G2=:5:EJ @7 E96 E@H?’D 6I:DE:?8 =2H]k^Am kAmr966<E@H282 5@6D?’E 92G6 E6C> =:>:ED] %96 32==@E AC@A@D:E:@? H@F=5 C6DEC:4E 9@H =@?8 E96 E@H? DFA6CG:D@C[ %@H?
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After daughter’s drowning death, grieving Buffalo parents start fund to aid other children
Marian Coco Reilly, known as “Mare” to those who loved her, had charisma. kAm%96 E@55=6C D2:5 96==@ E@ 6G6CJ@?6 2E E96 y6H:D9 r@>>F?:EJ r6?E6C’D t2C=J r9:=59@@5 r6?E6C :? qF772=@[ 6G6? DEC2?86CD 2?5 E96 E62496CD D96 5:5?’E 92G6]k^Am kAm$96 H2D 3C:89E] $96 H2D D:==J] $96 =:<65 3:C5D 2?5 5@8D 2?5 D:?8:?8 2?5 52?4:?8]k^Am kAm“$96 H2D G6CJ AC64@4:@FD 7@C 2 J@F?8 <:5[” 96C >@E96C[ r2:E=:? r@CC #6:==J[ D2:5 :?
The lighter side of The News: This campaign seems like it will never end
Gen. Douglas MacArthur famously said, “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.” kAm~G6C :? }@CE9 qF772=@[ E96C6’D 2 3:==3@2C5 E92E D9@HD @=5 A@=:E:42= 42>A2:8?D >2J 5:6[ 3FE E96J H@?’E 7256 2H2J]k^Am kAm%96 D:8? DE2?5D @? E96 D@FE962DE 4@C?6C @7 z6?>@C6 2?5 t=>H@@5 2G6?F6D[ ?6IE E@ E96 }@CE9 qF772=@ p?:>2= w@DA:E2=]k^Am kAmxE 42CC:6D 2 >6DD286[ DE:== G:D:3=6 27E6C J62CD @7 6IA@DFC6 E@ E96 6=6>6?ED[ E@FE:?8 “s::?2 7@C $96C:77]”k^Am kAm%92E’D 2 C676C6?46 E@ #@44@ y] s::?2’D 42>A2:8?
Vendors, ticket buyers seek refunds after WNY music festival canceled: 'I got scammed'
The Evolutions Festival was supposed to spread peace, love and positive vibes over three days in early September 2025 in rural Allegany County. kAmqFE E96 76DE:G2=’D 42?46==2E:@?[ ;FDE `_ 52JD 367@C6 :E H2D D6E E@ 368:? 2E 2? 6G6?E DA246 :? r2?62562[ 92D =67E 24C:>@?J 2?5 =2HDF:ED :? :ED H2<6]k^Am kAm%96 EH@ 3C@E96CD H9@ @C82?:K65 E96 tG@=FE:@?D u6DE:G2= 2C6 ?@H 244FD65 @7 72:=:?8 E@ C67F?5 9F?5C65D @7 E9@FD2?5D @7 5@==2CD :?
Soaring costs for services drive higher 2027 taxes in communities across Erie County
Surging inflation and sharply rising expenses for everything from vehicle fuel to employee benefits are driving local communities to raise taxes to pay for the services they provide their residents. kAm$A6?5:?8 :?
Amherst leadership discusses tax increase in 2027 budget plan | Video
The Town of Amherst’s tentative 2027 budget would increase spending by nearly 6.9% over the current year’s budget and raise the amount the town collects in property taxes at a similar rate. kAm%96 e]hT AC@A@D65 :?4C62D6 :? E96 AC@A6CEJ E2I =6GJ 6I4665D E96 DE2E6’D E2I 42A 2?5 7@==@HD E96 D>2==6C[ `]hT E2I =6GJ :?4C62D6 :?4=F565 :? E96 a_ae E@H? 3F586E]k^Am kAm%96 @H?6C @7 2 EJA:42= 9@>6 :? p>96CDE[ H:E9 2? 2DD6DD65 G2=F6 @7 Sbc`[___[ H@F=5 A2J Sa[`fe :? E@H?
The lighter side of The News: Hailee Steinfeld knocks wood for Bills QB hubby
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen told members of the media Wednesday that he hadn’t followed his typical evening routine, including tackling the New York Times crossword, the night before because his wife was out of town. kAmw:D H:76[ 24EC6DD w2:=66 $E6:?76=5[ 925 8@@5 C62D@? E@ 8@]k^Am Hailee Steinfeld, wife of Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, is a bit superstitious about his and the team’s continued success this season.
The lighter side of The News: What’s a 5-letter word for best NFL QB ever?
Josh Allen has individual honors, a growing list of team and league records, a massive contract, lucrative endorsement deals, a video game cover and an actress wife who might be more famous than he is. kAm}@H 96 42? 255 2?@E96C 762E96C E@ 9:D 42A]k^Am A 110-by-120-foot new gatorade banner of Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been constructed at the Statler along Delaware Avenue. See photos and a video of the banner here.
Average Cheektowaga homeowner to pay $202 more in town taxes under proposed 2027 budget
The tentative 2027 Cheektowaga town budget would raise the tax levy, the total amount the town collects in property taxes, by nearly 10%, a rate that would blow through the state tax cap. kAmr966<E@H282 $FA6CG:D@C qC:2? }@H2< k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E@4?J]@C8^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^a_ae^_h^%6?E2E:G6\3F586E\a_af\E@\E@H?\4=6C<\a_ae\h\b_]A57Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmD2:5 :? 9:D 3F586E >6DD286k^2m E92E 4@?EC24EF2==J ?68@E:2E65 C2:D6D 7@C E@H?
Rising cost of town services drives tax increase in 2027 Amherst budget plan
The Town of Amherst’s tentative 2027 budget would increase spending by nearly 6.9% over the current year’s budget and raise the amount the town collects in property taxes at a similar rate. kAm%96 e]hT AC@A@D65 :?4C62D6 :? E96 AC@A6CEJ E2I =6GJ 6I4665D E96 DE2E6’D E2I 42A 2?5 7@==@HD E96 D>2==6C[ `]hT E2I =6GJ :?4C62D6 :?4=F565 :? E96 a_ae E@H? 3F586E]k^Am kAm%96 @H?6C @7 2 EJA:42= 9@>6 :? p>96CDE[ H:E9 2? 2DD6DD65 G2=F6 @7 Sbc`[___[ H@F=5 A2J Sa[`fe :? E@H?
Costco primes pump for new members as Amherst warehouse opening nears
Nathan Villar heard all about Costco Wholesale from his wife, a Virginia native, so he was excited to learn a warehouse was opening 10 minutes from his City of Tonawanda home. kAmz2CC:6 '2==6 ;@:?65 E96 H2C69@FD6 4=F3 D@ D96 4@F=5 DE@4< FA @? :E6>D 7@C 96C 52F89E6C[ H9@ 2EE6?5D 4@==686 :? #@496DE6C[ H96C6 r@DE4@ 2=C625J 92D 2 DE@C6]k^Am kAmp?5 qC6?E $96C>2? :D 2 72? @7 E96 :?\9@FD6 z:C<=2?5 3C2?5 H9@ D66<D @FE E96 ?62C6DE r@DE4@ 82D DE2E:@? 6G6? H96?
Costco gas customer looks forward to store opening
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City of Tonawanda delays start of overnight parking ban for another month
The City of Tonawanda is known for its popular riverfront Niawanda Park, a range of food options from casual Mississippi Mudds to upscale Prescott’s Provisions – and what is likely the area’s earliest overnight parking ban. kAmr:EJ =2H D6ED E96 @?\DEC66E A2C<:?8 32? E@ 368:? ~4E] `[ H9:=6 >2?J @E96C >F?:4:A2=:E:6D D6E E96:CD 7@C }@G] `]k^Am kAmp=D@[ H9:=6 @E96C 4@>>F?:E:6D @7E6? 56=2J E96:C 32?D F?E:= }@G] `d @C s64] `[ :7 D?@HDE@C>D 2C6?’E 6IA64E65 :?
Town of Tonawanda budget plan calls for higher taxes in 2027
The typical Town of Tonawanda homeowner would pay an extra $226 in town taxes next year under Supervisor John Flynn’s tentative 2027 budget. kAm%96 AC@A@D65 3F586E C2:D6D E96 E2I =6GJ[ E96 E@E2= 2>@F?E E96 E@H? 4@==64ED :? AC@A6CEJ E2I6D[ 36J@?5 E96 DE2E6 E2I 42A 7@C E96 E9:C5 J62C :? 2 C@H]k^Am kAm%96 a_af 3F586E H@F=5 C2:D6 E96 E2I =6GJ 3J b]hT[ 7@==@H:?8 =6GJ :?4C62D6D @7 a]hhT :? a_ae 2?5 d]dgT :?
Starbucks closing two local stores in nationwide cutback
Starbucks cafés in Amherst and Hamburg are among 250 locations across North America that the chain is closing because they “continue to underperform,” according to the company. kAm%96 =@42= DE@C6D E92E 2C6 4=@D:?8 2C6 =@42E65 2E `f_b }:282C2 u2==D q=G5][ :? %96 q@F=6G2C5 C6E2:= 46?E6C :?
Lackawanna opens $16 million City Hall, leaving its orange annex behind
The first thing visitors to Lackawanna’s new City Hall will notice is the building doesn’t look like a pumpkin with legs. kAm*6D[ {24<2H2??2 92D 7:?2==J >@G65 8@G6C?>6?E 7F?4E:@?D @FE @7 :ED r:EJ w2== p??6I[ H:56=J 56C:565 2D @?6 @7 E96 C68:@?’D =62DE 2EEC24E:G6 >F?:4:A2= 3F:=5:?8D[ 2?5 :?E@ ?6H[ >@56C? DA246 @? $@FE9 !2C< pG6?F6]k^Am Old Lackawanna City Hall on Ridge Road, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Derek Gee/Buffalo News) kAm“x 4@F=5?VE 36 92AA:6C] xEVD ;FDE @?6 @7 E96 F8=:6DE 3F:=5:?8D :?
Station Twelve retail center in Amherst eyes November opening for first stores
The company behind the Station Twelve retail center said it has filled more than two-thirds of the available space in the long-awaited development in Eggertsville. kAm($ s6G6=@A>6?E E9:D H66< C6G62=65 7:G6 >@C6 E6?2?ED[ :?4=F5:?8 r@249 2?5 =F=F=6>@?[ 3C:?8:?8 E96 ?F>36C @7 3FD:?6DD6D AF3=:4=J 4@>>:EE65 E@ E96 AC@;64E E@ ?62C=J b_]k^Am kAm%96 56G6=@A6C E@=5 %96 qF772=@ }6HD :E 5@6D?’E 92G6 2 7:C> 52E6 7@C E96 46?E6C’D 7:CDE DE@C6D E@ @A6? 3FE :E 6IA64ED E9:D E@ 92AA6? :?
Plan seeks to ease traffic issues at Franklin schools, Adams Field in Town of Tonawanda
People who live near Adams Field, or who drive their children to Franklin Middle School or Elementary School, will appreciate the changes coming to those venues in the Town of Tonawanda, officials said Monday. kAmz6?>@C6\%@?2H2?52 D49@@=D 25>:?:DEC2E@CD 2?5 E@H? =6256CD D2J E96J’C6 H@C<:?8 E@86E96C E@ :>AC@G6 EC277:4 7=@H 2?5 A2C<:?8 :DDF6D 2E E96 724:=:E:6D :? %@?2H2?52’D {:?4@=? !2C<]k^Am kAm%96 7:CDE 492?86 :D >62?E E@ =:>:E 4@?86DE:@? @?
Ken-Ton Superintendent lauds joint project with town
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Lawsuit says ‘reckless’ police chase of stolen SUV caused crash that injured Tonawanda man
A Town of Tonawanda man who says he was severely injured when the driver of a stolen SUV crashed into his pickup truck while being chased by police is suing the towns of Amherst and Tonawanda. kAmz6G:? %2J=@C 3=2>6D E96 pAC:= 4@==:D:@? @? E96 @77:46CD’ C64<=6DD AFCDF:E @7 2 A2:C @7 DE@=6? G69:4=6D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 4@>A=2:?E 7:=65 =2E6 =2DE H66< :? DE2E6 $FAC6>6 r@FCE]k^Am kAm%2J=@C :D DF:?8 E96 E@H?D[ E96:C A@=:46 56A2CE>6?ED 2?5 E96 @H?6CD @7 E96 DE@=6?
Read it here: Crash that injured motorist blamed on police chase of stolen SUV
Kevin Taylor claims in a new lawsuit that he was badly hurt in April when a stolen SUV being pursued by Amherst and Tonawanda town police struck his pickup truck. Taylor, of the Town of Tonawanda, is suing the towns of Amherst and Tonawanda as well as the owners of the vehicle that was stolen. Stephen T. Watson reports on development, government, crime and schools in the northern Erie County suburbs. He can be reached at swatson@buffnews.com or 716-849-3486
The lighter side of The News: The City of Tonawanda gazes into the future
The agenda for Tuesday night’s Tonawanda Common Council meeting included a forward-looking resolution. kAmw@H 7@CH2C5 =@@<:?8n p3@FE b½ >@?E9D]k^Am kAm%96 C6D@=FE:@? 42==65 7@C E96 E6C>:?2E:@? @7 E96 4:EJ’D r@>>F?:EJ s6G6=@A>6?E p86?4J[ H9:49 92D?’E 7F?4E:@?65 D:?46 a_`g 2D :ED 5FE:6D H6C6 E2<6? @G6C 3J %@?2H2?52’D {@42= s6G6=@A>6?E r@CA@C2E:@?]k^Am kAmxE’D 2 DEC2:89E7@CH2C5 3:E @7 >F?:4:A2= 9@FD6<66A:?8[ 3FE @?6 4=2FD6 42F89E E96 2EE6?E:@?
Read it here: Lawsuit blames 'permanent' injuries on Kenmore Days fireworks
A lawsuit filed by two women says they suffered 'painful and permanent' injuries when they were struck by flying debris from the Kenmore Days fireworks display in Mang Park in June 2025. They are suing the Village of Kenmore, Town of Tonawanda and various other entities, saying the defendants failed to safely supervise the fireworks show. kAmp =2HDF:E 7:=65 3J EH@ H@>6? 3=2>6D E96:C QA2:?7F= 2?5 A6C>2?6?EQ :?;FC:6D @?
Women blame ‘painful and permanent’ injuries on Kenmore Days fireworks
When Kenmore village officials announced they were canceling this year’s Kenmore Days fireworks show, they cited “safety” considerations as the reason. kAm%96 a_ad z6?>@C6 s2JD H2D >2CC65 3J 2CC6DED 2?5 7:89ED 2>@?8 F?CF=J 8C@FAD @7 E66?286CD[ 3FE 2 ?6H =682= 7:=:?8 C6G62=D @E96C :DDF6D H:E9 =2DE J62C’D 65:E:@? @7 E96 2??F2= 46=63C2E:@?]k^Am kAm{2DE H66<[ EH@ H@>6? DF65 E96 G:==286[ 2?5 E96 %@H?
News staff reporter Steve Watson discusses a Kenmore fireworks lawsuit
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Man, 42, who had been reported missing found dead in Cayuga Creek in Niagara Falls
A 42-year-old Niagara Falls man who had been reported missing was later found dead by city police, the department reported. kAm}:282C2 u2==D A@=:46 D2:5 E96 >2? H2D 7@F?5 2E 23@FE e A]>] uC:52J 3J 2 56E64E:G6 7C@> E96 56A2CE>6?E’D rC:>:?2= x?G6DE:82E:G6 s:G:D:@? H9@ H2D 7@==@H:?8 FA @? 2 >:DD:?8 A6CD@? C6A@CE ?62C gfE9 $EC66E 2?5 qF772=@ pG6?F6]k^Am kAm%9:D :?E6CD64E:@? :D =@42E65 ?@E 72C 7C@> H96C6 r2JF82 rC66< >66ED E96 }:282C2 #:G6C[ 2?5 E96 >2?’D 3@5J H2D 7@F?5 :?
Niagara Falls man, 31, dies in motorcycle-SUV crash where police say speed was factor
A 31-year-old man was killed Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle crashed into an SUV on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls, city police reported. kAm~77:46CD D2J E96 >@E@C4J4=6[ 2 a_`d w@?52 rq# `___ DA@CE 3:<6[ H2D EC2G6=:?8 62DE3@F?5 @? E96 C@25 2E 23@FE cib_ A]>] H96? :E 4C2D965 :?E@ 2 H6DE3@F?5 a_`` s@586 y@FC?6J $&' E92E H2D >2<:?8 2 =67E EFC? @?E@ %FD42C@C2 #@25]k^Am kAm!@=:46 D2J 2?
The lighter side of The News: Eating that much ice cream isn’t hard, keeping it down is
The folks at Rosie’s Handcrafted Ice Cream weren’t sure how many people would enter to take part in their ice cream-eating contest this month. There’s room for 20 contestants and, by Thursday, 165 people had signed up. kAm“x E9@F89E E92E H6 H@F=5 92G6 EC@F3=6 7:==:?8 :E @FE[ 2?5 :EVD E96 6I24E @AA@D:E6[” #@D:6’D 4@\@H?6C s624@?
After 9/11, while the world grieved, these Western New Yorkers went to work
Bonnie Collins, a family therapist from Hamburg who volunteered through the Salvation Army, was struck by the “loud silence” of New York City in the days after 9/11. kAmsC] #2J>@?5 v] |:==6C[ 2 {2?42DE6C 56?E:DE D6?E E@ 96=A :56?E:7J G:4E:>D @7 E96 (@C=5 %C256 r6?E6C 2EE24<[ D2:5 :E H2D A2CE:4F=2C=J 5:77:4F=E H96? 7:C67:89E6CD @C A@=:46 @77:46CD @3D6CG65 9:D 6I2>D @7 E96:C 4@==628F6D’ C6>2:?D]k^Am kAmp?5 v2CJ w] z25@H[ 2? p>6C:42? #65 rC@DD =:2:D@? H9@ 2=D@ D6CG65 2D 2 492A=2:?
We spoke with Western New York 9/11 responders. Here's what they have to say, 25 years later
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The 9/11 responders from WNY: For Red Cross leader and chaplain, nightmares come Sept. 10
On 9/11, Gary H. Kadow was serving as a government liaison officer for the American Red Cross after retiring from a career in banking and, later, the federal government. kAm%9:D C6BF:C65 9:> E@ <66A 2 328 A24<65 E@ 36 C625J E@ =62G6 H:E9:? 9@FCD 7@C 56A=@J>6?ED @7 H66<D @C >@?E9D 4@@C5:?2E:?8 E96 =@42=[ DE2E6 2?5 7656C2= C6DA@?D6D E@ >2;@C 5:D2DE6CD]k^Am Dr. Raymond G.
The 9/11 responders from WNY: Care box restored faith of forensic dentist who ID’d victims
Dr. Raymond G. Miller, a Lancaster dentist, got a call on the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, asking him to go to Manhattan following the attack on the World Trade Center. kAmxE 42>6 7C@> E96 7656C2= }2E:@?2= s:D2DE6C |65:42= $JDE6> D66<:?8 9:D 96=A 2D 2 7@C6?D:4 56?E:DE :? :56?E:7J:?8 G:4E:>D] w6 2CC:G65 :? }6H *@C< r:EJ @? $6AE] `b]k^Am Bonnie Collins, a family therapist in Hamburg, traveled with two other area therapists to New York City after the 9/11 attacks as volunteers with the Salvation Army.
The 9/11 responders from WNY: UB civil engineer studied the buildings that didn’t fall
In September 2001, Michel Bruneau was a professor of civil engineering at the University at Buffalo and deputy director of UB’s Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research. kAmw6 H2D E2<:?8 A2CE :? 2 >66E:?8 @7 E96 46?E6C’D C6D62C49 4@>>:EE66 @? E96 >@C?:?8 @7 $6AE] `` H96? ?6HD @7 E96 2EE24<D 42>6 :?]k^Am kAm“x D2:5[ ‘(6 92G6 2 ?2E:@?2= 46?E6C 7@C 62CE9BF2<6 6?8:?66C:?8[ 3FE E9:D :D 2 5:D2DE6C @? @FC 9@>6 EFC7] (6 42??@E :8?@C6 :E[’ ” qCF?62F D2:5 :? 2? :?E6CG:6H :? 9:D @77:46 @?
Michel Bruneau World Trade Center report
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The 9/11 responders from WNY: Hamburg therapist heard stories of trauma, fear − and hope
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Andrea Stewart-Cousins speaks at Niawanda Park
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A new river view: State funds overlook at Niawanda Park in Tonawanda
The public will enjoy a closer view of the Niagara River in the City of Tonawanda when a new scenic overlook opens at Niawanda Park. kAm%96 DE2E6 H:== 4@G6C E96 Sd__[___ 4@DE @7 E96 @G6C=@@<[ H9:49 :D 6IA64E65 E@ @A6? :? a_ag 2E E96 7@@E @7 z@9=6C $EC66E :?
Merideth MacKay reflects on 25th anniversary of 9/11
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The 9/11 responders from WNY: She went to treat survivors. But 'there was no rescuing'
Merideth MacKay was at work in the University at Buffalo art history department, in Clemens Hall on the North Campus, when she received a call on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, from an old Army friend. kAm%96? ag[ |24z2J H2D DEF5J:?8 2CE 9:DE@CJ 2E &q 2?5 925 ;@:?65 E96 }6H *@C< pC>J }2E:@?2= vF2C5 27E6C =62G:?8 24E:G6 5FEJ 3642FD6 :E 925 2 EF:E:@? C6:>3FCD6>6?E AC@8C2>]k^Am kAm“$96 H2D ;FDE 86EE:?8 C625J E@ 8@ E@ H@C<[ 2?5 D96 <6AE 42==:?8 H96C6 x H@C<65 :?
Merideth MacKay in her National Guard uniform
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Lockport man admits guilt in fatal head-on crash tied to speeding, device use
A Lockport man faces up to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his role in a 2025 crash in Niagara County that killed a 26-year-old motorist, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office reported. kAmpFE9@C:E:6D D2J }:49@=2D y] s:r2C=@[ ag[ H2D 5C:G:?8 @? $2F?56CD $6EE=6>6?E #@25 :? $2?3@C?[ ?62C }:282C2 (962E7:6=5 $6?:@C w:89 $49@@=[ 23@FE h A]>] yF=J `f[ a_ad[ H96? 9:D G69:4=6 4C@DD65 :?E@ E96 62DE3@F?5 =2?6 E@ 2G@:5 2 G69:4=6 :? 7C@?E @7 9:> E92E H2D >2<:?8 2 EFC?
Bench honors two Le Roy natives killed in Vietnam
Gary Scott, who was killed in 1968 in Vietnam, was honored in his native Le Roy. The Army medic he died next to traveled from Alaska for the road-renaming ceremony.
Gary Scott’s Le Roy High School yearbook
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58 years after he died in a field in Vietnam, Gary Scott gets his due in his native Le Roy
LE ROY − When family, friends and community leaders gathered recently to honor Gary A. Scott, an Army second lieutenant who was killed in combat in Vietnam, one guest at the ceremony in Scott’s hometown stood out. Bruce Brattain traveled more than 4,000 miles from Wasilla, Alaska, to Genesee County to pay his respects. Brattain was a medic assigned to Scott’s platoon. He was there, on March 29, 1968, when Scott, laying down covering fire as Brattain tended to a wounded soldier, was shot and killed.
The lighter side of The News: ‘Zell No!’ bandit has one more message to send
Zell no, she’s not done yet. Local political junkies may recall the tale of the “Zell No” graffiti artist, who, the Sunday before Primary Day in June, set up large “guerilla installations” in front of five polling places around Erie County. The letters spelling out the words “ZELL NO” were made out of newsprint and pasted with watered-down Elmer’s glue, Courtney Frances Fallon later told The Buffalo News. The words were a reference to State Sen.
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