Like many others who saw photographs and video footage of the devastation in Japan following the recent earthquake and tsunami, Lynn Cleversley, a seventh-grade student at West Middle School, felt compelled to help. More...

Erie County Executive Chris Collins is standing on his record and asking constituents to give him another four years at the helm of county government. More...

It was a time for people to not only say goodbye, but also to remember a life that tragically ended less than two weeks ago. In addition to family, friends and hundreds of law enforcement personnel from across the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Lt. More...

Friday, March 25 A woman’s purse was removed from her unlocked vehicle while she paid for gas inside a Sunoco gas station on Union Road. Her purse, reportedly worth $75, contained three $100 bills and a Visa credit card. More...

Global Awareness Book Club has planned a speaker and movie night to continue its look at Sudan. More...

West Seneca’s Project Lead the Way students are in the final stages of preparing their inventions for the group’s annual Technology Fair. More...

Registration is now open for Erie 1 BOCES Summer Career Camp, a weeklong day camp for middle school students in grades five through eight. More...

Kids Escaping Drugs has been raising money to build adolescent treatment facilities throughout Western New York since 1986. Prior to that time, no adolescent treatment facilities existed in the area. More...

Students at John F. Kennedy High school will be holding a prom and graduation expo and dress sale to benefit Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. The event will take place from noon to 4 p.m. More...

The Travel Group from Blessed John XXIII Church in West Seneca is sponsoring a trip to the Finger Lakes Wine Festival at Watkins Glen International, said to feature more than 75 wineries and 500 varieties of wine to sample. More...

Scott Nadolinski is a musician while his fiancee, Lindsay Taylor, is an artist, and together they have created a business that showcases both their talents. More...

Deborah L. Arlington, service coordinator with Erie 1 BOCES, has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Leadership and Support Award by the School Administrators Association of New York State. More...

ProActive Sports Rehab, with offices in Orchard Park and Hamburg, now offers ASTYM treatments — said to be an advanced form of soft tissue mobilization and an effective treatment for ailments such as chronic tendinitis and tendinosis. More...