Call it a “bridge deal” or a stopgap, but the new lease between the Buffalo Bills and Erie County for Ralph Wilson Stadium seems to be a stepping stone toward the ultimate goal of building a new facility.  (See editorial on page fou More...

Santa Claus begins to tour the neighborhood on Thursday courtesy of an Eggertsville Hose Company fire truck. He visited many streets throughout Eggertsville on Thursday and Friday. More...

The Brothers of the Christian Schools of the District of Eastern North America presented Deacon William Hynes, a religion teacher at St. More...

.Priorities get mixed up in this complicated world; however, a new Buffalo Bills stadium is under consideration, and isn’t this backward? We need a team — new, from top to bottom — and then we can consider a new stadium.  More...

Industrial Development Agency tax exemptions on owners expenditures for industrial plants have been resulting in an increase of factory jobs, and a higher number of jobs from outside suppliers.  More...

Congratulations to Caroline and Bill Duax for the restoration of their Caretaker’s Cottage complex, located on Main Street in Snyder on the former Hedstrom Estate. More...

As a potential savings, the Amherst School District’s Transportation Committee met with a representative from the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to assess whether students who live in the district and attend nonpublic schools should More...

Town of Amherst residents can now save money by recycling. More...

The following students were named to the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2012-13 academic year at Amherst Middle School:  Grade Eight   More...

Eckankar schedules worship service   Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God, will hold a worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, at the Comfort Inn University, 1 Flint Road, Amherst. Refreshments will be available. More...

Making a New Year’s resolution is a simple task for most. All one has to do is pick a goal and perhaps write it down. The difficult part is achieving it. More...

Weight-loss classes are being offered by Ida Shapiro. Classes are held at 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Gregory the Great School, 250 St. Gregory Court, near Maple Road, Amherst. For more information, call 636-3698.   More...

Kristin Lee Cuddihy married Graham Ian Townsend during a late afternoon ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Trump National Golf Club Charlotte in Mooresville, N.C. The Rev. More...

thurs. 27 .Including pyrotechnics, lasers, video screens and light shows with their music, the progressive rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra will once again wow audiences at 3 and 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27 at the  More...

thurs. 27 . The Littlest Snow Monster Puppet Show — A charming tale of friendship and creativity about the smallest of the snow monsters, at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. More...

ongoing now-Dec. 30 . Garden Railway Exhibit — Presented by the Western New York Garden Railway Society and featuring two train exhibits, Thomas the Train and a traditional set-up, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, through  More...