Stephen Watson

The Cherry Farm site along the Niagara River was an industrial dumping ground for years. It was cleaned and capped and Tonawanda now wants to build a town park there.

It turns out Mayor Byron Brown is not interested in a trophy that recognizes the city where the most snow happened to

Ken-Ton School Superintendent Sabatino Cimato turned to an '80s music video to remind parents of Hoover Middle and Elementary school students to stop blocking the bike lane on Sheridan Drive.

Tonawanda in 2017 sold 14 acres to David Homes, which planned to build 90 townhouses there. The city now vows to take back the land if progress isn't seen soon.

Papi Grande's is opening its seasonal restaurant in Niawanda Park in Tonawanda. Some residents had objected to its presence, but officials hope it attracts more visitors to the city.

Democrats hold every townwide elected office in Amherst. But Republicans say Terry McGuire, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, can beat Democratic Assembly Member Karen McMahon this fall.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has at least one thing in common with the Bee Gees: She thinks you should be dancing.

Unlike Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan, Tonawanda Mayor Bill Strassburg hasn't proposed a tax hike of that scale. Instead, he's trying to convince his 15,000 constituents that new approaches are needed to bolster the city's finances.

Getzville Fire Capt. Chris Kaplewicz said between his job as a transport nurse and his service as a volunteer firefighter, he sees too much trauma, but the work is too important to give up. "I feel like that's my calling for life, to help people," he said.

The ownership group of Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World on Grand Island said it could not find a way to reopen the former Fantasy Island for 2026 that made financial sense given the challenges of running the park.