West Falls, New York

09/16/2023

Sober festival goers and their allies, friends and family can use the space to meet up, relax, recharge and imbibe non-alcoholic drinks served by Tap Truck Buffalo at this year's Borderland Music + Arts Festival.

09/15/2023

The Special Kids Day editions of the Buffalo News will be available at the Tops Friendly Market on Grey Street on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 8 a.m. to noon. Proceeds and donations will support Oishei Children’s Hospital (OCH) and Cradle Beach.

09/14/2023

The results are in: four percent of eligible voters participated in early voting this past June in Erie County and it cost taxpayers $66 for each early vote cast. The Erie County Board of Elections website says that there are nearly 620,000 registered voters in 2023. In 2019, when early voting was first enacted, there were 580,000.

The results are in: four percent of eligible voters participated in early voting this past June in Erie County and it cost taxpayers $66 for each early vote cast. The Erie County Board of Elections website says that there are nearly 620,000 registered voters in 2023. In 2019, when early voting was f...

09/13/2023

Borderland Music + Arts Festival has, in just a few years, become a player in the orchestra of local events. In keeping with the festival mission of sustainability, the non-profits participating in this year's festival will be highlighting one of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals that were named as part of the Paris Accord.

Borderland Music + Arts Festival has, in just a few years, become a player in the orchestra of local events. In keeping with the festival mission of sustainability, the non-profits participating in this year's festival will be highlighting one of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goal...

09/12/2023

Phil Elinski and Rob Montone, longtime fixtures on the local music scene, will be inducted into the Greater East Aurora Music Hall of Fame on Sept. 14. The evening will include performances by both Elinski, Montone, Never Ben and previous inductees.

09/11/2023

Marisa Riggi has been named as the fifth executive director of the Western New York Land Conservancy. The Getzville native holds a bachelors degree in political science with minors in environmental science and sociology from SUNY Geneseo, which she earned in 2009. She continued her graduate studies at the University of Vermont, earning a master’s degree in natural resources.

Marisa Riggi has been named as the fifth executive director of the Western New York Land Conservancy. The Getzville native holds a bachelors degree in political science with minors in environmental science and sociology from SUNY Geneseo, which she earned in 2009. She continued her graduate studies....

09/10/2023

East Aurora residents Marsha Niceforo, Ann Cook, Lynne Kerr, along with mother-daughter duos Patty and Claire Russ and Sheila Conboy and Erin Ruiz, are embarking on this journey after spending nearly 20-years knitting together and years of traveling the world looking for the best fiber arts products. Their shop inside of MUSEjar's new location on Pine Street opened on July 29.

East Aurora residents Marsha Niceforo, Ann Cook, Lynne Kerr, along with mother-daughter duos Patty and Claire Russ and Sheila Conboy and Erin Ruiz, are embarking on this journey after spending nearly 20-years knitting together and years of traveling the world looking for the best fiber arts products...

09/07/2023

The Aurora Historical Society's upcoming Speaker Series begins on Sept. 28 with Courtney Speckman, director of programs and community engagement at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park. The season will also include lectures by the East Aurora Historic Preservation Commission, John Whitney and an interactive program on the historic fashion of the 1870s by Aurora Players.

The Aurora Historical Society's upcoming Speaker Series begins on Sept. 28 with Courtney Speckman, director of programs and community engagement at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park. The season will also include lectures by the East Aurora Historic Preservation Commission, John Whitn...

09/07/2023

Early Reporting: In an effort to reduce the amount of noise and traffic that the new pickleball courts at Hamlin Park have created this summer, village officials decided to close two of the four courts until further notice at the meeting of the Village Board on Tuesday night.

09/06/2023

The 12th Annual Taste of East Aurora will be held Saturday, Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. through 5 p.m. on Main Street between Olean Road and Elm and Riley streets.

09/05/2023

The East Aurora Art Society will return to regular meetings on Sept. 14 with guest artist Rosemary Williams, arts education director at the WNY Book Arts Center and printmaker.

09/04/2023

As summer winds down, children across Erie County are heading back to school and the “yellow school buses” will once again dot our roadways. For a majority of the over 121,000 students throughout Erie County, the school day begins and ends with a trip on a school bus. Let's make it safe out there: a message from the Erie County Clerk.

As summer winds down, children across Erie County are heading back to school and the “yellow school buses” will once again dot our roadways. For a majority of the over 121,000 students throughout Erie County, the school day begins and ends with a trip on a school bus. Let's make it safe out ther...