Congress recently passed a law to stop a massive tax hike that was due to hit all Western New York taxpayers on Jan. 1, 2011. More...

I have writer’s block. At least I did when I sat down in front of my computer last week to write this column, the first such piece for this space that I ever dreaded writing. More...

125 Years Ago Dec. 31, 1885 More...

Saturday, Dec. 18 • A burglary was investigated on Ransom Road. Electronics were taken from a house. • Shoplifting was reported at a Transit Road store. A Williamsville man was charged with larceny. More...

Excerpts from police calls are a regular feature in all nine Bee Group newspapers. Some of the more unusual reports from 2010 are reprinted here. Each is an actual listing from a local town or village police blotter. More...

Jacob J. Mikula, 91, of Depew, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, after a brief illness. Mr. Mikula was born Feb. 8, 1919, in Buffalo and lived in Western New York his entire life. He was retired from Bell Aerosystems in Wheatfield. More...

Smith, Paul C., 69, of Clarence, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. He is survived by his sons, Kevin and Vincent; daughter, Kim M. Capozzolo; sister, Kathy Orden; seven grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Services were held Wednesday, Dec. More...

Youth know what youth want. That’s why six high school students sit on the Clarence Youth Board, providing insights to adults on a demographic some are too far removed from to understand. More...

Dorothy and Franklin Merrill celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary with a family dinner gala held at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens. Franklin Merrill married the former Dorothy Vallier on Nov. More...

with mother’s Courtney Marie O’Neill married Ryan Kevin Cox during an afternoon ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at North Presbyterian Church in North Tonawanda. The Rev. Stuart C. Buisch officiated. More...

Sharon Carson said she is enjoying her return as a Clarence hairdresser. She and Meg Krol met in Clarence Center in 1982 at Betty’s Beauty Boutique, where they worked together until 1987. More...

Bob Francis has been named manager of AAA Car Care Plus Operations for the club’s automotive repair and maintenance facility at 2131 Eggert Road in Amherst. More...

“Step Up to the Plate,” a fundraising campaign to benefit the homebound elderly and disabled served by Meals on Wheels programs in New York, recently raised $28,000 through the support of customers at Wilson Farms. More...