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Amherst Central Park plans are moving forward
AMHERST, N.Y. — 2 On Your Side has an update on the 171-acre Amherst Central Park project. Plans are moving forward after two cultural components are no longer part of it. The plan is to get shovels in the ground next spring to transform the old Westwood Country Club into a massive town park. Sitting between Sheridan Drive and Maple Road, the future Amherst Central Park will be a mix of greenspace, playgrounds, ponds, wetlands, and more.
Thousands of National Grid customers in Erie County are without power
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Thousands of National Grid customers in Erie County lost power on Thursday evening. According to the company's website, over 8,900 customers in Western New York are impacted by outages, as of 7 p.m. Thursday. They start as far north as Derby and Eden and run south — along the Thruway , Route 5, and U.S. 62 — down to North Collins, Brant, Farnham, and Irving.
Fines Will Now Be Issued If You Do This In Buffalo, New York
The trial period is now over for drivers in Buffalo. As of Tuesday (October 1st), automatic fines will be issued to drivers who are caught on camera illegally passing school buses in the city. The Buffalo School District has equipped every school bus in the district with cameras and now...
I-190 Closure this weekend for bridge installation
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Drivers should prepare for closures on the I-190 this weekend, as crews prepare to install the new bridge spanning Ralph Wilson Park. The City of Buffalo announced Tuesday, all northbound and southbound lanes on the I-190, between exits 8 and 9, will be closed from 9 p.m. Saturday night until 10 a.m. Sunday Morning. Meanwhile, Ralph Wilson Park will be to the public, from 10:00 p.m. Saturday, until the next morning.
Amherst Concerned Citizens are presenting survey results at board meeting
A survey conducted by over 1300 residents will be presented at the Amherst Town Board Meeting on Tuesday. Bill Blake represents Amherst Concerned Citizens, who wanted to launch this survey as a way to give people a voice. Read more from WBEN:
New ambulance service coming to the Town of Tonawanda
TONAWANDA, N.Y. — The Town of Tonawanda now has their very own ambulance service. Town of Tonawanda Supervisor Joseph H. Emminger shared details on Thursday regarding the new service for the community. The new ambulance service will supplement the town's paramedic service, which responded to 8,296 calls in 2023....
Local man headed to hurricane zone with truck, trailer full of supplies
Western New Yorker Tim Berry is on his way to hurricane ravaged areas with a truck and trailer full of supplies. “It needed to be done,” he told WBEN as he departed Wednesday morning for Kingsport, Tennessee. Read more here:
Trunk-or-Treat events in WNY
BUFFALO, N.Y. — It's officially the spookiest month of the year, and many places around Western New York are hosting fun Halloween events for families to checkout. Here is a complete list of Trunk-or-Treat events in WNY:. Brothers of Mercy Wellness Campus in Clarence at 2:30 p.m. Friday, October...
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