SILVER CREEK — Over her tenure at Silver Creek Schools, from her time as Elementary Principal to her role now as High School Principal, Heather Krystofiak has always found a way to be exactly who Silver Creek needed. It isn’t hard to see why the district rewarded her with tenure at its ...
JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Joseph R. Piazza, 42, of Jamestown was charged with third-degree criminal tampering. Shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday, officers of the first platoon responded to an east side residence for a reported disorderly person complaint. Through investigation it was determined that Piazza tampered with the property of an elderly victim. Piazza was located a short distance away from the scene and taken into custody without incident. He was being held pending arraignment. - Michael Hallowell, 39, was charged with second-degree unlawful imprisonment. At approximately ...
The state Senate’s minority leader wants to include radiological hot spots in Niagara and Erie counties in the Superfund program. DEC and EPA assessment teams continue to inspect potential radiological hot spots in Niagara and Erie counties. Western New York was a hub for the ...
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is deepening its commitment to improving quality of life in the rural communities it serves across Western New York and Southeast Michigan with the launch of its new program to support rural public libraries. With an investment of $3 million, the Foundation is launching the Rural Library Grants Program, a three-year initiative (2026–2028) designed to strengthen rural public libraries and library systems as vital community hubs. Each region will receive $1.5 million over the three-year period, distributed as approximately $500,000 annually. The ...
The Dunkirk Common Council’s Finance Committee canceled a second straight meeting Monday. The OBSERVER didn’t find out until it went to the committee’s Stearns Building conference room Monday morning and found just one other person there, an equally confused city employee. A look at ...
SILVER CREEK — Driving in the village of Silver Creek has not been easy in recent weeks. A New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) project has led to the village’s main roads and sidewalks being torn up for reconstruction, and many residents are not happy about it. The public ...
