Tonawanda News

A North Tonawanda man has been arrested for robbing two Tops markets Saturday in the City of Tonawanda and Amherst. Full Story »

Cities and towns north of Buffalo will have a much larger auto bureau to serve them by next spring. Full Story »

BUFFALO (AP) — A North Tonawanda man who slashed an infant’s throat and stabbed her in front of police has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for assault. Full Story »

About 12 hours before police arrested one North Tonawanda suspect for stealing cash from two Tops markets in the city and in Amherst on Saturday, the Niagara Street supermarket was again robbed Wednesday evening. Full Story »

Daniel Klavoon’s “Beer Sphere” is tailgate-tested, now it just needs to be tailgate approved. Full Story »

The second suspect in last month’s kidnapping and robbery of two Kenmore women surrendered to Buffalo police Tuesday evening. Full Story »

This year’s Winter Walk will feature a tasty new event benefiting Habitat for Humanity. Full Story »

WARRANT: Michael T. Robb, 103 Niagara St., was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for trespassing. He was held for court. WARRANT: Timothy J. Wisniewski, 44, 48 Ganson St., North Tonawanda, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for trespassing and petit larceny. He was held for court. Full Story »

A former maintenance worker for Kenmore Village Apartments will serve six months in prison for a sex crime against an elderly female resident. Full Story »

The 26th annual Coats for Kids event held Wednesday evening at Tops Plaza in North Tonawanda again brought together scores of police and firefighters to help hundreds of local children get set for winter. Full Story »

A city man was arrested Tuesday afternoon for assaulting his neighbor with a golf club, police say. Full Story »

Three residents spoke during Tuesday’s public hearing on Niagara County’s tentative 2010 budget. Full Story »

Starting next Monday, the town’s Youth, Parks and Recreation department will have a new home. Full Story »

All but one member of the North Tonawanda Common Council on Tuesday voted to pull the proposed mayoral appointment of Recreation Supervisor Patricia Brosius to the position of director of Youth, Parks and Recreation. Full Story »

A settlement has been reached in a long-standing disagreement over tax assessments at a power plant in the Town of Somerset. Full Story »

Despite several efforts by City of Tonawanda traffic personnel to alert truck drivers to the low clearance of the Young Street CSX railroad bridge, another tractor-trailer became wedged beneath the span Tuesday evening. Full Story »

WARRANT: Sara M. Edwards, 27, 541 80th Street, Niagara Falls, surrendered Tuesday on a warrant for petit larceny. She is being held in lieu of $300 bail. Full Story »

There are two finalists who will interview with Kenmore-Tonawanda Superintendent Mark Mondanaro for the vacant principal’s position at Edison Elementary. Full Story »

Hundreds of people lined up along Aisle 8 at the Tops on Transit Road to meet Buffalo Sabres center Derek Roy on Tuesday night. Full Story »

A handful of merchants from the City of Tonawanda’s downtown area voiced their irritation over tree lighting along Main Street that they find sorely lacking during Tuesday night’s Common Council meeting. Full Story »

As New York Power Authority President and CEO Richard Kessel wrapped up a Tuesday afternoon news conference at the Power Vista, he had these words for the gathered crowd, “May the wind be at your back.” Full Story »

A victory bonfire celebration has been scheduled Wednesday evening to officially recognize the North Tonawanda Lumberjacks and their history-making state football title win Sunday in Syracuse. Full Story »

Fewer than 10 people not directly affiliated with the City of Tonawanda municipal government or school district attended the second public meeting aimed at shaping the city’s future. Full Story »

For most people, the belly button serves no practical purpose after birth, but a new type of nearly scarless surgery is changing that notion. Full Story »

DWI: Amanda L. Milazzo was charged with DWI and drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle on the highway at 4:28 a.m. Sunday. Milazzo was stopped leaving in a vehicle after her car became stuck in the mud when the officer detected the odor of alcohol, according to reports. Full Story »