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EPA announces large investments for Western New York to electrify school buses, address polluted areas
Representatives with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were in Buffalo on Friday to announce a major investment coming to the Buffalo-Niagara region that looks to electrify school bus fleets and clean up polluted areas. More from WBEN:
Prom safety demonstration in Orchard Park
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — It's prom and graduation season and school officials are reminding teens to drive safe. as they hit the roads. At Orchard Park High School, a fake crash scene was set up on the school's football field. The simulated scene gave students a chance to see...
New Highmark Stadium to take shape over next several months in Orchard Park
A process that started with the excavation of more than 650,000 cubic yards of dirt with the help of over 100,000 pounds of explosives is now seeing the foundational pieces of the future home of the Buffalo Bills taking shape. Read more from WBEN:
Erie County Department of Senior Services, Center for Elder Law & Justice announce Elder Law Day
Annual event provides seniors, families & caregivers with legal information, resources related to aging. The Erie County Department of Senior Services (ECDSS), in collaboration with the Center for Elder Law & Justice (CELJ), announced the return of the annual Elder Law Day event on Wednesday, June 5, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Buffalo Niagara Marriott on Millersport Highway in Amherst.
WNY day of outdoor fun and sustainability
NEW YORK STATE, USA — New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that "Get Outdoors & Get Together Day" is Saturday, June 8. This day will be celebrated across New York State at state parks and public lands. To get it on the fun, Erie County's program is happening at Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve & Environmental Education Center.
Nearly $2M announced to make space for development at former Bethlehem Steel site
Congressman Tim Kennedy was joined by Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, County Legislature Chair April Baskin, Lackawanna Mayor Annette Iafallo and Erie County Industrial Development Agency President John Cappellino.
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