Cheektowaga, NY

Iraq bombing kills Maryvale graduate       A 2000 graduate of Maryvale High School last week became the third Cheektowaga native to be killed in Iraq when a roadside improvised explosive device detonated near the vehicle in which he was riding. Private First Class Travis C. More ... Train derails on CSX overpass, Union Road closed 13 hours By John J. Hopkins Times       Federal officials are investigating Sunday’s derailment of a CSX train that caused one boxcar to crash onto Union Road and left a second car teetering on the edge of the railroad’s overpass. Two additional cars on the 64-unit freight train derailed in the 8:08 a.m. incident. More ... Noise changes do not appease Sloan residents       Despite a series of changes made at a local busing company to restrict noise, two Sloan women still believe more work needs to be done to satisfy their overnight sleep needs. Maureen and Amanda Amidon of 73 Lehigh Street complained at Tuesday’s Sloan board meeting that a tenant of Romar Mechanical... More ...       NAUGHTY OR NICE?... At left, Paige Franger, 6, and Baylie Kite, 9, prepare to tell Santa what they want for Christmas as one of Santa’s helpers looks on last Saturday during the Winter Recreation Celebration in Stiglmeier Park. More ...