Cheektowaga, NY

Next supervisor likely from council By John J. Hopkins Times       With Supervisor Dennis H. Gabryszak leaving office December 31 to succeed Paul A. Tokasz in the New York State Assembly, speculation continues on who will be Cheektowaga’s 26th supervisor, but indications are that the successful candidate currently sits on the all-Democratic Town Board. More ... SALUTING A FALLEN HERO...       United States Army National Honor Guard members carry the casket of Maryvale graduate Travis Krege while others salute the Private First Classman who recently died in Iraq. More ... Administration, Tokasz hopeful St. Joe’s can be saved in Albany By John J. Hopkins Times       Although a commission’s recommendation to close St. Joseph Hospital will become law on December 31, officials remain hopeful that the Harlem Road facility will be spared when New York State’s new health commissioner follows through on the statewide report. More ... Handyman arrested after sexual assault       A Buffalo man, who worked as a handyman for an elderly Roycroft Boulevard woman, was arrested by Cheektowaga police Tuesday after he robbed, assaulted and sexually abused the woman. Police arrested Fay M. Holliday, 64, of Fennimore Avenue shortly before 7 p.m. More ... FROM BAGHDAD TO BROADWAY...       Scott A. Scharlau, a Cheektowaga police officer and a member of the 328th Airlift Squadron based at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, presents Supervisor Dennis H. Gabryszak with a Town of Cheektowaga flag that flew on a mission over Iraq earlier this year. More ...