Cheektowaga, NY

'Bike Path Killer' receives life in jail       One of the most notorious persons in Western New York will spend the rest of his life in jail after he was sentenced Tuesday in New York State Supreme Court to 75 years to life for killing three women during a reign of terror that included several rapes and lasted nearly three decades. More ...      MERCIFUL FLIGHT... Emergency personnel load a patient onto a Mercy Flight helicopter Tuesday afternoon moments after it landed in Town Park. The patient was brought to the landing site by ambulance from St. Joseph Hospital. Pine Hill and Rescue firefighters established a landing zone for the helicop... More ... Construction of tower begins, Town issues stop-work order By John J. Hopkins Times       A difference of opinion between the town and the state's office for technology has turned into a chess match, with a contractor beginning construction of a 250-foot communications tower last weekend at 111 Indian Road, and the town board on Monday authorizing a stop-work order. More ... Hate crime charges filed against 3 teens By John J. Hopkins Times       Three Cheektowaga teenagers were arrested Wednesday by New York State Police and charged with hate crimes for an incident last week in which they are alleged to have caused two developmentally challenged persons to crash their vehicle. More ...      FOOTBALL'S IN THE AIR...Depew High School football player Mike Boccio prepares to catch a pass from senior teammate Greg Osika, who has his back to the camera during Monday's practice. Western New York gridiron teams opened practice this week. (Times photo) More ... Also this week in the Times       ordinance. • The Town Board removes two right on red restrictions at a pair of busy intersections. • Fire Log: Mutual Aid companies team up with Sloan firefighters to save a Halstead Avenue apartment house. • Obituary: Elaine L. Halter, 74, homemaker. More ... Tower work starts; stop order issued Breaking News -- August 13, 2007, 9:15 p.m.      A difference of opinion between the town and the state’s office for technology has turned into a chess match, with a contractor beginning construction of a 250-foot wireless communications tower last weekend at 111 Indian Road, and the town on Monday issuing a stop work order. More ...