Cheektowaga, NY

Workers, guests get real scare as fire starts in haunted house By John J. Hopkins Times       Sparks from a torch used to weld a mechanical prop at a haunted house in Garden Village Plaza caused a fire, forcing an evacuation of the facility just before its peak attendance hours. The October 19 blaze at Frightworld was reported at 5:32 p.m. The popular attraction offers five haunted houses... More ...      TICKLING THE IVORIES...Cheektowaga Central junior Nick Barnhard plays the piano Tuesday evening as part of the New York State School Board Appreciation Week. (Times photo) More ... Trailblazers unite for groundbreaking By John J. Hopkins Times       A cold and rainy Tuesday greeted a hardy group of supporters who gathered underneath a Harlem Road bridge to witness the long-awaited groundbreaking for Cheektowaga's Rails-to-Trails project, 13 years after the concept was conceived. More ... Maryvale 'phase 2' approval expected       Approval of the second of three phases for the Maryvale School District's capital improvement project could happen before December after a successful meeting between the project's engineer and New York State Education Department officials. More ...      JUST IN CASE... Pine Hill firefighters climb to the roof of a building at 305 Cayuga Road on Monday to assist Cleveland Hill firefighters search for the source of smoke in the building. A faulty light ballast was blamed for the smoke. (Times photo) More ...