Cheektowaga, NY

SAVED! Fight to keep St. Joseph Hospital open succeeds; facility will become Sisters Hospital satellite By John J. Hopkins Times       St. Joseph Hospital will remain open as a reult of an agreement reached between the Catholic Health System and the New York State Department of Health that calls for the Harlem Road facility to operate under the sponsorship of Sisters of Charity Hospital. More ... Family of five homeless after fire By John J. Hopkins Times       A family of five is homeless and is receiving help from the Red Cross, but they're thankful to be alive after an early morning fire heavily damaged their Union Road home while they and two other children on an overnight visit slept. More ... Town to set brakes on drive-thru code       The "battle of doughnuts" may be curbed next month. A rash of franchise requests from competing doughnut chains and fears of traffic tie-ups related to the locations has prompted the town board to consider a moratorium on drive-through businesses. More ... State of the Town Address      STRONG SPEECH...Cheektowaga Town Supervisor Mary Holtz delivers her first-ever State of the Town address last Thursday at the Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce Luncheon last Thursday at the Millennium Airport Hotel Buffalo. See story, page 2. (Times photo) More ... St. Joe's to stay open, says state officials Breaking News - 1/17, 4:45 p.m. Updated - 1/18, 4 p.m.      After a long and tenuous waiting process, local residents and medical staff learned Thursday afternoon that St. Joseph Hospital will remain open. More ...