Tonawanda News--The Tonawandas http://www.tonawanda-news.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:37:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_310232641.html CITY OF TONAWANDA: Spaulding exercise hailed as a model for future endeavors http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_310232641.html When Brian and Gary Metzger, owners of Metzger Removal Inc., signed on to build the piles of rubble that would later house the Vigilant Guard exercise at the former Spaulding Fibre site, they did so with little time to spare. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:22:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_310232324.html CITY OF TONAWANDA: Break-in suspect caught in act http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_310232324.html A Niagara Falls man was caught just after midnight Friday by City of Tonawanda police as he attempted to steal several items from a car on Duffy Drive. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:16:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_310231722.html NORTH TONAWANDA: One injured in Oliver Street crash http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_310231722.html A minor accident Friday on Oliver Street in North Tonawanda sent one man to the hospital with possible neck injuries. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:09:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_309220249.html NORTH TONAWANDA: Dick Grapes, voice of NT football, ready to retire http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_309220249.html The horn had just blown, sounding the end of one of the biggest North Tonawanda football victories of the past decade. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_309215935.html TOWN OF TONAWANDA: Budget passes with 1.5 percent tax hike http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_309215935.html Taxes in the Town of Tonawanda are going up 1.5 percent for homeowners next year, but one speaker at Thursday’s public hearing was more concerned about the budget’s effect on local business. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:26:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308232723.html CITY OF TONAWANDA: Second ward race on hold http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308232723.html Residents of the City of Tonawanda’s second ward will have to wait more than a week to find out who will be representing them next year. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:19:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308232046.html TONAWANDA SCHOOLS: Bak's resignation accepted http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308232046.html At a brief special session Wednesday, the Tonawanda City School District school board voted to accept Athletic Director Dawn Bak’s resignation. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:18:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308231859.html NORTH TONAWANDA: NT to recycle TV sets http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308231859.html Amid the buzz of elections Tuesday, the North Tonawanda Common Council conducted business as usual. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:03:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308015723.html NORTH TONAWANDA: Ortt wins in landslide as GOP has grand night http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308015723.html The City of North Tonawanda was swept by Republicans in all seven races, including that for mayor where Clerk-Treasurer Rob Ortt won with a whopping 65 percent of the vote. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308014145.html CITY OF TONAWANDA: Pilozzi holds off Davis http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308014145.html After a long wait Tuesday night, City of Tonawanda Mayor Ron Pilozzi appears to have won his re-election bid against challenger Rick Davis. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:31:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308013219.html NORTH TONAWANDA: Council OKs deal with Calgon http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308013219.html North Tonawanda now has a five-year lease agreement with global carbon firm Calgon, one key component of balancing the city’s hopeful revenues in the 2010 budget. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:27:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308012826.html NORTH TONAWANDA: Council, legislature retain NT incumbents http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308012826.html As news of Mayoral candidate Rob Ortt’s overwhelming victory sank in Tuesday among North Tonawanda voters, so too did the results of six other city races. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:26:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308012715.html CITY OF TONAWANDA: Council races split, too close to call http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308012715.html Common Council races in the City of Tonawanda on Tuesday resulted in one clear pick up for the Republicans and another race that’s too close to call. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:25:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308012605.html TOWN OF TONAWANDA: Vote error halts incumbent victories for now http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_308012605.html Residents in the Town of Tonawanda appeared to favor the work of the four incumbents running in Tuesday’s election, but a malfunction in vote tabulations has prevented the Erie County Board of Elections from conclusively announcing any winners. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:21:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_306235543.html TOWN OF TONAWANDA: Street race yields pair of DWI arrests http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_306235543.html Town of Tonawanda police arrested two drivers for DWI after stopping both cars for racing early Friday morning.