Veterans in Buffalo will have childcare available on site at VA Western New York Healthcare System, 3495 Bailey Avenue this fall while they go to their medical appointments.  Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced Saturday that Buffalo was one of three pilot sites in the nation to get one of the childcare centers.

“We are pleased to offer childcare for Veterans to support their seamless transition as they return from serving. This childcare center will offer support so mothers and fathers can get the health care they need,” said William F. Feeley, medical center director. 

Hours of operation will be from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for ages 6 weeks to 12 years.  All the pilot childcare centers will be operated onsite by licensed childcare providers. Childcare services will be offered free to Veterans who are eligible for VA care and visiting a facility for an appointment.

On Saturday, July 23, from 1 to 3 p.m., author and performer Lorna MacDonald Czarnota will speak and sign copies of her new book, “Wicked Niagara: The Sinister Side of the Niagara Frontier” (The History Press, Inc., 2011). She will tell stories about the dark side of the Niagara Frontier’s history. All hidden in the region’s past are tales of a plot to invade Canada, a Mafia stronghold, madness, murder and savagery. From the blood-soaked grounds of battle, local storyteller Lorna MacDonald Czarnota brings Wicked Niagara with its and grim tales of the region’s early struggles into the light.

The event is free for Historical Society members, and free with regular museum admission for non-members. 

WHAT: “Wicked Niagara: The Sinister Side of the Niagara Frontier,” by Lorna McDonald Czarnota—author talk, reading and book-signing

WHERE: Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Court, Buffalo 

AMHERST, NY--  Amherst Police are searching for a burglary suspect who robbed a convenient store.

The burglary happened early July 13th around 1am at the Bob Mason's Service Center on Grover Cleveland Drive.  The store was closed at the time.

Detectives say the suspect took about $1,700 in instant lottery tickets.

The suspect is described as a light-skinned, black male, about 30-years-old.  He was wearing a blue and white basketball jersey with "Erving" on the top and the number "6" below the name on the back of the jersey.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of this suspect, you're asked to call Amherst Police at:  716-689-1338.