Winds that reached 60 mph on Saturday morning contributed to a number of power outages across Western New York. National Grid’s Western New York crews on Sunday were working around the clock and restored service to 36,600, or 94%, of the 39,000 customers impacted by the weekend’s damaging ...

Photo submitted to Times Observer The National Honor Society at Warren Area High School — including (from left) Madalynn Perry, Lauren Andersen, Jack Darling, Madelynn Flannery, Joseph Miller, Ashley Plank, Lydia Balas, Eliza Brooks, Audrey Smith, Summer Lucks, and Carly Beers — is ...

Two new, solo exhibitions will grace the Crary Art Gallery starting April 1. Nicole Maye Luga will show “Everyday Beauty — Familiar Places Celebrated” While Maryam Safajoo’s exhibition is entitled “A Cry From the Heart.” “In each of these exhibitions, visitors will find ...

When we hear the word “espionage,” the first scenes that come to our minds are probably Cold War double agents or someone like Edward Snowden. But let’s just say that this kind of work isn’t anything new. A retired CIA officer, Michael Ganske, discussed intelligence gathering and ...

The world is full of amazing things. Some things we understand, some we don’t, and some we think we understand until we discover otherwise. Somewhere, sometime, I picked up the “fact” that all birds lack a sense of smell. I’ve shared this with others and come to believe it. It seemed ...

Photo provided to the Times Observer The first Warren Community Piano Recital was held on March 18 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with 19 piano students presenting musical selections. Multiple piano teachers had students that participated.