"After twenty-four years of producing an all-volunteer, free community event, and after much deliberation, we have decided to cease producing the festival," read a post on the event's Facebook page.

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Houghton College alum from Elma, NY.Dequan I. Richardson pleaded guilty Friday morning to shooting into a crowd during a fireworks celebration in July 2021, killing a 3-year-old child and wounding three men.
More than 22.55 inches of water – in the form of rain or wet snow – has fallen in a five-month span, breaking a record that has stood for 53 years.
Two Starpoint High School wrestlers face harassment charges, Niagara County Sheriff's Office reports
The students, who were not identified because of their age, each face two counts of second-degree harassment from January incidents, one at a private residence on Townline Road in the Town of Wheatfield and the other on Starpoint High School property in Pendleton, the Sheriff's Office said.
Western New York is gearing up for a total solar eclipse that's set to occur about 3:18 p.m. April 8, 2024. Such an event happens at a specific location about every 375 years.
Our writers gather some offbeat tales for the Off Main Street column.