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Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz has appointed Julie Barrett O'Neill as deputy commissioner for planning and economic development in the county Department of Environment & Planning.

Stephen and Tara Andres of Lackawanna pleaded guilty to aggravated cruelty to animals and were sentenced Oct. 1; a lifetime order bars them from owning animals after SPCA officers found a starving dog and the body of a second dog at their home.

Erie County submitted its 2027 budget revenues and expenses report, proposing a property tax rate cut to $3.01 per $1,000 of assessed value and an anticipated levy of $327.1 million; the full proposed budget will be released Oct. 15.

Erie County prosecutors say Timothy Sylvester and Jacqueline Joseph were sentenced in Boston Town Court after SPCA officers seized 53 animals from a Town of Boston property and the pair pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges.

The Food Policy Council of Buffalo and Erie County announced the five winners of its 2026 Food Systems Excellence Awards, honoring local projects and leaders who improved food access, education and equity.

Town of Tonawanda Supervisor John Flynn said the proposed increase is aimed at covering inflation, labor costs and public safety needs while avoiding steeper hikes later.