Cheektowaga

The Cheektowaga plant, employing about 100 hourly and salaried workers, will be shut sometime after Feb. 25, American Axle spokesman Christopher Son said.

American Axle to Close Plant in Blow to UAW Jeff Bennett 2011

In June, after more than three years of fertility treatments and several miscarriages, Cherie and Charles LaMartina of Cheektowaga, New York were ecstatic to find out Cherie was pregnant again.

TRAP — Lamartina 2010

Negotiations in Cheektowaga broke down July 31 when UAW Local 846 members voted 98% to reject what American Axle said was its last, best and final proposal.

American Axle to Close Plant in Blow to UAW Jeff Bennett 2011

Today, LaShekia Chatman and her mom, Renita, live in the more economically prosperous community of Cheektowaga, not far from downtown Buffalo, in a brick house with wrought iron fencing—identical to every other house on their street.

The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

Residents and environmental scientists from the University at Buffalo believe that several chemical-laden landfill dumps and the Buffalo Crushed Stone Quarry, which surround the neighborhood in what some refer to as a “toxic triangle,” are predisposing Cheektowaga residents to autoimmune illnesses.

The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

Soon after the Chatmans moved in, the local Cheektowaga Homeowners Association released a report citing high incidences of autoimmune diseases in their community.

The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

Today, LaShekia Chatman and her mom, Renita, live in the more economically prosperous community of Cheektowaga, not far from downtown Buffalo, in a brick house with wrought iron fencing—identical to every other house on their street.

The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

Soon after the Chatmans moved in, the local Cheektowaga Homeowners Association released a report citing high incidences of autoimmune diseases in their community.

The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

Residents and environmental scientists from the University at Buffalo believe that several chemical-laden landfill dumps and the Buffalo Crushed Stone Quarry, which surround the neighborhood in what some refer to as a “toxic triangle,” are predisposing Cheektowaga residents to autoimmune illnesses.

The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

Buffalo police say officers heard the cat meowing when they stopped 51-year-old Gary Korkuc of Cheektowaga to ticket him for running a stop sign Sunday night.

Gary Korkuc Found Marinating Live Cat In Oil, Peppers: Cops 2010