The new Winter Market on Hertel, housed in The Pasta Peddler/Blackbird Sweets location at 1547 Hertel Ave. in Buffalo, continues from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. The market will run every Saturday through early April.

In addition to The Pasta Peddler and Blackbird Sweets, vendors taking part in the market on a full 20-week schedule include Alpine Made/First Light Farm & Creamery, Biscotti for Everybotti, Plato Dale Farm, Prudom Farms, Public Espresso & Coffee/BreadHive Worker Cooperative Bakery and White Cow Dairy! Participating on a 10-week rotating schedule are JJ’s Jams, Sandy’s Dandies, Chateau Buffalo, Fetch! Dog Treats and T-Meadow Farm. 

Fr. Bill Quinlivan, a native of South Buffalo now serving as pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church in Tonawanda, will visit Dog Ears Bookstore & Café for a book-signing event from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16. Dog Ears Bookstore is located at 688 Abbott Road in South Buffalo.

Fr. Quinlivan’s self-published autobiography, “Made to Praise Him: Finding My Song,” was released in the Fall of 2014.

Amherst Police say they have arrested a man in connection to a robbery at the M&T Bank branch Tuesday morning near the Boulevard Mall.

Police say Kenneth Dykes, 49, was arrested by an officer in the parking lot of the mall while fleeing from the robbery.

Dykes was also wanted to robberies in Blasedell and Buffalo.

Amherst Police say they are also looking for the taxi cab/driver that dropped Dykes off at the bank. The vehicle is described as a 2005 teal green Dodge Caravan with a New York license plate 21567LV. If you see this vehicle, police ask you not to approach it. Instead, call them and tell them its location.