Former Gowanda resident charged with rape
When David A. Green returned to Gowanda Friday, the police were waiting for him.Green, 35, was charged with rape in connection with allegations that he had sex with a girl younger than 16 on multiple...
View ArticleDWI charge lodged following crash on Kensington Expressway
An investigation into a crash Saturday led to a Buffalo woman being charged with driving while intoxicated.Marquita Moore, 28. of Minnesota Avenue, posted a blood-alcohol level of .20 percent, Buffalo...
View ArticleHonor Roll / Recognizing the accomplishments of Western New Yorkers
Dane Marco DiCesare and Sandra Gothard were named student fellows at the State University of New York’s third annual “Critical Issues in Higher Education” conference in New York City. They will work...
View ArticleEvents for People with Disabilities
Registration is now being accepted for the iCan Shine Bike Camp (formerly Lose the Training Wheels), a program that utilizes adapted bicycles and specialized instruction to teach campers how to ride a...
View ArticleBurchfield Nature and Art Center offers midwinter break camp for children
West Seneca’s Burchfield Nature and Art Center is offering midwinter break activities for children, from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 18-20. Winter Wonders Camp, geared for children in kindergarten through fourth...
View ArticleMore cuts sought in Buffalo Public Schools’ budget amid state aid...
With a nearly $50 million budget deficit projected for the next school year, Buffalo Public Schools leaders are starting to look for ways to scale back their spending, including options that could...
View ArticleStudents learn to find peace of mind
In a school day crammed with instruction geared to meeting rigorous new standards, taking timeouts for seventh- and eighth-graders to meditate might sound like a New Age waste of time.But at the...
View ArticleBandit with a knife cleans out rental store safe
An employee opening a West Ferry Street rental store was robbed early Saturday by a man who brandished a large knife and forced him to open a floor safe, Buffalo police said.“Don’t do anything...
View ArticleMan shoveling LaSalle Avenue sidewalk threatened by driver with a gun
A man shoveling his sidewalk Saturday night on LaSalle Avenue told police the driver of a dark four-door sedan pulled up and pointed a gun at him.The shoveler ran into his house, police said, while...
View ArticleFormer Nichols hockey star accused as scam artist
Phil Kenner could skate like the wind and had a shot that frustrated many a goalie. He was a star on one of the best teams in the 104-year history of Nichols School hockey and was good enough to earn...
View ArticleSaturday will be debut for ‘Take Your Child to the Library Day’
During “Take Your Child to the Library Day” on Saturday, many of the 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries will be offering family-friendly programming, including crafts, games, storytelling...
View ArticleThe secret attempt to ban trucks at the Peace Bridge
WASHINGTON — Con- cerned that truck fumes are making children on Buffalo’s West Side sick with asthma, U.S. government officials in 2012 briefly considered implementing what one federal supervisor...
View ArticleA mystery in Evans: Who killed Barry Moss?
Someone is harboring a dark secret about the death of Barry “Bob” Moss. A hit-and-run driver struck and killed the 52-year-old handyman, father and grandfather on Route 5, near Gold Street, in the...
View ArticleSeneca Gaming bets on remodeling, improvements to keep competitive edge
Seneca Gaming Corp. is pouring money back into its three casinos, adding more slots and tables as it readies to meet any new competition.When New York voters in November approved seven new casinos...
View ArticleHow hospitals are reinventing the way they deliver care
Hospitals are on the frontline in the federal government’s campaign to rein in sky-high costs while improving the quality of care under the Affordable Care Act, often coping with more requirements and...
View ArticleBuilding a biotech industry: 277 companies and counting
Evincor, established by a husband-and-wife research team at the University at Buffalo, would bring to market a protein complex found in breast milk that can weaken the resistance of MRSA and other...
View ArticleWith 113,000 students and a hefty fiscal impact, WNY is a college kind of...
Western New York is college country.The 21 private and public colleges and universities have more than 113,000 students and, with payrolls and services, account for more than $4 billion in economic...
View ArticlePrivate colleges get creative as pool of potential students shrinks
Private colleges across the region are facing a new reality.After years of campus growth that buoyed enrollment numbers and led to new construction, the number of potential students coming out of high...
View ArticleSUNY Buffalo State forging ahead with new technology center, enrollment goals
The new Technology Building at SUNY Buffalo State is a symbol of what is happening on the Elmwood Avenue campus.Opened in September, the $36.5 million building at the center of campus houses some...
View ArticleShea’s restoration is behind revival of culture downtown
A 1926 movie palace that was nearly demolished in the early 1970s and struggled in the last decade has blossomed into downtown’s unrivaled success story in the arts.The 3,019-seat Shea’s Performing...
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