Amherst Town Board OKs rezoning for senior apartment building
Senior apartments are being planned for three acres on Meyer Road, near Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst.The four-story, 101-unit apartment building would be constructed at 70, 74, and 80 Meyer...
View ArticleHamburg requires apprenticeship program for contractors
Does requiring a construction apprenticeship program for contractors raise costs or save money in the long run?Hamburg Town Board members and residents grappled with that question before the board...
View ArticleFather-son team buying Harris Hill Golf Course with a vision for apartments
A father-and-son real estate development team specializing in multifamily housing is in the process of buying the nine-hole Harris Hill Golf Course in Bowmansville, with a plan to eventually convert...
View ArticleIBM’s Buffalo venture reflects strategic push amid technological change
IBM’s planned new venture in Buffalo reflects the path that the technology services and consulting giant has chosen as it tries to keep pace with sweeping changes in technology.The Buffalo project...
View ArticleCuomo hails 'right project' with IBM
For the third time in 15 months, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday traveled to Buffalo Niagara to unveil a multimillion-dollar state investment in the region, money that is meant to spawn hundreds of new...
View ArticleMultiple sites weighed to accommodate IBM’s array of software,...
Where will IBM’s 500 new employees in Buffalo work?State and company officials are now considering multiple sites for IBM’s new software and technology development center announced by Gov. Andrew M....
View ArticleCuomo makes case for inmate degree program
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo says he “gets it” when critics around the state lambaste his proposal to grant college degrees to New York prisoners still behind bars.But in Buffalo on Monday, the governor said...
View ArticleFlood-weary residents in W. Seneca want action on ice jams in creek
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday that buyouts of flood-prone properties in West Seneca were being considered, and the Town Board voted for an assessment of the problem by the Army Corps of...
View ArticleCatholic Charities CEO to speak at convocation
Dennis C. Walczyk, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of Buffalo, will be the keynote speaker at D’Youville College’s 55th annual honors convocation at 2 p.m. March 5 in the Mary Seaton...
View ArticleHuntley Generating Station to be topic of 4 assemblies
Four public assemblies will be held on a recent report that found that the Huntley Generating Station in the Town of Tonawanda, Erie County’s last coal-burning power plant, could go out of operation...
View ArticleMuseum of Science plans first Mini Maker Faire
The Buffalo Museum of Science will hold the area’s first Mini Maker Faire from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, showcasing 50 crafters, tinkerers, scientists and tech enthusiasts, and providing visitors a...
View ArticleAuthor of vegan book to speak, sign copies
Carol Adams, author of “Never Too Late to Go Vegan,” will speak and sign copies of her new book at 7 p.m. Thursday at Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main St.The talk by Adams, who also wrote “The Sexual...
View ArticleMember of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to speak at Canisius...
A prominent accountant and a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board will speak next month at Canisius College. Jeanette Franzel’s lecture, “Promoting Integrity of Financial Audits to...
View ArticleCheektowaga house fire leaves two dead
Two people died in a devastating fire in a Furlong Road home in Cheektowaga early this morning, according to Cheektowaga police.The fire, reported at 4:22 a.m., started on the first floor of 27...
View ArticleState DOT OKs $1 million for new terminal at Genesee County Airport
BATAVIA – A state Department of Transportation grant of $1 million will go toward a new terminal at Genesee County Airport.The $5.5 million terminal will replace an older, smaller structure that is...
View ArticleGenesee Legislature chairman to give annual report
BATAVIA – A new perspective on the State of the County will be addressed at Wednesday’s meeting of the Genesee County Legislature by the new chairman.Raymond F. Cianfrini was chosen last month to head...
View ArticleWyoming hospital, nursing home to unveil completed update
WARSAW – The Wyoming County Community Health System and the Wyoming Community Hospital Foundation will hold an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. March 8 to mark the completion of a $20 million construction...
View ArticleKeith Reed’s family reacts emotionally after his killer gets maximum...
MAYVILLE – Kevin Reed promised Chautauqua County District Attorney David W. Foley that he would keep quiet and not cause a ruckus during the trial of Anthony “Rob” Taglianetti II, the Virginia man...
View ArticlePreinspection for U.S.-bound trucks begins in Fort Erie
A temporary measure aimed at reducing truck traffic congestion at the Peace Bridge began Monday after nearly 20 years of discussions between the U.S. and Canada. The pilot project that will allow...
View ArticleNew stamp honors Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm, known by her campaign slogan “Unbought & Unbossed,” was a trailblazer – the first African-American woman to serve in Congress, and the first to seek a major party’s nomination...
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