Hip-hop ‘beatboxer’ runs for Buffalo School Board
Daniel R. Reynolds – aka hip-hop beatboxer “Scantron” – is running for a seat on the Buffalo School Board. Reynolds, 29, is a performer as well as a Chinese language interpreter for the International...
View ArticleClarence company gains permission to make its own cigarettes
22nd Century Group, the Clarence-based cigarette company, has won permission from federal tobacco regulators to start making its own cigarettes.The company has been granted a permit to produce tobacco...
View ArticleSuperintendent to propose overhauls for Bennett, MLK schools
Two Buffalo schools are facing serious overhauls after years of consistently failing to meet state standards, and the district’s proposed changes will likely involve starting new programs that focus...
View ArticleSchneider launches eighth downtown Buffalo project since 2003
Architect and developer Jake Schneider is starting on a new project with a pair of historic buildings on Niagara Street, a few blocks northwest of City Hall, that he plans to renovate and restore into...
View ArticleBlizzard-like storm predicted for Wednesday
The blue sky. Sunshine. Fifty-degree temperatures. Walking around without a coat.It’ll all be a distant memory Wednesday morning as today’s springlike weather is blown out of the way by a winter storm...
View ArticleAssembly Democrats reject parts of Cuomo budget, seek more school aid
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s fellow Democrats are rejecting some key aspects of his 2014 budget plan, with Assembly Democrats pushing to limit property tax breaks to more lower- and middle-class...
View ArticleAnimal abuse case of city cellblock attendant headed to grand jury
An animal abuse case involving a Buffalo Police Department cellblock attendant arrested last year after four malnourished dogs and equipment for training them to fight were found at his home will be...
View ArticleNiagara County offices closing Wednesday due to expected storm
LOCKPORT – Niagara County officials decided today that all county offices will be closed Wednesday because of the anticipated snowstorm.Public Information Officer Christian W. Peck said essential...
View ArticleGrisanti wants Hamburg VLT funding restored
Hamburg used to get $1.2 million a year in state aid for hosting the video lottery terminals at Hamburg Gaming.The town receives about half that amount now.But state Sen. Mark J. Grisanti is seeking...
View ArticleBuffalo School Board candidate arrested
Buffalo School Board candidate Gizelle Stokes was arrested Tuesday morning by Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority police after they found an outstanding warrant for her, as well as a small...
View ArticleBatavia Council approves budget
BATAVIA – The City Council on Monday passed a 2014-2015 budget of $23.5 million after two months of debate and discussion whose saving grace may be a drop in real property taxes.The budget was...
View ArticleTermini plans offbeat dining spot
As a developer, Rocco Termini is known for being risky. If his newest business venture is a success, he might also be known for being risqué.Termini has filed plans with the city for a...
View ArticleClarence School Board meeting on objectionable books ends peacefully
It was standing room only for the Board of Education meeting Monday evening in the Clarence Central High School Lecture Hall and everyone was ready for a fight.What got them riled up was an...
View ArticleMayor Brown: Keep off the roads tonight
Mayor Byron W. Brown continued to urge drivers not to be on the roads unnecessarily during a 5 p.m. briefing with reporters.“People have complied with that in tremendous fashion,” Brown said.The city...
View ArticleToughing out the storm with pizza
At Tonawanda’s Fat Man Pizza orders for pies were down, but delivery tips were up. “They’re just surprised that we’re open. And happy,” said Dena Aksoy, a co-owner, whose two out-of-school children...
View ArticleMain suspect pleads guilty in series of Southtowns burglaries
The main suspect in a burglary ring that was responsible for a series of daytime break-ins last year in the Southtowns was sentenced Monday to six years in prison after the victims told the judge they...
View ArticleDeputies seek help in burglary case
SILVER CREEK – Chautauqua County Sheriffs’ Deputies are looking for assistance with a burglary incident at the Barone Liquor Store in Silver Creek. The front window was smashed at the store at 4:30...
View ArticleDunkirk woman held for drug possession
JAMESTOWN – A Dunkirk woman was arrested for felony drug possession after her SUV allegedly ran a stop sign Tuesday afternoon in front of a police patrol car on Lakeview Avenue, city police reported...
View Article2 women arrested in drug investigation
JAMESTOWN – A several-week investigation into drug sales led to a raid Tuesday evening at an upper apartment on Lafayette Street and the arrest of two young women who live there, city police reported...
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