Where to eat while in Buffalo for the NCAA tournament
Dozens of Buffalo restaurants will be called upon to handle the tournament’s most challenging logistical task: serving food to more than 18,000 people in a span of 90 minutes between the two sessions...
View ArticleBuffalo has changed since the last NCAA tournament round here
Out-of-town basketball junkies returning to Buffalo for the first time since 2010 might not recognize the view around First Niagara Center. The past four years have brought dramatic change.Count the...
View ArticleWhat to do on NCAA’s off day in Buffalo
Basketball junkies will be glued to their First Niagara Center seats for four games Thursday and two more on Saturday.But what will they do Friday?Clearly, many fans will come from Western New York or...
View ArticleA primer on the NCAA tournament in Buffalo
Only the 10 members of the NCAA Selection Committee know, and they’re not unveiling the tournament brackets until 6 tonight. First, a few fundamentals about the tournament for those who don’t read the...
View ArticleBuffalo braces for the madness
A madness is about to grip Buffalo, but public health officials need not sound any alarms.The NCAA men’s basketball tournament, one of the nation’s biggest sporting events, leaps into the city this...
View ArticleNiagara Q&A: Sister Beth Brosmer, the soul of Heart, Love and Soul Food Pantry
NIAGARA FALLS – Words of welcome and caring are the first things to greet you when you meet Sister Beth Brosmer, executive director of the Heart, Love and Soul food pantry and dining room.But Brosmer...
View ArticleArea sugar houses gear up for 19th annual New York Maple Weekend
MIDDLEPORT – Lately, the four Wolf children hop off the afternoon school bus and make a beeline for the metal buckets hanging from the towering sugar maples surrounding their farmhouse.Following a...
View ArticleStarpoint student is a C-SPAN winner yet again
CAMBRIA – Michael Pyskaty, a junior at Starpoint Central High School, has established himself as one of the nation’s leading young documentarians.Michael recently was named an honorable-mention winner...
View ArticleNiagara Hospice wheels out new charity bike ride
Niagara Hospice is starting a new charity bicycle ride sure to appeal to cycling enthusiasts of all abilities. The Hospice Gran Fondo Bike Ride is set for May 17 around the Niagara County countryside,...
View Article3 Niagara County villages will vote on boards Tuesday
Voters will elect trustees to three village boards when polls open from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday in village halls at Wilson, Middleport and Barker.Wilson has the only contested race of the day. James...
View ArticleNew edition of “Tuscarora Heroes” is released
LEWISTON – Author Lee Simonson has released a new edition of his book “Tuscarora Heroes,” which includes new cover art by photographer Bill Carpenter spotlighting the new Tuscarora Heroes Monument.The...
View ArticleUB engineer has traveled a long distance from humble roots
Cemal Basaran was 25 when he arrived in this country from Turkey, with $500 in his pocket, to begin his graduate studies.Today, he’s a University at Buffalo civil engineering professor who studies how...
View ArticleWelfare fraud investigations crackdown on those who cheat the system
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office is playing hardball with individuals and store owners who try to cheat the public assistance system.And it’s paying off, with Niagara County taxpayers...
View ArticleSnowmobiler jailed after hitting deputy’s car
MAYVILLE - A 28-year-old Westfield man is facing snowmobiling while intoxicated charges after hitting a Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputy’s car, the Sheriff’s Office reported today.Michael J. Trippy...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: At the St. Patrick's Day parade
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View ArticleOrchard Park cops nab six for DWI in 24 hours
Orchard Park police made six drunk-driving arrests in just over a 24-hour period, authorities reported today.• James Geary, 45, of Orchard Park, was arrested 3:21 a.m. Saturday on Orchard Park Road....
View ArticleFailure at Bennett: The program or the principal?
Bennett High School has consistently failed to meet state standards for years, so in September the district brought in a new principal from out of state to turn around the beleaguered school.But the...
View ArticleDepew woman arrested with assortment of pills
A Depew woman was arrested in South Buffalo with an assortment of prescription pills and other drug paraphernalia in her purse, Buffalo police said today.Shayla McSpadden of Borden Road, was driving...
View Article16-year-old held on a series of traffic charges
A 16-year-old driver is facing a series of charges after, police said, he went on a high-speed ride around the city in a stolen vehicle – and was involved in a hit-and-run accident in the process.The...
View ArticleThousands of Irish return to their roots in Buffalo’s Old First Ward
The Kavanys were there from West Seneca. The Cahills came from Derby. And, the Halls traveled even further – from Gowanda.Clad in bright Kelly green, members of all three families converged on “the...
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