State won't share details on Maid of Mist site
NIAGARA FALLS – State officials in Albany have refused to release information about how a nationally recognized historic site in the Niagara Gorge is being handled as a new boat dock and storage...
View ArticleGreatbatch sees job cuts from merging of two units
Greatbatch Inc. expects to eliminate an unspecified number of jobs through a restructuring that melds its commercial battery and medical units into a single entity, but company officials said Thursday...
View ArticleSpecial election on Amherst Town Board size is called off
Tuesday’s special election to determine the size of the Amherst Town Board has been called off.State Supreme Court Justice Tracey A. Bannister on Wednesday ruled in favor of town Democratic leaders,...
View ArticleConference aims to boost local economy
Sarah Bishop is a big believer in the power of local business.And next week, Bishop and others will have plenty of chances to show about 500 other local business boosters just what community-focused...
View ArticleAlbion aims to fill void left by JPMorgan Center’s closing
JPMorgan Chase’s decision to close a call center with more than 400 jobs in the Village of Albion spells the end of a business operation that has survived ownership changes and some tough economic...
View ArticleResidents sue to maintain road
SILVER CREEK – Residents on a stretch of Stewart Avenue in Hanford Bay are going to court to force the Town of Hanover to maintain that section of the road. Robert Whalen, one of the residents, said...
View ArticleSale of BOCES-built homes nets $85,000
NEWS STAFF REPORTERA total of $85,000 was raised Friday morning in the sale of two modular houses built by students of Erie 1 BOCES’ Building Trades program.Separate auctions were held behind two of...
View ArticleEclectic Performance Institute is a fine fit for June
This year marks a first for June in Buffalo. The UB-based contemporary classical music festival introduced its inaugural Performance Institute, designed to further develop the interpretation of...
View ArticleLewiston supervisor questioned on aiding Seneca golf course
Lewiston Supervisor Steven Reiter acknowledges he authorized using town equipment and personnel at the Seneca Nation’s Hickory Stick Golf Course on Creek Road.State investigators and FBI agents are...
View ArticleCanada raises stakes in dispute over Peace Bridge
WASHINGTON – Raising the dispute over the Peace Bridge to its highest level yet, the Canadian government is taking a strong stand against pending New York legislation that could result in the...
View ArticleKaleida plans expansion of Millard Fillmore Suburban
Kaleida Health is planning an expansion of Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital that includes a 10-bed neonatal intensive care unit, according to documents filed with the Town of Amherst’s Planning...
View ArticleClose to 400 exhibitors set to open Allentown Art Festival
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View Article‘Abandoned Asylums’ photos shed light on poignant history of...
A dust-covered Cabbage Patch doll sprawls in one corner of a stark abandoned corridor. A curving hallway of magnificent arched windows is littered with dead leaves, broken panes and other debris.A...
View ArticleKeeping her vow in the face of Alzheimer’s
“To love and to honor … “As a young bride I recited those words without much thought to the long-term meaning. My mind was on the reception to be held later that day, moving into our apartment, having...
View ArticleA special night for special students
It’s a rite of passage, and perhaps one of the most troubling problems in a young man’s life: finding a date to the high school prom.Matthew Pearce, 18, of Orchard Park, had his sights set on a...
View ArticleNew committee appointment for Collins is his third
WASHINGTON – Rep. Chris Collins, R-Clarence, has been appointed to a third congressional committee: the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.“I am both excited and honored to be asked to...
View ArticleWienckowski family hopes to hire private investigator
An effort to raise money to hire a private investigator in an attempt to change the official cause of death from accidental to homicide for Kenmore native Amanda L. Wienckowski is scheduled for 3-6...
View ArticleFFZ Holdings identified as buyer of grain elevator
FFZ Holdings, a Buffalo-based real estate investor, identified itself as the new owner of the Cargill Pool Grain Elevator on Thursday, one day after anonymously acquiring the structure at auction for...
View ArticleAppeal denial is final hurdle for $400 million speedway
FORT ERIE, Ont. – The Ontario Municipal Board’s denial of an appeal has cleared the last legal hurdle to building the proposed $400 million, 65,000-seat Canadian Motor Speedway in Fort Erie.The...
View ArticleMcClew Interpretive Center to host activities Sunday
BURT – A benefit to assist the McClew Interpretive Center in its effort to acquire all real property and take over all operations of the McClew Farmstead within the next five years will be held from 5...
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