Afro-American dinner scheduled
The Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier will hold its 37th annual Family History Dinner and annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. May 2 in the Emerson School of Hospitality, 86 W....
View Article“Green STEM” forum slated
The Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals will host a community forum on “Green STEM” initiatives at 10 a.m. April 26 in the Common Council Chambers in Buffalo City Hall. It is free and open to the...
View ArticleOpt-out movement gains traction across the region
A boycott movement that has turned state standardized tests into a battleground is dividing school districts across the region and drawing the attention of state education leaders.Roughly 7 percent of...
View ArticleResearch Center campaign to begin
JAMESTOWN – The Resource Center, which provides services for thousands of people with disabilities in Chautauqua County, will launch a multi-million-dollar capital campaign with a program from noon to...
View ArticleEric Smith again denied parole in killing of 4-year-old boy
The state Parole Board on Monday denied a parole request from Eric M. Smith, who is serving a life prison sentence for killing and sodomizing a 4-year-old boy more than 20 years ago in Steuben County...
View ArticlePower Authority offers to pay for study to relocate historic chimney
NIAGARA FALLS – A relic from before the American Revolution that must be moved because of a road construction project is one step closer to finding a new home.The New York Power Authority has pledged...
View ArticleState rejects Bennett relaunch, stalls Medical Campus school
The state Education Department has rejected the Buffalo Public Schools’ plan to relaunch Bennett High School this fall as a new school focusing on science and technology. That leaves 135 incoming...
View ArticleBuffalo man admits to Falls bank robbery; federal plea may follow
LOCKPORT – A Buffalo man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Niagara County Court to robbing a Niagara Falls bank Aug. 6, but he faces a more severe fate in U.S. District Court.Ronald McClendon II, 27, of...
View ArticleDA: Cheektowaga council member must give up seat
Cheektowaga Town Council Member Charles Markel has to give up his seat for illegally collecting unemployment benefits, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Markel, who has served...
View ArticleSenior needs outlined at Orchard Park Town Board
Orchard Park’s population of people 65 years old and older is growing so much that they may need more activities, more help going places and more assistance from local government.These were among the...
View ArticleFormer postman pleads guilty to destroying mail
Daniel Brautlacht, 20, a former U.S. postal carrier who lives in Cheektowaga, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny to the criminal charge of delay or destruction of...
View ArticleOut to Eat: ECC buffet offers great lunch deal
If you’re looking to stretch your lunch dollar, and have a modicum of foresight, you might do well to consider the lunch buffets offered by the culinary student battalions of Erie Community College.A...
View ArticleMusicalFare’s new cabaret space promises new artistic opportunities,...
After nine months of construction and a series of well-attended soft openings, MusicalFare Theatre’s $800,000 cabaret space and expanded lounge is ready for its official debut.The sleek space, part of...
View Article$500,000 grant to address absenteeism in Buffalo Public Schools
Volunteers and parents will soon fan out to Buffalo neighborhoods to spark a community discussion about absenteeism in Buffalo Public Schools.The work will be part of a three-year project aimed at...
View ArticleOlean General Hospital nurses OK five-year contract
Nurses at Olean General Hospital ratified a five year contract, the hospital said Wednesday.The 230 registered nurses are represented by the New York State Nurses Association. The tentative agreement...
View Article3 hurt in rollover crash on Kensington
Three people were injured when a vehicle struck a guard rail and flipped over on the eastbound Kensington Expressway near Fillmore Avenue just after 2 a.m. today, Buffalo police said.The three people...
View ArticleFire drives family from Maple St. home
Fire broke out in a two-story house on the 200 block of Maple Street Wednesday night, driving a family from their home and causing an estimated $40,000 in damages, fire officials said,The family...
View Article3 show up at hospital with gunshot wounds
Three wounded victims showed up at Sisters Hospital just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, Buffalo police reported. The three arrived in a private vehicle that also had been struck by gunfire, police said....
View ArticleVolunteer firefighter recruitment drive set for April 26-27
Volunteer fire departments across the state will open their doors next weekend to let the public know what it takes to become a volunteer firefighter.RecruitNY, established in 2011 by a collaborative...
View ArticleLewiston Garden Club with meet at 6 p.m April 21
Lewiston Garden Club with meet at 6 p.m. Monday in Messiah Lutheran Church, 915 Oneida St., Lewiston. Mike Shadrack, president of the Western New York Hosta Society, will present a photographic tour...
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