Lakewood man arrested on federal drug indictment warrant
CELORON – A 48-year-old Lakewood man arrested here Monday is being held without bail in Federal custody in Buffalo in connection with a Federal grand jury indictment of his alleged operation of a...
View ArticleCeremony Thursday to unveil battle flag of USS Croaker
The original battle flag of the USS Croaker will be unveiled in ceremonies celebrating the World War II vessel’s 71st anniversary at 11 a.m. Thursday in Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military...
View ArticleParkside Walking Tour is pathway to domestic antiquity
Streets lined with picturesque, century-old Buffalo homes will be the attraction in the Parkside Walking Tour, which begins at 10 a.m. May 10 outside the Church of the Good Shepherd, 96 Jewett...
View ArticleAs goal shifts from mayoralty to School Board, Rodriguez seeks to...
Sergio R. Rodriguez has made his Board of Education campaign a full-time venture since November, when he lost in the election for Buffalo mayor.“This is what I live and breathe for,” he said,...
View ArticleNiagara County set for $33.4 million in public works projects
LOCKPORT – A Niagara County Legislature committee authorized $33.4 million worth of road, bridge and building repair projects Tuesday, with almost one-third of the money to be borrowed.If the full...
View ArticleProhibition on ‘equate’ is OK’d in Wheatfield, but with...
WHEATFIELD – The Town Board yielded to public demands Monday night in agreeing to a local law banning the use or storage of sludge-related products, but after the crowd went home, the board passed a...
View ArticleVillage of Williamsville board approves budget with tax hike
The Village of Williamsville will see a 8.6 percent hike in the tax levy under a $3.4 million general fund budget adopted for 2014-15.What it means is that Williamsville residents with a home assessed...
View ArticleVillage of Lancaster trustee’s idea to end dual court system ignites...
Trustee Russell W. Sugg thinks it’s time for the Village of Lancaster to abolish its court system.Sugg is adamant that the village could save $40,000 to $60,000 a year by doing so and have Town Court...
View ArticleEast Aurora school budget has 2.91 percent increase in tax levy
The East Aurora School Board agreed to send voters a $31.7 million spending plan for 2014-15, calling for a 2.91 percent increase in the tax levy, the maximum allowed under the tax cap. Jobs and...
View ArticleCity school budget plan adds teachers, administrators
The proposed 2014-15 budget for the Buffalo Public Schools would add teachers and building-level administrators, make cuts to special education and boost physical education and after-school...
View ArticleEmpire Grill sold; Gorino leads plans for mid-level Elmwood restaurant
Empire Grill served its last meal Sunday. Owner Nick Kotrides said he expects to sign a sale contract this week.He declined to name the buyer. After a 2004 groundbreaking, the two-story restaurant at...
View ArticleMount St. Mary’s to join Catholic Health System
Top officials at Mount St. Mary’s Hospital and Health Center in Lewiston said their planned affiliation with the Catholic Health System makes sense because the organizations share the same values and...
View ArticleGoo Goo Dolls celebrate in true Buffalo fashion
“Wow, man. Hertel Avenue. Whoda thunk it?” Robby Takac was goading the crowd at the North Park Theatre on Tuesday evening, but he didn’t need to. The assembled were already with Takac and his partner...
View ArticleOpen-air competition on horizon as Niagara-on-the-Lake mall poses economic...
A new outlet mall in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., is getting ready to give Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls a run for its money.Outlet Collection at Niagara will open May 15 near the White Oaks resort...
View ArticleStudy proposes new golf course, arboretum in South BuffaloIn South Buffalo,...
What to do with 62 acres of brownfields in South Buffalo? Go green – as in lush fairways and putting greens. That’s a possibility in a feasibility study released Tuesday. The nine-hole golf course...
View ArticleTown of Niagara supervisor considering guilty pleas
Longtime Town of Niagara Supervisor Steven C. Richards is considering pleading guilty Monday in the public corruption case against him, according to legal sources.Meanwhile, Richards cleaned out his...
View ArticleState Regents OK cheerleading as an interscholastic sport
Two-four-six-eight, what’s the newest sport in New York State?Competitive cheerleading, to borrow your grandmother’s number cheer.Never mind that spirited girls and young women in cute uniforms have...
View ArticlePeople storing things boosts Sovran’s profits
Sovran Self Storage’s units are filling up, allowing the Williamsville-based company to charge higher rents at its Uncle Bob’s self storage sites. That’s been good for the company’s earnings.Sovran’s...
View ArticleCoal-fired power plants blamed in low air quality rating
A new report gives Western New York poor grades for air quality and places the blame squarely on the region’s coal-fired power plants.The report from the American Lung Association gave Chautauqua...
View ArticleIsaiah 61 Project prepares to open reclaimed materials store this Friday
NIAGARA FALLS – Property owners looking to buy vintage building materials like old windows, sinks, doors or doorknobs will have a new place to shop starting Friday. And contractors and homeowners will...
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