Ani DiFranco finds her voice again
By Jeff MiersNews Pop Music CriticIn a sense, Ani DiFranco has spent most of her life preparing for the storm of controversy that arrived on her New Orleans doorstep in January.Having booked a...
View ArticleAfrican Violet and Gesneriad Society of WNY will present show May 3-4
The African Violet and Gesneriad Society of Western New York will present a show from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Walden Galleria. Quality plants will be available...
View ArticleGarden tool presentation coming to Darwin Martin House complex May 8
“Sharpest Tool in the Shed,” one in a garden series at the Darwin Martin House complex, will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Nellie Gardner, Martin House horticulturist, will present...
View ArticleSales of medical devices push Greatbatch earnings higher
Greatbatch Inc.’s second-quarter profits easily topped analyst forecasts as sales of its medical devices and batteries jumped by 18 percent.Greatbatch’s profits more than doubled to $14.9 million, or...
View ArticleStore to demonstrate the basics of brewing for home brewmeisters
Saturday is National Homebrew Day – who said there isn’t a “day” for everything? – but a Tonawanda store is getting a jump on the celebration today. Demontrations for home brewmeisters will be offered...
View ArticleHerb Gardeners of the Niagara Frontier will hold its annual plant auction at...
Herb Gardeners of the Niagara Frontier will hold its annual plant auction at 7 p.m. Monday at the Amherst Main Library at Audubon, 350 Audubon Parkway. Herbs, flowers, annuals and perennials will be...
View ArticleDrop-off gets 32 tons of electronics; hazardous waste days set
More than 32 tons of scrap electronics — including old cell phones, computers and television sets — were collected at a recycling event last month at the General Motors plant on River Road, according...
View ArticleCameron lays off 29 salaried workers
Cameron International Corp. has laid off 29 salaried workers at its Cheektowaga plant, according to a source familiar with the cuts.The Houston-based company made the reductions due to a slowdown in...
View Article7 Buffalo men arrested as police break up two drug rings
Overnight raids led to the arrests of 32 people involved in two connected, large-scale drug distribution networks that funneled cocaine and heroin into Buffalo, Rochester and surrounding communities,...
View ArticleLockport fire cutbacks begin
LOCKPORT – Reductions in the amount of Fire Department manpower assigned to each shift will go into effect today, as members of the Common Council discussed the situation with the Fire Board behind...
View ArticleLancaster Farmers’ Market opens today and continues through October
The Lancaster Farmers’ Market marks the start of its fourth season today.The markets will be offered each week, on Thursday afternoons and Sunday mornings, from now through October. In addition, a...
View ArticleEden Boys and Girls Club hosts fashion show
The Eden Boys and Girls Club is hosting its second annual fashion show Saturday at the Brierwood Country Club in Hamburg.Proceeds from the event would benefit the club. The fashion show is sponsored...
View ArticleMayor proposes Buffalo budget that would lower tax rates
Mayor Byron W. Brown’s proposed budget for 2014-15 would not raise taxes but would increase spending by 2 percent over last year’s spending plan. The administration’s $504.5 million budget proposal...
View ArticleIce breaker needed to break up Lake Erie ice pack
The thickness of the Lake Erie ice pack is so great that a 77-ton ice breaker has been brought in to break up the ice in order to remove the ice boom.The ice in some places is three feet thick,...
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Larkinville Food Truck Tuesdays start next week
By Andrew Z. Galarneau Food Truck Tuesdays at Larkinville was such a hit last summer that it's scheduled for six months this year, at the downtown music-drinking-eating hangout hub at 745 Seneca St....
View ArticleThree Niagara County sites eyed for new border patrol station
The federal government is looking at three sites for a new border patrol station in Niagara County, including one many area public officials had hoped would be considered.A 12-acre parcel in the...
View ArticlePages missing from third-grade state math tests
As many as 55,000 third-grade math tests being given today across the state may be missing pages of New York State assessment questions because of a printer’s mistake.“Some questions are missing,”...
View ArticleNFTA pulls plug on plan to sell port site to Canada furniture-maker for...
An ambitious plan to sell the former Port of Buffalo complex on the outer harbor to a Canadian furniture manufacturer – and create 250 new jobs – is dead.Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority...
View ArticleLockport fire union files grievances over shift cutbacks
LOCKPORT – Reductions in the number of Fire Department personnel assigned to each shift went into effect Thursday, and the firefighters union immediately filed grievances, contending that the actions...
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