Junke files notice of intent to sue city in credit card case
LOCKPORT – A notice of claim, which is a mandatory first step toward filing a lawsuit, was submitted Thursday by Melissa I. Junke, Lockport’s youth and recreation director, over the disclosure of her...
View ArticleKen-Ton considers options to ease impact of redistricting for students
Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District administrators are studying ways to minimize the number of times that some students have to switch schools under a districtwide reorganization...
View ArticleControversial clause removed from Cheektowaga taxicab law
A controversial clause on passenger identification has been removed from the latest draft of Cheektowaga’s new taxicab law, which is up for a public hearing next week.The revision of the 1985...
View ArticleFormer Buffalo clinic reborn as state-of-art East Side health facility
Everything old is new again at the former Dr. Matt Gajewski Human Services Center, including the name. Only the address and funky 1970s exterior of the two-story building on Buffalo’s outer East Side...
View ArticleSierra Club, Huntley at odds over fish
Every year millions of fish are crushed against the bars and screens of the Huntley Station power plant’s intake system, or sucked into the system that draws water from the Niagara River.And it...
View ArticleReport potholes in Cheektowaga from your computer
Reporting a pothole in Cheektowaga is only a few clicks away on your computer.Councilwoman Angela Wozniak announced that a website has been established for people to report the locations of unsafe...
View ArticleHarsh winter causes first-quarter loss at Gibraltar Industries
The harsh winter took a toll on Gibraltar Industries’ construction products business during the first quarter, but CEO Brian J. Lipke still thinks things are looking up for the Hamburg-based...
View ArticleAmherst police arrest 2 Niagara Falls men after chase from Wegmans theft
Police gave chase in car and by foot through Amherst and into Niagara County Thursday afternoon after receiving a report of a thief taking merchandise from Wegmans supermarket at 3135 Niagara Falls...
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Hatch to feature full bar when it opens this month
By Andrew Z. Galarneau The Hatch plans to add a full bar when it reopens this month, aiming to deliver cocktails crafted with fresh ingredients plus a craft beer selection. Construction is under way...
View ArticleCar crashes into home on Nottingham Terrace
A drunk driver drove into a house on Nottingham Terrace near Amherst early this morning, Buffalo police said. No injuries were reported.Police said the man was traveling east on Nottingham at about...
View ArticleRequest to remove former Hamburg School Board member deemed moot
The state education commissioner has dismissed the appeal to remove a Hamburg Central School Board member – 10 months after the man’s term ended and he left the board.Board Member Matthew A. Dils was...
View ArticleBuffalo passes fiscal stress test
By Jill Terreri Buffalo is not susceptible to fiscal stress, according to an analysis by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released today. The city scored 16 percent in an analysis of various...
View ArticleBird conservancy to sue federal government over eagle deaths at wind farms
A federal agency’s attempt to revise its permitting process allowing wind energy producers up to 30 years of protection from prosecution in connection with bald eagle mortality is being challenged by...
View ArticleRain, rain, go away
Last month ranked as the sixth wettest April in Buffalo’s recorded weather history.In all, more than 5 inches of precipitation fell, with 16 days receiving at least .01 inch of rain or snow. It was...
View ArticleRiviera Theatre unveils restored marquee
The marquee of the Riviera Theatre and Performing Arts Centre now shines brighter after a restoration effort that was marked today by a ceremonial unveiling in North Tonawanda.The marquee restoration...
View ArticleDisgruntled tenant sought for questioning in fire
Three houses were destroyed in a two-alarm fire in the Woodlawn-Dupont neighborhood this afternoon, and investigators are trying to locate a disgruntled renter who was evicted from one the houses...
View ArticleFormer Roxy’s bar in Allentown to become offices and apartments
The downtown building that was formerly home to Roxy’s, a well-known gay and lesbian bar, has been acquired by a Lewiston money manager and real estate investor, who wants to shift the property’s...
View ArticleFormer Jamestown nurse gets home confinement for drug charges
A former Jamestown nurse was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to a year of home confinement.Samilyn Olson, 47, had previously admitted stealing prescription forms from a nurse...
View ArticleMayor Brown: No discussions on Albany post
By Jill Terreri Mayor Byron W. Brown said today that he has not had any discussions about being selected as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's runningmate this fall. “To be honest with you it’s not something I have...
View ArticlePreparing for life on the water
The Lake Erie ice pack was making waves along Buffalo’s waterfront Thursday as the Miss Buffalo, high-school rowing coaches and others anxious to get out on the water raced to dodge the floating ice...
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