Freedom Run brothers like art with their wine
CAMBRIA – Larry Manning and his brother R. Sean Manning each played the corporate game for a while.Larry owned a high-tech business in Pennsylvania, while Sean worked with a software company in...
View ArticleNiagara town supervisor resigns ahead of court appearance
With a court appearance facing him on Monday, Town of Niagara Supervisor Steven C. Richards on Friday notified the town clerk that he has officially retired from his post.Niagara Town Board member...
View ArticleRiviera Theatre now basks in the light of a restored marquee
The ongoing restoration of the Riviera Theatre and Performing Arts Center took a giant step forward Friday with the unveiling of its dazzling $285,000 marquee.“It’s a symbol of resurgence for the...
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 ArticleRand, four other buildings for sale downtown
Buffalo’s Rand Building and four other major office buildings in the heart of downtown are suddenly for sale, as their longtime owner seeks to retire from the real estate scene.David Sweet, a fixture...
View ArticleOrchard Park speeder also charged with felony bad check warrants from Las...
An Orchard Park man stopped for speeding in the village was driving with a suspended license and later found to have two felony bad checks warrants totaling $34,2000 from a Las Vegas bank.Thomas...
View ArticleTovah Feldshuh brings Golda Meir to life in her first Buffalo performance
One evening last fall, Tovah Feldshuh was backstage in the Music Box Theater on Broadway, taking a breather from her acrobatic performance in the hit revival of “Pippin,” when she got some surprising...
View ArticleGowanda man charged with violating order of protection
A Gowanda man faces felony and misdemeanor charges after violating an order of protection and attempting “physical contact” with a woman in her West Hill Street home, police said.Randy L. Hilliker,...
View ArticleNiagara Fiber buys Allied Blending
Niagara Fiber LLC, whose holdings include a North Tonawanda company, has acquired Allied Blending and Ingredients, based in Iowa.Allied formulates, makes and custom blends various fiber-based...
View ArticleNew Green Code aims to ease permit process
Buffalo residents may not need a lawyer or architect any longer when putting on an addition or putting a sign up on a building.The days of grappling with the city’s frustrating and hard to understand...
View ArticleWedding visitors sentenced in Falls slaying
LOCKPORT – When he and his girlfriend made plans to attend a wedding in Niagara Falls last fall, Richard H. Moore, of Winston-Salem, N.C., made sure to pack a gun.“He had a strange idea of what New...
View ArticleApril rainfall in Buffalo ranked as sixth highest
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 0.01 inch of rain or snow. It was...
View ArticleCahill expected to run for attorney general
It’s been 20 years since a Republican won an election for attorney general in New York State.But John P. Cahill, who is expected to officially declare within the next two weeks his Republican...
View ArticleJudge blocks Lockport Fire Department cutbacks
LOCKPORT – A judge has stopped the City of Lockport from reducing the level of service and manpower offered by its Fire Department, at least for the time being.State Supreme Court Justice Ralph A....
View ArticleAmherst driver died from heart ailment
The Amherst man who died Friday afternoon after his truck hit a tree in the town has been identified as Robert J. Lechiara, 52.Lechiara died from a heart problem and not from injuries in the crash,...
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View ArticleStranded motorist flags down cop for help, gets arrested
John DeVero of Depew might have fared better late Friday if he had flagged down someone other than a Buffalo police officer to help with his stalled car.Buffalo police reported that DeVero, 26, of...
View ArticleWoman accused of theft from Orchard Park shop
An Orchard Park woman faces theft charges after she was arrested late Friday and accused of stealing merchandise from the store where she worked.Courtney Beitz, 19, was charged with petit larceny and...
View ArticlePolice identify victim of Friday homicide as Buffalo man, 38
Buffalo police have identified the victim of a shooting Friday evening on Shmarbeck Avenue as Jason Ramirez, 38, no address given, of Buffalo. The shooting, which occurred about 7 p.m., is being...
View ArticleRural hospitals partner with larger health systems in struggle to stay open
Dr. Anthony Bartholomew remembers several decades ago when Dunkirk’s Brooks Memorial Hospital was full, and patients spent days there for a host of conditions.But that’s now history. Better...
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