Wayne Bacon finds plenty of real estate investments in region
A retired business owner who sold his firm to Praxair seven years ago is making a new career in real estate, working to turn two former church properties in Buffalo into apartments while breathing new...
View ArticleHumble bees create a buzz at Botanical Gardens festival
With a “waggle-dance” in the hive, honeybees signal to their work mates how to find the flower patch out there that will provide their food.But who can waggle-dance clearly, or forage for nectar, when...
View ArticleDash's Kenmore Avenue store closing for remodeling
Dash’s Markets is closing its supermarket on Kenmore Avenue as of Sunday to prepare the former Budwey’s grocery store for extensive renovations, owner Joe Dash said Monday.However, work at the Kenmore...
View ArticleKelly weak from treatments, but pain has reduced
Jim Kelly’s journey will continue to encounter peaks and dips.The past few days reminded his family of that.The Buffalo Bills’ Hall of Fame quarterback returned to Erie County Medical Center on Sunday...
View ArticleLancaster student wins JA business plan contest
Nathan Riexinger of Lancaster High School won the 2014 Junior Achievement Business Plan Challenge, receiving a $2,000 scholarship provided by Delta Air Lines.A team consisting of Danielle Arnold and...
View ArticleCWM expansion process begins Wednesday
PORTER – The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Monday that the 60-day public comment period on an expansion proposal by CWM Chemical Services starts Wednesday.The region’s only...
View ArticleOff-track Derby betting sets a record
Off-track betting on Saturday’s Derby day by the state’s western region bettors was on track to set a record with more than $2 million wagered on Churchill Downs races including the Kentucky Derby,...
View ArticleLackawanna to get three new police vehicles with federal funds
The Lackawanna Common Council Monday night greenlighted the purchase of three new police vehicles. The cars will be purchased with federal forfeiture funds at no additional cost to the...
View ArticleTown of Lockport plans public information meeting on water and sidewalk plans
LOCKPORT – The Town of Lockport will hold a public information meeting at 7 p.m. May 19 in Town Hall for residents of Shimer Drive and Locust Street Extension who are interested in details about...
View ArticleBedroom fire causes $3500 damage to Summit Ave. home
Bad wiring in a bedroom caused $3,500 damage to a 2 1/2-story frame house at 57 Summit Avenue about 8:30 p.m. Monday. The fire caused $3,000 damage to the building and $500 to contents.The Buffalo...
View ArticleFirefighters use fire truck to serve legal papers
LOCKPORT – The Lockport Professional Fire Fighters used an on-duty city fire truck to serve court papers at the private office of the city’s attorney Monday, as Fire Chief Thomas J. Passuite returned...
View ArticleCheektowaga lawmakers seek to ban smoking at Cultural Center
With the start of Cheektowaga’s outdoor concert season weeks away, town lawmakers are looking to enact legislation that would ban patrons at one venue from lighting up.During Monday’s Town Board...
View ArticleSpringville Board to set up panel to explore new fire garage
Springville officials have taken the first steps toward constructing a new fire garage in the village. The Village Board unanimously agreed to establish a committee Monday night to explore...
View ArticleAbout 7,000 expected to join hands for unity
About 7,000 people are expected to join hands in a show of unity along the length of East Ferry and West Ferry streets at 11 a.m. May 17, rain or shine, for the first Hands Across Buffalo.Inspired by...
View ArticleMan shot on Guilford Street taken to ECMC
An unidentified man shot on Guilford Street about 4 p.m. Monday was taken to Erie County Medical Center for treatment of what police described as a serious wound. No further information was released....
View ArticleHamburg man and West Seneca woman arrested on drug charges
A 21-year-old Hamburg man and a 22-year-old West Seneca woman were arrested on marijuana and drug charges after their car was stopped on Route 391 in Hamburg by state police for allegedly inadequate...
View ArticlePossible Lancaster Village Court dissolution has more questions than answers
The conversation about whether to eventually dissolve the Lancaster Village Court was intense again Monday but raised more questions than it seemed to answer.Trustee Russell Sugg, who supports...
View ArticleVoters get their say on School Board today after months of district tumult
Following a contentious and high-profile campaign that garnered interest from a broad swath of the community, voters will decide today who will fill three of the nine seats on the Buffalo Board of...
View ArticleMiranda shows that she’s very good at being bad
Which came first: the Miranda or the Colleen?Which is to say: the satirical You Tube darling whose 300-plus videos have brought empowerment and tears to some 1 million subscribers; or the former...
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