Snyder opens up about casino tensions between state, Senecas
ALBANY – With the rhetoric getting ugly in the casino revenue-sharing dispute between the state of New York and the Seneca Nation of Indians, the two men at the center of the feud sat at a table last...
View ArticleSalamanca to spend $50,000 to update software
SALAMANCA – On the recommendation of auditors, the Salamanca Common Council has voted to spend about $50,000 for new software that would make the city comptroller’s job easier and make the city more...
View ArticleCuomo’s casino deal with the Senecas provides a blueprint for the...
And just like that, it’s over. Years of acrimonious accusation, nonpayment of revenues and stubborn refusal came to a sudden and fair end on Thursday when Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Seneca Nation...
View ArticleRyan sworn in as president during 126th annual meeting
Michael J. Ryan was sworn in as 107th president of the Bar Association of Erie County during its 126th annual meeting Friday afternoon.The ceremony followed voting for new officers in Bar Association...
View ArticlePopular camping site reopens after $733,000 refurbishing
SALAMANCA – Group Camp 5 in the Quaker area of Allegany State Park, refurbished in a $733,000 project under the NY Works Program, was reopened Thursday in a ceremony led by State Parks, Recreation and...
View ArticleHospice unit at Beechwood in Getzville set to debut
Beechwood Homes and Hospice Buffalo on Tuesday will partner to open The Hospice Wells House at the Beechwood Continuing Care Campus in Getzville.The aim of the service at Beechwood Homes is to offer...
View ArticleDiscover Amherst Street Fest set for noon to 4 p.m. today
The 16th annual Discover Amherst Street Festival will be held along Amherst Street from Elmwood Avenue to East Street in Black Rock from noon to 4 p.m. today. Features include a pie contest,...
View ArticleSchoellkopf Health Center names Durno administrator
NIAGARA FALLS – John R. Durno, a health care administrator with more than 25 years of experience, has been appointed administrator of Schoellkopf Health Center effective June 24.The nursing home is...
View ArticleBusiness incentive programs are focus of free workshop
CAMBRIA – A free workshop for current or prospective businesses interested in learning about incentive programs offered by local and county economic development agencies is set for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday...
View ArticleBennett students’ nonviolence agenda seeks to repair image
Bennett High School was the target of much online vitriol after 10 of its students were arrested recently for allegedly assaulting and robbing an elderly man in Shoshone Park.It didn’t sit well with...
View ArticleNew memorial for Hispanic American military veterans unveiled
It’s hard to miss the new memorial on Buffalo’s waterfront that honors Hispanic American military veterans.In front of the USS The Sullivans at the Naval and Military Park, the memorial is alongside...
View ArticleVillage of Lancaster will ‘Save-A-Little,’ demolish rest of...
The long-awaited planned demolition of nearly 40,000 square feet of the Lancaster Village Partnership Complex in the heart of the Village of Lancaster may finally be happening. The partial demolition...
View ArticleMotorcyclist who plowed into cow is charged with DWI
NEWFANE – A Middleport motorcyclist was charged with driving while intoxicated after hitting a cow early Thursday while en route home from a concert at Artpark in Lewiston, Niagara County bsheriff’s...
View ArticleNiagara County crackdown on welfare cheats has another suspect
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls woman was charged with welfare fraud Friday as part of the continuing crackdown in Niagara County.Colby Edwards, 27, of Ontario Avenue, was charge with fourth-degree...
View ArticleNo wonder many look to retire here
Nerd Wallet, a personal finance website, pumps out lists of Top 10 places and “Best Cities” the way Spars makes sausage – endlessly. Compiling the lists is an easy way to get a little publicity for...
View ArticleCan Cuomo really dissolve the Peace Bridge Authority?
WASHINGTON – In the view of the Canadian government and the Peace Bridge Authority’s lawyer, it’s an open-and-shut case – first made by a revered state attorney general nearly 60 years ago and signed,...
View ArticleSpringville man caught after chase is charged with drug dealing
A Springville man was charged with drug dealing early Saturday in the Village of Gowanda.James A. Wheat, 24, of East Main Street, was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance,...
View ArticleWest Seneca boy, 10, joins mom’s fight against breast cancer
Anthony Joseph Walczak may only be 10 years old and stand 4 feet 6 inches tall, but the West Seneca boy has a super-sized heart – full of giving, fight and deep compassion.His impressive inner...
View ArticlePeace Bridge unity fell apart in December
Back on Oct. 12, Canadian and American members of the Peace Bridge Authority gathered at Fort Erie, Ont., headquarters to amicably and routinely approve construction projects for the next several...
View ArticleSpecial Olympics bring 1,800 to Western New York
The teen sprinters stood ready at the starting line, battling any pre-race jitters they might have had as they eyed the 100-yard straightaway ahead of them on the University at Buffalo Stadium track...
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