Trayvon’s father spoke of his son in visit to Buffalo
Grown men had tears in their eyes after listening to Tracy Martin talk about his son and the outcome of George Zimmerman’s murder trial, according to those who heard him when Martin was in Buffalo...
View Article$1.5 million advances removal of Falls parkway
NIAGARA FALLS – The removal of part of the Robert Moses Parkway, from John Daly Boulevard leading into Niagara Falls State Park, moved a step closer Thursday, as the board of Empire State Development...
View ArticleVictim shot on Northumberland Avenue
Buffalo police responded Thursday evening to a shooting on Northumberland Avenue that left a victim with a gunshot wound to the chest, authorities said.Much of Northumberland Avenue, which runs...
View ArticleSenate approves Perez as secretary of labor in close party-line vote
WASHINGTON – Buffalo native Thomas E. Perez won confirmation as labor secretary Thursday after a bruising four-month confirmation battle that left his young niece in Hamburg saying, “Look at what...
View ArticleSabres’ HarborCenter project on schedule for Sept. 2014 opening
Construction on the Buffalo Sabres’ planned HarborCenter complex is “right on schedule” for a September 2014 opening for the rinks, restaurant and parking ramp, as the work crew shifts from driving...
View ArticleFilm featuring actor Matthew Broderick to be filmed in Buffalo later this...
A film noir set in Buffalo and featuring Matthew Broderick and Janeane Garofalo will begin filming in the area later this month. “The American Side” is slated to film from July 29 to Aug. 23,...
View ArticleMore parking, new traffic pattern set for Buffalo’s outer harbor...
Additional parking and alternative travel routes for tonight’s Tragically Hip concert should help alleviate some of the traffic issues that have plagued previous events at the outer harbor venue,...
View ArticleState auditors kill Roswell Park contract that sought to lower...
ALBANY – State auditors have scuttled a multimillion-dollar, no-bid contract to find cost savings at Roswell Park Cancer Institute just weeks after the hospital’s Chicago-based consultant was alleged...
View ArticleTown of Sheridan reports 14 building permits issued in June
SHERIDAN – The Town of Sheridan continues to show signs of progress. Building Inspector James Crowell reported that there were 14 new building permits issued in June.Crowell gave his report at the...
View ArticleExpected 53% drop in premiums roils ‘Obamacare’ debate as N.Y....
Residents of New York who buy health insurance on the state’s new health insurance exchange will pay premiums that are less than half what they had been in the past, but that wasn’t enough to stop the...
View ArticleWhere’s the Police Department? Tolbert asks at Buffalo violence summit
There were parents and children, ministers and community members, suburban police chiefs, elected and appointed officials as well as candidates at a forum Wednesday night on homicides and other...
View ArticleWriters of tax laws benefiting most from deduction for second homes
WASHINGTON – Only a small percentage of U.S. taxpayers benefit from the ability to deduct mortgage interest on a second home. That group just happens to include many of the people who craft the...
View ArticleParish seeks money to fund Father Baker’s push for sainthood
The bid to have Father Nelson H. Baker become a Catholic saint won’t come cheap, and the local parish pushing for his canonization has started appealing for financial aid to make it a reality.Our Lady...
View ArticleHolland School Board appoints interim business leader
The Holland School Board appointed an interim business leader Monday following the resignation of Patrice Beadle last week at a hastily called special meeting.Thomas Bagley, retired business...
View ArticleKidney disease, transplant lead local woman to sprinting, world games
Barb Breckenridge thought of herself as a pretty good bowler until kidney disease and a transplant led her to try sprinting. That was 14 years ago. Now, at age 70 and with 25 medals, she is angling...
View ArticleTwo marijuana patches found in Evans
Thanks to Capt. Kevin Caffery and his Air One helicoptor of the Erie County Sheriff’s Department, the Town of Evans police this afternoon shut down marijuana patches on Bennett Road and on...
View ArticleGreat Lakes budget cuts by House GOP jeopardize Buffalo River cleanup
WASHINGTON – House Republicans want to slash the 2014 budget for Great Lakes environmental programs by nearly 80 percent – a move that could stall the ongoing cleanup and restoration of the Buffalo...
View ArticleLockport rink complex wins first of three needed approvals
LOCKPORT – The city Zoning Board of Appeals approved four variances Tuesday that are needed for Lockport’s new $10 million twin-rink ice arena.Approvals from the city and Niagara County planning...
View ArticleIn Focus: Warren E. Clark, Better Business Bureau
A bureau that targets scammers, helps resolve disputes between customers and merchants and provides other assistance to consumers is witnessing an increased demand for its services. In 2012, the...
View ArticleMob-related merchandise spurs dispute between Niagara Falls council members
NIAGARA FALLS - City Councilman Samuel F. Fruscione is coming under fire for actions related to a business he operates downtown, which includes selling T-shirts depicting mob figures.Fruscione...
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