Unstaffed kiosks serve as ‘tea leaves’ for honesty
New Yorkers are a little less honest than the rest of the nation, according to a survey released Tuesday by the makers of Honest Tea.Earlier this month, the beverage company set up unstaffed kiosks...
View ArticleE-ZPass On-the-Go tags now available at Town Hall
Grand Island residents now can buy E-ZPass On-the-Go tags in the town clerk’s office in Town Hall, 2255 Baseline Road, Thruway officials announced.The prepaid On-the-Go tags have a $25 value, and the...
View ArticleLunchtime dance party planned for Village Green
A lunchtime dance party is scheduled from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday on Kenmore’s Village Green in front of the Municipal Building.“Lunch Beat Buffalo” is sponsored by the Kenmore Village Improvement...
View Article15th Battle of the Books set Aug. 3 at ECC South
More than 200 teens and preteens in 29 teams representing 19 Buffalo & Erie County Public Library branches will compete in the 15th annual Battle of the Books at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 3 in the Erie...
View ArticleGrants totaling $650,000 being sought for city projects
BATAVIA – A city already moving to improve its downtown and residential areas is seeking further financial help – a total of $650,000 – through three grant applications approved Monday at a special...
View ArticleMotorcycle rally, car show on tap Aug. 16 in downtown
JAMESTOWN – The 10th Annual Thunder in the Streets motorcycle rally and the 21st annual Downtown Cruisin’ car show again will be held in conjunction with each other Aug. 16 in downtown...
View Article$1.53 million in contracts awarded to build Lancaster indoor baseball facility
The proposed Lancaster indoor baseball training facility got a major green light Tuesday night when town leaders awarded $1.53 million in multiple construction contracts for the complex to be built in...
View ArticleTonawanda’s Riverview School roof replacement is on budget
Tonawanda City School District officials who were concerned about facing another major and costly roof replacement breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday night, as construction managers reported the...
View ArticleOrchard Park School Board eliminates Little Debbie snacks
Lunches will look a little different at Orchard Park Central schools in September.Little Debbie brand Cosmic Brownies and Zebra Cakes, snacks that have been available for purchase a la carte, will be...
View ArticleKen-Ton board hears from focus group on consolidation
The Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School Board has said all along it wants community input before deciding what action it will take, if any, in an ongoing school consolidation study.This week, board...
View ArticleAttitudes on women still at issue for Tolbert amid lawsuits from years with...
As Bernard A. Tolbert ramps up his Democratic primary election campaign for mayor of Buffalo, he touts an impressive résumé with titles such as senior vice president of security for the National...
View ArticleBuffalo State President Podolefsky resigns, citing illness
SUNY Buffalo State President Aaron Podolefsky, already on sick leave from the college, announced Monday that he is resigning his position, effective July 31. Howard Cohen, chancellor emeritus at...
View ArticleResidents question BOCES plan for East High School
Parents, staff and graduates of East High School on Monday night questioned why Erie 1 BOCES should have anything to do with running the school.State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. has...
View ArticleOlean again seeking developer for former bank building
OLEAN – For the second time since the former Manufacturer’s Hanover Bank building has been held by the city Urban Renewal Agency, a search for developers is under way. In late June, the previous...
View ArticleDemocrats target GOP clerk in Niagara election petition dispute
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Democrats this week asked the Sheriff’s Office to investigate whether County Legislature Clerk Mary Jo Tamburlin notarized a false statement on an election petition, which...
View ArticleLost Martin House window going up for auction Aug. 3
The geometric-patterned window composed of small pieces of shimmering pink, gold and aquamarine glass was installed in a local home’s interior wall, behind an outer storm window.And there it stood,...
View ArticlePanera Bread’s arrival raises competitive stakes on Buffalo’s...
Corporate chain Panera Bread is now taking on the local restaurants and markets on the Elmwood Strip.Panera on Wednesday cut the ribbon on its newest and largest Western New York location at 765...
View ArticleTonawanda couple hit with huge sewer line repair bill
When Friday’s powerful rainstorm hit Western New York, Matt and Stephanie Thomas noticed a peculiar odor emanating from their basement on Dupont Avenue in the Town of Tonawanda.“Our sump pump was...
View ArticleProposed tobacco ban limited to Chautauqua County-owned buildings
MAYVILLE – Members of the Chautauqua County Legislature on Wednesday amended a proposed local law that would have prohibited tobacco use on any county-owned lands. At the regular meeting held in the...
View ArticleTown of Lockport scraps revaluation plan
LOCKPORT – There will not be a townwide property revaluation in 2014, the Town Board decided Wednesday.Assessor Jill Lederhouse had proposed a complete reassessment of every property, but Town...
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