Tonawanda School District wants part of land eyed for subdivision
With a 56-unit housing development planned for the City of Tonawanda’s Veterans Park, the School District wants it known that it has been trying to obtain part of the land.A letter from the district...
View ArticlePinnacle Charter School hoping court order will allow on-time opening
Supporters of Buffalo’s Pinnacle Charter School have vowed to continue fighting to keep the beleaguered school open.Pinnacle attorneys plan to file a request for a temporary restraining order today to...
View ArticleEast Aurora School District to vote Oct. 8 on capital project plan
Residents in the East Aurora School District will vote on a $7.8 million capital project that will address facilities needs but also boost security at each of the district’s three...
View ArticleSonoma Grille to serve last meal
The Sonoma Grille, the restaurant that sits alongside the Lord Amherst Hotel on Main Street in Snyder, will permanently close Saturday night after 10 years in business, the restaurant’s operator and...
View ArticleSealing Devices adding to solar energy capacity at Lancaster facility
Terry Galanis Jr. thought Sealing Devices’ first foray into solar power went so well that he’s quadrupling the Lancaster manufacturer’s commitment to green energy.Sealing Devices last week started...
View Article‘Dream’ speech resounds locally for 4 Buffalonians
One was just 14 years old, a Harlem teen overwhelmed more by the throngs of police than by an orator’s silver-tongued message 50 years ago today in Washington, D.C.Another was an NAACP leader from...
View ArticleFarmers’ Almanac predicts cold, snowy winter for Western New York
It may not be the seven-month blizzard that a friendly Indian warned Pa Ingalls about.But it seems possible Western New York could be in for a long – and cold – winter, according to forecasts from the...
View ArticleMayoral candidates exchange sharp attacks
The latest poll in the race for the city’s highest office shows Mayor Byron W. Brown up by nearly 30 points, but that didn’t stop him from sharply attacking his opponents Tuesday during the...
View ArticleSeneca Buffalo Creek Casino wows at grand opening
There was not a seat to be had Tuesday night on the gambling floor of the new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino, while on the roof of its four-story parking garage Seneca dignitaries, local officials and...
View ArticleMaintenance, repairs will shut runways at night for 3 weeks
Maintenance and repair work will close down runways overnight for the next three weeks at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, starting today, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority reported....
View ArticleDeadline nears to order trees for spring planting
Block clubs and other organizations in Buffalo have until 5 p.m. Friday to order trees for spring planting through Re-Tree WNY to replace those lost in the October 2006 surprise snowstorm....
View ArticlePromise Neighborhood accepts grants for Children’s Academy
Buffalo Promise Neighborhood has received grants totaling $90,000 for its Children’s Academy, a center for youngsters age 5 and younger, which will open for the upcoming school year.The...
View ArticleBrown, Bills alumni mark opening of new athletic field
Mayor Byron W. Brown joined Buffalo Bills alumni Tuesday to celebrate the official opening of Pierce Field, a new synthetic turf athletic field in Mulroy Park at South Park Avenue and Tifft Street....
View ArticleEx-assemblyman receives medal for valor in Vietnam
BATAVIA – Former Assemblyman Charles Nesbitt, of Albion, received the Distinguished Flying Cross during his Army helicopter unit’s reunion last weekend in Batavia. He was honored for helping to save a...
View ArticleOfficials recognize work of Community Health Center
NIAGARA FALLS – As a part of National Health Center Week, area officials gathered in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center last week to recognize the work of the Community Health Center of Niagara,...
View ArticleDemocrats file petitions to run on Tax Cutters line
PENDLETON – The slate of Democratic candidates in the town filed petitions with the Niagara County Board of Elections last week for an extra, independent line on the November election ballot.Appearing...
View ArticleResidents invited to dispose of hazardous materials
FALCONER – Disposal day at the Chautauqua County Highway Garage, 454 N. Work St., will give county residents an opportunity to throw out some hazardous materials that cannot be placed with regular...
View ArticleNearby homes will get insulation, new windows.
WASHINGTON – Nearly 600 people who live near Buffalo Niagara International Airport will live a quieter life in the years ahead thanks to a $5.2 million federal grant that New York’s U.S. senators...
View ArticleRepair costs rising past initial $2 million estimate at Falls treatment plant
NIAGARA FALLS – Repair costs at the city’s sewage treatment plant from a fierce July rainstorm are slowly surging beyond the $2 million estimate unveiled last month.The last of the Buffalo Avenue...
View ArticleHealth commissioner stresses mammogram aid
Erie County’s health commissioner, Dr. Gale Burstein, has urged all women to have regular mammograms once they reach 50, regardless of whether they have health insurance, and urged women to take...
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