Unshackle Upstate seeks deep tax cuts, end to moratorium on shale gas drilling
The Unshackle Upstate business advocacy group Tuesday unveiled its prescription for the sputtering upstate economy: deep tax cuts and a lifting of the moratorium on shale gas drilling.The plan calls...
View ArticleIron Event will raise funds for chef Dan Tracy who is battling Lou...
On Monday, a group of Buffalo chefs from some of the area’s top kitchens will work for free.They’ll be feeding guests at The Iron Event, a “best bite competition” set at the Pearl Street Grille. It’s...
View ArticleIn Focus: Rep. Brian Higgins says waterfront land transfer from NFTA is key
One of the region’s leading forces in developing Buffalo’s waterfront believes the key to maintaining momentum involves transferring land along the shoreline owned by the NFTA to waterfront...
View ArticleHyde Park Steakhouse closes at Galleria
Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, an upscale restaurant outside Walden Galleria, closed its doors without warning Tuesday.Employees were told Texas de Brazil, a Brazilian steakhouse, has bought Hyde Park...
View ArticleState demands more work on Buffalo Schools’ student transfer plan
The state Education Department has – for the third time – informed the Buffalo school district that its plans to transfer students out of underperforming schools isn’t good enough.The state has,...
View ArticleAs students adjust to healthier lunches, districts grapple with higher costs
Lunch ladies of Western New York, rejoice.It turns out local school kids might not be such picky eaters after all.This time last year, a set of new federal school lunch guidelines governing everything...
View ArticleHot new novel ‘Brewster’ kicks off Larkin Square Author Series
The author of a hot new novel will kick off the second annual Larkin Square Author Series on Thursday.Mark Slouka, a contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine, will talk about his novel “Brewster,” in...
View ArticleJob fair set for Thursday in Jones Resource Building
NIAGARA FALLS – A fall job fair will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday in the Niagara Falls Housing Authority’s Doris Jones Family Resource Building, 3001 Ninth St.Employers scheduled to attend...
View ArticleSoldier who died at base in Missouri was from Falls
Officials have identified the soldier who died at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri last Thursday as Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Dolson Jr., of Niagara Falls.Dolson, 49, was found unresponsive Aug. 29 in a...
View ArticleCollins lays out details of measure on hard cider
A measure before Congress that would soften restrictions on producers of hard cider was detailed Tuesday by Rep. Chris Collins, R-Clarence, during stops at two cider mills – BlackBird Cider Works in...
View ArticleBoetig named special agent in charge of Buffalo FBI office
The next head of the FBI in Buffalo will be an agent with a background in cyberthreat investigations.Brian P. Boetig, former director of the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force, was named...
View ArticleFlight 3407 families await release of Colgan Air safety audit
WASHINGTON – A long-secret report on safety issues at Colgan Air is about to see the light of day, 4½ years after the regional airline’s Flight 3407 crashed in Clarence, claiming 50 lives.U.S....
View ArticleSUNY Buffalo State looks at changing to survive
Faced with a persistent decline in enrollment and a budget deficit that topped $1 million last year, SUNY Buffalo State must rethink its academic offerings, regrow its student body and refocus its...
View ArticleMoving of rail line opens former Bethlehem Steel site for development
Efforts to bring new businesses to the former Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna moved further down the tracks Tuesday with the opening of a relocated two-mile rail line that will make about 300 acres...
View ArticleFalls Council delays vote on train station funding
NIAGARA FALLS – Funding for the city’s planned North End train station appears to have stalled on the tracks.The City Council majority this week tabled a measure that would allow the city to be...
View ArticleNiagara Wheatfield Schools open without extra buses
SANBORN – Student bus transportation went smoothly on the first day of school in the Niagara Wheatfield Central School District despite a previous report that as many as six more buses could be...
View ArticleDemolition to clear way for new East Aurora firehouse
Demolition of a former dentist office 33 Center St. is expected to start in the next few weeks, clearing the way for a new firehouse, a construction manager told the Village Board at its meeting...
View ArticleHealth facility proposed for West Side
A group of physicians plans to build a $2 million health center to provide comprehensive medical, dental and mental health services.One goal of the Greater Buffalo United Accountable Health Network, a...
View ArticleCoptic church readies annual Egyptian Festival
NORTH TONAWANDA – St. Mary and St. Moses Coptic Orthodox Church will hold its fifth annual Egyptian Festival from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, offering a...
View ArticleBenefit to raise funds to treat Rett syndrome
A benefit to raise funds for the cure and treatment of Rett syndrome will take place from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday in the Harbour Club at First Niagara Center.Rett syndrome is a rare...
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