Author Goodwin, columnist Dionne headline conference at Roosevelt inaugural...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin, whose book “The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism” is due in November, and Washington Post and...
View ArticleCheektowaga man arrested after burglary spree
A 23-year-old man has been charged with a series of daytime burglaries in Cheektowaga that began last week, town police announced Tuesday.Michael Rojas, 23, of Toelsin Road, was stopped by Officers...
View ArticleTwo elite Buffalo schools to ease admissions tests
Hi everybody. It’s Deidre Williams here just following up from last week’s committee meetings at the Buffalo Board of Education. There were developments we didn’t have time to get into because of the...
View ArticleSeven WNY projects win power project funding
The Aquarium of Niagara is getting $1.75 million in funding for its $5 million renovation project from the Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board.The funding, which comes from money raised...
View ArticlePaying more to buy Mod-Pac quells shareholder lawsuits
Mod-Pac Corp.’s two top executives have sweetened their bid to buy the Buffalo specialty printing company by 10 percent as part of an agreement that will lead to a group of shareholders dropping...
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REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY: St. Mary’s School for the Deaf students, alumni, staff and the deaf community will gather to honor and remember the sacrifices made on Sept. 11, 2001, at 9:45 a.m. today at 2253...
View ArticleArrest over cab fare
A 43-year-old Inter Park man was found hiding in his home by police officers about 3 a.m. Tuesday and charged with stiffing a Buffalo taxi cab driver out of a $40 charge for service earlier in the...
View ArticleSpringville teacher questions Kerry about Syria on Google+
WASHINGTON – It’s not every day – or any day, really – that a middle-school teacher from Western New York gets to ask the secretary of state questions about the hottest issue in world affairs.But it...
View ArticleUniland hotel project delayed by Buffalo Planning Board
The Buffalo Planning Board on Tuesday tabled Uniland Development Co.’s proposal to build a 12-story hotel and office building at the corner of Delaware Avenue and Chippewa Street, after the developer...
View ArticleBuffalo Niagara colleges, universities ranked among best for value
The Buffalo region is home to some of the best college values in the nation, a new U.S. News & World Report survey suggests.Four private colleges are among the 15 colleges the magazine lists as...
View ArticleYahoo may employ more than 300 in new Lockport center
LOCKPORT – The new building at Yahoo’s Lockport data center will be constructed to be able to accommodate more than 300 employees, the facility’s manager told the Town of Lockport Planning Board...
View ArticleSucculents take shape at Botanical Gardens
They are small, they are shapely, and they are hot. Succulents are having a moment in the world of plants and floral arranging, showing up in centerpieces, wedding bouquets and living wreaths. That’s...
View ArticleMinority Bar Association of WNY will honor judge, 7 others
One of the state’s top judges, an educator working to improve Buffalo schools, a noted Buffalo businessman and a college administrator are among those who will be honored at the Minority Bar...
View ArticleBuffalo artist opening window to the past at Redlinski Meats
A large sign advertising stuffed banana peppers blocks the window on the north side of Redlinski Meats in Cheektowaga.A new “window” on that wall should be finished by next week, offering customers...
View ArticleLive primary coverage starts at 8 p.m.
BuffaloNews.com is the place to be for the most comprehensive primary coverage this evening. Beginning at 8 p.m., the BuffaloNews.com home page will feature: * The latest results for the featured...
View ArticleOlean Oilers to end baseball season in the red
OLEAN – As the Boys of Summer give the field to the Boys of Fall, the Olean Local Development Corp. has taken to tallying up the cost of the 2013 Olean Oilers baseball season. And it doesn’t look...
View Article9/11 Anniversary: Volunteers in Buffalo, worldwide will honor victims with...
NEW YORK – As the nation pauses once again today to remember the 2001 terror attacks, thousands of volunteers around the globe, including some in Western New York, will honor the victims with good...
View ArticleSpitzer trails in Democratic primary for NYC comptroller, exit polls say
NEW YORK – Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer was running ahead of ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer in the Democratic primary for city comptroller as voting places closed Tuesday, according to exit poll...
View ArticleBills fans learning to accept new security rules
Buffalo Bills fans may not be too happy about it, but they’ve clearly gotten the message about the new National Football League security provisions that permit fans to carry only medium-sized clear...
View ArticleZoo’s shortfall prompts revised design of polar bear exhibit
The Buffalo Zoo fell $2 million short of raising the $14 million needed to build the Arctic Exhibit and create a new home for its polar bear cubs.But Donna Fernandes, the zoo’s president, hasn’t given...
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