Sale of Colecraft building in Lancaster to close in October
The final chapter should be written in October to a more than decade-long controversy surrounding the Town of Lancaster’s former Colecraft Manufacturing Building at 3949 Walden Ave.That’s when the...
View ArticleKing challenges Buffalo school leaders to do better
State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. has never spoken in terms that show confidence or trust in Buffalo’s school leadership. Thursday was no different. He once again threw down the gauntlet,...
View ArticleWater plan for northern Chautauqua County seen drawing wide support
SHERIDAN – Members of the Chadwick Bay Regional Development Corp. reported Thursday that the proposal for a regional water distribution system for northern Chautauqua County has been receiving...
View ArticleSearch continues for Wyndham Lawn runaway
Authorities in Niagara County continue to ask the public for help in locating Kayla Walker, a 17-year-old girl who walked away from the Wyndham Lawn Home in Lockport on Aug. 27. Walker is known to...
View ArticleCollins, at White House, unswayed by chief of staff’s pitch on Syria
WASHINGTON – Rep. Chris Collins went to the White House on Thursday to hear President Obama’s chief of staff make a pitch for possible, eventual military action against Syria – but Collins came away...
View ArticleCorasanti, secretary injured in crash involving teen girl arrested for DWI
The doctor convicted of drunken driving in the death of an Amherst teenager landed in the hospital Thursday, after the car in which he was riding was struck by a 17-year-old Amherst girl who was...
View ArticleTall ships’ arrival enlivens harbor
News staff Reporter Afierce rainstorm greeted the tall ships Lynx and Peacemaker as they arrived Thursday afternoon to start the inaugural Buffalo Maritime Festival at Canalside, but they soon got a...
View ArticleAssistant principal in Grand Island hailed for saving student, 10
Monday was a day of firsts for Eleanor Payne, assistant principal of Grand Island’s Veronica Conner Middle School. It was the first day of classes in the district. And it was also the first time in...
View ArticleNiagara Falls School Board to vote on $5.3 million for construction
NIAGARA FALLS – The city School Board later this month will be asked to approve $5.3 million in payments to contractors working on the district’s ongoing capital improvement project.These would be the...
View ArticleFalls GOP chief seeks fraud probe in 5th District absentee voting
NIAGARA FALLS – The bitterness in the race for the 5th District seat in the Niagara County Legislature was ramped up another notch Thursday.Just a day after the announcement that a Republican...
View ArticleForum to discuss keeping young people out of prison
A forum to discuss ways to deter local youth from ending up in prison will be held from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday in Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave.The event is sponsored by...
View ArticleValley Association reports nearly $1.5 million in grants
Buffalo’s Valley Community Association has received nearly $1.5 million in grants from local foundations, nonprofit organizations and the state government, Executive Director Margaret “Peg” Overdorf...
View ArticleOperation SNUG funding sets Oct. 16 deadline
Nonprofit organizations interested in taking part in New York State’s restarted Operation SNUG anti-gang and anti-neighborhood violence program have until Oct. 16 to file for funding with the state...
View Article$500,000 will assist fight against human trafficking
A local group’s campaign against human trafficking has received $500,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice.The International Institute of Buffalo said the new support reflects the need...
View ArticleErie County’s Medicaid data shows poverty existing...
Medicaid, the largest single cost in Erie County’s operating budget, is no longer just an urban expense, according to a report released Thursday by the Medicaid inspector general for the county.The...
View ArticleMassive crane arrives at Maid of the Mist
NIAGARA FALLS – A large Liebherr crane that will remove the Maid of the Mist vessels from the Niagara River arrived Thursday on several flat-bed trucks.The crane, which was shipped across the Atlantic...
View ArticleLectures on War of 1812 will begin Wednesday
NIAGARA FALLS – A series of lectures will be held over the coming month about the War of 1812 and the roles of brothers Peter Buell Porter and Augustus Porter, significant historical figures in the...
View ArticleVolunteer fire department to host last Fly-in Breakfast
CAMBRIA – The Cambria Volunteer Fire Department will host the last Fly-in Breakfast from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Smith Field landing strip on VanDusen Road,The pancake and egg breakfast is $5 for...
View ArticleEconomic empowerment will be topic of meeting
NIAGARA FALLS - A stakeholders meeting will be held next week about a planned economic empowerment initiative.Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Buffalo is inviting interested individuals to...
View ArticleState education commissioner sees how Amherst implements new systems
State education officials say there are plenty of school districts where recent mandates like teacher evaluations and a tougher curriculum really work.Like Amherst.That’s why State Education...
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