Forums to offer information on sale of Salamanca elementary school
SALAMANCA – Upcoming informational sessions will move the Salamanca City Central School District closer to selling Seneca Elementary School, according to district officials. Superintendent Robert...
View ArticleMan killed in Cheektowaga crash had complained about dangerous road
A retired state police senior investigator who died with his wife Tuesday in a car crash had previously complained how dangerous it was turning onto Genesee Street from their Cheektowaga development,...
View ArticleRequest to rename park for Parete is rejected by Council in Lockport
LOCKPORT – The Common Council decided Wednesday to refuse a request from high school classmates of the late Buffalo Police Officer Patricia A. Parete to rename a city park in memory of the Lockport...
View ArticleLockport parking ramp demolition gets green light as suit is dropped
LOCKPORT – The litigation over the demolition of the downtown Lockport parking ramp ended with a whimper Wednesday, and the ramp’s history will end with a bang in a few days.A lawsuit over the...
View ArticleLackawanna police raises also pump up pay for other city officials
Lackawanna City Council members unwittingly gave pay raises to city division and department heads when they approved a new contract for police officers last month.And they are not happy about...
View ArticleBills’ Dowtin a veteran in Pettine’s ‘D’
Marcus Dowtin has just three games of NFL experience, but that’s enough to qualify him as a veteran when it comes to the scheme being installed under defensive coordinator Mike Pettine with the...
View ArticleBills’ Fred Jackson feels the burden of proof
It’s another new coaching staff, a new offense, new quarterbacks, a whole new regime. But some things you can always count on. As the Bills approach a new season, Fred Jackson is singing an old,...
View ArticleNew Bills had time off ‘fathered’ in
Turns out Manny Lawson and Alan Branch had a pretty good reason for missing those recent voluntary practices.They both became dads, Lawson for the first time and Branch for the second. Both free-agent...
View Article‘Unusually high’ numbers of fish dying in many WNY waterways
This spring, Charlene Knoll and her young son, Grant, have noticed unusually large numbers of dead and dying fish in the Erie Barge Canal, along Old Niagara Falls Boulevard in the Town of...
View ArticleMarilla Town Board to hold hearings on 4 topics
The Marilla Town Board will hold four public hearings today but it is expected to act only on two of them.Action is expected on the amended zoning law that will allow property owners who have been...
View ArticleParents, students rally to protect arts education
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View ArticleOrchard Park subdivision approval comes after nearly 15-year process
Mark Tufillaro was given final approval Wednesday night for his subdivision on Milestrip Road in Orchard Park – nearly 15 years after he proposed it.The developer brought plans for Knoche Farms, a...
View ArticleHundreds protest city school music cuts
Bongos thumped. Trumpets and trombones blared. Cowbells tonked. Signs swayed and voices chanted, carrying messages like, “Music belongs to everyone” and “The board forgot music! We didn’t...
View ArticleSenate panel rejects special prosecutor plan
WASHINGTON – The Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday rejected Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand’s effort to put prosecutors in charge of sexual assault cases in the military, as the panel’s chairman...
View ArticleCuomo stumps for initiative to reform Albany
If there is any case to be made for new regulations to ensure integrity in state government, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo quickly points to the rash of recent scandals erupting in Albany.“The past few months...
View ArticleJury to hear results of Nushawn Williams' HIV test
Lawyers for Nushawn Williams, the Jamestown man accused of intentionally spreading the virus that causes AIDS, will be allowed to offer evidence at his civil trial indicating he is not infected with...
View ArticleBill passed to end Peace Bridge Authority
The State Legislature on Wednesday afternoon passed a controversial bill to dissolve the Peace Bridge Authority, an issue that has become a thorny topic for New York-Canada relations.The measure sets...
View ArticleState, Seneca officials work to end casinos feud
ALBANY – Top Seneca Nation and Cuomo administration officials huddled into the night Wednesday in hopes of forging a deal to end a years-long $600 million dispute that could keep the tribe from facing...
View ArticleGusto’s annual Festival Guide
We love our festivals so much in Western New York that we should start referring to the summer season as our festival season. ¶ In fact, it’s not even officially the start of summer, yet this weekend...
View ArticleNational Fuel’s rates stable as PSC plans review of possible...
National Fuel Gas Co.’s rates will stay the same in the coming months, but customers could be in line for a refund – and potentially a rate cut – if state regulators later determine that the...
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