How the deal finally came together
ALBANY – In a first-floor conference room of the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga in early October, senior state and Erie County officials sat on one side of a U-shaped table. Representatives from the...
View ArticleRetailers hopeful as holiday shoppers enter the home stretch
Their arms heavy with near-bursting bags from Abercrombie & Fitch, Victoria’s Secret, Bath and Bodyworks, and Aeropostale, Heather and Bernie Grucza of East Aurora said – as they hauled their loads...
View Article2 men shot following fight in Clinton St. bar
Two people shot early today after a disturbance inside a Clinton Street bar spilled outside were treated and released from area hospitals, Buffalo police reported.A fight of some kind broke out after...
View ArticleDeal solidifies Bills presence here
The Buffalo Bills on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding for a 10-year lease extension at Ralph Wilson Stadium.Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz called the agreement “an early Christmas...
View ArticleWeather warning lifted in Southowns, S. Tier
The worst of this weekend’s storm seems to be over.The National Weather Service has lifted a winter weather warning for the Southtowns and Southern Tier and also lifted a winter weather advisory for...
View ArticleGarbage totes hit Cheektowaga streets as town implements new program
The re-education in sanitation is under way in the Land of the Crabapple.Residents rolled 95-gallon brown garbage totes to the curb for the first time this week as the town implemented a $1.5 million...
View ArticleRochester man arrested for drug-impaired driving
A property-damage crash in the Town of Alden late Sunday led to a Rochester man being arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, Erie County sheriff’s officials said.Deputies...
View ArticlePolice seeking public’s help in finding two missing children
Buffalo police are looking for the public’s help in locating two missing children – ages 5 and 13 – reported missing Monday from their Cambridge Avenue home.Police say the 13-year-old girl may have...
View ArticleBreak-in at Catholic church in Dunkirk fails to disrupt Christmas Mass
DUNKIRK – Christmas Midnight Mass was scheduled to go on as scheduled at a Dunkirk Catholic church, following the report of a burglary just hours before the holy day.Dunkirk police are investigating...
View ArticleStabbing near Kensington Avenue leads to assault charge
Northeast District police have arrested a 22-year-old man accused of using a butcher knife to stab another man multiple times inside a vehicle on Northumberland Avenue on Sunday night.The victim,...
View ArticleBills notebook: Chandler will need knee surgery
Buffalo Bills starting tight end Scott Chandler suffered a torn anterior-cruciate ligament in his left knee in the first quarter of Sunday’s loss to Miami, coach Chan Gailey confirmed Monday.“It’s bad....
View ArticleBills’ No. 2 cornerback spot is a cast of many
The options are many, but so far the solutions have been few for the Buffalo Bills when it comes to finding a No. 2 cornerback.“You’d like for somebody to step up and see some direction for the future...
View ArticleWork by UB, Amherst firm could expand area’s biotech industry
Sjogren’s syndrome is a frustrating disease.The most common symptoms are deceptively simple – dry eyes and a dry mouth. But the disorder is often dismissed or misdiagnosed until the condition leads to...
View ArticleWhite Christmas to be followed by whiter post-Christmas
Virtually all Western New Yorkers should enjoy the perfect kind of white Christmas today – with a light coating of snow creating a picture-perfect Christmas postcard, but not enough snow or howling...
View ArticleKwanzaa founder to highlight Buffalo’s celebration
Maulana Karenga, the founder of Kwanzaa, is scheduled this week to make an appearance in Buffalo to mark the city’s annual observance of the holiday, which traditionally begins on the day after...
View ArticleHoover’s Dairy – offering egg nog with no equal
SANBORN – Chris Phillips of Wilson walked into Hoover’s Dairy just before 9 a.m. Friday and, without anyone asking, made clear that he was a man on a mission: “I have to get more egg nog before it’s...
View ArticleDisabled painter’s Christmas cards brighten season
The artwork Larry Deskiewicz creates by moving the paintbrush affixed to a bicycle helmet on his head relaxes the muscles that his cerebral palsy makes tight and makes him feel good in general.“It...
View ArticleNeedy find food for body and soul at annual dinner
Christmas dinner came a day early Monday for about 450 Buffalo residents in need.They came in all ages, shapes and sizes. Some of the elderly used wheelchairs or walkers. Some of the homeless came in...
View ArticleFormer Quad/Graphics plant in Depew sold for $4.4 million
An investment group is paying nearly $4.4 million for the former Quad/Graphics printing plant in Depew, with plans to subdivide the massive facility for a collection of manufacturing and distribution...
View ArticleOrchard Park apartment complex to be auctioned
A 29-unit apartment complex in Orchard Park is going up for auction early next month.Cash Realty & Auctions will put the Rose Hill Mews property at 4481 S. Buffalo St. on the block on Saturday,...
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