Ruhwedel in Sabres’ defensive traffic jam
There is an ongoing battle for the Buffalo Sabres’ seven defensive roster spots, and Chad Ruhwedel does not want to be the odd man out.Ruhwedel’s first campaign in the NHL included seven games, zero...
View ArticleBills buzz: The names, numbers and scoop by Mark Gaughan for this...
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. College The scoop2 Brian Stahovich P 6-0 190 1 San Diego St. Hang-time punter spent last summer with Colts; will challenge Powell.3 EJ Manuel QB 6-5 240 R Florida State...
View ArticleBills’ young receiving corps needs to find its footing
Youth will have to serve.For the Buffalo Bills to assemble an effective offense for 2013, they must get production from a group of receivers so young that Stevie Johnson is their accomplished voice of...
View ArticleBills quarterbacks ready to compete for starting job
Kevin Kolb has a distinct advantage in the battle to win the Buffalo Bills’ starting quarterback job entering training camp. Kolb has six years of NFL experience over rookie EJ Manuel, along with...
View ArticleAround Town / Niagara County meetings and hearings this week
Lewiston The Town Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in Town Hall, 1375 Ridge Road. Lockport The city Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Municipal Building, One Locks Plaza.Also...
View ArticleGrass-roots effort leads to new playground for Hamburg’s Cloverbank...
A little more than a year ago, the families of Cloverbank Elementary School in Hamburg had a dream to bring a new playground to the children.“We figured it would take two to three years,” recalled...
View ArticleHope rides on the arm of Bills’ rookie quarterback
A good friend of mine – and as you might surmise, a big Bills fan – said he wakes up every morning thinking, “Maybe he will be great.”“He” is EJ Manuel, the Bills’ rookie quarterback. I’m sure my...
View ArticleRep. Tom Reed faces trouble in 2014 challenge from Democrat Martha Robertson
WASHINGTON – One of 2014’s top congressional races may be taking shape in the Southern Tier, where Democrat Martha Robertson of Dryden has already raised nearly $300,000 to challenge Rep. Tom Reed, a...
View ArticleState, not his disabilities, sidelines Orchard Park student athlete
One of David Gorczynski’s legs is shorter than the other, and he has finished last in every race during his three years on the Orchard Park High School cross country team. But that never stopped him...
View Article‘Justice for Trayvon’ rally draws hundreds downtown
Many were frustrated and upset.Some were reinvigorated to make a change.Others just want the violence to end.All those emotions came pouring out Saturday at Niagara Square, where several hundred...
View ArticleGarden walks delight many across six Buffalo Niagara communities
One week before Western New York’s biggest and best-known gardening showcase, Garden Walk Buffalo, green-thumbed homeowners from Amherst to Lancaster proved Saturday that it doesn’t take an...
View ArticleGet this: Real estate is hot in Buffalo
Alexis Agnello has lived through a whirlwind. The 32-year-old commercial banker and her husband, a 33-year-old landscaper, bought a house in North Buffalo, sold their old house – and had a baby – all...
View ArticleJune jobless rate here hits six-year low
People are finding jobs in the region.The jobless rate in the Buffalo Niagara region fell to 7.4 percent last month, a six-year low for June.It’s also the first time in 18 months that the region’s...
View ArticleMissing man located, Buffalo police report
Buffalo police this afternoon said they have located a man who had been missing since July 16.Police said Banya Hong, 33, also known as Mon Ro Chan, had last been seen riding a bicycle near West Ferry...
View ArticleKen-Ton board hears from focus group on consolidation
The Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School Board has said all along it wants community input before deciding what action it will take, if any, in an ongoing school consolidation study.This week, board...
View ArticleSexual misconduct case against a Niagara Falls school principal has been...
NIAGARA FALLS – While there appeared to be enough evidence to move forward with a sexual misconduct case involving three girls against 79th Street Elementary School Principal Patrick Kuciewski, there...
View ArticleGreat Lakes budget cuts by House GOP jeopardize Buffalo River cleanup
WASHINGTON – House Republicans want to slash the 2014 budget for Great Lakes environmental programs by nearly 80 percent – a move that could stall the ongoing cleanup and restoration of the Buffalo...
View ArticleParish seeks money to fund Father Baker’s push for sainthood
The bid to have Father Nelson H. Baker become a Catholic saint won’t come cheap, and the local parish pushing for his canonization has started appealing for financial aid to make it a reality.Our Lady...
View ArticleDamage assessment team due in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Residents and businesses in Niagara Falls who suffered storm damage last week are invited to speak with and provide information to members of the state’s damage assessment team...
View ArticleSoaked fans ride out the downpour for Blue Rodeo at Artpark
LEWISTON – Were the five hawks circling overhead an omen? Well, the black storm clouds sure were of the deluge to come, rolling in from the west. A man appeared on stage warning that rain was coming,...
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