Grand Island will apply for two grants
The Grand Island Town Board will apply for two grants from the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to fund the initial phases of the town’s Scenic Woods Bicentennial Park...
View ArticleSabres add Tardif, veteram AHL forward
The Buffalo Sabres have signed veteran forward Jamie Tardif to a one-year, two-way contract for $550,000. Tardif, 28, is a 6-foot, 205-pound right winger who instantly gives a boost to the Rochester...
View ArticleBills training camp capsule: Manuel dexterity
Monday: Day 8 of 18.Highlight: EJ Manuel threw two interceptions early – one that was returned for a touchdown by Leodis McKelvin – but rebounded with two TDs passing and one rushing in the Bills’...
View ArticleBills’ Manuel bounces back from shaky start
PITTSFORD — EJ Manuel threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown on his first pass Monday night but bounced back with two touchdown passes during the Buffalo Bills’ intrasquad scrimmage....
View ArticleBills notebook: Rookie speedster Goodwin catches coach’s eye with his...
PITTSFORD — Rookie Marquise Goodwin was the receiver of the night at the Buffalo Bills’ intrasquad scrimmage Monday. Goodwin, a third-round pick from the University of Texas, caught three passes for...
View ArticleNor-Ton Red Jacket Club wins $8,000 grant for mower for maintaining Donald...
NORTH TONAWANDA – The Nor-Ton Red Jacket Club, an all-volunteer organization dedicated to maintaining and preserving Donald F. Miller Park in the city, has been awarded an $8,000 grant from the East...
View ArticleStem cell burger: From the lab to the table
LONDON — They bit, they chewed, but had hoped for more flavor.Two volunteers who participated in the first public frying of hamburger grown in a lab said Monday that it had the texture of meat but was...
View ArticlePoloncarz endorses Brown despite past differences
Buffalo’s mayor and the Erie County executive – Democrats from different camps of the party – papered over any lingering disputes Monday so the county executive could endorse the mayor for re-election...
View ArticleArchaeological treasures found in Buffalo’s Delaware Park
Evidence of Buffalo’s prehistoric past can be found at Delaware Park, if one knows how and where to look for it.A team of University at Buffalo archaeologists has been doing just that, recently...
View ArticleBTF grievance threatens to end classroom breakfast program
For the last two years, nearly all Buffalo public school students through eighth grade have had free breakfast in their classrooms.Teachers got a free breakfast, too, and they may have enjoyed the...
View ArticlePretrial session held for 4 charged in Frewsburg home invasion slayings
MAYVILLE – A pretrial conference was held Monday in the chambers of State Supreme Court Justice John Ward in the case of four men charged in the brutal home invasion slayings of a Town of Frewsburg...
View ArticleOnce again, it's all about A-Rod as Yankee appeals suspension
When you sort through all the verbiage, all the prepared statements and all the accusations, what's going on with Major League Baseball and Biogenesis is all about legacies.It's about Bud Selig...
View ArticleHousing insecurity looms large among state’s seniors
More than 60 percent of New Yorkers 50 and older express worries about staying in their homes as they age, according to a survey released Tuesday by AARP.Other findings of the mail survey of 5,000...
View ArticleFood Bank stands to benefit from opening day, Saturday
The Erie County Fair kicks off today, and attendees can get free entry when they bring at least one canned good to donate to the Food Bank of Western New York.Today only, fairgoers can skip the...
View ArticleRally to urge teachers to drop action on breakfast program
The District Parent Coordinating Council and Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo are hosting a community rally at 10:30 a.m. today ► Wed., Aug. 7 ◄ to encourage the Buffalo Teachers Federation...
View ArticleDunn campaign aide charged with DWI after crash
James Costello Jr., the volunteer director of campaign operations for Bert D. Dunn, a Democratic candidate for Erie County sheriff, was charged last week with driving while intoxicated and leaving the...
View ArticleSabres set variable ticket prices, sign Tropp
The Buffalo Sabres have designated nine of their 41 home games as Value games for the 2013-14 season, including the return of Lindy Ruff with his new team, the Dallas Stars.Three of the first four...
View Article7th Thunder on the Niagara on tap for Aug. 17 and 18
NORTH TONAWANDA – Dubbed “the fastest show on water,” the seventh annual Thunder on the Niagara will bring hydroplane racing to the Niagara River from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 17 and 18 at...
View Article‘Touch a Truck’ scheduled Saturday on Old Falls Street
NORTH TONAWANDA – Dubbed “the fastest show on water,” the seventh annual Thunder on the Niagara will bring hydroplane racing to the Niagara River from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 17 and 18 at...
View ArticleTonawanda School Board makes changes in several positions
Several administrative positions in the Tonawanda City School District were shuffled and reclassified for the upcoming school year, as the Board of Education unanimously approved the changes Tuesday...
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