Submission deadline at hand on plan to transfer students
Today is the deadline for the Buffalo Public Schools to submit a finalized school choice plan to the state Education Department.The district had previously submitted a plan to allow any student...
View ArticleAnnual boating event sets course at Erie Basin Marina
A variety of high-performance boats will be on display to the public at 6 p.m. today as the Western New York Offshore Powerboat Association kicks off its annual Buffalo Poker Run at Templeton Landing...
View ArticleOne-way West Side street to revert to original brick
The brick is staying.A one-way street on Buffalo’s West Side will revert back to the original brick road uncovered July 29 by city crews, officials announced Thursday.The brick on Ardmore Place,...
View ArticleDale Association seeking candidates for ombudsmen
LOCKPORT – The Dale Association is seeking candidates for the role of ombudsmen to act as advocates for residents of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.After training, the volunteers are...
View ArticleFree yoga classes on tap at Canal Street marketplace
LOCKPORT – Free yoga classes will be offered before and during the Lockport Community Market, starting Saturday. On each of the next three Saturdays, classes will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the...
View ArticleVeteran Falls firefighter is candidate for judge post
PORTER – Daniel P. Boland, an attorney who also serves as a battalion chief in the Niagara Falls Fire Department, announced Thursday he is running for Porter town justice in this fall’s...
View ArticleControl board returns $720,000 in surplus funds to county
The board charged with providing oversight to Erie County’s finances has, through its own operating budget, amassed nearly a $1 million surplus over its almost eight years of existence.On Thursday,...
View ArticleLabatt hosting hockey tourney on synthetic rink during Buffalo Wing Festival
A new ice hockey tournament is coming to downtown Buffalo, and it might well be the first to feature players and fans wearing suntan lotion.Using a synthetic ice rink, the Labatt Blue Wingman Hockey...
View ArticlePower rates could be lower if state didn’t raid NYPA’s funds,...
ALBANY – The state’s public power company has raised costs for consumers while regularly bailing out the state budget, having a payroll with 35 percent of its staff making more than $100,000 a year...
View ArticleRaw honey is pilfered from a Hartland farm
HARTLAND – There’s a sticky-fingered thief in Niagara County who’s got sheriff’s deputies buzzing.A beekeeper reported to authorities that 300 pounds of raw honey had been stolen from one of his...
View ArticleState education commissioner calls Buffalo’s achievement levels...
Buffalo’s low state test scores are higher than those in Rochester and Syracuse. But according to the state education commissioner, Buffalo’s educational leadership is so weak that it may stand less...
View ArticleAlbright-Knox’s touring show will feature stars of its collection
Some of the most important works at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, from Jackson Pollock’s riotous “Convergence” to major works by Picasso, Andy Warhol and Vincent van Gogh, are about to see the...
View ArticleFired assistant DA is refunded $1,000 donation to Sedita campaign
A dismissed Erie County assistant district attorney who claimed he was coerced into donating $1,000 to District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III’s campaign committee fundraiser in May has received...
View ArticleMetro Bus driver tips off police after spotting missing Buffalo woman
Sharon Lewis, the Bickford Avenue woman missing since last Saturday, was found safe at Kensington and Thatcher avenues about 3:45 p.m. Friday.A Metro Bus driver recognized the woman and contacted...
View ArticleGirl who ran away from Falls emergency shelter located Friday
NIAGARA FALLS – A 15-year-old girl who had run away from the Casey House, the emergency short-term shelter for boys and girls ages 12 to 17, was located Friday, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleHousing project Buffalo’s East Side to cater to LGBT homeless
A vacant building on Cherry Street will be redeveloped as a housing project over the next few years, following the sale of the property to Evergreen Health Services, a medical and social support group...
View ArticleTides rise when it comes to WNY paddling
By Scott Scanlon Refresh editorIt was tough to fill up all the boats when Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper started its kayak tours on the Buffalo waterfront four years ago.Not anymore.This summer, the...
View ArticleDisabled riders on Metro Rail face boarding changes
Starting Sunday, people with disabilities who plan to ride Metro Rail will be asked to follow special boarding procedures as work continues on an overhaul of portions of the rail system’s track and...
View ArticleMan charged will dodging tax law in sale of cigarettes
A Parkdale Avenue man was arrested for selling untaxed Indian-made cigarettes in the 300-block of Main Street about 2:30 p.m. Friday, police said. Juan Payton, 54. was charged with attempting to evade...
View ArticleMan tied to bar fracas accused of being combative in jail
A Hertel Avenue man was arrested after he refused to leave Mulligan’s Brick Bar on Allen Street, then became combative in the Buffalo police lockup about 1:30 a.m. Friday. Marc Madden, 37, faces...
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