Hogan wants to stick with the Bills
PITTSFORD — Chris Hogan already has had his 15 minutes of fame in the NFL.That came last summer when he was a “supporting actor” in HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series, which followed the Miami Dolphins’...
View ArticleNational Grid invests $1.6 billion in upstate New York upgrade
National Grid plans to pour $1.6 billion over three years in infrastructure upgrades across upstate New York, its Chief Executive Officer Steve Holliday announced Tuesday.About $500 million of that...
View ArticleIt’s upstairs, downstairs for Bills coordinators
PITTSFORD — Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett called plays from upstairs in the coaches’ box in Sunday’s exhibition opener in Indianapolis. Bills defensive coordinator Mike Pettine...
View ArticleCosts of food, housing add to college burden
WASHINGTON – Despite all the grumbling about tuition increases and student loan costs, other college expenses also are going up.The price of housing and food trumps tuition costs for students who...
View ArticleSex offender wins temporary exemption from N. Tonawanda buffer zone law
NORTH TONAWANDA – The city’s law barring sex offenders from living within a quarter-mile of a school, park or playground no longer applies to one man – the one trying to have the law invalidated in...
View ArticleCity school music programs to be restored – with strings
The Brown administration has agreed to help restore the Buffalo Public Schools’ instrumental music programs, half of which were cut in the 2013-14 budget. But just like some of the instruments...
View ArticleHolder’s reforms in drug cases already in place in Western New York
Attorney General Eric Holder wants his prosecutors to focus less on low-level drug cases and more on violent, gang-related drug crimes.To hear his top prosecutor in Buffalo talk, that’s been the trend...
View ArticleMonument honors police dogs past and present
When Mark Martinelli arrives at his Lancaster home after a long day of work at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, his black Labrador retriever, Rogan, isn’t there waiting for him.That’s because...
View ArticleSuburban districts cool to plan for taking Buffalo transfer students
Some Erie County suburbanites have expressed concerns about the possibility of a flood of city students coming to their school districts as a result of the Buffalo Public Schools’ student transfer...
View ArticlePomfret Town Board hears about problems with low water pressure
FREDONIA – Concerns about low water pressure in recently installed lines were brought to the attention of the Pomfret Town Board on Wednesday. Representatives of Wendel, an engineering and...
View ArticleNew owner of power plant in Niagara Falls to get tax break
WHEATFIELD – The new owner of the Niagara Generation power plant in Niagara Falls will assume the remaining time on a tax break on that facility, and have applied for a similar abatement for a new...
View ArticleFruit Belt shooter targets man leaving Maple Street store
A man leaving a store on Maple Street in the Fruit Belt was shot by someone ran toward him and fired several rounds from a chrome revolver, Buffalo police said Wednesday.The victim was struck by a...
View ArticleDebate over Dunkirk’s power plant gets testy
Those battling over the fate of Dunkirk’s NRG electric plant are locked in a bitter power struggle.In the latest salvo this week, some Chautauqua County leaders who support repowering the Dunkirk...
View ArticleCamp capsule / Defense bests offense heading into Vikings game
Wednesday: Day 14 of 18.Highlight: The defense got the better of the offense in the last practice before Friday’s exhibition game. Linebacker Jamie Blatnick had two sacks. QB watch: Coach Doug Marrone...
View ArticleYoungstown jet boat service, Falls boutique hotel win tax breaks
WHEATFIELD – The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency Wednesday granted property and sales tax breaks for a new Niagara River jet boat service and an 11-room Niagara Falls hotel.The IDA...
View ArticleCovanta defends planned growth to handle New York City waste
NIAGARA FALLS – A waste incinerator’s plans to haul in New York City garbage by train drew a crowded house in City Hall on Wednesday night.More than 100 people packed Council Chambers for the nearly...
View ArticleDeveloper plans apartment complex for vacant North Buffalo school
The recently closed St. Margaret’s School in North Buffalo will be turned into 20 to 25 market-rate apartments, with work expected to begin in 2014.Iskalo Development said it is completing...
View ArticleBills’ misuse of C.J. Spiller enough to make anyone sick
Doug Marrone acknowledged the other day that he pulled Nathaniel Hackett aside and essentially reminded his young, vibrant offensive coordinator to be more judicious with his public comments....
View ArticleBills' Morris has hands-one experience with line
PITTSFORD – Pat Morris did not need any direct connections to Doug Marrone to get the job as Buffalo Bills’ offensive line coach.It was enough that the 59-year-old Morris was a long-time member of the...
View ArticleBills give Kolb his turn to start against Vikings
PITTSFORD — Veteran Kevin Kolb will start at quarterback in Friday’s exhibition game against the Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone said Wednesday night.Kolb sat out the first...
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