Special-use permit OK’d for Hertz rental location
LOCKPORT – The town Planning Board granted a special-use permit recently for a Hertz rental car location on South Transit Road.The store will open soon in the former Lifetime Muffler building at 5660...
View ArticleFailure on security deposit scuttles special sale meeting
Today’s meeting scheduled to consider the sale of the Chautauqua County Home has been canceled.Chautauqua County Attorney Stephen Abdella announced Tuesday that the special meeting, which had been...
View ArticleFarnham receives backing of Democratic Committee
SHERIDAN – The Chautauqua County Democratic Committee has endorsed Amy Farnham in the Sept. 10 primary election race for the District 5 seat in the County Legislature, county Chairman Norman P. Green...
View ArticleMarketing push highlights low-price exchange insurance
The health plans that in July proposed the lowest premiums for coverage sold through New York’s new insurance exchange are among those on a final list released Tuesday by state officials.The inclusion...
View ArticleObama ticket seekers line up at UB; some offered on Craigslist
Who needs tickets?Internet sites are heating up like the streets around First Niagara Center just before a big hockey game or concert. The biggest ticket in town this week is President Obama at the...
View ArticleObama’s road trip unlikely to change D.C. stalemate
WASHINGTON – Barnstorming from Buffalo to points east Thursday and Friday, President Obama will be doing what he does best at a time of concern in some circles about things he might not do so...
View ArticleNews to have extensive coverage of Obama visit
BuffaloNews.com is your destination for comprehensive coverage of President Obama's visit to Western New York on Thursday. From the time Air Force One touches down through the bus tour's departure,...
View ArticleTransparency is hard to find within the Buffalo Public Schools
Want to go to a Buffalo School Board meeting at City Hall to hear the latest about the ongoing crisis in a district charged with educating your child and 30,000 others? Great. Here's how.First, circle...
View ArticleByrd returns to Bills’ nest
PITTSFORD — Pro Bowl safety Jairus Byrd signed his one-year franchise tender with the Buffalo Bills late Tuesday night.Byrd, 26, was designated the team’s franchise player March 1. The two sides,...
View ArticleWoman killed by minivan in Buffalo intersection
A woman in her late 40s was fatally injured just after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when she was struck by a minivan as she attempted to cross the street at East Ferry Street and Fillmore Avenue and later...
View ArticleSuspect in Amherst Target fire requires mental evaluation
Suspect in Target fire needs mental evaluation The man accused of starting a fire at a Target department store appeared in Amherst Town Court on Wednesday morning, but the proceeding was rescheduled...
View ArticlePolice sek robber of Amherst bank
Amherst police are searching for the man who robbed an Amherst bank Tuesday morning.The robbery occurred at about 10 a.m. at the KeyBank branch at 5200 Main St. at North Forest Road.The robber handed...
View ArticleAmherst woman admits embezzling funds earmarked for military families
An Amherst woman pleaded guilty Wednesday before State Supreme Court Justice Penny M. Wolfgang to embezzling more than $1,500 in funds raised last year for families of New York National Guard troops...
View ArticleBills camp capsule: That’s a wrap
Wednesday: Day 18 of 18.Highlight: The team practiced for 90 minutes on the final day of training camp. The best offensive play was a 43-yard pass from Kevin Kolb to C.J. Spiller down the right...
View ArticleBills notebook: Marrone expects Byrd to make smooth transition
PITTSFORD — Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone downplayed on Wednesday the transition safety Jairus Byrd faces to get ready for the season.Meanwhile, the Bills were granted a roster exemption for Byrd...
View ArticleDepew High School graduation rate tops 90%
The Depew School District is celebrating a milestone: For the first time, more than 90 percent of students are graduating on time.Superintendent Jeffrey Rabey this week reported to the Board of...
View ArticleBills break camp moving in right direction
PITTSFORD — The Buffalo Bills’ offense left St. John Fisher College feeling pretty good about itself as training camp closed Wednesday.Despite a new scheme, new coaches, new quarterbacks and youth...
View ArticleBTF says mediator’s proposal on contract favors Buffalo school district
A proposal by a state mediator assigned to contract negotiations between the Buffalo Board of Education and the teachers union recommended that teachers who now have fully covered health insurance be...
View ArticleSpecifics lacking as superintendent submits strategic plan for Buffalo schools
Wednesday night’s Buffalo school board meeting ran for six hours and finally adjourned because everyone was just too tired to continue at close to 11:30 p.m.Even maverick board member Carl P. Paladino...
View ArticleWishing for more smoke at The Woodshed - 6
Before we get to the food, I want to take a paragraph to remind you what you’re reading. ¶ My weekly review is an account of one meal at a restaurant. Usually it’s the only time I have eaten there....
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