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Prospects dim for flood aid to Falls residents

NIAGARA FALLS – When it comes to flood damage reimbursements from Albany, Lockport residents cashed in, but Niagara Falls residents may strike out.In effect, it could be a case of “first flooded,...

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Frontier board transfers money to help cushion expected deficit

The Frontier School Board is thinking ahead to buck fiscal woes it knows are coming, the same woes some other school districts will undoubtedly face.The board met in a special meeting late Thursday to...

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Despite frenzy, many parents shopped early for school supplies

Kelly Tadusz has been to four stores looking for a see-through mesh bookbag.“I’ve never even heard of such a thing,” Tadusz said. “Have you?”Sheila Burr, of Williamsville, won’t be able to rest until...

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Erie County gets huge cut in payback to FEMA for disputed Oct. 2006 storm aid

After telling Erie County earlier this year that it would have to repay more than $48 million in disaster relief used for the cleanup from the October 2006 snowstorm, FEMA re-evaluated a recent audit...

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Wood gets extension he wanted from Bills

Eric Wood has toiled for the Buffalo Bills. He has slogged through losing seasons. His legs have been mangled in pursuit of winning.He doesn’t want that to be for naught.Wood, the Bills’ veteran...

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U.S. airs details of gas attack in Syria; U.N. weapons team now out of country

WASHINGTON – Three days before the rockets fell in eastern Damascus, a team of Syrian specialists gathered in the northern suburb of Adra for a task that U.S. officials say had become routine in the...

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Pest proliferation: Experts blame moisture, warmer summer

You may have found carpenter ants munching through the timbers of your house.Or maybe you’ve been bitten by more mosquitoes than usual.Or, perhaps it was a huge, angry nest of yellow jackets in a...

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What a way to say so long to summer as weekend swells with festivities

You can watch outdoor “ice” hockey in downtown Buffalo, in 80-degree weather. You can watch, or march in, the Labor Day parade. You can enter yodeling and sauerkraut-eating contests in Cheektowaga...

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Wheatfield campaign revisits past financial issues

WHEATFIELD – It seems that this year’s campaign for town offices in Wheatfield will offer another opportunity to refight the battles of 2009, the final year of Timothy E. Demler’s tenure as town...

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How ‘Teslanaires’ made fortunes by risking all on Tesla Motors...

In June of last year, Patrick Hop poured his life savings – $30,000 – into Tesla Motors Inc. stock, then trading at about $32 per share. When the stock hit $115 this July, he dumped all his shares and...

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Federal regulators relax proposed mortgage rule

WASHINGTON – Federal regulators last week softened a proposed rule that would require banks to keep a stake in home loans that they parcel out to investors, for fear that the policy would disrupt the...

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Restaurant Review: Locally produced foods rule Lumberjack’s on the...

NORTH TONAWANDA – The big thing Lumberjack’s Patio Grill has going for it – aside from a gorgeous view of the upper Niagara River – is the fact that its menu, though limited, focuses strongly on...

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Niagara County faith-related events Sept. 1-8

Monday PRAYER: The Healing Rooms of Buffalo Niagara is open to pray for anyone who needs physical, emotional or spiritual healing, 7 to 9 p.m., Potters House Christian Community Church, 723 Seventh...

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Falls hopes to stir interest in 3 vacant homes with ‘mini’...

NIAGARA FALLS – The city’s initiative to get vacant, city-owned residential properties back on the tax rolls is entering another new phase.Niagara Falls’ “Open House” program, run by the city’s...

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Youngstown has its eyes on vacant Main Street lot

YOUNGSTOWN – The Village of Youngstown is pursuing grants to potentially purchase an empty lot at 347 Main St. with a spectacular view and an interesting history.Mayor Raleigh Reynolds said, “If we...

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Weekend forecast for Lewiston says everything is peachy

LEWISTON – Whether it’s the raucous rides, the popular parade or outstanding peach shortcake, everyone has his or her favorite at the Niagara County Peach Festival, planned for Friday through Sunday...

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Take a step back in time at historic McClew farmstead in Burt

BURT – The rooster crows, a hummingbird darts around the side porch of the 1850 red brick Italianate home, and people stoop in the gardens to pick collard greens and peppers. The red barn looms behind...

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Taking control of the Mighty Wurlitzer

NORTH TONAWANDA – Tom McGinley, 68, of Clarence, was a commercial airline pilot for 37½ years, working for Midway Airlines, when the terrorists struck on Sept. 11, 2001.He lost his job, which forced...

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Wellness walk and dog show encourages owners to walk with their pets

LEWISTON – Mount St. Mary’s Hospital will conduct its fourth annual “CardioCraze” from 8 to 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at Academy Park in the village.The approximately two-mile wellness walk is a fundraiser for...

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Spooky tours are back in Lewiston

LEWISTON – As the weather cools and the nights grow longer, the ghosts of the Village of Lewiston’s past come out to educate and entertain for the Marble Orchard Ghost Walks, an eerie, yet fun-filled...

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