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,...
View ArticleFrontier 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...
View ArticleDespite 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...
View ArticleErie 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...
View ArticleWood 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...
View ArticleU.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...
View ArticlePest 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleWheatfield 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...
View ArticleHow ‘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...
View ArticleFederal 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...
View ArticleRestaurant 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...
View ArticleNiagara 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...
View ArticleFalls 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...
View ArticleYoungstown 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...
View ArticleWeekend 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...
View ArticleTake 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...
View ArticleTaking 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...
View ArticleWellness 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...
View ArticleSpooky 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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