City to look for new operators at marina after audit finds nearly $350,000...
The city will make major changes to operations at the Erie Basin Marina following revelations that the marina's private manager underpaid the city by nearly $350,000 over the last five years,...
View ArticleCorasanti, secretary injured in crash involving teen girl arrested for DWI
The doctor convicted of drunken driving in the death of an Amherst teenager landed in the hospital Thursday, after the car in which he was riding was struck by a 17-year-old Amherst girl who was...
View ArticleGunman hits female with gun in Hamlin Park
A female told police she was assaulted while walking in the city’s Hamlin Park neighborhood early Saturday morning.The assault occurred at about 2:15 a.m. Saturday while the female was walking at...
View ArticleRiverside 7-Eleven held up
A gunman robbed a convenience store Saturday morning in Riverside.The holdup happened at about 7 a.m. Saturday at the 7-Eleven, located at 584 Ontario St., Buffalo police said.The man entered the...
View ArticleScout event delivers camp experience to the city
There were the familiar sights of a Scout camp: tents, remnants of a campfire, kids learning skills like archery.But instead of a setting tucked away in the woods, this camp was in a field next to a...
View ArticleFootball fan’s quest helps him to savor his fading sight
His visit to Buffalo on Saturday, strangely enough, began with a vision. Patrick Yarber had been a sports junkie since his childhood without ever playing in an official game. His career was limited to...
View ArticleHigh school football player in critical condition after hit
A high school football player is in the intensive care unit after suffering a serious injury from a helmet-to-helmet hit during a game this weekend in Cattaraugus County, law enforcement sources...
View ArticlePeople Talk: A conversation with costumer designer Ann Emo
Ann Emo made a career in stage costuming. The associate professor in the Theater Department of SUNY Buffalo State grew up in Queens, where she learned at a young age from her mother and grandmother...
View ArticleBusinesses, workers await effects of health care reform
The vast majority of large and midsize companies and institutions offer health benefits as a way to attract and retain employees or because company officials believe it’s the right thing to do.As a...
View ArticleBuffalo Creek Casino links a nation with a neighborhood
With so many eye-catching elements built into the new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino on Michigan Avenue between Perry and South Park, it might take a while to notice a significant absence.Unlike the...
View ArticleCasinos and gaming facilities in Western New York
Buffalo Creek CasinoMichigan Avenue at Perry Street, BuffaloOpen 24 hours a day, 365 days a yearPatrons must be 21 or overNumber of games: 808 slot machines, 18 table gamesGaming space: 47,000 square...
View ArticleBetween previews and ‘press night,’ ticket-buyers have a right...
If a theater production isn’t firing on all cylinders, wouldn’t you want to know?Most theatergoers probably would. But because of a cynical trend among theater producers trying to extract every last...
View ArticleSabres notebook: Bailey taking it all in at first NHL training camp
Hockey life continues to move swiftly for Justin Bailey. It remains a ride to remember.It wasn’t long ago that the 18-year-old was skating in tiny rinks as a midget travel player. The journey has...
View ArticleFive-star scouting report by Jay Skurski: Panthers will test Bills’...
1. Hit a big one. It’s time for offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett to let rookie quarterback EJ Manuel out of the nest so he can fly on his own. The Bills were the only team in the NFL without a...
View ArticlePreseason opener begins new era for Sabres
Ron Rolston met his assistant coaches years ago, but it’s not like they were on his speed dial. Joe Sacco, Teppo Numminen and Jerry Forton were casual acquaintances, guys in the hockey fraternity who...
View ArticleSocial progress in NFL
For the first time in Buffalo Bills history, two black quarterbacks will oppose each other. ¶ That’s not the story. ¶ What’s noteworthy is that nobody noticed. ¶ Today’s quarterbacks in Ralph Wilson...
View ArticleBaton twirling, and Peru, runs in the family
Until Bailee Russell arrives in Peru on Thursday morning and begins two weeks of baton twirling in parades, orphanage visits, gala dinners and mingling with beauty queens, mayors and governors, the...
View ArticleU.S., Russia reach deal on seizure of Syrian chemical weapons
GENEVA — The United States and Russia agreed today on an outline for the identification and seizure of Syrian chemical weapons and said Syria must turn over an accounting of its arsenal within a...
View ArticleDocuments offer peek into secret negotiations over Bills lease
ALBANY – Three days before the National Football League OK’d the new Ralph Wilson Stadium lease deal last March, a hiccup suddenly developed.It was one of many obstacles negotiators for the team, Erie...
View ArticleWorld’s oldest man dies at 112
The oldest man in the world, Salustiano “Shorty” Sanchez, of Grand Island, died Friday at Riverwood Health Care Center at the age of 112.Mr. Sanchez – whose long life would take him from the sugar...
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