Cooking to impress: Williamsville hairstylist focuses on freshness, detail
During a career that has spanned decades, Williamsville hairstylist Gino Martelli has acquired a reputation for a number of things.One of them is his cooking. Martelli, the News Cook of the Month, has...
View ArticleBrowns send Richardson to Colts
BEREA, Ohio — Trent Richardson didn’t fit into the Browns’ plans. They’re pushing forward without him.Cleveland traded the powerful running back to the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday, a stunning move...
View ArticleGirgensons working to force way onto Sabres
There are some decisions to be made at the bottom rungs of the defense corps, but the most interesting story line developing at Buffalo Sabres training camp is the play of Zemgus Girgensons.With...
View ArticleSchool Board to consider moving meetings out of City Hall
The Buffalo School Board may move its meetings out of City Hall and into community schools to make it easier for residents to attend.At the board’s Finance and Operations Committee meeting, district...
View ArticleNCCC athletics moves on from 2008 upgrade plan
The Niagara County Community College athletics program has come a long way in the last five years, though not as far as the college had hoped.In October 2008, the NCCC board of trustees approved an...
View ArticleFountain debuts in Hoyt Lake
People who walked past the unveiling of the new fountain at Hoyt Lake on Wednesday morning were already taking photos of themselves with the 50-foot-tall central jet in the background.That’s the kind...
View ArticleEffectiveness audit due for tourism agency in Niagara as Falls OKs contract
NIAGARA FALLS – The agency responsible for promoting Niagara Falls and Niagara County tourism will have its effectiveness evaluated under an agreement reached this week.A Canadian firm will be hired...
View ArticlePettine wants upgraded Bills defense to help beat good friend Ryan
Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Mike Pettine spent 11 years working as a defensive assistant under New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan. He probably can finish most of Ryan’s sentences. He definitely...
View ArticleBills notebook: Mario Williams honored by AFC; Jets LB says he won’t...
Buffalo Bills pass rusher Mario Williams was named the AFC’s defensive player of the week for his record-breaking performance Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.Meanwhile, Jets linebacker Antwan...
View ArticleSisters of St. Mary of Namur embark on new chapter of West Side heritage
The Sisters of St. Mary of Namur have been part of the Lafayette Avenue and Grant Street neighborhood on the city’s West Side since 1887.They’re planning to remain in the neighborhood quite a bit...
View ArticleNew Phoenix has a hit on its hands with David Ives’ “Venus in...
Playwright David Ives is an interesting study.He’s not “young and promising”; he’s 60-plus and an established author. He doesn’t write in any particular style or genre. Ives has written plays with...
View ArticleStocks hit record high after Fed’s surprise decision to continue...
NEW YORK – The stock market hit a record high Wednesday as investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s surprise decision to keep its economic stimulus program in place.Stocks traded slightly lower...
View ArticleGeneral contractor named for former Memorial Aud site
The Pike Company, based in Rochester, has been named general contractor to oversee the completion of historically aligned canals, paths and pedestrian bridges being built at the former Memorial...
View ArticlePopular polar bear cubs moving to larger space
Don’t go looking for Luna and Kali for the next few days. The Buffalo Zoo’s popular polar bear cubs are temporarily off exhibit, starting today, so they can be moved to a larger space.Zoo officials...
View Article$1.9 million EPA grant awarded for projects
Erie County has received a federal grant of $1.9 million to continue work on the Buffalo River Remedial Action Plan and to start habitat restoration projects in two county natural habitat parks along...
View ArticleUnited Way sets fundraising goal of $14.2 million
A fundraising goal of $14.2 million for this year was announced Wednesday by officials of the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, as they cited a series of successes.The United Way has succeeded...
View ArticleParent leader alleges violations of law by city school district
The leader of Buffalo’s parent group says the Board of Education and superintendent have violated several state and federal laws over the last year, and he will ask the state education commissioner to...
View ArticleBuffalo after-school programs get big lift as district partners with Say Yes
WASHINGTON – Buffalo’s public schools and Say Yes to Education are partnering in an effort to dramatically bolster after-school programs at half of the city’s 56 schools this fall, transforming the...
View ArticleGambling problem cited in Depew embezzling case
The husband of the woman at the center of an embezzlement case involving the theft of donated money intended for a Depew youth hockey club says his wife suffers from a gambling addiction. Frank...
View Article3 sue Boy Scouts, allege abuse by Buffalo leader in 1967
Three men suing the Boy Scouts of America said the trip they took as children to an idyllic camp on a northern Ontario lake in 1967 turned into a nightmare because of the sexual abuse they said they...
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