Alden joining “Small Business Saturday”
Small Business Saturday, an idea conceived by American Express to get shoppers out to local businesses the Saturday after Black Friday nationwide, is coming to Alden for the first time on Saturday,...
View ArticleDonation completes fundraising for Mill Road Scenic Overlook
The Oishei Foundation, impressed with a community fundraising effort, donated the last $75,000 needed to pay for 60 acres along Mill Road with a sweeping view of treetops on undeveloped farmland near...
View ArticleReferendum vote on sale of City of Tonawanda school building this Tuesday
The Tonawanda City School District is hoping the second time will be the charm, as another referendum vote on the sale of the Central School building will be held Tuesday in the Tonawanda High School...
View ArticleExecutive trading
ASTRONICS CORP.: Keane, Kevin T., director and beneficial owner of more than 10 percent of a class of security, sold 33,231 shares of common between $49.31 and $49.51 each between Nov. 14 and 15 and...
View ArticleDebt collector reaches settlement with state attorney general over practices
A Buffalo man who ran several debt collection companies here must pay $165,000 in restitution and penalties for illegal practices in trying to collect debts under a settlement with the state. Joseph...
View ArticleDevelopment of old spaghetti warehouse set to begin
Construction is scheduled to get started next month on the redevelopment of the former Spaghetti Warehouse and Sensationz night club building at 141 Elm St.The $7 million project, to be known as The...
View ArticleOld-school toys dominate at retail
WASHINGTON – There are two requests Don Mahoney, otherwise known as Santa Claus, keeps getting day after day: Barbies and Legos.“There are a whole bunch of toys out there, but the kids really know...
View ArticleJob openings climb to 5-year high in September
WASHINGTON – Job openings climbed to a five-year high in September, indicating employers were confident about demand before the federal government shutdown.The number of positions waiting to be filled...
View ArticleDemocrats join Republicans in challenging Moreland Commission
ALBANY – Legislators, en masse, fought back Friday against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s anti-corruption commission by asking federal courts to quash subpoenas issued by the panel for names and other...
View ArticleAmherst IDA incentive ban is expiring
With its moratorium on providing incentives for senior citizen housing projects set to expire in a little more than a month, the Amherst Industrial Development Agency is poised to let the temporary...
View ArticleS&P 500’s close above 1,800 is a first
The stock market brushed past another milestone Friday.The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed above 1,800 for the first time, capping seven straight weeks of gains.The broader index is on track...
View ArticleCaterpillar subsidiary probed by SEC
Investigators from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California are looking into whether a Caterpillar subsidiary may have dumped train parts in the ocean near the Port of Long...
View ArticleGenesee County Airport has become business asset
BATAVIA – The Genesee County Airport, once derided as a waste of taxpayer money and a playground for the wealthy, in the last decade has become an asset important to the local business...
View ArticleTown of Boston mulls banning lighted signs
A moratorium on installing lighted signs may be on the horizon in the Town of Boston, as the town board expects to schedule a public hearing at a future meeting when it meets on Dec. 4.Councilman...
View ArticleWestchester County exec on challenging Cuomo
ALBANY – Rob Astorino, the leading Republican considering a challenge to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo next year, said he came away from a meeting with GOP governors in Arizona this week convinced that the...
View ArticleWintry weather headed to WNY this weekend
The cold is coming. Quickly.The weather will see a dramatic temperature shift over the next 48 hours, thanks to a cold front that arrives later today and another due Saturday evening.“Be prepared to...
View Article50 years later, John F. Kennedy's legacy endures
“So many things will be said about Kennedy in the future, and the myths are already so thick, that without doubt the man himself will soon be lost in the myth … his particular style was such to...
View ArticleState says county CPS workers did only the minimum
Erie County Child Protective Services caseworkers often performed only the minimum amount of work required to investigate child abuse and neglect cases and that might explain why there are so many...
View ArticleCuomo to announce $225 million clean-energy development in Buffalo that...
In the largest down payment on his Buffalo billion-dollar commitment, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo this morning will announce the creation of a clean-energy research campus on 90 acres of land along the...
View ArticleDemocrats seeking new leadership make offer to Gorski
To some Erie County Democrats, the ideal way to heal lingering wounds from the most recent election was to name a new county chairman who was a well known and experienced office holder, from the...
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