Changes sought to city's home repair loan program
Two years ago, Betty Hathcock applied for a loan to repair her leaky roof on Laurel Street on Buffalo’s East Side.Despite her frequent calls to the city, she is still waiting. If the roof had been...
View ArticleBills-Falcons quarter by quarter
First quarter: C.J busts out It didn’t take long for C.J. Spiller to get on track. The Bills’ speedy back bolted up the middle of the field on Buffalo’s second play from scrimmage and ripped off a...
View ArticleReport Card: Game had plenty of pluses, minuses
» Grading the Bills RUNNING GAMEATwo carries into the game, C.J. Spiller already had his third-best output of the year. His 77-yard run up the middle was the longest of his career. The Bills scored a...
View ArticleDome away from home comes at a steep price
TORONTO — This was the most agitated and emotional I’ve seen Doug Marrone all season. The Bills coach said he was “hurt,” “mad,” “upset.” He had other words on his mind, but none suitable for a family...
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Points After: Falcons 34, Bills 31
By Tim GrahamTORONTO -- Quick highlights from the Buffalo Bills' demoralizing loss to the Atlanta Falcons in the Rogers Centre ... What it means: The Bills, trying to keep their playoff hopes alive,...
View Article30 years of tax breaks sought for senior citizen apartment complexes in...
Owners of two low-income senior citizen apartment complexes are seeking tax breaks from the Town of Amherst for the next 30 years.M.J. Peterson Corp. and the Related Companies want to spend several...
View ArticleLancaster Town Board sets hearing for rezoning for apartment development
The public can have its say Dec. 16 about a rezoning request in Lancaster that would pave the way for 156 upscale apartments on a section of Broadway, if ultimately approved by town officials.The...
View ArticleResolution to adopt new taxi law in Cheektowaga is withdrawn
The meter has stopped running, for now, on a proposed Cheektowaga law to regulate taxicabs and other vehicles for hire.A resolution to adopt such a law was withdrawn immediately after the Town Board...
View ArticleHeroic bus driver will speak to Cub Scouts
Darnell Barton, the Buffalo bus driver who has been hailed as a hero for preventing a woman from jumping off a Buffalo overpass, will speak to the North Tonawanda Cub Scout Pack 185 at 6:30 p.m. today...
View ArticleJourney’s End to show photographs by refugees
Journey’s End will present its fourth annual “Buffalo Through Their Eyes” exhibit, in which refugee photographers document the lives of their families, their traditions and the communities in which...
View ArticleArchitect, contractor to showcase green efforts
An architect and a contractor will showcase their latest energy-saving and ecologically friendly designs at 7 p.m. today in Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341 Delaware Ave., in a program called...
View ArticleArtists and artisans will exhibit their work
More than 100 local artists and artisans will show their work in the 13th annual Holiday Open Studios and Galleries event this weekend in and around Buffalo’s Elmwood Village area. Hours are 5 to 9...
View ArticleSanta will arrive Friday to launch parade, light display
NEWFANE – Santa Claus will arrive by horse-drawn wagon to kick off the Holiday Light Up and Parade at 5:30 p.m. Friday on Main Street.Area volunteer fire company trucks decorated with Christmas lights...
View ArticleManufacturing index rises as plant orders grow
Manufacturing unexpectedly accelerated in November at the fastest pace in more than two years, pointing to a pickup in business spending that will help propel the U.S. economy in early 2014.The...
View ArticleLackawanna argues splash pad site
A splash pad is supposed to provide a cool respite, but where exactly to put one in Lackawanna is generating plenty of heat these days.First Ward Councilman Abdul Noman is adamant that the city should...
View ArticleInjured worker awarded more than $10 million for N. Tonawanda injury
An Arcade man who suffered back injuries in a 2007 workplace accident at a North Tonawanda recycling plant was awarded more than $10 million last week.A State Supreme Court jury awarded $10.1 million...
View ArticleSabres’ break is time for a good skate
They skated up and down the ice, but deliberately. They shifted their weight, thought about their knee positions and skated in circles.With four days in between games, the Buffalo Sabres had the...
View ArticleSabre players share more than the puck
Cody Hodgson noticed the special moments during every road game. He’d see fans rise to their feet to cheer a community or military hero, someone who has strived to make the lives of others better. He...
View ArticleOvertime fumble still painful for Bills’ Chandler
The pain was still very real for Scott Chandler a day later.The Buffalo Bills’ tight end spent Sunday night thinking about his overtime fumble that helped the Atlanta Falcons steal a 34-31 victory out...
View ArticleLong-lost Purple Heart is restored, as niece receives late uncle’s...
The Purple Heart awarded to Staff Sgt. Kendall L. Morrow after his plane crashed into the water on a bombing mission during World War II was restored to his family Monday. Already, the niece who...
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