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A tough adjustment to TWC lineup changes

By Alan Pergament  I hate change. Anybody who knows me knows that. That's one reason I've been covering television for more than 30 years rather than finding something else to annoy me. So you're...

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Boise bowl bid is no small potatoes for UB

Weeks of rumors and speculation finally ceded to fact late Sunday afternoon. The University at Buffalo is bowl-bound. Pass the butter and the sour cream.An eight-win season, matching the school’s best...

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Extension of jobless aid at risk for thousands in region as Congress wrangles

WASHINGTON – A reported 6,240 people in Erie and Niagara counties stand to lose their extended unemployment benefits late this month unless Congress acts to renew the program, which was designed to...

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Bills' performance a ghost of Decembers past

TAMPA, Fla. — Playoffs? Did someone say playoffs? It’s hard to believe that just eight days ago, we were seriously contemplating a postseason run by the Bills.For the first three months, this season...

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Bills dominated by Bucs in worst showing of season

TAMPA, Fla. — Sunday’s miserable loss by the Buffalo Bills wasn’t just a case of bad blocking, tackling, throwing and catching, although the Bills were awful in all of those football...

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After Riverbend, city eyes other brownfields

The day after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s recent big announcement that the state would invest $225 million to help remake a former industrial site on the Buffalo River into a hub for clean-energy...

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Sandstone Hall of Fame to debut Thursday in Medina

MEDINA – The new Sandstone Hall of Fame will be unveiled at 4 p.m. Thursday in Medina City Hall.The museum will highlight Orleans County’s world-famous quarry industry and its Medina sandstone.The...

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Sabres notebook: Shake-up creates new lines to face Sens

One of Ted Nolan’s messages to the Sabres since taking over is to be consistent. He reinforced the words by being consistent with Buffalo’s forwards. Despite their struggles, Nolan essentially kept...

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Bills notebook: Team veterans say they want a winning finish

Is the collective commitment there top to bottom with the Buffalo Bills as they get ready to seemingly play out the string to another non-playoff season?Veteran Bills running back Fred Jackson said...

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Yielding big plays haunts Bills

TAMPA, Fla. — Big plays have done big damage to the Buffalo Bills’ defense over the past couple weeks.The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have combined for nine plays of 20 or more yards in...

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Angola to keep holiday lights up through January

An early Christmas gift went out to the owners of several local businesses after the Angola Village Board Monday night agreed to keep the community’s holiday lights up throughout January. Mayor Howard...

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East Aurora teacher contract cuts work days from 190 to 188, hikes insurance...

After working more than 16 months with an expired contract, the East Aurora Faculty Association last week reached an agreement with the East Aurora School District that features a shorter work year...

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Newstead residents impatient with delay in moratorium on special event permits

Frustrations ran high in Newstead Monday night, as residents who live near Braun’s Concert Cove again voiced their displeasure with the board for taking too long with the amendment to the Special...

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Aurora in negotiations to lower proposed rate hike for 200 homes supplied by...

The Town of Aurora is negotiating to lower proposed new rates for about 200 homes that get water from East Aurora’s village lines. “We are working on it behind the scenes and we have been for quite...

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GM names Mary Barra CEO

DETROIT — General Motors product development chief Mary Barra has been named the company’s new CEO, the first female head of a U.S. car company.Barra, 51, will replace Dan Akerson on Jan. 15. Akerson,...

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Eight suffer minor injuries in Metro Bus-car accident on Bailey Avenue

Eight people suffered minor injuries in an accident involving a bus and a car this morning, fire officials said.The incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. at Bailey Avenue and Wecker Street.Paramedics...

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High blood-alcohol level leads to aggravated DWI charge

A 36-year-old Buffalo man faces a charge of aggravated driving while intoxicated, after he was accused of recording a blood-alcohol level four times the legal limit over the weekend, state police...

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Orchard Park fender-bender results in DWI arrest

A 54-year-old motorist who hit another vehicle in the parking lot of an Orchard Park church was charged with felony drunken driving, police reported .The accident was reported at about 8 p.m. Monday...

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Buffalo area home sales jump 9.5% in October, and prices rise

Continuing a steady 12-month trend, Western New York’s housing market posted solid growth again in October, as sales rose strongly from the prior year and sellers saw gains in prices that are raising...

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Rodriguez to run for Buffalo School Board

By Jill Terreri Sergio Rodriguez, who waged a campaign against Mayor Byron Brown this fall, announced today that he will seek a seat on the Buffalo Board of Education. Rodriguez, a South Buffalo...

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