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...
View ArticleBoise 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...
View ArticleExtension 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...
View ArticleBills' 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...
View ArticleBills 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...
View ArticleAfter 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...
View ArticleSandstone 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...
View ArticleSabres 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...
View ArticleBills 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...
View ArticleYielding 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...
View ArticleAngola 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...
View ArticleEast 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...
View ArticleNewstead 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...
View ArticleAurora 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...
View ArticleGM 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,...
View ArticleEight 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...
View ArticleHigh 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...
View ArticleOrchard 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...
View ArticleBuffalo 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...
View ArticleRodriguez 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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