Another Yuletide gift from Bills leaves a hollow feeling
This won’t come as a great shock, but it turns out I have the mind of a 9-year-old. I asked Doug Marrone a question about regret after Sunday’s win. The Bills coach told me that his son, Mack, had...
View ArticleInspired by fallen star, Robey takes off
Nickell Robey nodded his head and smiled in the Bills locker room midway through a question Sunday, as if he had been waiting with the answer all year. The subject had turned to his tiny hometown in...
View ArticlePower outages give way to flooding concerns in WNY
Most Western New Yorkers who lost their electrical power got it back late Sunday and overnight, but the weather concerns now move to local creeks, especially Tonawanda Creek, which is expected to...
View ArticleState hits bumps but meets sign-up goals on health insurance exchange
The NY State of Health insurance exchange is on pace to meet the state’s enrollment goals, and the website is far outperforming the troubled HealthCare.gov federal exchange.But this doesn’t mean...
View ArticleEx-Tiffany executive sent to prison for $2.1 million in jewelry thefts
A former Tiffany & Co. executive who stole jewelry, including diamond rings and bracelets, worth $2.1 million over eight of her almost 25 years at the luxury retailer was sentenced Monday to a...
View ArticleFrontier ready to advertise for superintendent
The Frontier School District has set in motion a specification development report for its superintendent search to replace James C. Bodziak, who retired in September.The advertising specifications...
View ArticleWeather blocks hopes for early completion of Niagara County radio system
LOCKPORT – The early onset of cold weather has dashed hopes that towers for Niagara County’s new emergency radio system can be ready by spring.Before the ground froze, only three of the five towers’...
View ArticleBiogas firm will build in park with yogurt plants
BATAVIA – The Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park, hailed as the first in the state for food processors, will get a fourth tenant in the new year, according to the park owner, the Genesee County...
View ArticleWaiting for the creek to crest
The cleanup continued Monday after a weekend ice storm in Lockport and flooding in Northern Erie County, but today all eyes shift to the rising water of Tonawanda Creek which could trigger another...
View ArticleWWII medals ceremony has unexpected addition
NORTH TONAWANDA – There was a surprise addition to a ceremony Monday afternoon in which the family of World War II veteran Simon Zulia received his service medals.His son, former Niagara County...
View ArticleArmed robber steals cellphone worth $350
A 22-year-old Buffalo man told city police he was robbed at gunpoint of a cellphone worth $350 early Sunday.A thief described as a tall, thin black male, wearing a dark-colored hoodie sweatshirt,...
View ArticleBills feel rush during triumph over Miami
The Miami Dolphins knew what was coming, but were helpless to stop it Sunday against the Buffalo Bills’ rushing attack.The Bills piled up 51 rushing attempts and 203 yards on the ground in a 19-0...
View ArticleFalls Council tables decision on One Niagara
NIAGARA FALLS – City lawmakers Monday night put off a decision on a proposed settlement agreement with the company that owns the One Niagara building downtown.Under the proposed deal, One Niagara LLC...
View ArticleScott takes advantage of a chance to play
John Scott started the game at defense and moved to forward when the already thin Buffalo Sabres lineup lost forward Drew Stafford to a game misconduct.By the third period, Scott was on the power play...
View ArticleBills notebook: Manuel’s status for Patriots may be updated Tuesday
Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone didn’t put a percentage on the chances of rookie quarterback EJ Manuel starting Sunday’s season finale against the New England Patriots, but it sounded decidedly less...
View ArticleBills need a better option at No. 2 QB
On a losing football team, the backup quarterback is often the most popular guy in town. The flaws of the starter are picked apart by a skeptical public, while the backup’s virtues become magnified by...
View ArticleWheatfield OKs Sturgeon retirement
WHEATFIELD – The Wheatfield Town Board has voted to let suspended Recreation Director Edward Sturgeon retire in exchange for dropping disciplinary charges against him.The deal also calls for Sturgeon...
View ArticleDream answered: A white Christmas seems likely
The prospect of a white Christmas went from “iffy” to pretty much definite for most of Western New York overnight.Metro Buffalo has received a light covering of snow and the mercury is on a downward...
View ArticleDetails of BAC sale to L.A. Fitness spelled out
As the sale of the Buffalo Athletic Club’s co-ed gyms to California-based L.A. Fitness was made final Monday, anxious members got some new details, but several questions still remain...
View ArticlePath drives wedge between golf course, neighbors
A paved path that meanders through an Amherst golf course and the backyards of some adjoining residential properties is in the legal rough again.For years, golfers and residents alike shared the path,...
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