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Goal goes viral
An animated GIF of the Sabres' Christmas gift from SBNation By Mike Harrington The ButtGoal is everywhere. The Sabres beat Phoenix last night, 2-1, as Mark Pysyk was credited with an overtime goal...
View ArticlePower outages short-circuit Christmas cheer
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – More than 500,000 homes and businesses were still without power Tuesday in parts of central and northeastern U.S. and into Canada after a weekend ice and snow storm rolled across...
View ArticlePope lauds Jesus’ humble start at Christmas Eve Mass
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis lauded Jesus’ humble beginning as a poor and vulnerable baby as he celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff Tuesday in St. Peter’s Basilica.“You are immense, and...
View ArticleChristmas cheer abounds for family after adopting four siblings
Christmas always has been a big deal in the Sobaszek home.Wreaths adorn the house’s 75 windows. Hundreds of ornaments decorate a dozen trees inside. A life-size Santa Claus can be found tucked in a...
View ArticleFlooding continues, and more snow forecast as holidays are celebrated
In the end it was a white Christmas after all for Western New York, although some parts of the region faced a lot more wet than white.Meteorologists at the National Weather Service measured 2 inches...
View ArticleReed now taking ‘special treatment’ health care that he had...
WASHINGTON – Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, has been pushing for months now to take away what he calls the “special treatment” that members of Congress and their staffs enjoy under “Obamacare” – but now...
View ArticleM&T branch in South Buffalo robbed Tuesday
An M&T Bank branch in Buffalo was robbed late Tuesday by a man who handed a note to branch staff demanding money and no dye pack.The suspect, said to be in his early 40s, fled the branch at 490...
View ArticleA special Christmas Day homecoming for Beatriz
All eyes – including TV and newspaper photo lenses – focused on an adorable sight, a 4-year-old girl trying to grasp a Fisher-Price toy and a multicolored blanket on Christmas morning in her family’s...
View ArticleMary Barra prepares to lead General Motors
DETROIT – When Mary Barra was born in 1962, General Motors was selling half the cars on U.S. roads.In her booming middle-class suburb north of Detroit, the woman who will soon become GM’s CEO...
View ArticleErie Basin Marina boaters worry about changes
Some 20 boaters who rent slips at Erie Basin Marina worry that a new operator will not be in place in time for next year’s boating season.“You guys are really far behind on this,” boater and...
View ArticleExperts voicing skepticism of new test for brain trauma
Revelations in recent years that thousands of former football players might have severe brain trauma from injuries sustained on the field has triggered a rush in the medical community to seize the...
View ArticleObama asks Americans to honor Christmas by helping those in need
HONOLULU – President Obama spent a quiet Christmas morning singing carols and opening presents with his wife and daughters as the first family offered their gratitude to military members serving in...
View ArticleHarborCenter’s hockey academy gearing up
‘Twas the day after Christmas and all through the land, little boys and girls went to sleep with new hockey sticks in their hands.But there’s more to developing into a good hockey player than shiny...
View ArticleBills seek winning record vs. AFC East
The Buffalo Bills have a chance to finish 4-2 in the AFC East for the first time since 2007 with a win in New England on Sunday.That, according to coach Doug Marrone, is not insignificant.“Where do...
View ArticleBrioso by Butterwood’s upscale menu features South American flavors
Buffalo-area hotel restaurants are not exactly playgrounds of adventurous cuisine. There is so much filet-with-potato that chicken Parmesan qualifies as an ethnic specialty. ¶ Brioso by Butterwood, on...
View Article‘Greg Wings’ at the Sportsmen’s Tavern have that extra...
For years, the Sportsmen’s Tavern has been reaping praise as one of the best live music venues in Buffalo. This year, music lovers started talking about the food at the Sportsmen’s (326 Amherst St.),...
View ArticleTuned In
The year was 1986. The venue, the QE2, located in downtown Albany. Home for the summer from Fredonia State College, I joined a few friends and my girlfriend at the time to head for the now-closed...
View ArticleSara M. Zak’s paintings reflect Buffalo’s slow and steady...
Sara M. Zak is a quintessentially Buffalonian painter.Her oil paintings, which mix abstract imagery with depictions of the city’s post-industrial landscape, are about slow but inexorable progress...
View ArticleBuffalo attorney had key role in lead-paint ruling
A Buffalo attorney played a key role in a billion-dollar court decision last week in California.Three lead-paint makers were ordered by Santa Clara Superior Court Judge James P. Kleinberg to create...
View ArticleHoliday deliveries miss the deadline
Santa delivered sacks stuffed with IOUs this Christmas.Across the country, carriers failed to meet delivery deadlines in the face of bad weather and an unexpectedly large surge in demand.“It is...
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