Sabres’ slide costs Ruff after 26 years with franchise
Lindy Ruff dreamed of holding the Stanley Cup in his adopted town of Buffalo. He pictured himself skating around Memorial Auditorium with the chalice over his head. He envisioned himself clutching the...
View ArticleBruegger’s Bagels eyes WNY
Bruegger’s Bagels plans to expand into the Western New York market by opening nine franchise shops here over the next three years, according to company officials.The bagel chain, which started in the...
View ArticleRod Watson: Residents deserve seat at the table
Consider it “Groundhog Day,” Buffalo style. While the movie had the same character reliving the same plot line over and over, in Buffalo we have different community leaders who follow the same script...
View ArticleRumors about shutdown of William St. postal facility disputed
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service’s William Street processing center appeared to survive yet another near-death experience Wednesday, but only after a frantic call from Sen. Charles E. Schumer to...
View Article4 bucks a gallon? Gas pain is out of control
We’ve watched it rise for 33 straight days now, and Wednesday the average price of regular gasoline crossed $4 a gallon in New York.The reasons for the steady increase are as complicated as the...
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Rolston named Sabres' interim coach
Ron Rolston has been named interim head coach of the Sabres. (Mark Mulville/Buffalo News file photo) By Mike Harrington Darcy Regier has just named Ron Rolston interim coach of the Sabres for the rest...
View ArticleFiring brings Ruff era to startling end
Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff came to First Niagara Center for practice Wednesday, meeting some of his players and looking at video before heading to a news conference to honor high schoolers who...
View ArticleRuff’s departure still stuns Sabres
TORONTO – One of the most surreal moments in the history of the Buffalo Sabres took place Wednesday in the rear parking lot of the Northtown Center at Amherst. The players were still shaking their...
View ArticlePlayers don’t give new boss much to like
TORONTO – You must admit, after 14-plus seasons, it was a little odd seeing anyone but Lindy Ruff behind the Sabres’ bench Thursday night. It was like coming home and seeing a stranger sitting in your...
View ArticleRolston brings new thought process to Sabres
TORONTO – Ron Rolston spent time at Harvard University and Boston College, so it’s fitting that words such as “teacher” and “smart” continually surface in conversations about the Buffalo Sabres’...
View ArticleStadium backers promote Buffalo waterfront proposal at forum
“If you build it, they will stay.”So prophesied Erie County Legislature Chairwoman Betty Jean Grant, D-Buffalo, Thursday evening of the Buffalo Bills’ long-term future in the Queen City during a...
View ArticleState agency approves plan for stadium work, lease
A $130 million project to upgrade Ralph Wilson Stadium gained a necessary state approval Thursday.The Empire State Development board of directors approved a general project plan for the stadium...
View ArticleState to make good on Salamanca’s lost casino revenue
SALAMANCA – Help is on the way from Albany for the financially strapped city government, thanks to a 30-day amendment to the executive budget announced Thursday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.Under the...
View ArticleO’Brien replaces O’Donnell on Water Authority board
The Erie County Legislature voted unanimously Thursday to appoint Christopher J. O’Brien to replace John O’Donnell as commissioner of the Erie County Water Authority.The part-time position pays...
View ArticleMemorial Medical Center holds contract talks with workers
NIAGARA FALLS – A contract bargaining session was held Thursday between Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and the union representing 650 of its employees.The existing contract, which was to have...
View ArticleNiagara Chamber will oppose school budgets that exceed cap
WHEATFIELD – The Niagara USA Chamber has declared that it will “publicly and actively” oppose any proposed school budget this spring in Niagara County that exceeds the state property tax cap.“The...
View ArticleMan admits stealing iPads using fake credit cards
A 22-year-old Bronx man on Thursday admitted using counterfeit credit cards to steal $20,000 worth of iPads from the Apple Store at the Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga.Stephen P. Moore pleaded guilty...
View ArticleSuspected gunman arrested in Welland bank robbery
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – A 42-year-old Welland man was arrested Thursday as the lone gunman who tried to rob a Welland bank during a noontime incident Dec. 21, Niagara Regional Police reported.Shawn...
View ArticleTwo sought in robbery of Liberty Cab driver
Two men in their 20s were being sought Thursday by Buffalo police for the armed robbery of a Liberty Cab driver in the 200 block of Perry Street about 9 p.m. Saturday. The suspects, described as both...
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