‘Draft Day’ becomes another bust for Buffalo
A furious fourth-quarter rally mounted by New York State officials – including a top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo – has fallen short in keeping the film “Draft Day” in Buffalo.The movie, which was to...
View ArticleSabres' faults look familiar
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Sabres arrived at the midpoint of their season with a 4-3 loss to Carolina, a setback that encapsulated Buffalo’s biggest blunders of the first half:• They don’t always play a full...
View ArticleStudents face long ride
Each morning, dozens of students as young as 5 from subdivisions in the southern and southeastern corners of the Lancaster Central School District pile onto buses for the ride to the John A. Sciole...
View ArticleA river rescue by Officer Daryl Truty
NORTH TONAWANDA – When Daryl Truty thinks back on it now, just three or four minutes went by between the calls for help and his rescue of the drowning man he has never seen or heard from again.As he...
View ArticleChurch left out with Chestnut Ridge rule changes
Congregants of Armor Bible Church in Orchard Park for decades have gathered for a sunrise Easter service inside the stone-and-timber casino building at Chestnut Ridge Park.The tradition will come to...
View ArticleMist-ified by lawsuit? Pay attention as state, Falls boat tour operator...
NIAGARA FALLS – No one seems to know exactly what the new lawsuit challenging the Maid of the Mist will mean for Niagara Falls.It could spell the end for an iconic local company that has taken people...
View ArticleFour community leaders to be honored for contributions
Four community leaders will be honored as the National Federation for Just Communities of Western New York holds its 2013 Citation Banquet at 6 p.m. March 20 in Hyatt Regency Buffalo. The honorees...
View ArticleDollar General prepared to build in Wilson
WILSON – A Buffalo firm has been contracted to build a Dollar General store at 684 Lake St. and submitted a site concept plan to the Village of Wilson Planning Board.Plans call for a 9,100-square-foot...
View ArticleNiagara Wheatfield board votes to keep tax hike under limits
SANBORN – Niagara Wheatfield Central School District voters won’t be asked to break the state tax cap this year.The School Board has voted to keep any tax hike in 2013-14 within the maximum property...
View ArticleFood truck owners seek lower permit fees
Ordering a taco or a hamburger from a truck parked at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus or on Hertel Avenue might seem like a simple transaction. But before that truck can sell anything, there are...
View ArticlePicture a penguin and win a prize
NIAGARA FALLS – With their comical waddles and sleek, tuxedoed looks, penguins can make inviting photo subjects.That’s why the Aquarium of Niagara is now inviting photo submissions for a contest to...
View ArticleFrom the blotter / Police calls and court cases, Feb. 21 to March 2
A Buffalo couple told Niagara Falls police that property was stolen from their rental car overnight Thursday while it was in the valet parking lot at the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel. A cellphone...
View ArticleThe sky isn’t falling on the Buffalo Niagara job market after all.
The sky isn’t falling on the Buffalo Niagara job market after all.But it isn’t all blue skies and sunshine, either.That was the bottom line from last week’s updated report from the state Labor...
View ArticleBills to go free agent shopping Tuesday
More help for new defensive coordinator Mike Pettine and filling a void or two on offense figure to be targets of the Buffalo Bills when the free-agent shopping season begins Tuesday.The Bills could...
View ArticleEx-Bill Saimes dies at age 71
George Saimes, who many regard as the finest defensive safety in Buffalo Bills history, died of leukemia Friday in his native Canton, Ohio. He was 71.Not only was Saimes a member of the Bills Wall of...
View ArticleSabres third line providing pressure
PHILADELPHIA — The Buffalo Sabres are 14th in the Eastern Conference and 29th overall in the 30-team NHL, so they have nothing to lose by trying new things. For starters, they have an interim head...
View ArticleBusiness Calendar
MondayBusiness groups• The Erie County Industrial Development Agency Policy Committee Meeting, 8:30 a.m., ECIDA, 143 Genesee St., Buffalo. Confirmations, 856-6525, Ext. 136 or chocieni@ecidany.com.•...
View ArticleFour shot, one fatally, in city’s Bailey-East Delavan area
Four people were shot, one fatally, overnight Friday in three incidents within a 10-block area of the city’s Bailey-East Delavan neighborhood.A 22-year-old man who was shot drove a couple of blocks...
View ArticleDismissed coach files petition to get job back
The Billies of Williamsville South High School opened their varsity basketball season with three straight wins en route to another league title a year ago.But not even some lopsided scores could mend...
View ArticleRihanna bumps and grinds in Buffalo
Opening nights of massive pop-spectacle tours can be dicey endeavors. The variables can seem endless, the opportunities for things to go wrong - cues to be missed, wardrobes to malfunction, risers to...
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