Independent Health gets top national ranking
Independent Health Association, the second-largest health insurer in Western New York, is the highest-rated health insurer for quality and customer satisfaction in the nation, according to the latest...
View ArticleCuomo slipping with voters as he tilts left
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s tilt to the political left is apparently not helping his standing with voters, who give the Democratic governor his lowest favorability rating since he took office more...
View ArticleM&T Bank offers Third Friday programs at History Museum
M&T Bank will launch the first of its M&T Third Friday programs this Friday in the Buffalo History Museum.The event offers free admission to the museum and resource center all day.Scheduled...
View ArticleAurora programs on Fillmore’s two wives
A talk about the two Mrs. Fillmores – a presentation about the two wives of the 13th United States president – will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday as part of the Aurora Historical Society’s monthly...
View Article‘Old Neighborhood’ Parade to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
More than 100 marching units will take part in the 20th annual “Old Neighborhood” St. Patrick’s Day Parade at noon Saturday in Buffalo’s Valley and Old First Ward neighborhoods.Marching bands, floats,...
View ArticleBurk to seek new term on Batavia School Board
BATAVIA - The longest serving member of the City School District Board of Education says he will be a candidate in the May 21 election.Patrick D. Burk, now completing his 26th year, will seek another...
View ArticleKingdon appointed Genesee Legislature clerk
BATAVIA – The Genesee County Legislature has appointed Sara Kingdon, of Pavilion, as its clerk effective later this month.A confidential secretary in the County Attorney’s Office, Kingdon will succeed...
View ArticleHearing today on Fashion Outlets tax break
TOWN OF NIAGARA – The town Industrial Development Agency will hold a public hearing at 2:30 p.m. today on a 15-year property tax break for the planned $71 million 50-store expansion of Fashion Outlets...
View ArticleNiagara Legislature OKs bond refinancing
LOCKPORT – Niagara County will save an estimated $870,000 in interest costs over the next decade through a bond refinancing plan approved Tuesday by a County Legislature committee.“We’ve been...
View ArticleAudit finds Lyndonville overpaid 2 workers by $6,875
An audit by the State Comptroller’s Office has found that the Village of Lyndonville in Orleans County overpaid two village workers by $6,875 for unused leave time.The state audit also found that the...
View ArticleSabres find the cure, beat Rangers 3-1
When Jhonas Enroth learned Ryan Miller had a sinus infection, he knew it was nothing to sneeze at. The Sabres’ backup goaltender was getting another chance at victory, and in a rarity it would come in...
View ArticleNeighborhood held hostage by drug crime.
Ali Salah pointed to the bullet holes in his deli where two gunmen fired 16 rounds into the store three weeks ago after a suspected drug dealer ducked inside to get away from his attackers.“The...
View ArticleNiagara IDA names new chairman, OKs four tax breaks
WHEATFIELD – North Tonawanda Clerk-Treasurer Scott P. Kiedrowski, who joined the board of the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency only two months ago, was named its chairman today.The board...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 18 years for in fatal stabbing
A Winslow Avenue man who admitted stabbing a man during a dispute was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in state prison by State Supreme Court Justice Penny M. Wolfgang.Last month, Anthony Williams, 25,...
View ArticleFirefighters stop Genesee County barn fire from spreading
Eleven volunteer fire companies teamed up early Wednesday morning to keep a Genesee County barn fire from spreading to the nearby main house, authorities reported.Firefighters responded to a 2:55 a.m....
View ArticleBurglary trial on hold after defendant goes to mental unit
LOCKPORT – The trial of a Niagara Falls man accused of a house burglary last summer ran into a roadblock after the defendant was admitted to the mental health unit of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical...
View ArticleSchool bus accident sends 3 pupils to hospital
At least three elementary-school students were taken to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, and six others may have suffered minor injuries, after a First Student school bus with 12 students aboard...
View ArticleNU names Vincentian priest as president
Niagara University has tapped a Vincentian priest and administrator from St. John’s University in New York City to serve as its next president.Rev. James J. Maher, executive vice president for mission...
View Article4 slain in Herkimer; police search for suspect
HERKIMER — Multiple gunshots rang out as police on foot and in a helicopter swarmed two upstate New York villages in search of a 64-year-old man they say opened fire at a car wash and a barbershop...
View ArticleBills sign free agent linebacker Manny Lawson
By Tim Graham and Mark Gaughan The Buffalo Bills have announced their first signing of the free-agent period, adding Manny Lawson to their defense. Lawson and Bills defensive end Mario Williams formed...
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