The pioneer of Black Rock’s renaissance
In 2003, before Amherst Street morphed into the bastion of cool it is today, Doreen DeBoth made a bold decision.On this gritty drag in a proud neighborhood that had seen better days, DeBoth opened a...
View ArticleWaiting on a quarterback would be risky for Bills
Buffalo Bills General Manager Buddy Nix told a group of fans at the Monday Quarterback Club in December:“I’ll tell you this: If you like a quarterback, and like him in the third round, then you had...
View ArticleOpportunities squandered did in Sabres
The elimination was sudden. The road toward it was painfully long.The Buffalo Sabres’ offseason will be, too.Though three games remain on the schedule, the phrase “wait till next year” is ringing...
View ArticleMiller’s time with Sabres is near the end
Sometimes, you just know. If you’ve seen enough hockey stars reach the end of the line in Buffalo, you can feel it coming.You knew it was over for Phil Housley when he didn’t go down to block Stephane...
View ArticleDeputies arrest two in Clarence, Alden for aggravated DWI
Two men arrested for aggravated driving while intoxicated in separate incidents overnight in Clarence and Alden are accused of driving with blood-alcohol levels of more than twice the legal limit, the...
View ArticleTwo delivering pizza robbed at gunpoint on West Side
Thieves robbed two pizza delivery employees at gunpoint early today while they tried to make a delivery at a West Side address, according to Buffalo police.The employees were delivering an order at...
View ArticleUnruly Bandits fan bites finger of security guard, police say
A West Side man was arrested Saturday night after police say he became unruly at a Buffalo Bandits game and later bit the finger of a security guard at First Niagara Center.Central District officers...
View ArticleCuomo’s opaque style leaves public in the dark
ALBANY – Unlike any governor in recent history, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has institutionalized a new style of policy-making: throw out broad-brush ideas, sprinkle in a few basic details, and wait until...
View ArticleEx-equipment manager sues Bills, alleging ageism
When Dave Hojnowski, the Buffalo Bills’ longtime equipment manager and a presence in the Bills locker room for 35 years, left the team last year, the Bills described it as a retirement.Hojnowski tells...
View ArticleToxic legacy's time bomb
First of a three-part seriesThirty-five years after underground toxics turned the Niagara Falls neighborhood of Love Canal into a ghost town, researchers are warning that Western New York is still...
View ArticleLocal runners gather in solidarity with Boston peers
Hundreds of runners, walkers, spectators and volunteers – including some who ran in last week’s Boston Marathon – came out this morning at Delaware Park for a solidarity run held to offer support to...
View ArticleState bracing for scores to drop as math, English exams get tougher
If your elementary or middle school child came home frazzled after taking statewide English exams last week, there’s good reason: The questions were a lot tougher than last year.Some students didn’t...
View ArticleWarrant arrest leads to drug charge
NEWFANE – A Ridge Road man, arrested at his home on an unspecified warrant, faced additional charges when Niagara County sheriff’s deputies said they found him carrying prescription drugs that were...
View ArticleSeveral sites in Niagara County will collect prescription drugs
Unused, unwanted prescription drugs will be collected and safely disposed – no questions asked – at the upcoming National Take-Back Day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at sites throughout Western New...
View ArticleLockport man charged with drunken driving after he runs out of gas
WILSON – Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies charged a Lockport man with aggravated drunken driving after he was found to have a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit.Patrick J. Mack,...
View ArticleUnivera Healthcare seeks claimants for forgotten funds
Univera Healthcare and Lifetime Healthcare Companies, its Rochester-based parent healtcare plan, are seeking members and providers who haven’t claimed more than $1.1 million in checks issued to them...
View ArticleEast Aurora historic sites open for tours during Decorators’ Show House
The Aurora Historical Society is opening the doors early this season at four village historic sites for special tours beginning this Saturday and running through May 19.Open-house style tours at 2...
View ArticleMan’s body pulled from the Upper Niagara River
NIAGARA FALLS – A man’s body was spotted in the Upper Niagara River just west of the New York Power Authority intakes and was pulled out by State Parks Police with help from an Erie County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleDrunken driver sent to state prison
LOCKPORT – James L. Mormino, who according to Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas, has been arrested 12 times for alcohol-related driving offenses, was sentenced Monday to one to three years in...
View ArticlePolice seek woman accused of passing a forged prescription
Police are seeking the identity of a woman accused of trying to pass a forged prescription for Lortab this month at a pharmacy near Martin Luther King Jr. Park.The woman, and a possible associate,...
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