A flourishing cultural scene that knows no bounds
Since I started covering art and theater in Western New York in the winter of 2007, I have often wondered aloud and in print exactly when the remarkable growth of Buffalo’s cultural scene might...
View ArticleBicyclist lying in road struck by pick-up
A bicyclist, apparently lying in the road, was hit by a pick-up truck early today on the Seneca Reservation and was in serious condition, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office reported.Deputies said the...
View ArticleGM Tonawanda is reborn, fueld by new engine lines and workers
As General Motors’ Town of Tonawanda engine plant ramps up its new engine lines, waves of new workers are coming aboard, more than doubling the size of the workforce from its low point a few years...
View ArticleCattaraugus planners seek resolution of farmer-neighbor conflicts
LITTLE VALLEY – Cattaraugus County is a place where your next-door neighbor may be a farm with several head of cattle. Maybe it is field after field of crops. Many people move into the area because of...
View ArticleCounting on new workers as immigration debate brews
In the hallways of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and on the farms of Niagara County, Washington’s brewing debate about immigration reform isn’t about “amnesty,” or about the fear that someone...
View ArticleGreenway success relies on teamwork
If you want to see what the Niagara River Greenway could become, take a look at what’s happened in the Hudson River Valley in the 20 years since greenway efforts began there.Main Streets have been...
View ArticleRetired State Police major takes over ECMC security
Retired State Police Maj. Christopher L. Cummings has been named chief of security at Erie County Medical Center.Cummings, who supervised about 450 sworn personnel and civilian employees as head of...
View ArticleVillage hoping to lure Knox Show House visitors
The spotlight may be on the 2013 Decorators’ Show House at the Knox summer Estate over its three-week run that kicked off this weekend, but little East Aurora is piggy-backing off the big event which...
View ArticleMuch rests on Buffalo School Board race
Change is coming to the Buffalo School Board.Some of it is certain. Come July, two of the incumbents no longer will sit on the board. One decided not to seek re-election; the other was knocked off the...
View ArticleCuomo's numbers are on a downward slide upstate
PRATTSVILLE – The people in this Catskills Mountain community, devastated by Hurricane Irene in August 2011, are still awaiting fulfillment of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s promise to rebuild this town...
View ArticleA battle for the streets
Tariq “Reek” Brown from the Bailey Boys gang thought he spotted rival gangsters at a picnic in Martin Luther King Park last May. Holding his pistol-grip assault rifle, police say, he sprayed bullets...
View ArticleOhio Street's rebirth is rowing on the river
In 1912, Buffalo had 14 rowing clubs, attracting many West Side and South Buffalo mill and factory workers who wanted to blow off some steam after a long day at work, almost the way softball teams do...
View ArticlePreservationists to call on lawmakers to designate Trico a landmark
By Jill Terreri Good morning, Preservation Buffalo Niagara will hold a news conference at noon today on the steps of City Hall in an effort to pressure the Common Council to designate the Trico...
View ArticleTourism conference in Niagara Falls this week
A statewide tourism conference is headed for Niagara Falls Wednesday, the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp. has announced.The seventh annual ‘I Love New York’ Empire State Tourism Conference will...
View ArticleNiagara Falls drug raids net six arrests
NIAGARA FALLS – Six people were arrested early Monday in Operation Clean Sweep, as police conducted narcotics raids at five homes and a motel where two of the suspects were living.TGhe raids were led...
View ArticleLackawanna man charged with DWI after drifting between lanes
State Police at Boston have arrested a Lackawanna man for driving while intoxicated after he allegedly drifted back and forth between traffic lanes on Abbott Road in Orchard Park.Trooper James Lacki...
View ArticleThree Buffalonians arrested in Syracuse drone protest
Three Buffalonians were among 31 arrested Sunday at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base near Syracuse protesting the use of drones in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries.Ruessell Brown, Bonnie...
View ArticleAccident puts hole in underground propane tank in Newstead
Construction workers late this morning accidentally struck a valve from an underground propane tank in the Town of Newstead, putting a small hole in the tank that was filled with between 200 and 300...
View ArticleSabres sticking with Regier
By John Vogl Darcy Regier says he understands that Sabres fans have suffered. He's willing to bet they'd be OK with suffering more if the pain results in a Stanley Cup. The Sabres' bet is that Regier...
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