Executive trading
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.: Borel, James C, officer, exercised an option for 83,020 shares of common at $44.74 each between April 25 and 30, sold 97,191 shares of common between $52.84 and $54...
View ArticlePlans unveiled for restaurant at old Aud site
Sometime in the fall of next year, after historically aligned canals have been unveiled at Canalside on the former Memorial Auditorium site, a new restaurant will open.It will be a full-scale...
View ArticleIRS knew in 2011 of tea party targeting
WASHINGTON – Senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups as early as 2011, according to a draft of an inspector general’s report obtained by the Associated...
View ArticleFarmers' markets get back into full swing
Some lucky mothers may start this morning with omelets made with organic eggs and fresh asparagus, locally smoked bacon on the side and toasted honey-wheat bread. Or, they could have a link of sausage...
View ArticleHitting the sauce the Swiss Chalet way
When the last two Swiss Chalet rotisserie chicken restaurants in the United States – one in Amherst, one in Depew – went dark on Feb. 28, 2010, Western New Yorkers who grew up with the chicken, fries...
View ArticleCuomo's type of diplomacy faces international test
ALBANY – It seems like an obvious television advertisement script for any opponent of Andrew Cuomo, if Cuomo runs for president in 2016:“Gov. Cuomo wants to be leader of the free world, but he can’t...
View ArticleFreed from prison after wrongful conviction, man now “just enjoying...
In the days after Nathaniel A. Johnson’s exoneration for an armed robbery he didn’t commit, he shopped for new clothes, slept in his own bed and, on a whim, took a walk outside. ¶ “Just enjoying...
View ArticleTavern patron arrested for “trashing” a bar
A Southern Tier man was jailed Sunday after “trashing” a tavern when the bartender there cut him off from alcohol, state police said.Donald Paulson, 21, of Greenhurst, became unruly after a bartender...
View ArticleDriver arrested with high blood-alcohol level
A University Heights woman was arrested Sunday morning for drunk driving after police said she had a blood alcohol content of nearly three times the legal limit, Buffalo police said.Shaniece Garner,...
View ArticleFour seeking appointment as Niagara County coroner
LOCKPORT – Four candidates for appointment will be interviewed Tuesday for the post of District 4 coroner in Niagara CountyRichard W. Rutland, a Newfane funeral director, resigned from the position...
View ArticleElma considers 300-foot NYSEG tower
The Town of Elma has been approached by New York State Electric & Gas to reopen a permit process for a 300-foot communications tower.The utility wants to build the tower, which will require a...
View ArticleHousing Authority spends $90,000 on PR firm
The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority spent at least $90,218 over 16 months to hire a public relations firm to do PR work that other upstate New York housing agencies handle in-house. Now some BMHA...
View ArticleAfter gastric surgery, congressman is Reed thin
WASHINGTON – Some people don’t recognize Rep. Tom Reed anymore because suddenly, he’s three-quarters of the man he used to be.Reed, R-Corning, carried 310 pounds on his 6-foot frame until late...
View ArticleA cop with a heart for the community
When Darren Exum used to play cops and robbers as a kid, he always played the cop.It’s something his siblings still tease him about today, especially since he grew up to become a Buffalo police...
View ArticleAmbassador: Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer
The U.S. ambassador’s talk Sunday at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery was billed as a chance to hear about new museum technologies and the role of culture in economic development.Instead, Bruce J. Oreck,...
View Article19 groups in Niagara gain grants as Falls bridge panel pushes partnerships
LOCKPORT – Nineteen community groups across Niagara County will benefit from the 16th annual round of grants funded by the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission.The William G. Mayne Business-Community...
View ArticleState attorney general prepared to unveil bill to regulate charities
For more than 40 years, many not-for-profit charities in New York State have been required to get a financial audit every year – but they didn’t have to pay attention to it.They also didn’t have to...
View ArticleShots fired on Walden Avenue
A man fled a corner store after a fight but then returned with a handgun and fired shots at the teenager he had been fighting, according to a Buffalo police report filed Sunday.No arrests were made...
View ArticleLeafs reward fired up fans with big win
TORONTO — I had almost forgotten what playoff hockey looks and sounds and feels like. Then I made the trek Sunday to Air Canada Centre. Game Six. Leafs versus Bruins.Blue and white flags flapping in...
View ArticleBills rookie LB Pough talks a big game
When it comes to evaluating players from smaller schools, Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone asks himself one question first.Is the NFL going to be too big for them?“I think the key to those players is...
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