County clerk’s office reports faster turnaround on mortgages
It has taken more than two years, but Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs said the backlog in returning original deeds and mortgages to property owners is gone. He found an 18-month backlog when he came...
View ArticleState seeks venue change in case involving sex offenders in West Seneca
The state has requested a change of venue in an assemblyman’s legal fight to obtain documents related to the placement of convicted sex offenders in a West Seneca neighborhood.Wednesday... Read More
View ArticleOusted Servotronics presidents wins $4.7 million arbitration
The former president of Servotronics Inc. has been awarded $4.7 million in damages by an arbitrator, who ruled that his ouster two years ago from the Elma motion control equipment and cutlery maker...
View ArticleMultisorb is sold to top two executives, private equity firm
The top executives of Multisorb Technologies and private equity firm Summer Street Capital have acquired the West Seneca packaging technology company from the estate of its founder.The company,......
View ArticleVenue change sought by state in case involving sex offenders in West Seneca
The state has requested a change of venue in an assemblyman’s legal fight to obtain documents related to the placement of convicted sex offenders in a West Seneca neighborhood.Wednesday... Read More
View ArticleCounty clerk reports end of 2-year backlog
It has taken more than two years, but Erie County Clerk Christopher L. Jacobs said the backlog in returning original deeds and mortgages to property owners is gone.He found an 18-month backlog when...
View ArticleProperty tax decrease proposed for 2015 budget in Clarence
A decrease of nearly 3 percent in property taxes is proposed in the tentative 2015 budget submitted this week by Clarence Town Supervisor David C. Hartzell Jr. In a note to Town Clerk Nancy C.... Read...
View ArticleErie County Legislators pour over proposed budget
Erie County legislators have their pencils sharpened and budget books out as they pour over County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz’s proposed budget for next year.Republicans in Erie County... Read More
View ArticleWales Town Board asks county to do 3 traffic studies
Citing safety issues, the Wales Town Board on Tuesday unanimously voted to ask Erie County to perform three traffic studies concerning speed, signage and traffic flow on county roads within the......
View ArticleDense fog advisory in effect through 9 a.m.
Moisture left over from the rain, coupled with light winds and clearing skies overnight, left the region covered by a dense blanket of fog this morning.“That’s an ideal setup for fog,... Read More
View ArticleWegmans dispensing utensils one at a time
Wegmans is changing the way it offers plastic eating utensils in its Market Cafe, and the new system is getting mixed reviews.Instead of setting out forks, spoons and knives that are individually......
View ArticleDecisions we have reversed in Buffalo
After Lululemon's gaffe, a look at other bad calls changed here -- from serious to comical.... Read More
View ArticleDesignation revoked for Amigone crematory
The Erie County Legislature this afternoon voted 7-4 to revoke a cemetery designation that had allowed Amigone Funeral Home to operate a controversial crematory in the Town of Tonawanda.Without......
View ArticleElderly missing man found safe by Cheektowaga K9 unit
A 100-year-old man who disappeared from an assisted living facility in Cheektowaga was found safe, after the police department’s K9 unit tracked him down in thick brush, police said Thursday.... Read...
View ArticleSchrauth Forcucci case moves to federal court
The case of former Hamburg Central School Board Member Catherine Schrauth Forcucci moved to U.S. District Court Thursday.Schrauth Forcucci is seeking to return to the School Board, which removed......
View ArticleCorrection
The Wales Town Board this week scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Nov. 11, before its regular meeting in Town Hall, on a proposal for a moratorium prohibiting the storage and spreading of sewage...
View ArticleLegislature votes to revoke designation for Amigone crematory
The Erie County Legislature voted 7-4 Thursday to revoke a cemetery designation that had allowed Amigone Funeral Home to operate a controversial crematory in the Town of Tonawanda.Without that... Read...
View ArticleLand Bank grant to target East Side initiative, Schneiderman announces
Revitalization efforts on Buffalo’s East Side will benefit from a $2.5 million state grant to the Buffalo Erie Niagara Land Bank Investment Corp., state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman ... Read...
View ArticleWest Seneca man charged with impersonating military, law officials
A West Seneca man paraded around the Erie County Fair on Veterans Appreciation Day this summer, authorities said, pretending to be in the Marine Corps and wearing the dress-blue uniform, complete......
View ArticleCase of ousted Hamburg School Board member moves to federal court
The case of former Hamburg Central School Board member Catherine Schrauth Forcucci moved to U.S. District Court on Thursday.Schrauth Forcucci is seeking to return to the School Board, which removed...
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