‘Green’ insulation company recommended for state upgrade funding
An East Side business that makes insulation and mulch from recycled paper is being recommended for $165,570 in funding to help pay for new equipment and upgrades to its Pratt Street factory from an...
View ArticleSuper Bowl sobriety checks lead to charges against 6
State Police sobriety checks for Super Bowl weekend led to charges against six motorists Sunday at a Clinton Street checkpoint in Elma. Police said 375 vehicles drove through the checkpoint, with only...
View ArticleFour DWI arrests by Orchard Park police on weekend
Two Orchard Park men and two East Aurora men were arrested on drunken driving and related charges by Orchard Park police officers Saturday and Sunday, officers reported Monday.• David R. Fronczak, 34,...
View ArticleNewly revived committee in East Aurora aims to prioritize spending needs
East Aurora Trustees Kevin Biggs and Randy West volunteered for a newly revived committee charged with developing a list of spending needs, like upgrading parks, fixing sidewalks and repairing...
View ArticleBills fans ready to carry the ball for fund
One Western New York native, now an executive with a North Carolina company, offered to write a $10,000 check for the planned new Buffalo Bills fan fund.A former National Football League player from...
View ArticleFirefighters battle morning blaze in Elma apartment
Volunteers from at least five local fire companies were called to an apartment fire on Rice Road in Elma this morning, Erie County sheriff’s officials reported.Firefighters responded to a 7:08 a.m....
View ArticleAstorino files to set up committee for run for governor
Republican Rob Astorino has filed an “Astorino for Governor Committee” with the state Board of Elections – his most concrete step to date signaling a challenge to Democratic incumbent Andrew M. Cuomo...
View ArticleAssembly leader calls for Common Core delay
By Tom PreciousALBANY -- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assembly Education Chairwoman Cathy Nolan today called on the state Board of Regents to delay the state's common core program for two...
View ArticleVideo: The Trump factor in the governor’s race
News Political Reporter Bob McCarthy had a chat in the clouds with the Donald aboard Trump's opulent aircraft. McCarthy talks with Brian Meyer about the Trump factor in the governor's race:
View ArticleAnother blast of winter heading our way tonight
As much as an additional foot of snow is expected across Western New York between late tonight and Wednesday evening in a massive winter storm system that will affect areas from Kansas to Maine,...
View ArticleTermini proposes 3rd loft project for North Buffalo
Developer Rocco Termini wants to create more housing along Elmwood Avenue in North Buffalo and dub the neighborhood the “Pierce Arrow Village,” after the nearby former auto plant.Termini, known for...
View ArticleParents of student who collapsed at a cross country meet and later died file...
The parents of a Long Island high school student who died five days after suffering cardiac arrest at a 2012 cross country competition at Elma Meadows have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit, accusing...
View ArticleYouth arrested after Grand Island car theft and state police chase
A 17-year-old boy who drove an allegedly stolen car with four blown tires into Buffalo’s Riverside area after stealing it on Grand Island late Tuesday afternoon was taken into custody by state police...
View ArticleOrchard Park school programs, staffing could be impacted in closing gap
Programs, services and staff in Orchard Park Central School District will be “heavily impacted” when the district tries to close a $2.22 million budget gap, Superintendent Matthew P. McGarrity said...
View ArticleWest Seneca Parent Council forum hears negative comments on education reforms
Parents looking for reasons to get fired up about how education reforms are negatively affecting education found plenty of them Tuesday night in West Seneca.During a forum at West Seneca East High...
View ArticlePeace Bridge issue puts lawmakers at odds
The planned changes to the Peace Bridge plaza and short-lived discussions among federal officials to move trucks off the bridge have divided the Buffalo Common Council. On one side is North Council...
View ArticlePolice pressing to stem tide of heroin trade
Over the last week, SWAT teams have been busting heroin dealers and their associates as authorities try to stop the flow of heroin that in recent weeks is believed to have caused at least seven deaths...
View ArticleWinter weather tests mettle of area highway crews
We have all felt the wrath of this cold and cruel winter.A nasty January beat many of us down. Now February seems to be following suit, starting with the overnight storm that was poised to pummel the...
View ArticleJeanette R. Ciambella, retired Buffalo teacher
April 4, 1935 – Feb. 2, 2014Jeanette R. Ciambella, of West Seneca, a retired Buffalo teacher, died Sunday in Mercy Hospital after a short illness. She was 78.Born Jeanette Reisch in Buffalo, she was a...
View ArticleWorst is over but some light, fluffy snow likely later tonight
A half foot of snow has blanketed Buffalo so far today and the heavy snow that’s part of a giant winter storm enveloping much of the Northeast will continue to coat our roadways through the evening...
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