Marilla Town Board to hold hearings on 4 topics
The Marilla Town Board will hold four public hearings today but it is expected to act only on two of them.Action is expected on the amended zoning law that will allow property owners who have been...
View ArticleOrchard Park subdivision approval comes after nearly 15-year process
Mark Tufillaro was given final approval Wednesday night for his subdivision on Milestrip Road in Orchard Park – nearly 15 years after he proposed it.The developer brought plans for Knoche Farms, a...
View ArticleState, Seneca officials work to end casinos feud
ALBANY – Top Seneca Nation and Cuomo administration officials huddled into the night Wednesday in hopes of forging a deal to end a years-long $600 million dispute that could keep the tribe from facing...
View ArticlePolocarz unveils 'Initiatives for a Smart Economy'
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz wants the county to take a lead role in boosting the local economy, its workforce and infrastructure.The strategy, which builds on plans the county executive...
View ArticlePoloncarz pushes new rules for ECIDA tax incentives
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz is pushing the Erie County Industrial Development Agency to adopt tougher standards for granting tax breaks for development projects, including the addition of...
View ArticleHeavy rainfall soaks the area, flood warnings issued for some local creeks
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning this afternoon for Buffalo Creek near Gardenville, Cazenovia Creek Near Ebenezer and Cayuga Creek near Lancaster. Minor flooding is forecast as...
View ArticleNew campaign aims to help local victims of human trafficking
The survivors, the ones who are damaged but make it out alive, are the ones we know of, the ones we can track and monitor.By all accounts, there are 400 of them, mostly women and young girls who over...
View ArticleDiary found in Lewiston key to tracing Nazi roots
WILMINGTON, Del. – The hate that dripped from Alfred Rosenberg’s black pen seemed lost to history until Thursday, when federal agents here unveiled 400 missing pages of the senior Nazi aide’s diary,...
View ArticleRainfall to finally give way to sunshine
Remember that dry stretch of weather back in April and May, when you said we needed rain? Yeah, we can't either.More than 4 inches of rain has fallen in Buffalo so far this June. That's more than what...
View ArticleFalls, Salamanca, Buffalo await long-overdue flow of casino cash
After more than three years of waiting, the Western New York communities that host the Seneca Nation of Indians’ three casinos will get the money they’ve been owed.Niagara Falls, the Salamanca area...
View ArticleNational Fuel’s rates stable as PSC plans review of possible...
National Fuel Gas Co.’s rates will stay the same in the coming months, but customers could be in line for a refund – and potentially a rate cut – if state regulators later determine that the...
View ArticleRegional auto sales rise in May
Buffalo-area car sales stayed on their upward track in May.Sales at franchised-new car dealers who disclosed their sales – Chevrolet does not – reported a 4 percent increase from a year ago, to 4,998...
View ArticleLeague to discuss women’s equality agenda
Katherine Bodde, policy counsel for the New York Civil Liberties Union, will discuss Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s women’s equality agenda during the annual meeting of the League of Women Voters of Buffalo...
View ArticleHispanic Women’s League offering scholarships
The Hispanic Women’s League is offering scholarships to female students of Hispanic origin.Candidates must be residents of the Buffalo Niagara region and show a commitment to the Hispanic...
View ArticleWomen’s bar group gives Howe ‘outstanding’ rating
Erie County Surrogate Barbara Howe is the only Buffalo-area judicial candidate to be awarded the top rating – outstanding – of the Western New York chapter of the Women’s Bar Association of the State...
View ArticleChautauqua buses to allow bicyclists
DUNKIRK – Bicyclists can get a lift on buses in Dunkirk, thanks to a demonstration project sponsored by the Chautauqua County Health Network and the state Health Department.Bike racks have been...
View ArticleWoman pleads guilty to DWI after West Seneca crash
A Buffalo woman faces a maximum of four years in prison following her third conviction for drunken driving, Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III reported Wednesday.Tammy Karek, 32, of...
View ArticleOrchard Park man admits stealing $25,789 from anxiety-ridden friend
An Orchard Park man has admitted stealing $25,789 from a friend who entrusted him to handle his finances, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.Geary H. Murray, 55, of Michael...
View ArticleHamburg bookkeeper admits stealing nearly $800,000 from Buffalo employer
Already previously convicted for drunken driving, Mary Jane Hagler of Hamburg added a new crime to her record.The bookkeeper on Friday admitted stealing nearly $800,000 over 10 years from the Buffalo...
View ArticleRyan sworn in as president during 126th annual meeting
Michael J. Ryan was sworn in as 107th president of the Bar Association of Erie County during its 126th annual meeting Friday afternoon.The ceremony followed voting for new officers in Bar Association...
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