Schumer presses Army Corps to help with ice control plan for Buffalo Creek
Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wednesday to develop an ice control plan to ease the flooding that has plagued West Seneca residents living along Buffalo...
View ArticleSculpture honors hospital executive who helped form Kaleida
The name of a new sculpture in the Gates Vascular Institute – “In Motion” – describes the man it honors.Friends, family and former colleagues raised more than $100,000 from some 150 donors to build...
View ArticleEast Aurora man charged with felony DWI
An East Aurora man was charged late Wednesday with felony driving while intoxicated after he was seen driving over the curb at an Elma intersection, Erie County sheriff’s deputies reported.A deputy on...
View ArticleAl-Qaida magazine cites weakness of Buffalo region
First the New York Times took notice of Buffalo’s great architecture.Then Forbes magazine ranked the city as the nation’s most affordable.And now Buffalo Niagara has garnered some worldwide media...
View ArticleAnother boy approached by man in Orchard Park
The second incident prompted Orchard Park School Superintendent Matthew P. McGarrity to send a letter about student safety to parents Thursday afternoon.According to the letter, Orchard Park police...
View ArticleChart of HUD money to housing authorities
Help for housingHUD grants to area housing authoritiesAward rank Housing authority Amount 21 Buffalo $8,362,816 211 Niagara Falls $1,106,432 295 Lackawanna $807,903 550 Lockport $448,144 571 Olean...
View ArticleHUD awards nearly $8.4 million to Buffalo; Perry Choice plan will try again...
The week brought good news and disappointing news to the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The authority will receive nearly $8.4 million...
View ArticlePoloncarz appoints Palmer as Personnel Commissioner
David A. Palmer, formerly Erie County Commissioner of Labor Relations, is changing titles within the administration of County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz.Palmer’s appointment to begin serving as...
View ArticleAnother boy approached by man in Orchard Park
For the second time in a month, a teenage boy in Orchard Park has been approached by a man who asked him to get into a vehicle.The second incident prompted Orchard Park School Superintendent Matthew...
View ArticleHamburg House and Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. March 25
Hamburg House and Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Hamburg United Methodist Church, 118 Union St., Hamburg. Brockport resident Chet Fery will present “Bread Time Stories and More.” A...
View ArticleTime to party: A festive theme surrounds Plantasia, this weekend’s...
Getting out in the garden sounds pretty good right about now. Socializing with friends out there sounds even better.Soon, both can happen. In the meantime, Plantasia – the annual garden and landscape...
View ArticleThree incidents of suspicious behavior reported to Orchard Park police
Two boys in Orchard Park have been approached by men under suspicious circumstances over the last month, and another man was reported walking near Windom Elementary School with his pants unzipped...
View ArticleOrchard Park officials oppose Cuomo’s budget
Orchard Park town and village officials met this week to talk about their united opposition to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s budget and what they consider to be its rigid municipal consolidation proposals....
View ArticleCatholic Charities receives $1.6 million grant to aid refugees
A $1.6 million grant over five years will be administered by Catholic Charities of Buffalo to serve refugees primarily in Erie County, the agency reported.The Catholic Charities’ Immigration and...
View ArticleFact check on Kathy Weppner: Loose with facts
WASHINGTON – She has repeatedly questioned whether President Obama was born in the United States, and stated, as if it were fact, even though it’s not, that former President Bill Clinton had a...
View ArticleNew casino falls short of meeting city pact
Seven years after the Seneca Nation struck a deal to open a casino in Buffalo, the early promises of a thousand jobs, better streets and marketing pitches to gamblers outside Western New York appear...
View ArticleConAgra unlikely to reverse plant closings in Fredonia, Dunkirk
FREDONIA – Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan does not see any chance of reversing ConAgra’s decision to close food processing plants in Fredonia and Dunkirk.The company’s announcement...
View ArticleSchools hope state aid will trim deficits
If it seems like budget gaps in suburban school districts are worse than ever this year, that’s because they are.• Frontier Central is working to reduce a $3.2 million gap.• Ken-Ton is struggling with...
View Article$300,000 raised from Decorators’ Show House goes to Massachusetts...
The Junior League of Buffalo has awarded the Massachusetts Avenue Project $300,000 raised through its 2013 Decorators’ Show House.The funds will go toward the Community Food Training and Resource...
View ArticleWhere we live: Elma/Marilla/Wales
Elma/Marilla/Wales Cooking could be considered optional next weekend, with fundraising dinners scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.From 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, a spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be...
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