Illegal mail is muddling elections for school post
Heading into the final hours before Tuesday’s Buffalo School Board elections, Carl P. Paladino had spent more than $25,000 of his own money to convince South Buffalo voters to choose him, the latest...
View ArticleArea schools order Chinese
On an early spring day in Silver Creek, 18 first-graders are busy counting numbers, pronouncing words and reviewing colors – in Mandarin Chinese.At a time when most schools are strapped for cash and...
View ArticleMayor's pledge prompts patchwork for budget
To keep his promise not to raise taxes, Mayor Byron W. Brown is using millions in surpluses, state funds held by the state-appointed control board and money originally set aside to build a parking...
View Article'Play' time kicks off in Buffalo
An epidemic of obesity is gripping the United States, and it’s not clear how to reverse the trend.One answer may be to attack the problem one neighborhood at a time, and that’s the idea behind Play...
View ArticleDriver charged with being three times over legal alcohol limit
State Police at Jamestown have arrested a Randolph man for aggravated driving while intoxicated after accusing him of having a blood-alchol level more than three times the legal limit.State police...
View ArticleSon sought in death of West Seneca woman
As West Seneca police investigated the suspicious death of Carol Quinn in her West Seneca apartment Saturday afternoon, one of her sons arrived for a visit, even though a court order of protection had...
View ArticleFire breaks out at West Street Elementary School in Sanborn
SANBORN – Students at West Street Elementary School are headed home early today after a fire broke out at the school this morning.Students were taken to Niagara-Wheatfield High School and were allowed...
View ArticleBrooklyn senator charged in embezzlement scheme
ALBANY – In the rash of Albany scandals the past 10 years, lawmakers and top state officials have been brought down by allegations or convictions of stealing, physical abuse, contract-rigging, sexual...
View ArticleBurglary suspect shot dead by homeowner
A middle-aged man described as an apparent burglary suspect was shot to death this afternoon by the homeowner, an off-duty Buffalo police officer, on Lisbon Avenue in the city’s University District,...
View ArticleReview tonight's meeting of Amherst Town Board
By Charlie Specht Join me at 7 p.m. for a live blog of the Amherst Town Board meeting. Not too many big-ticket items on the agenda, but we may see some passionate public comments. The family of Erin...
View ArticleGanson street business fire put out after two alarms called
Fire at the ADM Milling building at 250 Ganson Street was confined to a 10th floor hopper area, according to Buffalo Fire Department officials. The two alarm fire was reported at 3:56 p.m. and was...
View ArticleFalls schools seek more taxpayer money
NIAGARA FALLS – For the first time since 1993, Niagara Falls School District officials are asking local property taxpayers for more money.But under the proposed budget going before voters in two...
View ArticleReturn of Metro Rail car puts rehab program back on track
Metro Rail Car 126 returned to Buffalo on Monday, and officials of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority greeted it like an old friend.Not that they harbor any particular affection for a...
View ArticleBills star Williams sues to get $785,000 engagement ring back
Buffalo Bills football star Mario Williams, who signed the biggest contract in team history last year, has filed a lawsuit against his former fiancée in Houston, seeking the return of a 10-carat...
View ArticleLackawanna Council to sit on henhouse request
A Lackawanna resident’s request to raise a half-dozen hens in his backyard didn’t take flight at Monday night’s meeting of the City Council.The resident, Tracy Shelanskey of Balen Drive, didn’t attend...
View ArticleHamburg Village Board takes up RV storage ordinance
The Village of Hamburg finally has a new ordinance on the storage of recreational vehicles and trailers, after four years of petitions, review, hearings, meetings, discussion and revisions.Hamburg...
View ArticleSecond home invaders pleads guilty
The second of two Buffalo suspects who terrorized a Lackawanna woman and her two young children during a McKinley Parkway home invasion two years ago pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree robbery and...
View ArticleGrand Island developer wants to build senior housing complex
A Grand Island developer wants to build a senior housing complex on two adjoining properties bordered by Baseline Road, Grand Island Boulevard and Webb Road.The land is currently zoned partly as...
View ArticleAstronics profits soar on aircraft parts
Astronics Corp. had a record-setting start to 2013 in more ways than one.The East Aurora aircraft lighting and electronics manufacturer’s profits, sales and order bookings all set record highs during...
View ArticleLancaster’s indoor baseball facility could be up and running by the...
Lancaster will be home to a 16,200-square-foot indoor baseball training facility that could be up and running by the end of the year, with a price tag not to exceed $1.7 million.In a series of actions...
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