Infrastructure upgrade set for Town of Tonawanda commerce site
Infrastructure improvements to the North Youngmann Commerce Center are expected to be completed by fall, representing a big step toward readying the Town of Tonawanda-owned site for development.“We...
View ArticleArea school districts putting phys ed back into play
On a recent day, children enjoyed recess by going down a curvy slide, climbing a spirally pole and running on the school playground at Bennett Park Montessori School on the East Side.Over at Ohio...
View ArticleCouncil looks to bill collectors, advertising to raise revenue
Advertisements on parking receipts. A switch to energy-efficient light bulbs. More aggressive collection of unpaid bills. The Common Council isn’t expected to amend the proposed 2013-14 budget in...
View ArticlePut his feet up? Not for ‘Senior of the Year’ – a go-to...
Clint Salmon still can’t let go of his activism and put his feet up to relax.Even at age 87.He has a jam-packed résumé, with stints in the Marines, as a New York State trooper and as Town of Sardinia...
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Full coverage of Buffalo School Board elections
Buffalo News articles | Candidates/profiles | Map of subdistricts Date of election: Tuesday, May 7The election: 13 candidates for 6 available openingsTerm: 3 yearsNote: This year's elections are...
View ArticleLive results beginning at 9 p.m.: Buffalo School Board elections
Live results: Buffalo School Board elections
View ArticlePolls closed – higher turnout expected in this election
The polls for the Buffalo School Board elections have officially closed as of 9 p.m. and the ballot counting process has begun. Thirteen candidates, including three write-ins, have spent the past few...
View ArticleLockport man charged in rape of unconscious woman goes on trial
Opening statements and testimony began Tuesday in Niagara County Court in the trial of a man accused of raping a friend’s girlfriend as she lay sleeping, groggy and sick in a South Street home after a...
View ArticleSix area hospitals get a D in patient safety report card
Six of 13 Western New York hospitals in a new report card on patient safety got a grade of only D for preventing medication errors, infections and other serious problems.Six hospitals here received C...
View ArticleEnrollment drop forces ECC to hike tuition $95 for 2013-14
You’re going to have to dig a little deeper into your pocket if you attend Erie Community College next year.Tuition at ECC will increase $95 next year to $3,995, college officials said...
View ArticleDunkirk Council approves starting seawall work
DUNKIRK – Rebuilding the city’s seawall along Lake Front Boulevard got the backing of four out of five Common Council members at Tuesday’s meeting. Councilwoman Stephanie Kayak voted against starting...
View ArticleDunkirk Council eyes funding for city playgrounds
DUNKIRK – Funding for city playgrounds was on the minds of members of the Common Council’s Public Safety Committee at a meeting Tuesday morning in City Hall. Public Works Director Tony Gugino said he...
View ArticleReporters’ Notebook
OLAF FUB SEZ: According to author Thomas Pynchon, born on this date in 1937, “If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about answers.”...BETTER ANGELS – The Above the...
View ArticleLaurel Run organizer concerned about safety
SILVER CREEK – The founder of the “Laurel Run,” a long-standing race in Silver Creek, has concerns about public safety at the event if Silver Creek abolishes its Police Department.Wayne Hotelling, at...
View ArticleThree incumbents, three newcomers win School Board seats
Three incumbents will return to the Buffalo Board of Education, and three new faces will join them, city voters determined Tuesday.Board President Mary Ruth Kapsiak will retain her seat for another...
View ArticleSenate Republicans want to exclude WNY from casino expansion
ALBANY – Senate Republicans want to add more casinos in New York State, but not in Western New York.The GOP’s casino expansion plan protects the Seneca Nation of Indians’ three casino investments in...
View ArticleRetired teacher should not serve on Orchard Park School Board, candidate says
A retired teacher should not serve on the Orchard Park Central School Board, one of the board candidates said during a candidate’s forum Tuesday night.Board President Natalie Schaffer said she...
View ArticleBuffalo, Lackawanna get affordable-housing assistance from state
Three affordable-housing projects proposed for Buffalo and Lackawanna will get $10.5 million in tax credits and low-interest loans, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Tuesday.The funds will help build 48...
View ArticleA half-century later, ‘Century Girl’ reprises role on historic...
Frank Sinatra called her “doll” and mesmerized her with his blue eyes. President Harry Truman cheerfully asked her to join him and his wife, Bess, for breakfast. But Ernest Hemingway was uninterested...
View Article‘Rose Petal Jam’ author Zatorska to speak at Broadway Market
Author Beata Zatorska last year took readers on a virtual tour of Poland in her award-winning memoir/cookbook, “Rose Petal Jam.” On Saturday, Zatorska will visit the Broadway Market to share her food...
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