UB incubator named best in world for life sciences
By Stephen T. WatsonNews Business ReporterA Swedish startup has named the University at Buffalo Technology Incubator as the world’s top life-sciences business incubator that is based at a...
View ArticlePregnant woman struck by door of passing car in Falls blames bar fight...
NIAGARA FALLS – A pregnant woman hit by the open door of a passing car as she walked down an alley behind a Third Street bar at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday believes she is the victim of retaliation for an...
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OLAF FUB SEZ: According to economist and financial columnist Sylvia Porter, born on this date in 1913, “Money never remains just coins and pieces of paper. Money can be translated into the beauty of...
View ArticlePolice arrest suspect who lived at site of Germain Street raid
A Germain Street man whose residence was the target of a Buffalo Police SWAT unit raid Sunday night is in custody and faces several charges, authorities said.Michael Cohen, 27, was charged with...
View ArticleStrong storms, lightning strikes hitting parts of Erie County
The National Weather Service was urging people to take cover in parts of Erie County as a strong line of thunderstorms moved into the area late this afternoon.The storms are capable of producing very...
View ArticleFalls man gets jail for violating terms of probation in DWI case
LOCKPORT – A Jerauld Avenue man was sentenced to a year in Niagara County Jail Monday for violating terms of probation in a felony case of driving while intoxicated.Robert G. Minney, 36, who had...
View ArticleLockport woman pleads not guilty to April 10 credit union robbery
LOCKPORT – A Lockport woman accused of holding up the Cornerstore Credit Union on April 10 pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of third-degree robbery in Niagara County Court.Dale L. Swain, 56, of...
View ArticleLeader of counterfeit sneakers ring gets 27 months behind bars
One of the leaders of a counterfeit sneaker ring that stretched from Buffalo to China was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to 27 months in prison.Malik Bazzi of Montreal had...
View ArticleCharter school pursues new building despite failing to win ECIDA tax breaks
South Buffalo Charter School officials pledged Monday to go forward with a new building on South Ogden Street, despite failing to win tax breaks for the project from the Erie County Industrial...
View ArticleCity and suburbs try to deal with feral catastrophe
Arthur J. Robinson was so fed up with the stray kittens that had overtaken his Seneca-Babcock neighborhood that he trapped 14 of them, took them to a veterinarian to have them sterilized and returned...
View ArticleYellow Ribbon events help new veterans adjust
The numbers aren’t pretty: On average, an American military veteran commits suicide every 65 minutes, which totals 22 per day, according to a study released earlier this year by the Department of...
View ArticleTown of Tonawanda gives power over site plan approval to planning board
Final approval for architectural site plans will be given by the Town of Tonawanda Planning Board under a new law passed Monday night by the Town Board. Approval had previously been given by the...
View ArticleRail authority seeks PILOT renewal
SALAMANCA – A new slate of officers and updates on ongoing projects topped the agenda for the annual meeting of the Southern Tier Extension Rail Authority on Monday.The rail authority spans from the...
View ArticleGraduation rates up for some Niagara high schools
Niagara County schools showed small gains and minor losses in the percentages of their high school students graduating in four years in 2012, according to data released Monday by the state Education...
View ArticleLockport man mugged near Allentown bar
A Lockport man was beaten by five men near Main and Allen streets early Sunday.The 37-year-old victim told Buffalo police he was chased and then kicked and beaten by his attackers at about 3 a.m.The...
View ArticleMan tackled with gun in Niagara Street bar
A Buffalo man faces several charges after police were called to a Niagara Street bar early Sunday for the report of a man with a gun.Jose R. Santos, 30, of Hinman Avenue, was arrested at about 2:30...
View ArticleSteady turnout reported in Clarence for second school vote
Turnout was steady this morning in Clarence where polls are open for a re-vote on the school district’s budget.By noon, 1,693 residents had voted, compared with 2,168 by the same time on May 21 when...
View ArticleLegislature reaches tentative deal on expanding casino gambling
ALBANY – Lawmakers say they have struck a tentative deal to expand the number of Las Vegas-style casinos in New York, letting four new gambling halls operate upstate but honoring a recent deal with...
View ArticleM&T reaches regulatory agreement with Fed
M&T Bank Corp. has reached a written agreement with the Federal Reserve on how it will correct deficiencies in complying with federal anti-money laundering laws, clearing a hurdle blocking...
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OLAF FUB SEZ: According to author Salman Rushdie, born on this date in 1947, “The only people who see the whole picture are the ones who step outside the frame.”...LICKIN’ GOOD – Barbecue lovers will...
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