More lane closings ahead for this week on Kensington
Lane closings will continue this week to accommodate repaving and construction work on the Kensington Expressway For the next two weeks, both inbound and outbound lanes of the Kensington between...
View ArticleCity moving to fire employee accused of theft
The Brown administration will seek the termination of city worker James E. Dempsey, who handles park permits. Dempsey, 40, is accused of theft, according to the administration. The matter is subject...
View ArticleStorm-postponed gospel festival scheduled for Saturday
NIAGARA FALLS – A free outdoor gospel festival that was canceled because of the powerful July 19-20 thunderstorm has been rescheduled and moved to a new location.Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center...
View ArticleFive Buffalo Niagara groups awarded state environmental grants
The following Buffalo Niagara environmental organizations have been awarded funding from more than $1 million in environmental justice grants announced by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo:Buffalo Niagara...
View Article$78,558 grant will pay for homeless agency’s technology upgrades
NIAGARA FALLS – Community Missions of Niagara Frontier Inc. has been awarded a three-year matching grant totaling $78,558 from the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation through its annual Technology...
View ArticleExpo visitors learn to take a holistic approach to health
With the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” playing through the speakers, a small group moved and grooved freely, at ease and in time with the music. “Hip, hip, hip,” an instructor called out. The 15...
View ArticleCuomo to greet Obama at airport; role in rest of trip uncertain
ALBANY – President Obama is inviting Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo along as one of his guests when he travels to Buffalo on Thursday as part of a bus tour swing through upstate New York and Pennsylvania.Cuomo...
View ArticleHow to get tickets for Obama speech at UB
President Obama’s appearance at Alumni Arena on the University at Buffalo North Campus Thursday morning will be free and open to the public, but tickets will be required for admission. A portion of...
View ArticleService was family affair for vet whose unit captured German sub
When it comes to patriotic service, Clarence Howard Licht modestly says his family “was well represented” in World War II.At 17 years old after graduating from Tonawanda High School, Licht followed...
View ArticlePoll finds residents give Buffalo superintendent low marks, have faith in...
A little more than a year into Pamela C. Brown’s tenure as superintendent, Buffalonians are unimpressed with her job performance, according to a recent Siena College poll commissioned by The Buffalo...
View ArticleHoly Angels Academy and its contents go on the auction block Saturday
The abrupt closing this spring of Holy Angels Academy is about to enter the next chapter of the story, with a weekend auction of the school’s real estate and equipment scheduled.Cash Realty &...
View ArticleECIDA tax breaks target projects at former American Axle plant, Calspan
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency on Monday approved a total of just over $1 million in tax breaks for two projects – a new manufacturing operation at the former American Axle plant in...
View ArticleHamburg looking to produce management plan for village’s 3,300 trees
Trees owned by the Village of Hamburg have been surveyed, counted, cataloged and computerized – all 3,300 of them.Now, the village wants to come up with a tree-management plan to make sure the canopy...
View ArticleSinger Kevin Mahogany to headline Lewiston Jazz Festival
In December 1995, when singer Kevin Mahogany was playing Buffalo’s old Calumet Arts Cafe, a fight broke out near the door. The staff acted fast and threw the two guys – who were still cursing and...
View ArticleBetty Jean Grant’s opponent to boycott debate, cites sponsor’s...
The candidate challenging Erie County Legislature Chairwoman Betty Jean Grant for her 2nd District seat in the Sept. 10 Democratic primary will not attend a scheduled debate with Grant on...
View ArticleSummer field trips help Cradle Beach kids SOAR
With just a dusting of red light to guide her, Schuyler Loveless, 9, moved the photo paper around in chemical-infused water, explaining that she was “fixing” the image, to make sure it’s permanent and...
View ArticleEast Aurora Village Board seeks fines over Roycroft building disrepair
A frustrated East Aurora Village Board agreed to seek fines that could climb to $1,000 a day or more and get an engineer to inspect a dilapidated building on the historic Roycroft Campus.The gray...
View ArticleMount Aaron Baptist Church to air expansion plans
A church on Buffalo’s East Side that has seen its membership increase during recent years will announce expansion plans today. ◄ State Sen. Tim Kennedy, D-Buffalo, will join Pastor Dwayne Jones of...
View ArticleCandidate targets ECC plan to expand suburban sites
An Erie County Legislature candidate will call for the Legislature to oppose expansion on Erie Community College’s suburban campuses when he holds a news conference at 2 p.m. today ► Tuesday Aug. 20 ◄...
View ArticleFree rabies vaccinations for pets to be offered
Pet owners in Erie County will have three opportunities in September to get free rabies vaccinations for their dogs, cats and ferrets.The rabies clinics will be conducted by the county Department of...
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