State again rejects East, Lafayette plans; sets new Friday deadline
State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. informed the Buffalo Public Schools late Monday that its turnaround plans for East and Lafayette high schools still aren’t good enough.He’s now commanding...
View ArticleBuffalo historic park system gets its due in new book
Buffalo’s system of verdant parks and manicured parkways, circles and squares designed by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux was the first of its kind in the country, but in...
View ArticleMillion-dollar bus stirs criticism despite costing less than others
WASHINGTON – The bus that President Obama will ride through upstate New York later this week looks more like a black Labrador than a Greyhound, and it’s far tougher than either breed.It’s a shiny...
View ArticlePoll: Higgins’ bipartisan rating ‘phenomenal,’...
In the court of public opinion, Rep. Brian Higgins wins a decisive verdict.Higgins gets a favorable rating from nearly 8 in 10 voters, according to a Siena College poll commissioned by The Buffalo...
View ArticleReconstruction of 1909 wireless station debuts at Antique Wireless...
More than a century ago, The Buffalo Evening News was at the cutting edge of technology, boasting a wireless form of information-gathering and communication that exceeded the telegraph’s capabilities....
View ArticleAgencies to share information at Youth Services Fair today
Agencies that provide programs to help youth will share information from 1 to 4 p.m. today ► Tuesday Aug. 20 at a Youth Services Fair sponsored by the Catholic Charities Education and Workforce...
View ArticleNews to have extensive coverage of Obama visit
BuffaloNews.com is your destination for comprehensive coverage of President Obama's visit to Western New York on Thursday. From the time Air Force One touches down through the bus tour's departure,...
View ArticleGrand Island OKs rezoning for apartments
Grand Island is one step closer to having a senior housing complex.The Town Board voted Monday night to rezone portions of Grand Island Boulevard and Baseline Road from a mix of single family...
View ArticleCheektowaga Town Board OKs new shared services agreement for assessor
NEWS STAFF REPORTERThe Cheektowaga Town Board approved a new intermunicipal agreement Monday night for an assessor – sharing the same person with a different municipality.Lawmakers unanimously...
View ArticleBills linebacker ticketed for marijuana possession
Tonawanda police charged Buffalo Bills linebacker Nigel Bradham with possession of marijuana after a traffic stop last weekend, according to police reports. Bradham’s vehicle was pulled over at about...
View ArticleMychajliw issues flurry of reports administration calls ‘deeply...
In his first eight months in office, Erie County Comptroller Stefan I. Mychajliw already has released 23 reports on the state of the county’s finances and on the various departments and divisions...
View ArticleAgainst all odds, Richardson Complex on course to re-embrace its neighbors
Large panels of transparent glass rising 33 feet to an outdoor terrace have been designed to dramatically announce the Richardson Olmsted Complex’s new northern entrance.The entryway, at the end of a...
View ArticleWoman hit by van at Ferry and fillmore
A woman was struck by a van while crossing the street at Ferry and Fillmore avenues about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to Buffalo police. Further information was unavailable.
View ArticleHolland’s community pool reopens
The Holland community pool reopened Monday after an investigation determined there was no risk of fire.The facility, located in the former Holland Middle School, had been closed for almost two weeks...
View ArticleCity, UB put the teeth in dental care for low-income families
Raymond Pearsell, who is 4 years old, no longer holds his cheeks in his hands in pain.He’s now much happier, plays outside and eats everything, said his mother, Crystal Brown.Before Raymond’s teeth...
View ArticleTonawanda Council allows food trucks in city but not in parks
The popular rolling kitchens known as food trucks will be permitted to operate in the City of Tonawanda – though not in its parks – under new regulations the Common Council unanimously approved...
View ArticleMarketing push highlights low-price exchange insurance
The health plans that in July proposed the lowest premiums for coverage sold through New York’s new insurance exchange are among those on a final list released Tuesday by state officials.The inclusion...
View ArticleObama’s road trip unlikely to change D.C. stalemate
WASHINGTON – Barnstorming from Buffalo to points east Thursday and Friday, President Obama will be doing what he does best at a time of concern in some circles about things he might not do so...
View ArticleAmherst Trader Joe’s store to open Oct. 11
After months of secrecy, Trader Joe’s has announced it will open its first Buffalo-area store Oct. 11.The store with a passionate following – 400 people lined up outside a new Trader Joe’s near Albany...
View ArticleHearing in Council Chambers weighs relief for communities
A Long Island legislator has called a hearing from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday in Buffalo Common Council Chambers to talk about how to provide relief for financially distressed municipalities. State...
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