Hogues, Miller-Williams rematch pits Democratic factions
The last time Erie County Legislator Timothy R. Hogues and former Legislature Chairwoman Barbara Miller-Williams had a matchup was in November 2011.As contenders for the First District Legislature...
View ArticleState to get outer harbor from NFTA for $2, access to remain free
Two bucks.For that bargain price, New York State will buy Gallagher Beach, which could become Buffalo’s first public swimming beach, and the Small Boat Harbor, with its 1,005 slips, and turn the area...
View ArticleThree vying for 7th District Legislature seat in Democratic primary
In the Erie County Legislature’s 7th District, three candidates are running against each other in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for the seat being vacated by Thomas J. Mazur of Cheektowaga, the...
View ArticleCuomo intervenes to try to save Hamister’s Falls project
An intervention Thursday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has pulled the Hamister Group’s $25 million development proposal for downtown Niagara Falls back from the brink of extinction.Cuomo spoke by phone with...
View ArticleMotorist killed when hit by tractor trailer on Thruway
A motorist was killed Thursday when he was struck by a tractor trailer in the middle lane of the Thruway near the William Street exit in Cheektowaga about 4;10 p.m, according to state police.The...
View ArticleReed’s constituents in sync with his opposition to Syria intervention
DUNKIRK – For Rep. Tom Reed, the conversations in his district this week mirrored the debates going on in Congress over whether the United States should take military action in Syria. While horrified...
View ArticleFalls man caught in drug raid denies charges
LOCKPORT – A man accused of having cocaine, marijuana and psychiatric pills when police raided his apartment on March 28 pleaded not guilty to a five-count indictment Friday in Niagara County...
View ArticleWho gets the credit for Buffalo’s development projects?
Who gets credit for Buffalo’s development projects?Mayor Byron W. Brown cites $1.7 billion in economic activity in Buffalo. But how much was his administration responsible for the boom? With the...
View ArticleRobinson mulls plea offer in murder case
LOCKPORT – Kelvin W. Robinson, whose guilty plea to the stabbing death of his wife was thrown out on appeal, has been given until Thursday to consider a plea offer that would reduce his minimum...
View ArticleCattaraugus County DA candidates continue to trade charges
OLEAN – Cattaraugus County District Attorney Lori Rieman and Public Defender Mark Williams traded charges Thursday in a debate in the Cutco Theater on the Jamestown Community College-Olean campus. The...
View ArticleRoss says he doesn’t need to disclose campaign sign costs
LOCKPORT – Legislature Chairman William L. Ross said this week that he doesn’t need to report the Republican Party’s spending for the yard signs he’s using in his re-election campaign.Ross, a...
View ArticleLawtons woman arrested for attempted murder in double stabbing
GOWANDA – A 48-year-old Lawtons woman remains in custody at the Cattaraugus County jail on attempted murder and other charges for allegedly attacking and seriously injuring a former Gowanda boyfriend...
View ArticleMarilla residents confront Quasar
The long-awaited meeting between Marilla residents and representatives of the Quasar Energy Group took place Thursday night before a standing-room-only crowd of more than 400 people in the Marilla...
View ArticleDivorce mediation is topic of conference today
Efforts to try to ensure that divorcing couples can remain friends and give paramount importance to the effects of divorce on children will be major topics of discussion for the roughly 50 attorneys...
View ArticleElma man arrested on drug-trafficking charges
A 29-year-old Elma man was arrested early Friday afternoon on drug trafficking-related charges, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office reported. Mark J. Carney of Seneca Street was arrested at his home...
View ArticleBuffalo man claims pills belonged to his dead father
A 24-year-old Buffalo man, who was arrested on drug and marijuana charges when a state trooper stopped his car, claimed the drugs belonged to his father, who died in 2011.Stanley J. Kubiak of Lakewood...
View ArticleGreen, Genewick disagree quietly at Lockport forum
LOCKPORT – The candidates for 5th Ward alderman in Tuesday’s Republican primary – incumbent Kenneth M. Genewick and challenger Phyllis J. Green – disagreed on a few issues in a forum Thursday night,...
View ArticleFashion Outlets expansion gets boost
TOWN OF NIAGARA – The town engineer recommended Thursday that the Niagara Town Board move forward on the Fashion Outlets of Niagara expansion project.Norman Gardner, principal associate with Clark...
View Article2 challenging Noman in Lackawanna’s 1st Ward primary race
Current 1st Ward Lackawanna Councilman Abdulsalam K. Noman is facing a strong primary challenge for the coveted Democratic line from two familiar faces in the city – George W. Halsey III, a longtime...
View ArticleAurora election Issues: Bridges, culverts and sewer district debt
This season’s Town of Aurora election has two Republican Committee-endorsed board candidates applying political theater to their concerns about bridges and water bond refinancing as they go after...
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