Amherst comptroller suspends payments
The Amherst comptroller has refused to pay more than $200,000 in invoices for everything from car parts to cleaning supplies because of what she calls persistent townwide violations of the state’s...
View ArticleEx-mayor gets $82,000 housing job
It took an additional year, but former Lackawanna Mayor Norman L. Polanski Jr. has ended up in a coveted job as executive director of the city’s Municipal Housing Authority.The authority’s board of...
View ArticleA year before being murdered by his stepfather, a boy calls 911 for help
Speaking in a hushed and nervous voice, Abdifatah called 911 at 4:05 p.m. April 18, 2011. He was killed by his stepfather a year later, April 17, 2012.This is the transcript from his call to 911:Male...
View ArticleState witholds report on death of beaten child
The state is refusing to release a “fatality report” that could shed light on how child-protection workers handled the case of a 10-year-old Buffalo boy who was bludgeoned to death by his stepfather...
View ArticleHistory Museum to offer tours of Hotel@ the Lafayette
The Buffalo History Museum will conduct public tours of the Hotel @ the Lafayette on three Saturdays in the coming months, guided by the museum’s program manager, Tara Lyons.Each tour at the renovated...
View ArticleSlush-covered roads create messy commute
An inch or two of new snow, followed by a mid-morning burst of freezing rain, left Western New York roads covered with slush this morning, causing slowdowns for many morning commuters and a rash of...
View ArticleVictim identified in fatal Wyoming County accident
WETHERSFIELD – The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal single-car accident early Saturday morning as Brandon M. Lane, 35, of Silver Springs.Lane lost control of his...
View ArticleBloomberg blasts teacher evaluation deals
By Tom Precious ALBANY -– New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the school districts that obtained teacher evaluation agreements have committed “fraud” if, as most did, their deals with unions remain...
View ArticleCity warns water mains in North Buffalo are shut down
The city warned this morning that three water mains in North Buffalo will be shut down for repairs and some residents will not have access to water. At about 10:30 a.m., the city notified residents...
View ArticleWeather, food, fun draw crowds to Winterfest
Clad in matching winter hats that looked like cupcakes, Aline Weber and Payton Blesy, both 11, excitedly explained their snow sculpture as they awaited the judging results Sunday during Winterfest at...
View ArticleMom in combat boots walked the walk in Iraq
Even after 10 years, it is difficult for Felicia M. Cruz to speak about her war experiences as a Marine in Iraq.She participated in dozens of supply convoys and became no stranger to enemy fire, often...
View ArticleHanover officials to stop doing work in villages
HANOVER – The town will stop providing code enforcement service to the villages of Silver Creek and Forestville, Town Board members decided Monday.Town Supervisor Todd Johnson introduced the...
View ArticleReed to co-chair Manufacturing Caucus
WASHINGTON – Rep. Tom Reed of Corning has been named the Republican co-chairman of the House Manufacturing Caucus, an ad-hoc group of lawmakers that aims to promote a rebirth of America’s...
View ArticleCouncilman Bach to run for Aurora supervisor
The political winds are blowing early in the Town of Aurora for the November election, with Councilman James J. Bach announcing Monday night that he will seek the supervisor post this fall and will...
View ArticleEhlers named new recreation director in Tonawanda
There’s a new, albeit familiar, person in charge of the Town of Tonawanda’s Youth, Parks and Recreation Department.Jeffrey P. Ehlers was appointed director by the Town Board on Monday. He succeeds...
View ArticleProject seeks to create plans for sustainable development
A regional project seeks to create a plan for sustainable development and economic redevelopment, encompassing land use, transportation, housing, energy, climate change and access to food.The...
View ArticleDemocratic Party relocating its offices to Larkin District
After nearly 20 years in Ellicott Square, the Erie County Democratic Party is moving its headquarters to the Larkin Center of Commerce in the burgeoning Larkin District.Democratic Committee Chairman...
View ArticleReed named co-chairman of Manufacturing Caucus
WASHINGTON – Rep. Tom Reed of Corning has been named the Republican co-chairman of the House Manufacturing Caucus, an ad-hoc group of lawmakers that aims to promote a rebirth of America’s...
View ArticleTraining sessions will focus on protection from violence
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. will hold three training sessions in the coming months on how shootings and other violent crime affect law enforcement, schools and businesses.“In light of the...
View ArticleRefuse Disposal District gets interim director
LOCKPORT – Dawn M. Timm, Niagara County’s environmental coordinator, was named interim director of the Refuse Disposal District on Monday, at a stipend of $8,500 a year.She succeeds Richard P. Pope,...
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