Amherst attorney gaining in bid for Water Authority post
An Amherst trial attorney is emerging as a top candidate for one of Erie County’s most coveted patronage posts – one of three commissioners for the Erie County Water Authority.Christopher J. O’Brien,...
View ArticleSwirling snow, freezing rain hit New York-Boston corridor
BOSTON (AP) — A storm that forecasters warned could be a blizzard for the history books began clobbering the New York-to-Boston corridor on Friday, grounding flights, closing workplaces and sending...
View ArticleNational Fuel’s profits rise on Marcellus Shale work
Surging earnings from its expanding pipeline system for transporting natural gas from the Marcellus Shale helped National Fuel Gas Co. boost its first-quarter profits by 12 percent, the Amherst-based...
View ArticleWorker awarded $6 million in racial bias suit
The taunts of “boy” and “monkey” still loom large in Elijah Turley’s race discrimination case.So does the “dancing gorilla” sign hung near his work station, and the “KKK” spelled out on a nearby...
View ArticleTwo gun owners file suit over new restrictions
The first legal challenge to New York’s recent gun restrictions could be heard in Erie County by April.Two local gun owners have filed an Article 78 petition – essentially a lawsuit against the...
View ArticleDelta flight makes emergency landing at Buffalo airport
An international Delta Air flight between Ottawa and Detroit was forced to make an emergency landing Friday at Buffalo Niagara International Airport after a mechanical problem resulted in the loss of...
View ArticleClarence School District confronts tough budget calls
The Clarence Central School District is facing difficult choices, including more job cuts, as it copes with a gap estimated as high as $6.4 million in its 2013-2014 budget.The school district has to...
View ArticleThieves rob cabbie at gunpoint on Perry St.
A cabbie was robbed at gunpoint Saturday while picking up a fare several blocks east of Buffalo’s Cobblestone District, city police reported.The cab driver told South District officers that he was...
View ArticlePatron stabbed during fight inside Blush Nightclub
A patron told Buffalo police he was stabbed four times after inadvertently walking into a fight early today at Blush Nightclub & Lounge.The fight started at about 1:30 a.m. inside the club at 1389...
View ArticleFree family event Saturday to mark Hunter’s Day of Hope
Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, his wife, Jill, and the Hunter’s Hope Foundation will host the 15th annual Hunter’s Day of Hope and Prayer for Children from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday in...
View ArticleCounty wins $400,000 grant for NT police dispatching costs
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office has won a $400,000 state grant, most of which will be used for the transfer of North Tonawanda police dispatching duties to the Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff...
View ArticleReporters’ Notebook
OLAF FUB SEZ: A Valentine’s Week reflection from actress Eva Gabor, born on this date in 1919, “Marriage is too interesting an experiment to be tried only once.” Gabor went to the altar five times....
View ArticleWestfield woman charged with cocaine, pot possession
A Westfield woman was arrested Saturday for possession of cocaine, state police reported.Taylor Woodward, 22, of Felton Road, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled...
View ArticleAnnual Paczki Day fundraiser gives hundreds a taste of Polish culture
Hundreds of people gobbled up traditional Polish pastries Sunday while watching the Polish Heritage Dancers perform in a pre-Fat Tuesday gathering that has become a popular reminder of Buffalo’s...
View ArticleSouthern Tier man charged with shooting dogs
A Town of French Creek man was charged Saturday with shooting a neighbor’s dog to death and injuring another, troopers in Jamestown reported.Dennis C. Teed, 44 of Belknap Road, admitted to shooting...
View ArticleCandlestick holders stolen from Buffalo church
Four large brass candlestick holders valued at $2,800 were stolen Friday from Holy Cross Catholic Church, 345 Seventh St., Buffalo police reported.The theft occurred around midnight, according to a...
View ArticleYoga fundraiser’s benefit stretches across the globe
Area yoga practitioners converged Sunday on the University at Buffalo North Campus for “Yoga Jam” – a supersized class organized to benefit a good cause.About 200 yogis from eight different studios...
View ArticlePaladino to lead Albany rally against new gun-control law
Carl P. Paladino on Sunday criticized Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and supporters of the state’s new gun-control law and said he plans to lead the Western New York contingent to a statewide Gun Rights and...
View ArticlePiloting a B-29 as the war against Japan is won
John P. Gunning Sr. served as the commander of a B-29 Superfortress, not to be confused with the B-17 Flying Fortress.A bigger, more modern successor to the B-17 bomber, the B-29 had a much greater...
View ArticleGillibrand visits Lancaster to tout high-tech manufacturing
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand is introducing legislation intended to boost advanced manufacturing in the state and plans to discuss her “Made in America Manufacturing Act” with elected and business...
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