On 4th anniversary of tragedy, Flight 3407 families cite...
WASHINGTON – The Families of Continental Flight 3407 spent the fourth anniversary of the loss of their loved ones lobbying the Federal Aviation Administration and members of Congress for tougher rules...
View ArticlePaper valentines still warm hearts
Valentine’s Day is Mary Ann Sandoro’s annual excuse to pull out her collection of 600 valentines, bits and pieces of bygone Buffalo that chronicle a stationery tradition.They range from a fancy, but...
View ArticleTax breaks sought for senior citizen housing project in Lancaster
The developers of a 112-unit senior citizen housing complex in Lancaster are seeking tax breaks from the Lancaster Industrial Development Agency for the $12 million project – and the town IDA wants to...
View ArticleOrchard Park seniors look to School Board for new center
Orchard Park school officials may be amenable to working with other public officials to help senior citizens in the town secure the school district’s Baker Road administrative offices for conversion...
View ArticleNew garbage vendor focus of hearing in Batavia
BATAVIA – The City Council played to a packed house Monday for a public hearing about a revision of the municipal code on disposing of solid waste.The focus of a parade of speakers was not on the...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda company seeking power allocation
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda company that produces clothing emblazoned with promotional designs is expected to receive an allocation of low-cost electricity from Niagara County.Marketing Imprints,...
View ArticlePaladino gives Post columnist the finger
ALBANY – Carl Paladino acknowledges, in his words, that he can be “impulsive.”So after he finished talking to reporters on the third floor of the State Capitol on Tuesday morning, he couldn’t resist...
View ArticleFor bishop of Buffalo, length of dual duty hinges on papal timetable
Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo might have to wait a bit longer to be relieved of his administrative duties in the Diocese of Portland.No new bishop can be appointed...
View ArticleMeth lab gets Franklinville man 3 years in prison
Cattaraugus County Judge Ronald D. Ploetz this week ordered a Franklinville man to serve three years in prison for running a methamphetamine lab in the Town of Ischua last year.Donald J. Johnson, 24,...
View ArticleAmherst board approves backdated contract
In response to ongoing issues with improper town purchases, the Amherst Town Board approved a “new” vendor contract Monday that was backdated to Aug. 6 to pay off $56,488 in outstanding invoices for...
View ArticleAs food trucks come of age, a debate about their future
A renewed debate about the future of food trucks in Buffalo will begin today, when a proposal that would allow the trucks into Canalside is discussed by the Common Council.Behind the scenes,...
View ArticleLocal activists heading for D.C. climate change rally
The Sierra Club Niagara Group will send more than 100 people to take part in the Forward on Climate Rally in Washington, D.C., this weekend. The demonstration, billed as the largest-ever climate...
View ArticleEden School Board to appoint new superintendent
Eden School Board members plan to appoint a new superintendent Friday morning.The board will hold a special meeting at 7:30 a.m. in the junior/senior high school auditorium, 3150 Schoolview Road....
View ArticleTentative budget raises taxes 2% in Salamanca
SALAMANCA – City residents will see increases in taxes and service rates if a tentative budget presented this week is approved by the City Council.Mayor Carmen Vecchiarella told the Council that the...
View ArticleUB OrthoCare to open its first Niagara County clinic Monday
NIAGARA FALLS – UB OrthoCare, which provides emergency care for orthopedic and sports injuries, will open its first Niagara County clinic on Monday in the Summit Healthplex, 6934 Williams Road,...
View ArticleRoswell Park doctors to see patients in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN – Cancer patients will be able to see physicians and surgeons from Buffalo’s Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Jamestown under a new agreement between Roswell Park and Jamestown Medical...
View ArticleSnowmobile magazine to feature Chautauqua trails
MAYVILLE – The snowmobile trails and winter amenities of Chautauqua County will be featured in an upcoming issue of Snow Goer magazine following the recent visit of David Wells, one of the magazine’s...
View ArticleFalls cops raid three houses, condemn one
NIAGARA FALLS – City narcotics detectives gave a Valentine’s Day present Thursday to three neighborhoods that have weathered drug dealing.Police said they raided three houses in succession after...
View ArticleFormer Wyoming County SPCA official spared jail in criminal case
ATTICA – The former president of the Wyoming County SPCA was granted a conditional discharge Thursday on a tampering charge and ordered to perform 75 hours of community service.Janet Foisett also is...
View ArticleFire heavily damages Niagara County home
PENDLETON – A home in the 5000 block of Mapleton Road was heavily damaged Thursday night, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies reported.Sgt. Gary May, first on scene about 6:30 p.m., reported heavy...
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