To ease stress, UB students pet their problems away
If you’re stressed out about taking your college finals, you should:a) Not study.b) Skip ’em and try again next semester.c) Call Mom and Dad for money.d) Pet a dog.Correct: d. Pet a dog.At least,...
View ArticleSilver Creek schools see increase in needy students
SILVER CREEK – An increase in the number of students who are homeless and a steady increase in the students from families who qualify for free and reduced-priced meals at Silver Creek Central School...
View ArticleMedina tech firm may relocate entirely to Lockport
WHEATFIELD – Trek Inc., the Medina electronic instrument company that moved its research and development department to Lockport last year, may move the rest of its operations to Lockport next year.Trek...
View ArticleIn Focus: James M. Boles
Society’s perceptions of the developmentally disabled and the services provided to this population have changed dramatically. James M. Boles is president and chief executive officer of People Inc., the...
View ArticleNational Guard soldiers return home for holidays
Staff Sgt. Ethan J. Unterweger wasn’t sure his 3-year-old son, Liam, would recognize him after being away for nearly a year in the Persian Gulf region.But those fears disappeared instantly when the...
View ArticleBuffalo, control board win living wage suit
A lawsuit that sought retroactive pay for seasonal sanitation workers in Buffalo under the city’s living-wage ordinance was dismissed Thursday by the state’s highest court. The Court of Appeals found...
View ArticleNo foul play suspected in Lockport unattended death
LOCKPORT – No foul play is suspected in the unattended death of a 56-year-old Grand Street woman found in her home on Wednesday. There were earlier reports that had called the case a homicide, but...
View ArticleBuffalo data center changes hands
A privately owned San Francisco startup backed by private-equity money has acquired 16 data centers nationwide from a national company, including one in downtown Buffalo.365 Main, a 10-year-old data...
View ArticleRice withdraws name from Secretary of State consideration
WASHINGTON — Susan Rice, the embattled U.N. ambassador, abruptly withdrew from consideration to be the next secretary of state on Thursday after an ugly standoff with Republican senators who declared...
View ArticleFire destroys Rathke Road house
WRIGHTS CORNERS – Two volunteer fire departments responded to a fire in a small wood-frame house on a dead-end street behind the Tops Plaza in Wrights Corners just before 1 p.m. today. No injuries were...
View ArticleLockport man charged with rape for alleged relationship with teen
LOCKPORT – A Lockport man was arrested by state troopers today after an investigation into his allegedly illegal sexual activities with a teenage girl in the Village of Barker last year, State Police...
View ArticleTown of Lockport may try to seize GM land
LOCKPORT – The Town of Lockport is ready to fight General Motors over a plan to expand the town’s industrial park.The town Industrial Development Agency’s board of directors voted unanimously Thursday...
View ArticleCity files notice of appeal in Acropolis case
The city has filed notice that it is maintaining its right to appeal a State Supreme Court ruling that found in favor of Acropolis OPA restaurant on Elmwood Avenue. The decision, filed Nov. 15, found...
View ArticleFairgrounds plans new agricultural learning center
Erie County Fair organizers are planning to build a $6 million, state-of-the-art agricultural learning center on the Hamburg fairgrounds.Assistant Fair Director Jessica Underberg said the...
View ArticleArtists have designs on mural in Clarence Hollow
Clarence Hollow might add a touch of artistic flair next spring.Members of the Clarence Hollow Association are planning to create a mural on an exterior wall of The Hollow Bistro and Brew restaurant at...
View ArticleBarker library plans to change funding stream
The Barker Free Library is seeking a new way to stabilize its finances in uncertain budget times.The library wants funding from school taxes rather than yearly budget appropriations, which are more...
View ArticleGM Tonawanda plays lead role in engines for new trucks
New engines that will be produced at General Motors’ Town of Tonawanda engine plant will go into new versions of the automaker’s top-selling Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks, as the...
View ArticleGrisanti, Termini support veto by Cuomo
ALBANY – The State Senate sponsor of legislation to kick-start historic rehabilitation projects says he is comfortable with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s explanation for vetoing the measure and the governor’s...
View ArticleSingle mom of six falls short trying to make ends meet
There’s no big, fancy flat-screen television in Angel Gordon’s home.She doesn’t spend money each week on getting her hair and nails done.The furniture is plain. In fact, it’s well-worn.And there’s no...
View ArticleRestitution, probation ordered in $337,541 theft from employer
An embezzler who sold her home to pay back some of the money she stole from her Buffalo employer was ordered Thursday to also pay $300 a month in additional restitution for the next 10 years.Janice...
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