West Seneca changes town code to allow gun range
The first step toward the development of a new 27,000-square-foot indoor public shooting range off Union Road in the Town of West Seneca was taken Monday evening when the Town Board unanimously...
View ArticleOn Twitter, Poloncarz shares his ‘Mark from Lackawanna’ side
Meet Mark Poloncarz, the tweeter: part political commentator, sometimes media critic and purveyor of hockey nostalgia.If Poloncarz has projected a dry side from his Rath Building office, he is one of...
View ArticleReed goes bipartisan, much to tea party’s concern
WASHINGTON – Two years and four months after first winning election to the House with support of tea party groups in his Southern Tier district, Rep. Tom Reed is going bipartisan, and in a big...
View ArticleHoopla for McKinley’s hoops stars
They held the first pep rally of the basketball season at McKinley High School on Monday – not to build up excitement, but to let it out.In the school auditorium, sounds of “We Are the Champions”...
View ArticleHouston street man arrested in traffic stop
A 19-year-old Houston Street man was arrested at South Park and Bailey avenues early Tuesday for allegedly driving a car owned by a local auto leasing concern and for smoking marijuana in the vehicle...
View ArticleCouncil wants UB to talk about Fruit Belt development
The University at Buffalo’s lack of participation during last week’s Common Council hearing about the redevelopment of the Fruit Belt and McCarley Gardens didn’t go unnoticed. University officials may...
View ArticleKoelmel replaced in rift with bank board
First Niagara Financial Group on Tuesday abruptly replaced its charismatic CEO, John R. Koelmel – who was responsible for the bank’s tremendous growth in recent years – in a surprising move by its...
View ArticleN.Y. Catholics urge Cuomo to drop abortion rights bill
ALBANY – The leaders of the Catholic Church in New York met with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday to challenge him not to introduce legislation to expand abortion rights in the state.“The bottom line...
View ArticleGiving gift of reading to the needy
Judging from the tall stacks of boxed books – some piles nearly touching the ceiling of a large storage room at the Central Library – the 19th annual Books for Kids literacy drive is off to a strong...
View ArticleDefense gets its chance in much-delayed trial of Hoskins
Three years after animal-cruelty charges were brought against Beth Lynne Hoskins, her much-delayed trial moved into the defense phase Tuesday in Aurora Town Court.Hoskins faces charges tied to a March...
View ArticleCordia’s write-in campaign succeeds in election for Farnham village...
Scott Cordia’s friends and family knew he was a successful write-in candidate for Farnham village trustee before he did, since he was working Tuesday night. Cordia, who is employed as a state...
View Article$350 rebate checks for middle class are on budget table in Albany
ALBANY – The slowly emerging state budget will give hundreds of thousands of middle-class households $350 rebate checks, while a minimum-wage increase will include tax refund benefits to employers...
View ArticleWilliamsville school board debates higher taxes for security cameras
Members of the Williamsville School Board deliberated Tuesday night on whether to keep the tax increase associated with next year’s school budget at just under 4 percent or to increase taxes by 4.26...
View ArticleDepew School Board studies new budget
The Depew School District is working on a proposed budget of $38.9 million for the 2013-14 school year, an increase of $1.1 million over this year.The proposed tax levy is $16.6 million, an increase...
View ArticleProposed Yahoo expansion would add 115 jobs
Yahoo would add 115 jobs and invest millions of dollars in the Buffalo Niagara region, under a deal being finalized with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration.Plans call for the California-based...
View ArticleContents of county home to go on auction block
Everything from beds to a Steinway piano will be auctioned off at the old Erie County nursing home in Alden today as the facility prepares to close its doors for good.But what won’t be auctioned off...
View ArticleIn Focus: ECC President Jack F. Quinn Jr.
A new study due out in April will likely recommend that Erie Community College build new facilities at both its North and City campuses, ECC President Jack F. Quinn Jr. disclosed in an interview with...
View ArticleCounty to pay $90,000 in death of inmate denied medicine
Erie County will pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit filed because a 54-year-old Holding Center inmate failed to receive crucial blood-pressure medicine while in the jail, suffered a stroke and then died...
View ArticleD’Youville partnering with college in India
D’Youville College is partnering with a college in India to help increase international enrollment on the West Side campus.The college has signed an agreement with St. Andrew’s College in Mumbai to...
View ArticleSPCA of Niagara hosting Easter egg hunt, other events
WHEATFIELD – The SPCA of Niagara will host an Easter egg hunt for children younger than 12 at noon Sunday on the shelter grounds, 2100 Lockport Road. Besides the egg hunt, there will be face-painting...
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