Neglia and BPO to perform full ‘Giselle’ at Shea’s
For the first time in the memory of local balletomanes, a full local production of the beloved ballet “Giselle” will open in Shea’s Performing Arts Center. A collaboration between Neglia Ballet...
View Article‘Cycles’ festival to take over Burchfield Penney this weekend
The second in a new quarterly series of festivals at the Burchfield Penney Art Center kicks off at the Elmwood Avenue institution today.“Cycles at the Center,” a four-day series of screenings,...
View ArticleBack on the docket, ‘Buffalo Quickies’ is a mixed bag
“Buffalo Quickies,” Alleyway Theatre’s long-running festival of short plays, has always been a happily mixed bag.The program disappeared from the theater’s lineup last year. Fortunately, it was...
View ArticleWelcome to Kenmore party set for Saturday
Village of Kenmore residents – and particularly those who have moved there within the past couple of years – are invited to a New Neighbors Welcome Party being hosted Saturday afternoon by the Kenmore...
View ArticleDepartment head asks Genesee Legislature to cut his pay
BATAVIA – The Genesee County Legislature Wednesday approved an unusual request: a 25 percent pay cut from a county department head.William R. Joyce, the new Veterans Service Officer, wanted to reduce...
View ArticleDickinson reading will offer marathon session of poetry
The poems of Emily Dickinson will get a marathon airing in Buffalo on Saturday.The daylong reading of the entire oeuvre of the 19th century American poet – that’s nearly 2,000 poems in all – will...
View ArticleCrangle given conditional discharge in domestic incident
NEWS STAFF REPORTERDaniel Crangle, a member of the Town of Tonawanda Board, has been sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge after pleading guilty to a harassment charge in a domestic violence...
View ArticleUnion leader gets probation
A former official with a local transportation union was sentenced Thursday by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to three years of probation for embezzling $39,000 in union funds.Joseph...
View ArticleOver $7,000 worth of electronics stolen in Falls burglary
NIAGARA FALLS –Television sets, a DVD player, computer, printer and telephone were stolen in an overnight burglary in the 2900 block of Ninth Street, police reported Wednesday.The 71-year-old victim...
View ArticleReporters’ Notebook
OLAF FUB SEZ: According to late-night talk show host David Letterman, born on this date in 1947, “There’s no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.”...LARKIN...
View Article‘Listen to folks’ is top priority for Robertson in bid to...
More than a year and a half before the next congressional election, Democrat Martha Robertson on Thursday announced her candidacy against Republican Rep. Tom Reed during a swing through the 23rd...
View ArticleCity, county repeal law on sale of secondhand goods
SALAMANCA – A law regulating the sales of secondhand goods is off the books in both Cattaraugus County and the City of Salamanca.Just a few hours after the Cattaraugus County Legislature repealed the...
View ArticleWednesday night’s shooting victim identified by Buffalo police
The victim of the fatal shooting Wednesday night in the 1000 block of East Ferry Street was identified Thursday by Buffalo police as Hakeem Benjamin, 26. Homicide detectives and uniformed officers...
View ArticleBuffalo School Board gets earful from advocates of wellness policy
A group of parents, community advocates and children filled the Buffalo School Board’s chambers Wednesday, calling for full implementation of the district wellness policy, which was passed last...
View ArticleAutistic man remains in critical condition at ECMC
Marc Weinfeld, the autistic man who was a well-known figure in downtown Buffalo, where he sold his plastic-threaded boondoggles every workday morning, remained in critical condition and on life...
View ArticleColumn critical of vaccine for teen HPV stirs outrage
A column in a popular local monthly magazine that criticized vaccinating teenagers against the human papilloma virus has outraged area pediatricians and spurred Erie County’s health commissioner to...
View ArticleJudge allows Maid of Mist project to continue; bidding issue unsettled
NIAGARA FALLS – A judge has allowed the Maid of the Mist Corp. to resume work on its new boat docking and service facility in the Niagara River Gorge, but the question of whether the company will get...
View ArticleAmherst man’s gun permit reinstated after error
David A. Lewis, a college librarian from Amherst, got his pistol permit reinstated Thursday and is getting his seven guns back soon, but not before touching off a new round of debate over Gov. Andrew...
View ArticleCorasanti looking forward to reuniting with family, seeks fresh start here
When he walks free Friday after 239 days in jail, Dr. James G. Corasanti wants to stay in Western New York.He looks forward to reuniting with his wife and young son, and he intends to resume working...
View ArticleNew UB medical school is gateway to hospitals and neighborhoods
When the University at Buffalo’s new Medical School opens in downtown Buffalo in 2016, it will serve as both an entrance into the growing Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and a bridge to the nearby...
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