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Town's lax tree laws fuel anger

Updated: 10:08 AM /
William Huntress has spent much of the last three years cutting down thousands of trees, filling in wetlands and digging drainage ditches on property he owns near Wehrle Drive in Amherst — all in violation of town and federal law.

New mammogram recommendations stir outcry

Updated: 10:00 AM /
Dr. Irene Snow, a breast cancer survivor and the medical director of Buffalo Medical Group and a primary care internist, urges women to continue to be diligent when it comes to cancer screenings.

UB suspends fraternity linked to hazing incident

11:00 PM /
Allegations of hazing and underage drinking at an off-campus party led to the suspension Saturday of a University at Buffalo fraternity.

Neighbors on Bellingham Drive in Amherst, Bob Weslowski, Vincent LoTempio and Tom Monkelbaan, frame the area shown in the photo held by another neighbor in the foreground, showing the decimation of the forest behind them by developer Bill Huntress.
Charles Lewis/Buffalo News

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News & Opinion

In defense of Frank Sedita

No reporter in town likes to hoist politicians by their petards more than I do. But I just don't buy into the grief…

— from Outrages & Insights

New era for New Era

News that one of the Buffalo area's signature companies is cutting back -- way back -- is serious and disappointing…

— from Strictly Business

Sports

Live from the Class B girls volleyball championship

GLENS FALLS -- About 11 hours after I closed up the laptop after football games in Rochester, I opened it again…

— from Prep Talk

Bills Live kicks off at high noon

Don't wait until kickoff. There's plenty to talk about after this week and our Bills Live gameday chat kicks off…

— from BillBoard

Life & Arts

Ha Jin on the writer as migrant

"...No matter where we go, we cannot shed our past completely - so we must strive to use parts of our past to…

— from ArtsBeat

A world of make-ahead dishes from Mark Bittman

New York Times food writer Mark Bittman has published a list of 101 dishes you can make ahead for Thanksgiving,…

— from Hungry for More

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Sports

Bills hope to get off and running with Fewell

Updated: 12:40 AM /
The Bills open the Perry Fewell era today against the Jaguars. Finding a cure for the anemic offense is one of the interim head coach's first jobs, and indications are that he'll try to rev up a running game that's been unable to get out of the blocks.
• Bills Live: An in-game chat, the latest photos and more

Business

Health plan premiums are again on the rise

Updated: 7:43 AM /
As Congress debates the most significant changes to health care in decades, consumers in Western New York and elsewhere are again facing increases in health insurance premiums that far outpace inflation or any gains in their income.

World & Nation

Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle

Updated: 9:41 AM /
A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.

Opinion

Hold court in New York

Updated: 10:54 PM /
Attorney General Eric Holder is fielding criticism for deciding on civilian trials in New York City for terrorists, rather than military tribunals. But its' the right course for a nation founded on the rule of law, and New York offers the right context for justice.

Entertainment

Winding down E Street: The last stop for the Boss and his band?

Updated: 3:28 PM /
On May 23, 1978, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band opened their "Darkness on the Edge of Town" tour with a torrid performance in Shea's Performing Arts Center. When the same band hits the stage tonight at HSBC Arena, Springsteen and the legendary E Street Band will be wrapping up a nearly two-year tour behind the "Working on a Dream" album.

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