Erie County’s top elected Democrat endorsed Legislator Michele A. Iannello for the State Senate seat of retiring Republican Mary Lou Rath on Thursday, granting her a significant piece of momentum in the three-way primary.
Clarence teachers will receive an average 18 percent salary increase over four years, as well as 3.5 percent annual increases for extracurricular tasks.
By Niki Cervantes NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 07/17/08 8:14 AM
Tucked away amid the towering trees and lovely lawns of Clarence’s Main Street town park is a pool of sparkling cool blue water. It overlooks a white pavilion and gently sloping parkland.
By Robert J. McCarthy NEWS POLITICAL REPORTER
Updated: 07/17/08 8:20 AM
It was “Fun With Numbers Day” on Wednesday for the candidates vying to succeed Thomas M. Reynolds in Congress, as some spun campaign treasury reports to underscore their financial strength heading into the primary and general elections.
By David Robinson NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER
Updated: 07/17/08 8:16 AM
State officials pulled the plug Wednesday on a proposed $1.6 billion advanced coal project that would have brought more than 1,000 construction and operating jobs to the Town of Tonawanda, saying the electrical generating plant would cost taxpayers too much and relied on technology that remains unproven.
By Sandra Tan
NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 07/16/08 6:57 AM
Former Williamsville Village Administrator Sally Kuzon is suing the village for breach of contract, saying she’s entitled to $36,175 in severence pay above and beyond the $72,875 the Board of Trustees voted to give her back in September.
By Janice L. Habuda
NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 07/16/08 6:57 AM
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency is being asked to continue funding an air monitoring program in the Town of Tonawanda that is set to expire at the end of this month.
The Akron Central School District is accepting applications for several non-instructional posts, including cleaners, clerical workers, teacher aides and food service helpers.
An Amherst home improvement contractor accused of bilking customers was sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to return $17,000 to four victims Tuesday.
