Making happy campers
Cradle Beach is no stranger to the concept of sibling rivalry, at least not with the Rumph children around. (Updated: 07/05/09 8:06 AM )
Dedication to music pays off
Jay Dref staged operas with toy figures when he was a preschooler, and sang in a local production of “The King and I” at age 10 or 11. (Updated: 07/05/09 7:48 AM )
NFTA seeking bids to sell right of way acquired for Southtowns rail route
In an acknowledgment that rapid transit probably never will be extended to the Southtowns, the railroad right of way acquired 21 years ago to expand Metro Rail is going up for sale. (Updated: 07/05/09 7:49 AM )
Shootings claim 2 lives on East Side
Two young men were killed Saturday in separate shootings in Buffalo. (Updated: 07/05/09 10:15 AM )
Other City & Region News
Judgment sought in $5.7 million scheme
A financial services business operated by Guy W. Gane Jr., accused of defrauding more than 90 investors of more than $5.7 million, “was a complete sham,” the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission said last week in a court filing. (Updated: 07/05/09 7:51 AM )
Emerging from furor at Shawnee
WHEATFIELD — When a church proposed an affordable-housing project for senior citizens and low-income families in late 2006, many neighbors reacted with fiery opposition, some of it taking on racial overtones. (Updated: 07/05/09 11:25 AM )
Old Fort Niagara re-enacts historic battle
YOUNGSTOWN — Grown men played war Friday at Old Fort Niagara. (Updated: 07/04/09 1:25 PM )
Connected despite distance
The chartreuse rubber bracelets have a simple saying: “If you educate a girl, you educate a nation.” (Updated: 07/04/09 8:10 AM )
Town OKs agreement for plane, long a fixture at Kenney Field
The Korean War-era reconnaissance plane that’s been a fixture in a Town of Tonawanda park for the past five decades isn’t going anywhere. At least for the next five years. (Updated: 07/04/09 6:50 AM )
Off Main Street / The offbeat side of the news
Better than a Toyota (Updated: 07/04/09 6:50 AM )
Man admits killing boy, 15, police say
Buffalo detectives have arrested a suspect in the beating death of 15-year-old Sudanese refugee Kowat Rual, whose body was found at the edge of a canoe launch June 9. (Updated: 07/04/09 7:09 AM )
Buffalo/Erie County
- Tea Party airs array of grievances
- Despite deluge, fans embrace own Woodstock at Varysburg Jam
- Thousands celebrate at wharf
- Frankly, hot dog eater is pleased with 12th place finish
Northern Suburbs
- Judgment sought in $5.7 million scheme
- Wal-Mart foes to appeal ruling
- Deputies, firefighters save ducks stuck in storm sewer
- Casal elected president of city’s school board
Eastern Suburbs
- Summer Ecology School set at Reinstein Woods
- Volunteers find work in Costa Rica
- Rainy pattern to ease for holiday weekend
- Motions to OK coaching staff fail
Southern Suburbs
- Priest requests get well cards for boy with brain tumor
- Financial woes facing figure after FBI search
- District reconsiders bus garage location
- Principals back merging Orchard Park offices
Niagara County
- Emerging from furor at Shawnee
- Meals on Wheels volunteers stop to listen
- Lumber City is focus of new center, director says
- By end of summer, Border Patrol will have 24-7 watch on waterway
Other WNY
- Industrial Corridor gets $1.33 million grant
- Martial arts history is topic of presentation
- Around town/ Public meetings in local communities this week
- Commuting Concerns / Trouble spots for the upcoming week
Focus on Niagara Falls Tourism
- Wintergarden could see new life elsewhere
- Visions of a Falls panacea don’t pan out
- City to vote on deal for Rainbow Centre
- Whirlpool Jet Boat status still unsettled
Ontario/Niagara
- U. S., Canada agree to update pact on water quality
- Man who pleaded guilty in van robbery gets 15 years
- Agreeable Bush, Clinton strike cordial tone during joint forum
- Four teens accused of defacing memorial
Schools
- No final exams? Middle schoolers get loophole
- State aid held up for Falls school
- A preview of school elections in Erie County
- School budgets, board seats on ballots
News Contest Winners
- News staffers are big winners in New York State AP contest
- News wins state honors in three categories
Corrections, Clarifications
Columns
Rod Watson: Going beyond baby steps in school reform
One victim of the State Senate stalemate is the bid to move Buffalo School Board elections to November.
More Columns
Bruce Andriatch
- Bruce Andriatch: Anonymous mindlessness is the message
- Bruce Andriatch: Burbs’ risky intersections need cameras
Donn Esmonde
- Donn Esmonde: Canisius chooses the easy way out
- Donn Esmonde: A dog walker shows how to reverse blight
Rod Watson
- Rod Watson: Going beyond baby steps in school reform
- Rod Watson: Vile e-mails tarnish more than sender
Charity Vogel
- Charity Vogel: Caffeine craze stirs thoughts about needs
- Charity Vogel: Mother’s outrage has become quest
