Medians divisive on Main
Updated: 11/21/09 12:07 AM
Traffic islands in reconstructed sections of Main Street between Bailey Avenue and
Humboldt Parkway attempt to create quaint streetscapes.
A less-scruffy Reeves turns heads on return to Buffalo
Updated: 11/21/09 6:44 AM
Keanu Reeves arrived in Buffalo late Thursday minus much of the scruffy beard he exhibited on two previous scouting trips for his upcoming feature film, “Henry’s Crime.”
Inmates lose bid to get The News
Updated: 11/21/09 7:02 AM
Inmate Todd E. Fogle got the ball rolling.
Other City & Region News
Vet knows firsthand the value of VA
Updated: 11/20/09 1:42 PM
When a 100-pound case of tank ammunition dropped some 30 feet onto the left foot and ankle of John R. McCune in 1981, it marked the beginning of a slow decline for the soldier from North Collins.
Neighborhood with meager bank services now has none
Updated: 11/20/09 7:32 AM
It’s midafternoon, and you got to your local bank branch. You want information on CD
rates, home loans, mortgages and refinancing.
15 years on a labor of love
Updated: 11/20/09 12:48 AM
The Rev. Walter Madej has carved out quite a legacy in Lancaster.
5 detectors all lacked batteries in fatal fire
Updated: 11/20/09 10:40 AM
NIAGARA FALLS — A battery is a small thing, but might have been enough to save two lives last weekend.
Buffalo State dorms get county approval
Updated: 11/20/09 7:02 AM
Buffalo State College’s request for low-cost, tax-exempt financing for new student housing cleared the Erie County Legislature on Thursday.
Giuliani eyes run for Senate next year
Updated: 11/19/09 11:54 PM
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani may be eyeing a Senate candidacy next year amid reports
he will not run for governor — a move that could drastically overhaul the state’s
political landscape.
Donn Esmonde: $10,000 for the truth on Amanda
Updated: 11/20/09 7:48 AM
Maybe this is what it takes. Maybe now we are speaking the universal language. Conscience and morality may be alien concepts to some people, but cash is an entity that everyone understands. Money not only talks; money gets people to talk.
Town of Tonawanda earns high ranking
Updated: 11/20/09 6:49 AM
When it comes to the best places to raise your kids in New York State, the Town of Tonawanda is at the top of the list.
Kane named Cheektowaga school superintendent
Updated: 11/20/09 7:51 AM
Longtime Cheektowaga Central Schools administrator Dennis M. Kane has been named superintendent for the district.
Demolition sought near City Honors
Updated: 11/20/09 6:50 AM
The $42.2 million expansion and renovation of Buffalo’s City Honors School is on schedule to be completed next summer, and the project is already turning heads in the city’s Fruit Belt section.
Buffalo/Erie County
- Parkside Lodge plans free wireless access
- Conservancy chief defends plans to restore MLK Park wading pool
- 52 new firefighters receive badges
- Springsteen asks fans to donate food at concert
Northern Suburbs
- Akron company donating stone worth $113,500 to wall project
- Author to discuss raising an autistic daughter
- Open house set Sunday at restored armory
- Newstead bans subdivisions in commercial zones for 6 months
Eastern Suburbs
- School superintendent to leave post
- Superintendent leaving for same post in Wellsville
- Kane named Cheektowaga school superintendent
- Alpha Kappa Alpha plans fashion show, luncheon
Southern Suburbs
- Wahl leaves board, urges downsizing
- Midyear state aid cuts force budget scrutiny
- Solar panel project for Town Hall has Elma aglow with enthusiasm
- Julie Kaczor appointed Holy Angels principal
Niagara County
- Defense attorney takes stand in bid to help client over death of baby
- Ex-businessman denies he stole from employee retirement funds
- Texan pleads guilty in fatal crash
- ‘Share the Bounty’ event hosted by 11 wineries
Other WNY
- Belmont courthouse plans allowed to proceed, for now
- Two arrested in vandalism of Amish businesses
- COMING UP
- School’s crisis team draws praise
Focus on Niagara Falls Tourism
- Falls restaurateur proposes carousel on Rainbow Boulevard
- Falls airport terminal will soon take wing
- Pursuing a dream in a bottle
- Fog hangs over tourism spending
Ontario/Niagara
- Charles and Camilla will toast wine center
- Web ads prompt campaign debate
- Binational program plans to open doors
- Man rescued near Niagara Falls
Schools
- State aid held up for Falls school
- A preview of school elections in Erie County
- School budgets, board seats on ballots
- Voters to weigh transferring students
News Contest Winners
- News staffers are big winners in New York State AP contest
- News wins state honors in three categories
Corrections, Clarifications
Columns
Donn Esmonde: $10,000 for the truth on Amanda
Maybe this is what it takes. Maybe now we are speaking the universal language. Conscience and morality may be alien concepts to some people, but cash is an entity that everyone understands. Money not only talks; money gets people to talk.
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Charity Vogel
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