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 )
Other City & Region News
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 )
Suspect held again in sale of fireworks
A Town of Tonawanda man accused of illegally selling fireworks that sparked a devastating West Side fire last July was arrested Friday after he was caught selling fireworks out of his vehicle again, Buffalo Fire Department officials said. (Updated: 07/04/09 7:09 AM )
Volunteers find work in Costa Rica
Just days after the coup in Honduras forced the cancellation of a local medical mission, the group— thanks to a flurry of phone calls and coordination between a number of involved parties — will travel to Costa Rica on Sunday. (Updated: 07/04/09 6:50 AM )
‘Extremely troubling’ deficiencies cited in audit of Erie Basin Marina operator
When a yacht rumored to be owned by Ivana Trump cruised into Erie Basin Marina a year ago, the private operator of the city-owned facility decided to give the Gran Finale a break. (Updated: 07/03/09 7:14 AM )
Albright-Knox cutting to 4 days a week
Citing continued hard economic times, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery said Friday that it will reduce expenses by closing on Wednesdays, starting July 15. (Updated: 07/03/09 7:10 AM )
Legislators approve reduction to 13 seats
Voters would decide whether two seats on the 15-member Erie County Legislature should be eliminated under a downsizing plan lawmakers approved Thursday in a 14-0 vote. (Updated: 07/03/09 7:14 AM )
Coup prompts Mesi to resign Senate post
Joe Mesi, the former heavyweight boxer appointed to a controversial new office in Buffalo by State Senate Democrats, resigned Thursday effective immediately. (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )
Buffalo/Erie County
- County revives forest funding
- Religion Notes / News of area faith groups
- Gorski takes post with coffee firm
- Summer hours in effect at Buffalo Zoo
Northern Suburbs
- Wal-Mart foes to appeal ruling
- Deputies, firefighters save ducks stuck in storm sewer
- Casal elected president of city’s school board
- Connected despite distance
Eastern Suburbs
- Volunteers find work in Costa Rica
- Rainy pattern to ease for holiday weekend
- Motions to OK coaching staff fail
- Quarry wins legal right to expand
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
- Lewis seeking manager’s job with county in Florida
- Hilbert grad is the key to sheriff’s new Web site
- Old Fort Niagara re-enacts historic battle
- Youth Bureau announces sites for free lunches
Other WNY
- Oak Street resurfacing set to start Monday
- New Leash on Life to hold benefit runs
- Hourly cooking demos set for JCC parking lot
- Board of Health cites magnitude of Cattaraugus swine flu challenge
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
