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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.

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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.

United Way board fires top executive in merger flap

Updated: 11/20/09 7:55 AM
The United Way of the Tonawandas’ executive board fired Executive Director George O’Neil on Wednesday night, at least in part because of comments he made for an upcoming story in The Buffalo News.

Effort to shut Amherst auto shop rejected

Updated: 11/20/09 7:56 AM
A judge Thursday refused to close down a collision shop on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst, rejecting environmental complaints from the owner of a nearby day care center.

Blasdell board asked to address complaints about Lardon Corp.

Updated: 11/20/09 7:58 AM
A resident representing neighbors unhappy with the noise and odors coming from Lardon Construction Corp. on Lake Avenue wants the Blasdell Village Board to do something about the company.

Solar panel project for Town Hall has Elma aglow with enthusiasm

Updated: 11/20/09 6:50 AM
Elma officials are beaming over the prospect of installing solar panels in Town Hall.

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Donn Esmonde: $10,000 for the truth on Amanda

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