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Police warn of thefts in churches

Updated: 4:00 PM /
An ecumenical thief stole purses and wallets from four female worshippers in downtown and North Buffalo churches Sunday, prompting a warning from Buffalo police.

Adrienne March convicted in double shooting

Updated: 3:21 PM /
Adrienne S. March was convicted today of first-degree attempted murder, assault and a weapons counts for shooting a man and woman in a car in North Buffalo.

DEC gets Niagara message

Updated: 3:32 PM /
The message to state environmental regulators was clear Thursday night during a meeting in Lewiston-Porter High School: stop treating Niagara County as New York’s toxic waste dump.

St. Louis Catholic Church was the scene of one of Sunday's thefts.
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BLOGS

News & Opinion

In defense of Frank Sedita

No reporter in town likes to hoist politicians by their petards more than I do. But I just don't buy into the grief…

— from Outrages & Insights

New era for New Era

News that one of the Buffalo area's signature companies is cutting back -- way back -- is serious and disappointing…

— from Strictly Business

Sports

This Day in Buffalo Sports History: A not-so-perfect 10

Nov. 21, 1971 -- The losses for the 1971 edition of the Buffalo Bills were starting to add up quickly by this point…

— from Sports, Ink

Vote for your three stars

poll by twiigs.com…

— from Sabres Edge

Life & Arts

Ha Jin on the writer as migrant

"...No matter where we go, we cannot shed our past completely - so we must strive to use parts of our past to…

— from ArtsBeat

A world of make-ahead dishes from Mark Bittman

New York Times food writer Mark Bittman has published a list of 101 dishes you can make ahead for Thanksgiving,…

— from Hungry for More

WHAT TO DO…

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Event Listings

City & Region

Vet knows firsthand the value of VA

Updated: 1:42 PM /
Despite his physical struggles, Army veteran John R. McCune says he is now becoming more mobile because of the care he receives from the Buffalo VA’s prosthetic department, which was honored earlier this week with a national award.

Sports

Bergeron's OT goal tips the balance against Sabres

Updated: 12:44 AM /
The way the goaltenders were playing, it was going to take a special shot to win the game. Boston got it. The Bruins' Patrice Bergeron tipped a shot and sent it careening past a hard-luck Ryan Miller, giving Boston a 2-1 overtime victory over the Sabres on Friday night.

Business

Great pumpkin shortage!

Updated: 11:38 PM /
PORTLAND, Ore. — The holidays may not be so sweet this year in some parts of the country. Nestle — which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the United States — says poor weather has hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.

World & Nation

Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote

Updated: 5:21 PM /
Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.

Opinion

Making matters worse

Updated: 9:34 PM /
Legislators persist in looking in the wrong places for ways to close budget gaps. Reports out of Albany indicate taxes and borrowing still are on the table. New York has lost 1.54 million residents since 2000 and 20 percent of the rest of us are thinking of moving. But Albany still doesn't get it.

Life

P. F. Chang’s Bistro: Good deals, lots of ambience

Updated: 10:56 AM /
Chinese food goes sexy. And successful. P. F. Chang’s China Bistro has been packing them in for about a month now in the Walden Galleria’s ultra-eating section.