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Frustrated over illegal activities at some neighborhood grocery and deli stores, the Common Council Tuesday asked if the state of New York could help out. If a business violates state laws or... Read More

The former home of Community Newspapers and then a logistics company will now become the regional warehouse and distribution center for Mattress Firm.Thomas J. Balch of Tully, N.Y., through... Read More

ALBANY – Democratic Assembly leaders are pitching a plan to hike taxes on wealthy New Yorkers while offering modest tax breaks for middle class residents.Upset that Gov. Andrew M.... Read More

LOCKPORT – A man who committed a robbery during a drug deal was recommended for the state prison system’s boot camp-style “shock incarceration” program Monday by Niagara ... Read More

The state is seeking proposals for the second round of funding from the Better Buffalo Fund, a $30 million Buffalo Billion program aimed at revitalizing neighborhoods within the city and... Read More

Coast Guard and Buffalo Fire crews were on their way to reports of an ice fisherman in distress on an ice floe off 1100 Furhmann Boulevard about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. But fire crews reported about... Read More

LOCKPORT – All Saints Catholic Parish in Lockport is seeking to expand St. Patrick’s Cemetery on Glenwood Avenue, which has been in operation for 150 years and contains almost 11,000... Read More

Deep South Taco has proposed building a new restaurant on Hertel Avenue at the corner of Starin Avenue.Plans presented to the Planning Board call for seating for 140, and an outdoor patio offering... Read More

Whether you put your stock in the groundhog or a super-computer for weather forecasting, one thing seems clear.Spring is near.Punxsutawney Phil – and most of the other popular North American ... Read More

OLAF FUB SEZ: According to poet Gertrude Stein, born on this date in 1874, “The thing that differentiates man from animals is money.” ...IT ALL ADDS UP – What do knitting,... Read More