A photograph on the front page of Monday showed an instructor teaching a group of Scouts how to use a paddle. The News incorrectly identified them as oars.
Erie County’s school districts received nearly $158 million, or 9.2 percent of the money the lottery raised for education in 2006-07, while Erie County outlets generated 4.3 percent of sales, Lottery officials said. The percent of money Erie County schools received was incorrect in Monday’s editions.
Two suspended Wilson baseball coaches remained released on their own recognizance following an appearance Thursday in Wilson Town Court. Thomas J. Baia and William M. Atlas were ordered to return to court in late August. A story in Friday’s Niagara edition said they were free on bail.
The Ride for Roswell will take place Saturday, beginning on the University at Buffalo’s North Campus in Amherst. A story in Sunday’s Spotlight section had the correct date but the wrong day of the week.
In the recipe for Orange Cream Cheese Frosting in last Wednesday’s Life & Arts section, the size of the cream cheese package in the ingredient list was omitted. The recipe calls for the 8-ounce package.
Low-wage workers seeking information about their state benefits and entitlements can use the Web sitewww.mybenefits.ny.gov. The address was incorrect in a story in Friday’s editions. •••
Olean Alderwoman Linda Edstrom said: “It’s not the stadium project, it’s how we’re going about it.” That statement was wrongly attributed to Mayor David Carruci in a story about Olean’s Bradner Stadium.
The North Tonawanda boathouses that appeared in a photograph in Tuesday’s Buffalo News sit on privately owned land and are not slated for demolition. The houses were incorrectly identified in the caption.
Family members say that Mark Harhigh and Melanie Page, who were killed in a street-racing accident May 8 in Lancaster, were not acquainted with Christopher Mejak, the driver of the other vehicle, as was reported in a story in Tuesday’s Buffalo News.
During a public hearing last month on the Buffalo Public Schools’ “Contract for Excellence” plan, Sherry L. Byrnes spoke in her capacity as a longtime parent and activist. A story about the hearing in some editions May 19 incorrectly referred to Byrnes’ professional affiliation when attributing quotes to her.
A video submitted by dancer Ted Krzykowski and videographer Ryan McNerney won an online contest sponsored by Lipton and later was posted on the YouTube video-sharing Web site. The headline and photo caption for an article in Saturday’s Buffalo News incorrectly stated that the contest was sponsored by YouTube.
Prospective Time Position clients have complained to Russell Hulsing Jr. that they get bombarded with spam e-mails. A Hulsing quote in an article in Monday’s Buffalo News could be read as stating that the clients still experience spam problems after retaining his company’s services.
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