- Halt to Seneca casino construction follows nationwide slump in gambling income
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- The halt of casino-related construction at Seneca Gaming Corp. sites in Buffalo and Salamanca comes as a nationwide slump in gambling revenues has caused casino profits to drop and other casino projects to be cut back or suspended.
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- Davis lends campaign $1 million, airs ads
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- Democrat Jack Davis loaned his congressional campaign $1 million over the last six weeks as he continued to personally finance his effort to succeed Rep. Tom Reynolds in New York’s 26th District.
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- Rod Watson: Dads step up to show value of education
- When you throw in the overtime, 38-year-old Ricky Riley works practically seven days a week as a mechanic’s apprentice at General Mills.
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- Sloan couple charged with abuse after 52 animals are confiscated from filthy apartment
- A Sloan couple faces child endangerment and animal abuse charges after authorities discovered a filth-ridden apartment and an array of exotic animals Wednesday afternoon on Lackawanna Avenue, Cheektowaga police reported.
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Other City & Region News
- Village memorializes victims of 1867 train disaster known as the Angola Horror
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More than 140 years after they plummeted to their deaths in one of the worst rail disasters in American history, 50 victims of what came to be known as the Angola Horror were remembered Wednesday afternoon.
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- Amherst Central Little League lack of restrooms poses big problems
Central Amherst Little League has a potty problem.
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- Revocation of beer permit for Gateway Harbor concerts to be reviewed
NORTH TONAWANDA — The State Liquor Authority will conduct an internal review of the procedure it followed in revoking temporary beer sales permits earlier this month for a free Saturday night concert series, a spokesman said Wednesday.
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- Supporters back Grand Island stable owner charged with cruelty
Supporters of a Grand Island stable owner packed the courtroom for his arraignment Wednesday on animal cruelty charges.
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- Depression-era high school dropout finally gets his diploma
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LOCKPORT — Gordon Schorr, who dropped out of Lockport High School in 1932 to help support his family in the depths of the Great Depression, returned Wednesday night to collect his diploma.
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- Judge expresses frustration as slots keep running despite his ruling
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The slot machines continued to beep and jangle and rake in the cash Tuesday night, but new doubts surround the Seneca Indians’ Buffalo casino after the latest ruling in federal court.
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- Living longer and well in Williamsville
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The real Fountain of Youth might be closer to the heart of Williamsville than to St. Augustine, Fla., where the enterprising Luella Day McConnell, known as Diamond Lil, created a tourist attraction around the myth in 1904.
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Election 2008
- Davis lends campaign $1 million, airs ads
- Hoyt campaign alleges illegality by aide to Golisano’s new group
- Kryzan’s ad targets Powers and Davis in congressional race
- Erie County Family Court judgeship draws four candidates for 10-year term
Buffalo/Erie County
- Honoring the sauce that first coated the wing
- Walk of Fame hits roadblocks trying to expand
- World’s Largest Disco party sells out tickets in record time
- Gunman holds weapon to head of barber, 81
Northern Suburbs
- School Board approves hiring of three substitutes, one assistant
- Patriot Golf Day 2008 to aid soldiers’ families
- Amherst Central Little League lack of restrooms poses big problems
- Supporters back Grand Island stable owner charged with cruelty
Eastern Suburbs
- Special Legislature session to address fire tower details
- Villa Maria adding four-year programs
- Sloan couple charged with abuse after 52 animals are confiscated from filthy apartment
- Village OKs trust to fund Christmas store windows in Lancaster
Southern Suburbs
- Town of Hamburg shifts funds due to high workers’ comp claims
- Tax defier sentenced to prison term
- Village memorializes victims of 1867 train disaster known as the Angola Horror
- Wales to vote on term extension
Other WNY
- Oakfield man accused of scrap metal thefts
- Cattaraugus overestimated expenses in ’07
- City OKs plan to change water meters, adopt new code
- Wellsville man killed by falling steel on job site
Niagara County
- Revocation of beer permit for Gateway Harbor concerts to be reviewed
- Depression-era high school dropout finally gets his diploma
- Davis lends campaign $1 million, airs ads
- Panel to look at expansion of curbside recycling
Focus on Niagara Falls Tourism
- Tourists in Niagara Falls want more to experience
- 'The Big Moves' in Niagara County: Will words turn to actions?
- Falls tourists say they need more amenities
- Conference trade rebounding in Niagara Falls
Ontario/Niagara
- Football fans advised of bridge delays
- Victim of fatal crash was St. Catharines man
- Canadians rescued from river become snarled in federal illegal entry case
- 3 boaters rescued on land after overnight stranding
Schools
Columns
- Rod Watson
When you throw in the overtime, 38-year-old Ricky Riley works practically seven days a week as a mechanic’s apprentice at General Mills.
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More Columns
Bruce Andriatch
- Bruce Andriatch: Skeptics be damned: still taking the bus
- Bruce Andriatch: Little Cherry Valley votes for bigger board
Donn Esmonde
Rod Watson
- Rod Watson: Dads step up to show value of education
- Rod Watson: Budget battle has a lesson for teachers
