Author: Buffalo News

As the snow came down around Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Buffalo Bisons officials were inside the Pub at the Ballpark talking about their first home game this season just 10 days away. The March 29 game against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders will be the earliest home game the Bisons have played in their 139 seasons of…

New Yorkers looking to cast their votes early for the April 2 presidential primary will have one less day to do so this year. The State Board of Elections announced that because of a recent change in state law, the early voting schedule will be changed.  In past years, voters could cast their votes within…

Mansouri contract raises eyebrows in political world Hormoz Mansouri is back in the news with the surprising revelation by my colleague Mark Sommer that the political mega-donor got a $175,000 city contract that is funded by federal dollars.  The problem for Mansouri (and for Mayor Byron Brown, who denied knowledge about this late last week)…

Erie County’s Maple Fest returns from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sugar Shack in the County Bureau of Forestry’s park at Genesee and Warner Gulf roads in East Concord. The afternoon will include live music, a barbecue and tours of the sugar bush, sawmill and Sugar Shack. The Bureau of Forestry produces about…

Women United of Greater Niagara continues to seek items for its “Baby Supply Drive,” which kicked off March 1. Items being sought by the organization include baby bottles, bottle brushes, wipes, diapers, pacifiers, lotion, baby cereal, baby food and new baby clothes. They can be dropped off at the United Way of Greater Niagara office…

New Yorkers need to be wary of more than the sun on April 8. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday launched an effort to protect people from scams, fake merchandise and phony accommodation listings during the solar eclipse next month. She also announced additional options for acquiring eyewear that is made for safely viewing the eclipse.…

Investigators are working to determine what started a fire Monday in Eggertsville that caused $400,000 in damage. Fire officials received a 911 call at 10:31 a.m. Monday reporting smoke emanating from a kitchen at the residence at 224 Hedstrom Drive.  When officials arrived, they noticed heavy smoke coming from the house. The fire was brought…

At 3:18 p.m. April 8, the skies will go dark and Buffalo will come to a stop. So will public transportation across Western New York. The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority said it will tell its drivers to stop their buses during the period that Western New York is in the path of totality during the…

Four local nonprofit organizations are competing for a $100,000 grant from the 21st Century Fund, to support  their respective plans to better serve the community. How the winner will be selected is different from most grant programs. The 21st Century Fund, part of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, is a giving circle. Members pay…

More than three dozen local business owners, workers and elected officials converged Friday at Chef’s Restaurant to protest an initiative supported by Gov. Kathy Hochul that seeks to ban a key chemical component of refrigerators and air conditioners. Nick Kusmierski of Market in the Square grocery store in West Seneca organized the gathering and said…