Category: Western NY

A few family pets died in a residential fire Tuesday in Middlebury, Wyoming County fire officials said in a news release.  Firefighters responded to a call at 7:15 p.m. about a residential fire at 1569 Comet Road. It took them five hours to combat the fire, they said.  The house is destroyed and has incurred…

SUNY Fredonia remains in a stalemate with the philosophy professor administrators banned from campus two years ago following his comments about whether adult-child sex is always wrong. Lawyers for Stephen Kershnar, who has taught philosophy courses at Fredonia since 1998, filed a lawsuit in June in U.S. District Court in Buffalo asking the court to…

Tim Collins wants you to think of the total eclipse of the sun on April 8 as though it is a major lake-effect snowstorm. But in this case, we know exactly when and where it will take place, and there is more time to prepare for its impact. Those most familiar with similar eclipses estimate…

On April 8, hundreds of thousands of people from across the county and world are expected to flock to Western New York, cross their fingers for a cloudless day, don their protective eyewear and stare at the sky. For the first time in nearly 100 years, Western New York will be witness to a total…

A Buffalo startup offering a payments solution in the private capital space has raised $1 million as part of a seed extension round and has now brought in nearly $4 million in investment over the past three years. Verivend reached its latest investment goal with the help of $125,000 from Launch NY’s Investor Network. It…

The Catholic Church’s shrinking physical presence in Western New York will get even smaller when the Buffalo Diocese sells off valuable real estate to help settle sex abuse claims. The diocese and its parishes want abuse litigation against parishes to be put on hold for at least another 90 to 120 days so mediation discussions…

Erie County leaders have talked about equipping Sheriff’s Office jail staff with body cameras since 2018, but the rollout took six years. Starting last week, body cameras became standard issue for every Erie County corrections officer and jail deputy who interacts with inmates, detainees and the public. The county now has nearly 300 body cameras…

One of Western New York’s leading producing theater companies will move into a new $10 million, 15,000-square-foot theater built by the Town of Amherst. The Amherst Town Board on Monday night unanimously approved a 30-year, rent-free lease for MusicalFare Theatre near the former Westwood Country Club clubhouse. MusicalFare will be responsible for one-third of the…

New Yorkers have until the end of Thursday to weigh in on a Master Plan for Aging that will serve as a blueprint to help all in the state age in good health and independence for as long as possible. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday laid the groundwork for a New York Master Plan for…

Officials have identified the man who died in a house fire Sunday in South Buffalo as 40-year-old Jeremy Musial. Musial was one of the four residents of 167 Parkview Ave. where firefighters responded to a call just after 11 p.m. Sunday, they said. Investigators have determined an unattended lit candle was the cause of the…