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11 arrested in drug raid on Fillmore Avenue home - 3/4/2007
A Buffalo Police narcotics investigation resulted in the raid Saturday of a Fillmore Avenue residence and 11 arrests. Three men were charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia: Dwayne Carter, 42, of Fillmore Avenue; Nicholas Killian, 21, of Clarence Center; and Nathan Pullins, 55, of Genesee Street. |
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Around Town - 3/4/2007
Around town/ Public meetings in local communities this week Alden The Town Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Town Hall, 3311 Wende Road. |
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Arrest made in death of Iroquois graduate - 3/4/2007
Authorities in Maryland on Saturday charged a 19-year-old man with murder and attempted armed robbery in the death of former Elma resident Kenneth J. Walter. |
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Attempted firebombing of home is investigated - 3/4/2007
Buffalo Police are trying to determine who tried to ignite a homemade firebomb at a home on Merrimac Street early Saturday. Police said someone attempted to ignite the device - a bottle filled with gasoline with a rag in it - around 1 a.m. A cup filled with gasoline was found next to the device. No damage was done to the house at 77 Merrimac. |
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City kids get a tubing snow day - 3/4/2007
Brandon Johnson felt as if he was speeding down a mountain at 100 mph. He enjoyed every second of it. Thanks to two area faith-based organizations, Brandon and more than 300 other Buffalo children spent a couple hours on Saturday playing in the snow, instead of bemoaning it. |
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Evans property owners appeal lawsuit dismissal - 3/4/2007
A group of Evans property owners launched an appeal of a lower court decision dismissing a lawsuit against Town Board members over taxpayer-funded trips to New York City meetings. |
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Getaway car driver given up to 4 years in prison - 3/4/2007
A North Buffalo man was sentenced Friday to up to four years in prison for driving the getaway car during an attempted robbery at an Amherst school. |
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Grandson of WWII vet wins $1,000 scholarship - 3/4/2007
Reuben Borowski of Cheektowaga was awarded a $1,000 scholarship Saturday by the Gen. Pulaski Association of the Niagara Frontier. Borowski is a student at the State University at Buffalo, where he majors in political science with a minor in international studies. He is the grandson of Walter Krakowiak, an Army veteran who was wounded by tank fire in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. |
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Hearing will address condition of School 84 - 3/4/2007
A public hearing into the physical condition of School 84 will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the chambers of the Erie County Legislature, 92 Franklin St. |
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Library funds taken over by a different foundation - 3/4/2007
Assets of the Library Foundation of Buffalo & Erie County are now being managed by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, a change library leaders say will strengthen the countywide library system. |
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Lotteries scheduled for vacancies in schools - 3/4/2007
Lotteries to fill vacant seats in Buffalo Public Schools will be held this week. The lotteries will be held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily in Room 801 of City Hall. |
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Officials receive award for storm cleanup efforts - 3/4/2007
The Western New York Branch of the American Public Works Association awarded its 2007 Management Innovation Award to Erie County officials for their work orchestrating the massive cleanup that followed the October snowstorm. |
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Righting 'a historic wrong' - 3/4/2007
It troubles Russell Pawlak that he "has no memory of the last train leaving Buffalo Central Terminal." "It seems train travel from Central Terminal died not with a bang but with a whimper," he said. |
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Vet's sentence debated in child porn case - 3/4/2007
While working as a security contractor in the Middle East, Richard Bozmoff also was sending child pornography over the Internet to an undercover FBI agent in Buffalo. |
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Around Town - 2/25/2007
Around town/ Public meetings in local communities this week Alden The Town Board and the Village Board will hold a joint meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Town Hall, 3311 Wende Road. Also this week:  The Alden Village Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Village Hall, 1336 Broadway. |
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Artpark announces art and theater camps - 2/25/2007
LEWISTON - Artpark has openings for its 2007 schedule of professionally instructed, interactive children's summer art and theater camps. The weeklong camps start after Independence Day and run into early August, include a theater performance or art show on the final day, are limited to children ages 9 to 14, and cost $200. |
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Bar patron shot in car at Main and Glenwood - 2/25/2007
Buffalo homicide detectives are investigating the death of an Edna Place man who was shot in his vehicle early Saturday at Main Street and Glenwood Avenue. |
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Clay Street man, 21, beaten, robbed of $40 - 2/25/2007
A Clay Street man was robbed and beaten early Saturday at Military Road and Amherst Street. The 21-year-old victim said he was approached by three assailants at 2:15 a.m. The men stole $40 and a compact disc. One thief struck the victim with a pipe or stick, causing swelling to his arm. |
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Deputy saves dog clinging to edge of cliff - 2/25/2007
Good ol' Gus the dog. He was only trying to do his job and please his owner, when he fell off a cliff while chasing a rabbit in the Town of Hanover. |
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Dietitian takes own advice - 2/25/2007
Dawn Copperthite says she is heartened by the recent call for pin-thin fashion models to put on a few pounds. "It's encouraging that finally some people have stood up against these unrealistic ideals - a scary fantasy world," said Copperthite, who holds a degree in dietetics from Buffalo State College. "Nobody looks like the models in magazines." |
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