- UB receiving millions to help in global AIDS fight
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- A $7.6 million grant to help fight the global AIDS epidemic has been awarded to the University at Buffalo's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, the university announced this morning.
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- Canadian hotel tower claims title as tallest building along the Niagara River
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- HSBC Center in Buffalo is no longer the tallest building along the Niagara River.
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- WNY banks working to assure customers their money is safe
- Western New York banks are taking the offensive to counter a wave of negativity and worry, seeking to reassure local customers that banks here are strong, well-capitalized and safe for their money.
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- Mesi’s political donations come mainly from outside his district
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- ALBANY — If all politics is local, Democrat Joe Mesi had some problems during the most recent fundraising period for his State Senate campaign.
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Other City & Region News
- West Seneca delays action on bid to downsize Town Board
Hours after a judge ordered a special election on whether to downsize the West Seneca Town Board, an attorney hired by the board said the decision would be delayed until the actual court order was received.
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- Bruce Andriatch: Tales of sidewalk woes abound
In 2003, after years of complaints about deteriorating and dangerous sidewalks and not really doing anything about it, the Village of Lancaster sent out notices to property owners ordering them to make repairs.
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- Visitor, education building planned for Penn Dixie fossil site in Hamburg
The Penn Dixie fossil site, at a former shale quarry in Hamburg, revealed plans to build a spacious visitors center — providing that it can dig up the $1.8 million construction cost.
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- Amherst hikes building permit fees
Want to add a new bathroom, garage or shed to your Amherst home? Be prepared to open your wallet a little wider.
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- Niagara County deputy cleared in drug raid fatality
A Niagara County sheriff’s deputy has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in a fatal shooting during a drug sweep July 29 in Buffalo, the deputy’s attorney said Monday.
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- Teen who shot brother in their Colden home gets probation
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The East Concord teenager who shot his younger brother in the family’s kitchen last fall was spared further jail time Monday for what his father called “just a stupid accident” that then was “mishandled” by local authorities.
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- Mayor Brown wants new director of housing, inspections for Buffalo
A plan that Mayor Byron W. Brown’s administration thinks will improve day-to- day oversight in the Inspections Division has been sent to Buffalo’s control board.
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Election 2008
- Working Families Party expected to back Kryzan's bid for Congress
- Hoyt asks four DAs to investigate campaign tactics of Golisano and Pigeon
- GOP opponent Lee is next as Kryzan defies odds
- Kryzan's 'take it somewhere else' ad pivotal in congressional primary
Buffalo/Erie County
- Niagara Thruway records two separate crashes
- Suspect is accused of shooting cousin
- Second WNY Honor Flight to D. C. memorial set
- Mayor Brown wants new director of housing, inspections for Buffalo
Northern Suburbs
- Amherst hikes building permit fees
- Clarence 7-year-old is one of two magazine finalists
- Town of Tonawanda faces tax hike
- Clarence accident results in DWI charge
Eastern Suburbs
- Three new trails added to Cheektowaga nature preserve
- Lancaster assessor to discuss change in tax exemption dates
- Lancaster couple pulled from water after sailboat capsizes
- Lancaster neighbors complain about backyard pool plans
Southern Suburbs
- Icy chill still lingers in East Aurora over outdoor rink
- Visitor, education building planned for Penn Dixie fossil site in Hamburg
- West Seneca West girls volleyball team makes plea
- Haxton stays in the spotlight
Other WNY
- 2 convictions for DWI bring prison term of up to 7 years
- Insurer designates Kaleida's cardiac valve surgery a 'program of excellence'
- Sewer use rates hiked 5% by Village Board
- Chautauqua Opportunities gives village a boost
Niagara County
- New development chief sees vast potential in Niagara Falls
- Niagara County deputy cleared in drug raid fatality
- Deadline set in appeal by Wal-Mart foes
- As Niagara Falls / Tales of the strange but true
Focus on Niagara Falls Tourism
- Can Harriet Tubman lure tourists?
- Lots of music, less harmony
- Aid planned to help restore Hotel Niagara
- When it comes to parking, the Falls is lost
Ontario/Niagara
- Welland man identified as Thorold crash victim
- One driver dies in truck, one hurt in Thorold crash
- North Carolina man seized at bridge on felony warrant
- Sobriety checks in Ontario result in 22 arrests
Schools
- Lilly withdraws suit against ex-board president
- Akron school board weighs artificial wood for gym
- Demand up for counseling at school district’s family center
- Cheektowaga school issues settled
News Contest Winners
Columns
- Bruce Andriatch
In 2003, after years of complaints about deteriorating and dangerous sidewalks and not really doing anything about it, the Village of Lancaster sent out notices to property owners ordering them to make repairs.
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