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Cheektowaga councilmember Stephen Nowicki resigns; Democrats seek candidates for Nov. 3 ballot
Stephen Nowicki has resigned from the Cheektowaga Town Council effective immediately amid residency questions; the Democratic Committee is accepting candidate resumes for the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot through July 20.
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State awards nearly $42.6M in HECap grants; Rochester General College of Health Careers receives $5M
Governor Hochul announced nearly $42.6M in state HECap grants to modernize campuses statewide. Rochester General College of Health Careers was awarded $5M for renovations to its Innovation and Learning Center.
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After Dark Presents: Tickets on sale for Spite, Steel Beans, Improvement Movement, A Thousand Horses and more
After Dark Presents has tickets on sale for a series of Buffalo and Central New York shows including Spite (Town Ballroom), Steel Beans and A Thousand Horses at Rec Room.
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$54.4M steel repair and seismic retrofit project begins on South Grand Island Bridges; completion set for late 2028
State officials say a $54.4 million project to perform steel repairs and seismic retrofits on the South Grand Island Bridges has begun; work is funded largely by a $39 million federal PROTECT grant and is expected to finish in late 2028.
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Lawsuit: Radioactive waste killed Lewiston woman
A metal plate bearing the name “Titanium Alloy Manufacturing Co.” Photo from court records.
Six months after his wife died from breast cancer, an environmental...
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Price gouging that makes Terry Pegula look good
If you’re a regular reader of this column, you know I’m not a fan of the way Terry Pegula operates his sports teams. (Personal...
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Erie County making headway on foster care
Illustration by Christine Ongjoco.
This story is being co-published with The Imprint, a national nonprofit news outlet covering child welfare and youth justice.
Where Kin...
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Buff State has rock bottom graduation rates
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We pulled graduation rates for SUNY's 20 universities and four-year comprehensive colleges with campuses, using full-time...
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Buffalo’s fiscal reckoning
Buffalo City Hall.
Buffalo’s Common Council took some of the sting out of the mayor’s proposed property tax hike last week, at least for residential...
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Harris Beach, Hodgson Russ profiting off IDAs
A meeting of the Erie County IDA board of directors. Photo by Garrett Looker.
When New York’s industrial development agencies grant tax breaks, it’s not...
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Cheektowaga councilmember Stephen Nowicki resigns; Democrats seek candidates for Nov. 3 ballot
Stephen Nowicki has resigned from the Cheektowaga Town Council effective immediately amid residency questions; the Democratic Committee is accepting candidate resumes for the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot through July 20.
Top Stories
State awards nearly $42.6M in HECap grants; Rochester General College of Health Careers receives $5M
Governor Hochul announced nearly $42.6M in state HECap grants to modernize campuses statewide. Rochester General College of Health Careers was awarded $5M for renovations to its Innovation and Learning Center.
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After Dark Presents: Tickets on sale for Spite, Steel Beans, Improvement Movement, A Thousand Horses and more
After Dark Presents has tickets on sale for a series of Buffalo and Central New York shows including Spite (Town Ballroom), Steel Beans and A Thousand Horses at Rec Room.
Top Stories
$54.4M steel repair and seismic retrofit project begins on South Grand Island Bridges; completion set for late 2028
State officials say a $54.4 million project to perform steel repairs and seismic retrofits on the South Grand Island Bridges has begun; work is funded largely by a $39 million federal PROTECT grant and is expected to finish in late 2028.
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Western New York golfers among field at 96th NYS Women’s Amateur at Pinehaven
Pinehaven Country Club in Guilderland hosts the NYS Women’s Amateur and Mid‑Amateur July 20-21; Western New York players including Lockport’s Natalie Wasik and East Aurora’s Kim Kaul are among the field.
