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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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How to ‘detox’ your body for free (Hint: It doesn’t require juice, teas or flushes)
How to ‘detox’ your body for free
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Marc Molinaro – Does New York lead the US in population loss? It depends on the measure
New York leads the nation in population loss.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says the NFL’s Rooney Rule violates Florida law. Does it?
Explaining the NFL Rooney Rule and Florida Civil Rights Act
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Donald Trump – Trump, Hegseth say US has accomplished regime change in Iran. Has it?
“We've had regime change.”
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Blake Gendebien – Does milk cost less than it did in the 1980s?
Milk prices “currently are no higher than they were in 1980’s.”
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What we know about the new COVID-19 variant ‘cicada’ or BA.3.2.
What we know about the new COVID-19 variant ‘cicada’
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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.
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.
