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Days before state lawmakers stripped them of their duties amid concerns about corruption within the organization, the board of the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. signed off on multi-year contract extensions for 18 top executives. Among them was CEO and President Henry Wojtaszek, who received a three-and-half year extension that pays him more than the... View Article

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SUPPORT: Buy women’s playoff tickets Lianna van Sice’s late first-half goal stood up as game-winner as FC Buffalo clinched first-place in the the UWS’ East Conference and a perfect regular season with a 3-1 win over Steel City FC in C...

Editor’s note: This is the first story reported by Bruce Rushton for Investigative Post. Bruce joined the staff last week; he covers criminal justice. He can be reached at brushton@investigativepost.com. A federal judge has approved termination of a consent decree designed to improve health care and reduce suicide risk in Erie County jail facilities. At... View Article

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SUPPORT: Single-game tickets | New FCBFLO store FC Buffalo’s quest to finish atop a United Women’s Soccer League table for the third-straight season is 90 minutes from completion following a 4-1 win Saturday in an Erie C...

Buffalo’s Common Council voted 5-to-3 Tuesday to give pay raises to themselves, the mayor, the city comptroller and the nine elected members of the city school board. A commission empaneled by the Council in April recommended the 12.63 percent raises for city elected officials and 87 percent pay raises for school board members. The increases... View Article

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SUPPORT: Single-game tickets | New FCBFLO store Morgan Kulniszewski scored and set up Marcy Barberic’s ninth goal of the season as FC Buffalo won the first Erie County derby of 2023 with a 4-1 defeat of Erie Commodores in Penn...