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Buffalo Bills: Fans Irate Over Team Releasing Three Potential Key Players Ahead of Week 1 – Report
Before the NFL’s deadline for teams to cut their active rosters down to 53 players, the Buffalo Bills made numerous roster moves on Tuesday. While many roster cuts were expected, some surprising transactions puzzled fans. In addition to releasing promising rookie running back Frank Gore Jr., the Bills will move forward without three veteran players who had the potential to play essential roles in the 2024 season.
'Mix between bocce and golf': Stones, a game invented in Chautauqua County, seeks national expansion
LAKEWOOD, N.Y. (WKBW) — Introducing Stones, a golf/bocce hybrid game built to be played on a course very similar to mini golf. It was invented in Chautauqua County, now, it’s seeking national expansion. “Stones is basically a mix between bocce and golf. It takes the scoring component of...
Howard University’s Class of 2004 Launches $100,000 Endowment Fundraising Campaign for 20th Reunion
Twenty years after their graduation, the Howard University Class of 2004 is marking its 20th reunion with an ambitious goal: raising $100,000 by year-end to establish a permanent endowment for current and future students. With over 1,000 graduates, the Class of 2004 has already raised $58,000 since the campaign’s launch...
Literary Icon Called “a True Son of New York” Dead at 83
The business and literary world is mourning the death of an industry titan. New York is home to some of America's greatest authors; such as Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, J.D. Salinger, Toni Morrison, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Baldwin. The latter was recently voted the state's favorite author of all...
MusicalFare Scraps Plans for New Theater in Amherst
The project hit a standstill after Amherst residents rallied to oppose the Town Board’s decision to borrow up to $11 Million toward the cost of the theater, forcing the board to rescind its approval of the borrowing earlier this year.
Gaskill Preparatory School provides free supplies for students
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gaskill Preparatory School in Niagara Falls opens its doors to students in just over a week. “I’m super excited to meet the new incoming seventh graders,” said Derek Zimmerman, the principal of Gaskill Prep. “I would say just the biggest thing for us is to be consistent and to be here […]
‘GhostWriter’ set to skywrite over WNY cities
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – A civilian aircraft may be performing low passes over cities throughout Western New York! Pilot Nathan Hammond will fly his modified deHaviland Chipmunk aircraft, performing skywriting over Buffalo, Rochester, and Batavia before the 2024 Wings over Batavia Air Show on Labor Day weekend. Hammond is known for his routine skywriting at […]
Lions Club Members Help Bring Hot Water Heaters to Tioga Co., PA
TIOGA CO., PENNSYLVANIA (WENY) -- Flood recovery efforts are ongoing in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, the Lions Club of Pa. and volunteers came together to help as water heaters were delivered to the Westfield Municipal Building. "PEMA called me last Wednesday and said they need 60 hot water heaters....
Restaino’s Main Street Plans Echo Lackey’s Disastrous Urban Renewal
The City of Niagara Falls, NY has been plagued by poor development deals since time immemorial. Mayor Restaino promises to keep that tradition alive by marching our city into the development business and right off a fiscal cliff. First is his abysmal dream of Centennial Park, which appears to be...
Alfred State welcomes new employees
John Williams, Dean of the School of Architecture, Management & Engineering Technology, speaks with new faculty members. Alfred State recently announced the hiring of forty-nine new employees. Alfred State College (ASC) is excited to announce the addition of forty-nine new faculty and staff members. The new members of the ASC...
Report: New York hate crimes skyrocket, with Jews targeted in majority of incidents
(The Center Square) — Hate crimes have skyrocketed in New York over the past five years, according to a new report by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, which revealed nearly half of the incidents reported last year targeted Jewish people. DiNapoli said there were 1,089 reported hate crime instances in 2023 — a 69% increase over pre-pandemic levels in 2019 and the highest number since the state began collecting the data as required by New York’s 2000 Hates Crimes Act. ...
Increase of ‘cat eyes’ weapons being found in Upstate NY airports
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — There has been an increase in the number of “cat eyes” being carried to checkpoints in Upstate New York airports. “Cat eyes” are similar to brass knuckles, but they are shaped like a cat — the user would place their fingers through the holes, or “eyes,” and the pointed “ears” become […]
18-Year-Old Is First Man Charged Under New Mask Ban Law In NYC
Earlier this summer New York State Governor Kathy Hochul implemented a mask ban after masked pro-Palestine protestors began harassing people in public around New York City and after doing so other cities and counties followed suit which led to this week’s first arrest under the controversial mask ban law.
New York Man Busted for Attempting To Sell This Leopard
You can search New York State far and wide and you will not find a leopard in the wild. Not in Buffalo, Ballston Spa or Beacon. The only place that you might find a leopard in New York is at the Bronx Zoo, Seneca Zoo, Staten Island Zoo, etc. So how did one appear in Delaware County?
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