Carl V. Mazzio — April 18, 1963 – Jan. 17, 2017
Carl V. Mazzio of Snyder was the principal trombone of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1995 to 2001, when he was forced to retire due to a medical condition. He…
Lockport native helps to cover inauguration for PBS
ITHACA — Lockport native Michael Pyskaty, a journalism student at Ithaca College, is one of 10 students who helped PBS NewsHour cover the inauguration of president-elect Donald J. Trump. The…
Reinstein Woods to offer ‘Winter Wonderland’
DEPEW — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in partnership with Friends of Reinstein Woods, invites the public to celebrate “Winter Wonderland in the Woods” from noon to…
Herschell Carrousel Museum to offer spring woodcarving classes
NORTH TONAWANDA — The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum will hold spring woodcarving classes for beginners and intermediate/advanced woodcarvers on Saturdays from March 4-25. Beginner woodcarving classes, aimed towards students who…
Local gas prices stabilize
Gas prices in Western New York are stable with the cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline unchanged in Buffalo at $2.47, while the price in Rochester fell a…
New ocelot at Buffalo Zoo to be named Nico
BUFFALO — A new baby ocelot born in November at the Buffalo Zoo will be called Nico thanks to an online naming contest held by the Zoo. Nico, who received…
Winning Take 5 ticket sold in Buffalo
BUFFALO — The New York Lottery has announced a top prize winning ticket for the Thursday (Jan. 19) TAKE 5 drawing was sold at Mandela Markets at 272 East Ferry…
Hallwalls to participate in nationwide ‘Art Strike’ today
BUFFALO — Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center will be closed today as part of the J20 Art Strike, a nationwide collaborative effort by the art community to protest the inauguration of…
Schneiderman speaks at annual MLK Day Public Policy Forum
NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric. T Schneiderman shared the following remarks at the National Action Network’s annual King Day Public Policy forum: “Thank you. Thank you Rev, thank you…
Gas prices are up and down
Nationally, gas prices are finally retreating with the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline now at $2.34 per gallon, down three cents from last week, but up 43 cents…