Gas prices going up as Labor Day nears
After dropping or holding steady most of the summer, national gas prices have risen every day for the last two weeks, while local prices have inched forward, as well. The…
Buffalo company reports huge jump in armor plating sales
BUFFALO — A local company that makes armor plating says sales have jumped nearly 500 percent in the last two-and-a-half months. Buffalo Armory makes a revolutionary design for armor plating,…
Last day to see the World’s Largest Rubber Duck
BUFFALO — There’s a reason everyone in Buffalo is talking about a rubber duck: It’s practically impossible to miss. The 71-foot tall inflatable rubber duckie floats in the Buffalo River…
Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts continues today
BUFFALO — Following a practically perfect opening day on Saturday, the Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts concludes today. With more than 170 artists and artisans, 50 performances on three…
West Henrietta’s Berger helps RIT win National Association of the Deaf College Bowl
ROCHESTER — A student team from Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf has won the National Association of the Deaf College Bowl academic competition for the…
Two WNYers among Youngstown Class of 2020
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Youngstown State University is proud to welcome more than 2,000 newly enrolled undergraduate students to campus for the Fall 2016 semester, including two from Western New York.…
Two from WNY named to Elizabethtown honors program
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Elizabethtown has named 198 students to the College Honors Program, including two from Western New York. The local honorees are Brian Stottler of Honeoye Falls and Emily…
Fairport’s Hughes helped lead Univ. or Scranton orientation
SCRANTON, Pa. — Cameron Hughes of Fairport served as part of a team of three Student Orientation Team Leaders at The University of Scranton this summer. The team leaders helped…
Williamsville’s Pautler recognized by National Panhellenic Conference
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio — Mackenzie Pautler of Williamsville is a member of the Panhellenic Council of John Carroll University, one of 39 College Panhellenic Associations recently recognized with an award…
Grand Island’s Schauger named RPI golf captain
TROY — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athlete Aaron Schauger of Grand Island has been named captain of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) golf team, head coach Miles Nolan has announced.…