Poloncarz goes to bat for Obamacare
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is making a public push to voters to call on their elected members of Congress to allow the Affordable Care Act to remain. Poloncarz sent…
Poloncarz issues statement of support for Buffalo Billion Phase II
BUFFALO — Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz issued the following statement in support of Governor Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion Phase II proposal, which the Governor unveiled in his 2017 State…
Poloncarz calls for Paladino to step down over Artvoice comments
BUFFALO — What began as a simple year-end survey of local movers and shakers by Artvoice, has led to Erie County’s top elected official calling for the resignation of Buffalo…
Additional steps taken to assist Lackawanna residents in response to fire
LACKAWANNA — New York State has secured a commitment from Great Lakes Industrial Development to begin quickly responding to impacted residents to have their homes cleaned up, following the Nov.…
Poloncarz: ‘We must go on from here’
BUFFALO — Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz offered post-election thoughts and wished President-Elect Donald Trump well in an email sent to supporters on Thursday. The statement, which follows in its…
Schneiderman announces $20 Million in new funding for land banks
NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced $20 million in new funding, to be administered by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise),…
TOMMUNIST: Erie County legislators pass law requiring Poloncarz to personally pave roads
After shifting the blame to the county executive for poor road conditions on Conner Road in the Town of Clarence, the Erie County Legislature have passed a law requiring that…
Canalside tops 1.5 million visitors this summer
BUFFALO — An estimated 1.5 million visitors spent time at Canalside this summer, up from approximately 1 million in 2015, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today. In addition, the Outer Harbor…
Power outage takes out Erie County 911 services
An early morning power outage at Erie County’s 911 center shuttered 911 calls for more than fours until power was restored — although calls were re-routed to an alternate number…