14 local projects to split $9 million in funding
ALBANY — Fourteen projects, including five on the East Side of Buffalo, received funding awards totaling $9,130,042 through Round Two of the Better Buffalo Fund. The fund was established to…
Pilot program to help New Yorkers transform vacant homes
ALBANY — A new state pilot program will provide $4 million in subsidies for everyday New Yorkers to take over individual, abandoned properties in their neighborhood – at little or…
Ortt pushes bill to cut ‘red tape’ for businesses
NORTH TONAWANDA — State Sen. Rob Ortt joined local business advocates and employees of Audubon Machinery at the North Tonawanda factory today to push for his proposed Red Tape Reduction…
Rapids Fire Co. awarded $67K grant
TOWN OF LOCKPORT — The Rapids Vol. Fire Co. will receive $67,545 in federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security to help first responders improve their ability to respond…
Norris, Voutour earn Independence Party nods
NORTH TONAWANDA — The Niagara County Independence Party has given its endorsements to a Republican running for Assembly and and the incumbent Democrat Niagara County Sheriff. Party Chairwoman Susan Agnello…
Upper Mountain Fire Co. awarded $70K grant
LEWISTON — Upper Mountain Fire Co. will receive $70,050 in federal funding to help first responders improve their capacity to respond to fires and other emergencies. The Department of Homeland…
Second bike ferry opens at Buffalo waterfront
BUFFALO — Record-breaking crowds at Buffalo Inner and Outer harbors — combined with an increased interest in pedal-powered transportation — makes for overflow capacity on the city’s bike ferry. Now…
Genesee County Airport awarded $184K grant
BATAVIA — The Genesee County Airport will receive $184,871 in federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration to reconstruct and rehabilitate 3,400 feet of existing runway, according to U.S. Rep.…
Cuomo touts GEICO jobs
GETZVILLE — GEICO, the second-largest private passenger auto insurance company in the United States, will expand its service center operations in Western New York, adding 600 full-time jobs at a…
Higgins pushes Grand Island greenway plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins has filed formal comments with the New York State Parks Commissioner expressing support for the preferred alternative option for the West River Greenway…