Nov 7
2013
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and Congressman Chris Collins were tight when the latter served as Erie County executive. They’ve teamed up again to endorse tax breaks to help Delaware North move to new digs. Between them, Brown and Collins have received $18,900 in campaign contributions from Delaware North and members of the Jacobs family.
Nov 7
2013
Asthma is a serious problem in Buffalo. We’ve reported in the past about the sky-high asthma rates on the West Side in neighborhoods near the Peace Bridge. The East Side isn’t much better, according to some of those studies. Both sections of the city are poor and susceptible to respiratory illnesses. Consequently, the Environmental Protection Agency teamed up with the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo to educate low-income families on ways to reduce asthma triggers in homes. The EPA provided a $54,840 grant that the Community Foundation matched. The money will help 80 families. Judith Enck, the EPA’s regional administrator[...]
Nov 7
2013
Liz Benjamin’s highly regarded political blog pieces together the finger pointing that’s already started in the wake of Tuesday’s bad night for the party.
Nov 7
2013
Nov 7
2013
An outside perspective on the slow but steady comeback of a neighborhood thanks to a “D.I.Y., roll-up-your-sleeves community-building ethos.”
Nov 6
2013
Lake Erie holds 2 percent of the water but 50 percent of the fish. That may be a rough estimate, but the director of Ohio State University’s Stone Laboratory told Michigan Public Radio that the “50 and 2 Rule” is an example of how each of the five lakes have their own unique characteristics.
Nov 6
2013
Proposition One was approved by voters statewide, but a majority of the electorate casting ballots in Erie and Niagara counties opposed the expansion of casino gambling. The proposition also failed to carry the counties that are home to Rochester, Syracuse and Albany.
Nov 6
2013