North county motorists will likely have an opinion on future changes that will impact Vineyard Drive. On Tuesday at the Quality Inn Hotel, 3925 Vineyard Drive, a presentation will take place to outline what is being proposed. As part of the Complete Streets initiative, the plan aims to ...

Landfills across the nation are growing too fast. Americans have a habit of buying stuff — and then discarding it. That’s why the state Department of Environmental Conservation is noting Compost Awareness Week through May 10. It encourages local communities to explore the benefits of ...

For five decades, Buffalo’s major league sports teams — the Bills and Sabres — have never been able to win the big one. Unfortunately, there has been no Super Bowl or Stanley Cup championship parade though both have come close. One team that does have a winning DNA plays at KeyBank ...

We know seeing is believing but we have a lot of faith in those who have worked tirelessly for years to take down a decades-old eyesore in the village of Silver Creek. While demolition could begin as early as this month on the site, it is the final result that matters most. Last month, ...

It is far beyond time for two troubled north county governments to implement a consideration that was definitely needed long before now: a hiring freeze. Both governments in putting forth devastating tax hikes have offered no other possible solutions in planning for the future, so why not ...

Included in an agreement Monday night to resolve the state’s late budget includes a change in state law to allow hospitals to involuntarily commit mentally ill New Yorkers to their care if patients cannot meet their basic needs. It’s a change from the previous standard, which allowed ...