The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) articles from November 2010

The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) archives from November 2010

Cigarette tax hike hurting stores.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Matt Glynn Nov. 28--Wilson Farms is cutting jobs and scaling back store investment, blaming economic fallout from a sharp increase in cigarette taxes imposed over the summer. The convenience store chain, with corporate offices in...

Billy Joel, Annie Lennox and more.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Jeff Simon Nov. 28--Pop Billy Joel, "The Hits" (Columbia/Legacy). No laughing now. Save the smirks for something else. In fact, no single remastered greatest hits disc has ever before spanned as much of Billy Joel as this one does....

DeJac sues county for $20 million.
November 24, 2010... Byline: Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck Nov. 24--Lynn M. DeJac's lawyer this afternoon filed a $20 million lawsuit against Erie County officials for the 14 years she spent in prison after her wrongful conviction for killing her teenage daughter....

Funding for bicentennial of war lags.
November 22, 2010... Byline: Thomas J. Prohaska Nov. 22--The head of the local bicentennial commemoration for the War of 1812 said the organization is seeking nongovernmental funding because governments on the U.S. side of the border have done little to help. ...

Clarence relay takes fast track to state swimming title.
November 21, 2010... Byline: Mary Jo Monnin Nov. 21--The Clarence 400 free relay team with four freshmen, thought to be a year or two away, arrived way ahead of schedule. Dina Rommel, Sydney Modeas, Victoria Butler and Rebecca Anthone pulled off the improbable on...

EDITORIAL: Save the terminal.(Editorial)
November 21, 2010... Nov. 21--When the Central Terminal Restoration Corp. purchased the massive structure for $1 back in 1997, the group had architects and engineers determine what needed to be done. They were told the 523,000-square-foot building on a 17-acre site,...

Otto breaks two Section VI records in prelims.
November 20, 2010... Byline: Mary Jo Monnin Nov. 20--Courtney Otto doesn't need an audience to perform well, but today she'll have one. Excited that her older sister, Amanda, will be there to watch, there's no telling what the West Seneca West senior will do....

Otto aims for state titles before heading to Harvard.
November 18, 2010... Byline: Mary Jo Monnin Nov. 18--Courtney Otto is already the Section VI record holder in the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly. This weekend, she'll try to go one better. The West Seneca West senior will be looking to win the...

Clarence, Akron roll into semifinals.
November 14, 2010... Byline: Amy Moritz Nov. 14--Behind strong ball possession and solid defense, Clarence and Akron earned bids to the New York State semifinals in boys soccer Saturday, as both teams captured Far West Regional titles with shutout efforts. In...

McQuaid serves Frontier tough loss.
November 14, 2010... Byline: Mary Jo Monnin Nov. 14--McQuaid was looking for more than a win over Frontier at Saturday's volleyball Far West Regional match. It was also looking for some payback. The Blue Devils got both as they not only swept the Falcons,...

Will North, Barker advance in field hockey.
November 14, 2010... Nov. 14--Two out of three teams from Section VI won their Far West Regional round field hockey games at Penfield High School on Saturday. Williamsville North and Barker will represent Section VI in the New York State final four. CLASS A:...

Silver Creek comes up short in regional.
November 13, 2010... Byline: Mary Jo Monnin Nov. 13--Playing from behind is no fun and no way to take on a four-time past state champion Caledonia-Mumford. Silver Creek trailed before many in a crowd of 1,400 found their seats and was eventually handed a...

Pay for 35 in region's schools tops $150,000.
November 13, 2010... Byline: Mary B. Pasciak Nov. 13--Williamsville Superintendent Howard S. Smith became the highest-paid school employee in the region last year, making nearly a quarter-million dollars. Throughout Erie and Niagara counties, 35 public school...

State PTA convention to focus on preventing cuts to programs.
November 12, 2010... Byline: Mary B. Pasciak Nov. 12--Hundreds of moms and dads will gather this weekend in Buffalo for the New York State PTA convention, where they will learn about ways to advocate effectively for students in their local schools. The...

UB OK facing Oklahoma.
November 11, 2010... Byline: Miguel Rodriguez Nov. 11--It's pretty clear the University at Buffalo wrestlers have a healthy respect for their next opponent on the schedule. It's also pretty clear the Bulls aren't in awe of the Oklahoma Sooners, even though it...

5 men so brave ... and so young.
November 11, 2010... Byline: Lou Michel Nov. 11--Their ranks continue to thin, just like the hair on their heads. At a rate of 850 per day nationwide, World War II veterans are passing away. The surviving 2 million -- 155,000 in New York State -- are in their...

Cardboard plant seeks tax break.
November 11, 2010... Byline: Thomas J. Prohaska Nov. 11--WHEATFIELD -- A Canadian company that operates a Niagara Falls cardboard plant applied Wednesday for a 20-year tax break on a new paper mill in the Falls. The Niagara County Industrial Development...

East Aurora girls expect close shave in bid for sixth state title in row.
November 10, 2010... Byline: Mary Jo Monnin Nov. 10--If Walt McLaughlin is looking a little shaggy these days, that's a good sign. The somewhat superstitious and bearded East Aurora cross country coach is letting his hair down as well as letting his hair...

North Collins students to continue saying Pledge of Allegiance.
November 10, 2010... Byline: Barbara O'Brien Nov. 10--North Collins Elementary School students will continue saying the Pledge of Allegiance with their classes, but will not hear the entire pledge recited over the public address system. The School Board...

Plea to change way Pledge of Allegiance is recited fails.
November 10, 2010... Byline: Barbara O'Brien Nov. 10--North Collins Elementary School students will continue saying the Pledge of Allegiance with their classes but will not hear the entire pledge recited over the public address system. The School Board heard...

Cardboard maker tax break could create 110 jobs.
November 10, 2010... Byline: Thomas J. Prohaska Nov. 10--WHEATFIELD -- A Canadian company that operates a Niagara Falls cardboard plant applied today for a 20-year tax break on a new paper mill in that city. The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Bruce Andriatch column.(Column)
November 9, 2010... Byline: Bruce Andriatch Nov. 09--When I was learning to drive, my mother was a floor-stomper. She was constantly hitting the brakes that weren't there while she was on the passenger side of the front seat. She also yelled "Slow down" and...

Franchised firms upbeat on growth.
November 7, 2010... Byline: Matt Glynn Nov. 07--Buffalo Niagara's economy may not be booming, but a number of franchised companies see opportunities to grow here and are searching for suitable franchisees to open more locations. The franchisors are expanding...

Don't box in waterfront, forum told.
November 7, 2010... Byline: Jay Rey Nov. 07--Buffalo needs to think more "out of the box" rather than "big box" in shaping its waterfront, two prominent planners told a packed public forum Saturday afternoon. "You could easily be one of the greatest...

HSBC profits rise, earnings slow down.(Financial report)
November 6, 2010... Byline: Jonathan D. Epstein Nov. 06--HSBC Holdings Plc, parent of HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Finance Corp., said third-quarter pretax profits are "well ahead" of the same period a year ago, as bad debt losses globally hit the lowest level in more...

Football on TV / Nov. 5-9 schedule.
November 5, 2010... Nov. 05--Friday 6 PM, ESPNU, College: Western Michigan at Central Michigan. 8 PM, ESPN2, College: Central Florida at Houston. Saturday Noon, ESPN, College: Illinois at Michigan. Noon, ESPNU, College: Maryland at Miami. ...

Robert Odawi Porter elected Seneca president.
November 3, 2010... Byline: Dan Herbeck Nov. 03--The Seneca Nation's new president-elect is an attorney and law professor who graduated from Harvard Law School. And Robert Odawi Porter, 47, said he hopes to use his legal skills to help the Senecas deal with a...

Security firm at Bills games fined by state.
November 3, 2010... Byline: Gene Warner Nov. 03--A company that provides game-day security for Buffalo Bills games at Ralph Wilson Stadium has been fined $194,000 by the state for employing unregistered security guards and violating other sections of state...

EDITORIAL: Paterson moves boldly.(Editorial)
November 1, 2010... Nov. 01--Congratulations are due Gov. David A. Paterson for acting decisively to overcome the state's huge deficit. He has announced layoffs of nearly 900 state workers on the way to a total of 2,000 by the end of the year. The public's...