The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) articles from October 2007

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Actor Glover in court on trespassing charge.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Paul Westmoore Oct. 31--NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- Hollywood actor and civil rights activist Danny Glover spent Tuesday in the Niagara area because he had to. Glover has been to the region on other occasions during the past two...

Smart growth is concern in Porter as GOP tries to retain 2 board seats: More Photos.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Aaron Besecker and Thomas J. Prohaska Oct. 31--PORTER -- Two Republican incumbents seeking second terms on the Town Board will face an ex-councilman and a political newcomer at the polls Tuesday. Jeffrey P. Baker, from a...

Town's rural character a key election theme: WALES.
October 31, 2007... Byline: John F. Bonfatti Oct. 31--Three candidates, including incumbent Donald A. Butcher, are running for two seats on the Wales Town Board. Joining Butcher, 50, on the ballot are auctioneer Russ Scherrer, 58, and attorney Michael...

Globe striving to reopen Falls plant: In talks to obtain inexpensive power.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Matt Glynn Oct. 31--Globe Metallurgical announced Tuesday that it intends to reopen its Niagara Falls silicon production plant as early as next January, but said it needs discounted power to help make it happen. The plant...

College dedicates Lipsey Building: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
October 31, 2007... Oct. 31--The Stanford Lipsey Publications Building was dedicated Sunday at the University of Michigan. The building is named for The Buffalo News publisher and Michigan alumnus, who gave $3 million in 2005 to renovate and restore the 1931...

Caught in the hypnotic web of the Internet: FOCUS: ONLINE ADDICTION.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Stephen T. Watson Oct. 31--Mark knew he had a problem. He constantly needed a fix. He tried to hide how often he did it from his wife. Mark wasn't addicted to alcohol. Or drugs. Or cigarettes. He was hooked on an online...

Favorable external audit uncovers some problems: WEST SENECA SCHOOLS.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Barbara O'Brien Oct. 31--The West Seneca School District is in good financial condition, and an upcoming state audit should come to the same conclusion, the district's outside auditor said Tuesday. "I really wouldn't be...

Trying to draw a line in the sand: Falls mayoral candidates seek to stress their differences in head-to-head debate.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Denise Jewell Gee Oct. 31--NIAGARA FALLS -- The tone of a 90-minute mayoral debate between Candra C. Thomason and Paul A. Dyster turned tense during the final few questions Tuesday night as the candidates attempted to...

Donner Creek flooding issue given airing: TOWN OF LOCKPORT.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Thomas J. Prohaska Oct. 31--LOCKPORT -- One resident of the Donner Creek area argued Tuesday that dredging the creek will not solve the flooding problem there, while another threatened to sue the town unless he gets a written...

Troubled times ahead, economist warns: Says housing decline will restrain growth.
October 31, 2007... Byline: David Robinson Oct. 31--Economist Ken Mayland is confident the housing slump won't push the economy into a recession, but it could keep growth at modest levels over the next two years. "I don't think we'll see a recession,"...

Greatbatch continues expansion with medical products company: ACQUISITIONS.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Dave Robinson Oct. 31--Greatbatch Inc. made its second acquisition in two days on Tuesday, agreeing to pay $55 million to acquire a suburban Minneapolis company that makes a variety of single-use medical products for some of its...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Donn Esmonde column: COMMENTARY.(Column)
October 31, 2007... Byline: Donn Esmonde Oct. 31--What we see as grim, she sees as shades of opportunity. What we see as bad, she knows worse. Where we see a tattered safety net, she celebrates the net. Her name is Olya Kosinski, and she knows what it...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Olaf Fub Sez column: Reporters' Notebook / Bits and pieces of news...(Column)
October 31, 2007... Oct. 31--OLAF FUB SEZ: According to former "CBS Evening News" anchorman Dan Rather, born on this date in 1931, "Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek." ---- HOLIDAY SPIRIT -- A Snowflake Bazaar will be...

Blight remedy heralded as model for U.S.: BLACK ROCK/RIVERSIDE.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Harold McNeil Oct. 31--A pilot project aimed at reducing the number of vacant properties in Buffalo's Black Rock and Riverside sections could, if successful, become a model for addressing blight not only in the city, but across...

South American Rain Forest exhibit put on shaky ground by funding delay: BUFFALO ZOO.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Tom Buckham Oct. 31--A delay in long-promised Erie County funding may force the Buffalo Zoo to borrow money for work already completed on its unfinished $16 million South American Rain Forest exhibit -- an expensive step that zoo...

Supervisor post, two seats on board are up for grabs: NEWSTEAD.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Niki Cervantes Oct. 31--Newstead Town Supervisor David L. Cummings, dumped by town Republicans four years ago only to stage a comeback as a Democrat, is taking on the local GOP again as he seeks re-election in Tuesday's election...

State probe sought on charter issue: NORTH TONAWANDA.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Aaron Besecker Oct. 31--NORTH TONAWANDA -- The city's Charter Review Committee has asked the state attorney general's office to investigate why voters won't see its proposed changes to the structure of city government on...

Top acts share the stage: NFL Midseason Report: Brady and Manning are top guns, while Favre, Peterson, Moss shine.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Allen Wilson M Oct. 31--idway through the NFL season, a few things have become crystal clear: --The New England Patriots (8-0) and Indianapolis Colts (7-0) are the two best teams in the league, and the winner of their...

Market watch: Broadway Market backers are energized by holiday events and newfound support.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Janice Okun Oct. 31--The holidays are coming quickly, and the volunteers at the Broadway Market know it. All signals show this is a time for real optimism at the Buffalo culinary icon that has had its ups and downs through the...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Janice Okun column: ?You can find broccoli rabe now in produce departments.'.(Column)
October 31, 2007... Byline: Janice Okun Oct. 31--New products and new ideas are the lifeblood of the food business. I have on my desk a copy of the newly published fourth edition of "The New Food Lover's Companion" by the late Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron...

For starters, Losman is back.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Allen Wilson Oct. 31--It's J.P. Losman's turn. Again. The Buffalo Bills' quarterback carousel took another spin Tuesday as coach Dick Jauron named Losman the starter for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Ralph...

Sabres zeroing in on top power-play unit.
October 31, 2007... Byline: John Vogl Oct. 31--The first portion of powerplay practice moved along without comment. Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff sent out his top unit, then merely stepped aside and watched. When it was time for the second group, it...

2 longtime government figures vying for Pendleton supervisor.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Aaron Besecker and Thomas J. Prohaska Oct. 31--PENDLETON -- Two longtime figures in town government are making a bid for the town's top elected post. Incumbent Supervisor James A. Riester will face Town Board member Martin J....

Great venue, but that's where the praise ends.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Jeff Miers Oct. 31--First, the good news. It turns out the Agri-Center at the Erie County Fairgrounds is a great venue for a show. On Tuesday, the Beggars' Bash -- a Halloween-themed version of the Three Days Grace/Breaking...

EDITORIAL: Let patients know: Reporting of MRSA infection rates should spur improvements, fight spread.(Editorial)
October 31, 2007... Oct. 31--Reports on potentially deadly staph infections in the Niagara County Jail and in schools around the country have raised the profile of this worrisome issue, but perhaps in a way that is counterproductive. This is overwhelmingly a...

Ecology & Environment reports 4th-quarter profits up to $652,000: EARNINGS.(Financial report)
October 31, 2007... Byline: Dave Robinson Oct. 31--Ecology & Environment's fourth-quarter profits jumped by 11 percent as a favorable federal tax audit offset the costs of closing its office in Venezuela. The Lancaster-based environmental services firm...

As deficit balloons, Spitzer backs off vow on Indian sales taxes: Effort at collections won't be made till next fiscal year at earliest.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Tom Precious Oct. 31--ALBANY -- Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer is backing away from a promised effort to collect taxes on the sale of cigarettes and gasoline by Indian retailers, even while the state's budget deficit continues to rise,...

Governor feisty amid the brawling: BEHIND THE HEADLINES.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Tom Precious Oct. 31--ALBANY -- In the Capitol hallways, it's not easy to find someone who calls Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer a friend. Outside Albany, the governor's standing among voters has fallen precipitously. His...

FBI joins search for bank robber who claimed to be a federal agent.
October 31, 2007... Byline: T.J. Pignataro Oct. 31--The FBI is joining Buffalo police in the hunt for a welldressed robbery suspect who identified himself as a federal agent in an Oct. 10 heist at the main branch of M&T Bank downtown. The agencies...

Medaille looks beyond AMCC title: Colleges /By Amy Moritz.
October 31, 2007... Oct. 31--At this point, it seems routine. The Medaille men's soccer team won the regular season championship in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference for the third straight year. Each title has been anything but routine, but...

Enlyten goes on offensive against Gatorade, PepsiCo: Says companies pushed Bills into dropping deal.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Fred O. Williams Oct. 31--Talk about a mismatch. Enlyten Inc., a seven-person company in Amherst, sued Gatorade on Tuesday -- and its parent company, PepsiCo -- saying the sports drink muscled it out of a key marketing deal with...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Bob DiCesare column: COMMENTARY.(Column)
October 31, 2007... Byline: Bob DiCesare Oct. 31--The Mid-American Conference produces quarterbacks. Not just runof- the-mill quarterbacks, but NFLcaliber quarterbacks. Ben Roethlisberger hails from the MAC. So does Byron Leftwich and Chad Pennington....

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Alan Pergament column: COMMENTARY.(Column)
October 31, 2007... Byline: Alan Pergament Oct. 31--This is what I'm thinking: --With Keith Radford on vacation last week and Joanna Pasceri on special assignment, new Channel 7 anchor Patrick Taney had a chance to shine on all the station's newscasts....

Brown touts signs of renewal for city: Despite problems of poverty, mayors points to $4.3 billion in development projects.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Brian Meyer Oct. 31--Buffalo's poverty problem was a half-century in the making, Mayor Byron W. Brown said Tuesday, and he believes easing the crisis will take years of concerted efforts by many entities. But Brown insisted...

In latest reversal, 'Temporary Visitor' back on driver licenses: A month ago, label removed for legals.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Tom Precious Oct. 31--ALBANY -- The Spitzer administration, in its latest reversal of its own policies, will bring back the identification label affixed to the driver's licenses of temporary foreign visitors who are in the United...

Coke trafficker gets sentence cut by 5 years.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Dan Herbeck Oct. 31--A federal judge Tuesday afternoon cut five years off the prison term of William "Boo" Byrd III, an admitted cocaine trafficker from Buffalo who denies government allegations that he is also a murderer. ...

Harbor development agency gets first $2.5 million from power deal.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Oct. 31--Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. has an additional $2.5 million in its coffers, thanks to a deal worked out as part of the New York Power Authority's federal relicensing agreement. The state Power...

Street cameras to go citywide: Greater use of crime-fighting tool is given Council OK.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Brian Meyer Oct. 31--Buffalo's experiment with surveillance cameras as crime-busting tools will soon move from the test phase into a citywide initiative following Tuesday's Common Council approval of a $3.1 million contract with...

Giza's challenger, Ward, favors part-time supervisor: LANCASTER.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Michelle Kearns Oct. 31--Even though James Ward only found out he was challenging Lancaster Supervisor Robert Giza when his mother called to tell him she read it in the newspaper, he has decided he would take the job if people...

UB's Gill bullish on staying put: COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Rodney Mckissic Oct. 31--As the University at Buffalo continues to win, Turner Gill becomes more popular on the perpetual-motion coaching carousel. Gill is now being linked to the opening at Southern Methodist, which fired Phil...

BRIEF: Losman's confidence renewed.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Mark Gaughan Oct. 31--Buffalo Bills quarterback J.P. Losman said Wednesday he takes a renewed sense of confidence onto the field regardless of what his future holds with the Buffalo Bills. "It seems like I'm more confident...

Top acts share the stage in NFL: NFL Midseason Report: Brady and Manning are top guns, while Favre, Peterson, Moss shine.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Allen Wilson Oct. 31--Midway through the NFL season, a few things have become crystal clear: --The New England Patriots (8-0) and Indianapolis Colts (7-0) are the two best teams in the league, and the winner of their showdown...

Town of Tonawanda court race turns into slugfest.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Janice L. Habuda Oct. 31--Town of Tonawanda slugfest Ad Race for two justice posts has its share of controversy It's the costliest race of its kind in Erie County, with each candidate spending at least $20,000. ...

A new addiction: The hypnotic web of the Internet: FOCUS: ONLINE ADDICTION.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Stephen T. Watson Oct. 31--Mark knew he had a problem. He constantly needed a fix. He tried to hide how often he did it from his wife. Mark wasn't addicted to alcohol. Or drugs. Or cigarettes. He was hooked on an online video...

U.S. tourism video shows the wrong falls.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Bill Michelmore Oct. 30--NIAGARA FALLS -- A two-second blip on a slick new video that promotes attractions across the United States underlines what many tourists already know about Niagara Falls. The view is better from the...

BAD BRITNEY? GOOD BRITNEY: Her life might be a mess, but a new release from the ravaged pop star is catchy ? and listenable.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Jeff Miers Oct. 30--Clearly, there's nobody at home. Someone left the lights on, though. Britney Spears is a walking trainwreck. She's never encountered a mistake she hasn't been willing to make, twice, and in public, while...

Local HMOs top lists in surveys of quality.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Jonathan D. Epstein Oct. 30--Independent Health Association and Univera Healthcare took the top spots among Western New York health insurers in three quality rankings by a national magazine, beating out rival BlueCross BlueShield...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Bruce Andriatch column: COMMENTARY.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Bruce Andriatch Oct. 30--Still slowing down and reaching for coins as you travel the 190 near Ogden or Breckenridge? It gives "Phantom Tollbooth" a whole new meaning. ---- Whenever government officials vote against a...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Olaf Fub Sez column: Reporters' Notebook / Bits and pieces of news . . .(Column)
October 30, 2007... Oct. 30--OLAF FUB SEZ: According to poet Ezra Pound, born on this date in 1885, "When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take -- choose the bolder." ---- HOW SWEET IT IS --...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Jeff Simon column: COMMENTARY.(Column)
October 30, 2007... Byline: Jeff Simon Oct. 30--It will be 25 years ago next summer that Robert Redford, director Barry Levinson and a mind-boggling bunch of actors came to Buffalo to film "The Natural." When filming ended early on a Thursday, I was...

Turning grief into outreach: 3 sets of parents give schools, others the means to avoid fatal children's accidents.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Barbara O'Brien Oct. 30--None of them counted on starting foundations named for their children. Who plans on surviving their children? But when their daughters and son died unexpectedly, six area parents found their way...

Enhanced driver's license plan praised: But Spitzer deal fails to quell furor over proposal for illegal immigrants.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Tom Precious Oct. 30--ALBANY -- In the strange way that things sometimes happen in government, the recent controversy over Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer's policy to let illegal immigrants obtain driver's licenses likely accelerated...

Old 1st Ward taken aback by higher-risk flood status.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Brian Meyer Oct. 30--When residents in some Buffalo neighborhoods recently learned that federal officials proposed changes that would require fewer property owners to buy flood insurance, they were relieved. The Federal...

Conventional wisdom? Top race has mind of its own: BEHIND THE HEADLINES.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Robert J. McCarthy Oct. 30--If the polls are right and Christopher C. Collins leads James P. Keane in the race for Erie County executive, a whole lot of unconventional wisdom is dominating local politics one week before Election...

Parents tight-lipped after meeting on sex charges against teacher: SACRED HEART ACADEMY.
October 30, 2007... Oct. 30--Officials at Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart in Eggertsville held a special meeting with parents Monday in the wake of the arrest of a 42-year-old social studies teacher who was charged with having sexual relations with a...

AirTran expands nonstop Buffalo-Fort Myers service: Eight flights to Florida will be offered each week.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Oct. 30--A high volume of advance bookings has caused AirTran Airways to beef-up its new, nonstop service from Buffalo to Fort Myers, Fla. -- four months ahead of its maiden voyage. The airline confirmed...

Lawley moves to expand services.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Jonathan D. Epstein Oct. 30--Lawley Service Insurance Group has purchased a small third-party account administration service from accounting firm Freed Maxick & Battaglia to expand its benefits options. The Buffalo-based...

Greatbatch buys IntelliSensing: ACQUISITIONS.
October 30, 2007... Byline: David Robinson Oct. 30--Greatbatch Inc. has acquired an Orchard Park company that makes wireless sensors in a $3.9 million deal that the Clarence- based company hopes will push it into new segments of the energy and aerospace...

Goodwill links workers, employers.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Paula Voell Oct. 30--A year ago, Brenda J. Jones reports, her life was on hold. "I was laying down, resting," said Jones. "I was unemployed and needed assistance." Today, she's up on her feet at the Adam's Mark hotel as a...

EDITORIAL: Offer hope to the young: Breaking the cycle of poverty must be priority for this region.(Editorial)
October 30, 2007... Oct. 30--If hope dies for the poor of Buffalo, Buffalo dies with it. Care for the vulnerable is a sign of community, and a sign of the compassion of those who live within it. Buffalo's dubious distinction as one of the poorest major cities in...

Five candidates in the race for 3 State Supreme Court seats.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Matt Gryta Oct. 30--Five candidates, including three sitting judges, are seeking three State Supreme Court posts in the Buffalo-based Eighth Judicial District. Justice Rose H. Sconiers is seeking her second 14-year term. She...

Cutting calories might extend life.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Henry L. Davis Oct. 30--Severely restricting calories might lead to a longer life, according to an animal study by University at Buffalo researchers. But the catch is, humans could not adhere to a diet as severe as that of...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Jerry Sullivan column: COMMENTARY.(Column)
October 30, 2007... Byline: Jerry Sullivan Oct. 30--Midway through the third quarter Sunday, with the Bills and Jets tied, 3-3, I looked up into the stands at the Meadowlands and noticed that thousands of Jets fans had already fled the place in disgust....

Quakers home away from home: Section VI Football Finals: Cheektowaga-Sweet Home game matches undefeated teams.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Mary Jo Monnin Oct. 30--Lancaster and Depew have been rivals since 1919, but on Friday night they will share common ground. Ralph Wilson Stadium will be the site of the next games for the Redskins and Wildcats in the finals...

Red Sox Nation celebrates: Fans, team enjoy run of recent success.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Mike Harrington Oct. 30--DENVER -- Their fans partied in the box seats of Coors Field for more than two hours after the game and on the streets of LoDo, the Mile High city's party district, into the wee hours of Monday morning....

Kerouac's 'On the Road' still impacts lives: More Photos.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Mark Sommer Oct. 30--Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" was a big inspiration for John Devine. The philosophy major packed his bag the week after graduating from Alfred University and hitchhiked to California. For Michael...

Kmart to leave Boulevard Consumer Square: Move leaves Amherst without such stores.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Oct. 30--The longest-tenured tenant in Amherst's is poised to exit Boulevard Consumer Square, making way for five new retailers. The nearly 40-year-old Kmart store, around which the Niagara Falls Boulevard...

School offers a haven but no easy answers: SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT JAMES A. WILLIAMS: ? It's a tough world out there. You have to instill values. Children have to feel important.?
October 30, 2007... Byline: Peter Simon Oct. 30--The rules are perfectly clear at Buffalo's Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence, where pupils are disciplined for talking in the hallway, chewing gum or not tucking in their uniform tops. A...

QB situation unresolved: Edwards' wrist delaying decision.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Bucky Gleason Oct. 30--Trent Edwards' balky right wrist was still sore Monday, leaving the Buffalo Bills to postpone their decision about the starting quarterback until later this week. J.P. Losman was left wondering if he played...

Defense turning up the pressure: Bills Replay /By Allen Wilson.
October 30, 2007... Oct. 30--The aggressiveness of the Buffalo Bills' defense continues to pay dividends. In shutting down the New York Jets, 13-3, the Bills' penetrating defensive linemen and various blitzes made life miserable for quarterback Chad Pennington,...

Sidelines /News and notes from area high schools.
October 30, 2007... Oct. 30--2007 News football polls State classification in parentheses; firstplace votes in brackets; LW- last week; *- indicates tie. LARGE SCHOOLS No. Team ( Class) Record Pts LW 1. Orchard Park ( AA) [ 10] 9- 0 100 1 2....

BRIEF: Around the halls.
October 30, 2007... Oct. 30----Three area athletes are on the list of 20 state finalists (10 boys, 10 girls) for the Wendy's High School Heisman award: Chantae Miller ( Williamsville North), Keriann Ketcham ( Fredonia) and Joseph Wilkie ( Cardinal O'- Hara). A...

BRIEF: Amherst company sues Gatorade.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Fred O. Williams Oct. 30--An Amherst company that makes electrolyte-replacement strips for athletes filed suit against Gatorade today, saying the sports drink muscled it out of a marketing deal with the Buffalo Bills. Enlyten...

Quaker Band marches to championship: ORCHARD PARK SCHOOLS.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Barbara O'Brien Oct. 30--Orchard Park Central's Quaker Marching Band has been named state champion after taking first place in the national class at the New York State Field Band Conference. The Quaker Marching Band received...

Bills' defense turning up the pressure: Bills Replay /By Allen Wilson.
October 30, 2007... Oct. 30--The aggressiveness of the Buffalo Bills' defense continues to pay dividends. In shutting down the New York Jets, 13-3, the Bills' penetrating defensive linemen and various blitzes made life miserable for quarterback Chad Pennington,...

Approval for Wal-Mart is delayed: TOWN OF LOCKPORT.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Thomas J. Prohaska Oct. 30--LOCKPORT -- The town Planning Board put off approval of the Wal-Mart supercenter project Monday to give Town Attorney Daniel E. Seaman time to craft written defenses of its decisions. That would...

Personal traits, not party politics, dominate in county executive race: BEHIND THE HEADLINES.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Robert J. McCarthy Oct. 30--If the polls are right and Christopher C. Collins leads James P. Keane in the race for Erie County executive, a whole lot of unconventional wisdom is dominating local politics one week before Election...

Bid to add police gains no support.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Janice L. Habuda Oct. 30--A councilman's proposal to add 10 patrol officers to the ranks of the Town of Tonawanda Police Department got no support Monday from fellow lawmakers, and even the police chief didn't bite. At the...

Contractor fixes faulty drainage at new Starpoint High School.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Paul Westmoore Oct. 30--PENDLETON -- Faulty drainage work that was letting rainwater seep inside the exterior walls of the new Starpoint High School has been corrected and paid for by the contractor. The infiltrating water...

School offers a safe haven for learning, but no easy answers: SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT JAMES A. WILLIAMS: ? It's a tough world out there. You have to instill values. Children have to feel important.?
October 30, 2007... Byline: Peter Simon Oct. 30--Children of Poverty: Part 3 of 3 The rules are perfectly clear at Buffalo's Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence, where pupils are disciplined for talking in the hallway, chewing gum or not tucking in...

Developer offers more in bid to build eight-story hotel: CHEEKTOWAGA.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Thomas J. Dolan Oct. 30--The Canadian company that wants to build an eight-story "boutique hotel" across Genesee Street from Buffalo Niagara International Airport offered Monday to help Cheektowaga acquire and clean up a former...

Bid to kill plea deal delays sentence in slaying tied to Internet triangle.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Matt Gryta Oct. 30--Sentencing was postponed Monday for Thomas Montgomery, a 48-year-old Cheektowaga man, after he said he wanted to withdraw his guilty plea in the killing of a younger rival in an Internet love triangle. ...

Classroom hand sanitizers slated in bid to fight resistant bacteria: BUFFALO SCHOOLS.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Henry L. Davis Oct. 30--Buffalo Public Schools plan to install hand-sanitizer dispensers in classrooms as part of a strategy to prevent the spread of methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, or MRSA, officials...

Newcomers plentiful in N. Tonawanda elections for County Legislature.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Aaron Besecker Oct. 30--NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU NORTH TONAWANDA -- There are a lot of fresh faces in the races for the Niagara County Legislature in the Lumber City. Two political newcomers face off in the 9th District in...