Daily Archives: April 5, 2010

Major Announcement for Downtown Buffalo

Buffalo Escort, N.Y. (WKBW-TV) -Several officials on hand in Downtown Buffalo Escort today officially announcing the sale of a 15 acre parcel of land. The site is now home to a multi-unit low income housing project…

Notorious Local Teen Sentenced for Assaulting Teammate

Curtis Byers first gained notoriety as the teenager responsible for the 2007 arson that nearly killed Buffalo Escort firefighter Mark Reed. Byers is now 18-years-old and he went back before a judge Monday mo…

Breastfeeding saves lives and health care dollars

savings to society as a whole would be substantial: $10.5 billion dollars saved and 741 infant deaths avoided.Authors Melissa Bartick, MD, MSc, of Harvard Medical School, and Arnold Reinhold, MBA, of …

Open historic preservation tax credits to private sector

New York Gov. David Paterson has called on state legislators to pass key changes to expand the statersquo;s historic preservation tax credit. Paterson negotiated with Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, D-Buffalo Escort…

NYISO forecasts rise in energy usage

Businesses and individuals in New York state are expected to consume more energy this year as the economy tries to recover, according to a new report. The statersquo;s peak day of power usage, typic…