Pascal E. Cohen has been awarded the distinction of Accredited Airport Executive by the American Association of Airport Executives.

Ten new members will be inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame Thursday in the Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St.

Erie County Medical Center has received a $7.5 million state grant as part of a $13.6 million project to consolidate its kidney transplant program with a kidney and pancreatic transplant program at Kaleida Health’s Buffalo General Hospital.

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A former toxic waste site on East Ferry Street that is about to be declared safe is being considered for senior housing, with family housing also on the horizon.

Unions representing employees for the City of Buffalo and the Buffalo Public Schools won another legal battle Friday over payment for salary steps they lost during a three-year wage freeze.

An appeals court on Friday sided with the state Independence Party in its ongoing legal battle with the partys Erie County committee over ballot authorization and nominations contrary to the state party rule.

A $150,000 grant from the U. S. Justice Department will help protect the local elderly population from abuse and violence.

Child and Family Services of Erie County received a $21,000 grant for its Haven House, which provides services for victims of domestic violence, including a 24-hour hotline.

A presentation titled “Referendum on the Waterfront: Alternatives for Change” will be given at 7 p. m. Wednesday in the Harlem Road Community Center auditorium, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst.

Thousands are expected to gather in front of Buffalo City Hall Sunday for “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer,” a 5K noncompetitive walk to raise awareness of the disease and money to fight it.

The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority has decided to fix the roof at the Catholic Charities neighborhood center and food pantry, where many services have been halted because of the condition of the three-story building.

The United Way of Buffalo & Erie County is moving to mend fences with some high-profile charities from which it had cut funding earlier this year.

Erie County Executive Chris Collins today will propose a 2010 budget that keeps the tax rate at its current level and takes the county out of more services, like he did when he turned care of the federally funded Women, Infants and Children nutrition program over to Catholic Charities.

District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III has placed prosecutor Mark A. Sacha on paid administrative leave for the remainder of the week.