Erie County’s Medicaid caseload has grown 16 percent in the past year and is now increasing by about 650 cases a month, county officials said last week as they arranged to hire 10 more full-time employees to handle the additional work.
Medicaid growth prompts hiring of 10 workers
on Monday, September 28th, 2009
Some remedies take longer than others
on Monday, September 28th, 2009
Every so often we like to take a moment to look back and update our readers on problems that have appeared in the Fix It column.
Thin performance keeps play from becoming a ‘Thing’ of beauty
on Sunday, September 27th, 2009
In the pantheon of gay coming-of-age tales — one that seems to grow larger by the minute–none is more beloved than Jonathan Harvey’s “Beautiful Thing.”
Critics slam plan for new county lockup
on Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Some people critical of Erie County’s ongoing jail problems have no love for a proposal to build a multimillion- dollar lockup that would free the sheriff from certain state rules governing inmate treatment at his troubled Holding Center.
Medical center needs volunteers
on Sunday, September 27th, 2009
The Response to Love Center near St. Adalbert Basilica needs volunteers to staff a new medical center on the East Side.
Three jazz giants come together to celebrate tradition, not fusion
on Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Well, as it turns out, what they call “fusion” doesn’t really sound like anything other than jazz if it’s played minus the electricity.
Chances are, Mathis made you misty with his pure, sweet tones
on Sunday, September 27th, 2009
You have to wonder how many singers over the years quit when they heard Johnny Mathis. That weirdly beautiful voice, they must have thought, could only be a gift from God. And the way Mathis has polished it!
Racial slur defaces Lovejoy sign
on Sunday, September 27th, 2009
A racial slur against African- Americans was spray-painted Saturday on a sign welcoming people to Lovejoy.
Collector’s Gallery to close permanently
on Sunday, September 27th, 2009
The Collector’s Gallery section of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery will close permanently on Thursday.
Filmmaker puts focus on independent bookstores
on Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Filmmaker Yuichiro Yamada will present two documentary films about Buffalo at 7 p. m. Wednesday in Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341 Delaware Ave.
GPS to help track use of outdoor spaces
on Sunday, September 27th, 2009
It’s not 11 p. m., but a group of University at Buffalo researchers knows exactly where your children are.
New summer home for ice boom to provide space for riverfront park
on Saturday, September 26th, 2009
You won’t have to sneak around a fence and climb over a wall and debris to get down to the Buffalo River for much longer.
Another parolee released by mistake
on Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Sheriff’s detectives Friday captured a violent parolee mistakenly released on bail from the Erie County Holding Center a week ago.
‘Big Russ’ recalled as classic South Buffalo dad
on Saturday, September 26th, 2009
The stories abound. Tales of honesty and humility. Anecdotes of a blue-collar father who preached hard work and discipline and the importance of putting family and faith above all else.
Environmental Summit happening today at Daemen College
on Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Daemen College’s fifth annual Environmental Summit will be held from 8:30 a. m. to noon today in the Wick Center on the college campus, 4380 Main St., Snyder.