Peggy Penders, a spokeswoman for the Better Business Bureau of Buffalo, says, “We speak to the elderly every single day regarding these types of scams.”
Aggregate feed of local news sources.
Theft by Telephone
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
Developing cultural tourism into a reliable WNY magnet
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
Cultural tourism advocates have been on cloud nine over the glowing reports that Buffalo and Western New York received during the National Preservation Conference in October — and are hoping for more.
Tuesday Sustainability Event: Zero Waste Construction
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
UB Associate Professor of Architecture Christopher Romano and his students give are giving a presentation about new and sustainable methods in the field of innovative construction. The free event is being held tomorrow night, March 20, at Hall…
Teaching kids the ‘music of life’
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
Music has the power to do a lot. It can soothe the savage breast, as the saying goes. It can awaken poignant memories of loves lost.
Helping make a home
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
Canisius High School and Habitat for Humanity have revealed the results of an 11-month, $70,000 project to renovate a Laurel Street house.
Braving stormy seas in Sicily invasion
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
An unexpected storm at sea near the Palermo harbor was one unlike anything Richard Markowski had ever seen.
Amherst to lose assessor, IT director
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
A third town employee is retiring in May.
Pension issue is not taken lightly
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
Governor deserves credit for venturing into hornet’s nest of public pensions.
Bona women make historic charge
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
Van Tatenhove and Bonnies overcome late 11-point deficit to become first Big 4 women’s program to earn NCAA win.
Good Morning, Buffalo
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
A quick look at what’s happening in Western New York.
Good Stuff
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
1. Great Movie I saw this weekend: Senna, an award-winning documentary about the racing career of Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna. (The 2012 Formula 1 season just began, and will return to the US in November in Austin, TX. Runner-up great movie: Spirited Away. 2. Great Show I discovered last week: Airplane Repo. Exactly as [...]
Does Williams signing change draft approach?
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
Bills GM Buddy Nix has maintained all along that the approach in the draft is to take the best player on the board, and not necessarily gravitate toward positional need. Having addressed the top of…
AV Photo Daily: Robin Denler Week 3/19/12
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
Photo by Robin Denler www.flickr.com More in Buffalopundit: AV Photo Daily pool
‘Green Goal’ Campaign Raises Thousands for Tree Charity
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
A collaborative effort by three major community pillars has produced badly needed funding for Western New York’s tree re-planting charity. The Green Goal campaign has recently concluded its five week campaign to raise donations for Re-Tr…
Wheels in the Grass
on Monday, March 19th, 2012
Seeing this 1970 Ford Torino four-door sedan at the far end of a Sanborn driveway sent me to the brochure archives when I got home. Didn’t see a lot of them even back when it was new, and they’re also as scarce (almost) as hen’s teeth in the literature of the era. Ford, and other [...]