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Poloncarz signs Erie County small business enterprise utilization law

County executive is joined by Legislator St. Jean Tard, sponsor of act; encourages Small Business involvement in county procurement. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz was joined by Legislator Taisha St. Jean Tard (2nd District) as he signed the Erie County Small Business Enterprise Utilization Act into law. The measure, sponsored by legislator St. Jean Tard, encourages small business participation in county contracts. There are approximately 21,000 small businesses in Erie County with 49 employees or less that are not often represented in county procurements of goods and commodities, as well as professional services. Under the law, eligible small businesses located in Erie County will now have opportunities to bid on and procure county contracts for amounts in the $20,000-$35,000 range.

Erie County, NY · 5d

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UB students hear firsthand how environmental contamination is shaping Niagara County residents' lives

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Students at the University at Buffalo met Niagara County residents affected by environmental crises on Monday night. The university’s law school hosted an event featuring speakers who have been impacted by radioactive waste and the Love Canal disaster. Kim Diana Connolly, a professor of environmental...

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Union Road bridge in West Seneca fully reopens after months of construction

After months of traffic disruptions and a pause in work to protect a threatened fish species, the Union Road bridge over Cazenovia Creek in West Seneca has fully reopened.

West Seneca, NY · 9d

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Five new stores set to open Thursday at Station Twelve in Amherst

AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — Five new stores are preparing to open Thursday at Station 12 in Amherst, marking another milestone for a development years in the making. The new businesses include Warby Parker, Evereve, Just Salad, The North Face and ALO. The open-air shopping and lifestyle center sits at...

Amherst, NY · 8d

WBEN 930AM

Erie County now up to 110 $1 million-plus home sales

The county continues to shatter the record for upper-end homes

Erie County, NY · 8d

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‘Benten Music Center’ Beats to the Buffalo Drum | Part I

When I sat down with Tasha Ayame Vest and Nick Vest at their home on Summer Street, Nick had a jazz banjo in his lap. He played as we talked, and every so often he’d stop to make a point, then pick right back up again. Ayame sat across from him, smiling and clapping, and chiming in. If we’d been sitting in the music studio instead, Nick told me, he might have broken out his giant Swiss alphorn. Yes, the one you’re picturing from the Ricola commercials.

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Meyer Declares Victory in Race for Erie County Clerk

ERIE COUNTY, NY – Democratic Candidate for Erie County Clerk Steven Meyer declares victory over. incumbent Mickey Kearns. A statement from Meyer is below. The current Village of Williamsville trustee and small business owner will assume the role of Erie County Clerkon January 1, 2027. “This was a tremendous...

Erie County, NY · 7d

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Election 2026: Wydysh, Broderick, Ortt, Meyer claim victory

Former Niagara County Legislature chairwoman Becky Wydysh is poised to become the new 145th District Assembly member, per unofficial voting results from the Niagara County and Erie County boards of election. Wydysh, a Republican, leads former Town of Grand Island supervisor Nate McMurray, a Democrat, by a 56% to 44%...

Niagara County, NY · 7d

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Hamburg Town Board approves data center moratorium

The Hamburg Town Board has approved a one-year moratorium on data centers. The board unanimously passed the measure at its Monday night meeting. It temporarily bans issuing, or even considering, any permits, applications and other materials tied to building, expanding or operating data centers in the town. The measure says...

Hamburg, NY · 8d

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Seneca Nation elects first female president

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Seneca Nation elected its first female president on Tuesday. With her election, Tina Abrams, who has been a voice of leadership for the nation for decades, makes history as the first woman to be elected to the Nation’s highest office since it adopted a democratic form of government under its […]

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Veterans Day ceremony on Grand Island

The Town of Grand Island cordially invites veterans, family members and friends to attend the Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. The ceremony will take place at the Veterans Park Memorial Wall in Veterans Park located at 1717 Bedell Road. There will be a reception following the...

Grand Island, NY · 7d

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UB experts unpack the Democratic 'blue wave' in historic midterms

AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — A panel of University at Buffalo political science experts says Tuesday's midterm election results are considered “seismic," as a "blue wave" swept through the U.S. Democrats won big — both locally and nationally — taking control of both the House and the Senate. As...

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Voter turnout ‘approaching presidential levels,’ BOE Republican Commissioner says

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Voter turnout is high this year as people head to the polls to cast a ballot in the 2026 midterm elections — even reaching “presidential levels,” according to Erie County Board of Elections Republican Commissioner Ralph Mohr. He said turnout has been steady, comparing Tuesday’s turnout to election years pre-Covid, and […]

Erie County, NY · 7d

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Buffalo School Board cancels Arizona conference trip amid concerns over spending

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Three Buffalo School Board members scheduled to attend a conference this weekend will no longer attend after questions were raised about spending on travel while the district considers closing schools. School Board President Kathy Evans-Brown and board members Stephon Wright and Lewis Muki Hawkins had...

Buffalo, NY · 5d

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Niagara Falls woman fears her home is contaminated

Niagara Falls, NY · 5d

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Term limit propositions pass in Cheektowaga, Amherst

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Towns of Cheektowaga and Amherst put propositions for term limits on the ballot this Election Day. Cheektowaga’s term limits proposition, which limits offices of supervisor, town clerk, superintendent of highways, and councilmember to 12 years or three terms, excluding uncompleted terms of office, passed 90.7% to 9.3%. Similarly, Amherst’s proposition, […]

Cheektowaga, NY · 7d

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NY's Erie County to Install 1-MW Resilient Power System at Buffalo Convention Center

Erie County, New York, is expanding its efforts to strengthen the energy resilience of public facilities with the planned installation of a 1-megawatt (MW) on-site power system at the Buffalo Convention Center. The project, being developed in partnership with e2Companies, builds on an earlier deployment at the Edward A. Rath...

Erie County, NY · 8d

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Genesee County voters favor incumbent Republicans, governor challenger

File Photo of Alissa Ellman during a town meeting in Batavia by Joanne Beck. Congressional NY-24 Democratic challenger Alissa Ellman’s early lead Tuesday caved to rural voters, as evidenced by Genesee County’s 14,350 votes for Republican incumbent Claudia Tenney to about half, or 7,054 votes, for Ellman in this year’s general election. Voting in the county went along those party lines for remaining

Genesee County, NY · 7d

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Today in Local Music and Community: Tuesday November 3, 2026

Every day Monica Power supplies her picks for cool events happening in Western New York; you can also find her at her Facebook page. Todd Mertens Musician at Two Nines Kitchen Bar. 6 – 9pm. Wolf & Bear, Coletta, and Origami Button at Rec Room Buffalo. Doors at 7pm.

Buffalo, NY · 8d

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