The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) back issues from September 2007:
Friday's high school scores.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Friday's high school scores and statistics FOOTBALL WEEK ONE Friday's games CLASS AA Lockport 17, West Seneca West 8 Orchard Park 37, Niagara Falls 0 CLASS A SOUTH Hamburg 28, Amherst 20 ...
No 'wingin' it' on sauces for old pals: Wing Festival 2007 gets under way today.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Harold McNeil Sep. 1--When old pals Terrance Dunford, John Chadderdon and Patrick Shea get together to talk sauce, it's serious business. They were among the nine judges sampling more than 30 kinds of wings in the 2007 Buffalo Wing Sauce competition Friday in ...
Man was shot trying to run officer down: BUFFALO.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: John F. Bonfatti Sep. 1--A Buffalo police officer shot and wounded a man who tried to run him down twice after his car was stopped for traffic violations Thursday night. Officer Carl Lundin narrowly escaped injury after stopping a car driven by Amilcar Ramos, ...
Chronic DWI offender is going to prison: Man gets $5,690 fine, up to 13-year sentence; defense attorney cites ?alcoholism run amok'.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Gryta Sep. 1--A Kenmore pizzeria owner who was arrested four times in less than five months this year on drunken driving charges was sentenced Friday to 4 1/3 to 13 years in prison and fined $5,690. William M. Collins, 38, conceded during the court proceeding that ...
Man charged four years after homicide: New partnership led to his arrest.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Herbeck Sep. 1--A Fillmore Avenue man was charged with murder on Friday in connection with a cold-case homicide that occurred four years ago. Ivory Payne, 37, is accused of fatally shooting Demetrius Bailey, 36, of East North Street. Bailey was shot as he ...
The Buffalo News, N.Y., Off Main Street column: Off Main Street: A child of the '80s?
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--The brouhaha over State Sen. Dale M. Volker's use of an obscure ethnic slur at a public meeting in Lancaster recently has simmered down. But we're still wondering where the heck Volker came up with the term "bohunk?" A little Internet research gave us a ...
N. Tonawanda mayor goes after canal concerts; council supports promoter: NORTH TONAWANDA.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Aaron Besecker Sep. 1--NORTH TONAWANDA -- Mayor Lawrence V. Soos says he doesn't want the popular Molson Canal Concert Series to leave Gateway Harbor Park, but he would like to see it downsized because of liability concerns. The summer concerts held Saturdays ...
ECMC accuses Kaleida of stalling on merger.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Robert J. McCarthy Sep. 1--Erie County Medical Center officials charged Friday that Kaleida Health resists negotiating a state-ordered merger of their operations and warned that any state-imposed hospital system might ignore the best interests of Western New York ...
Two women charged in scalding of boy, 2: BUFFALO.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jay Tokasz Sep. 1--A mother and a caretaker were arraigned Friday in Buffalo City Court on charges of endangering the welfare of a child after a 2-year-old boy in their care suffered severe scalding from boiling water. The boy, Isaiah Marquez, was in Women ...
Amherst union contract approved: Concessions net 13% in total raises.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sandra Tan Sep. 1--The Amherst Town Board voted unanimously Friday to approve an agreement with the Amherst Highway Employees Association giving employees a 13 percent raise over five years in exchange for concessions on health care, clothing allowance and longevity pay ....
Colleagues honor slain trooper with memorial in Chautauqua County: Baker returns on first anniversary of Longobardo shooting.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jay Rey Sep. 1--FREDONIA -- Donald H. Baker Jr. doesn't remember what happened that evening last August when he and fellow trooper, Joseph A. Longobardo, were shot while on the trail of fugitive Ralph "Bucky" Phillips. And Baker admits he had mixed feelings ...
Huskies squeeze Orange in opener: More Photos.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rodney Mckissic Sep. 1--SYRACUSE -- Even in his college debut, Jake Locker didn't rattle easily. Year Three of the Greg Robinson era began on a sour note as Locker and Washington ran over the Syracuse University defense and won without difficulty, 41-12, in ...
EDITORIAL: Leaving Iraq: America needs a sound exit strategy to minimize damage from this war.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--The Iraq "surge" may be showing some military progress, but the nation America set out to rebuild remains a political swamp. What's needed is not just an exit strategy, but an exit strategy that leaves at least a chance of stability for Iraq, for the strategically important region ...
Parents prevent a second tragedy: CPR training advocates save their daughter with skills they've taught since losing their son.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Barbara O'Brien Sep. 1--Charlie and Sandy Markel knew the day would come when someone would be saved by learning CPR through Ryan's Hope Foundation, named for their son after Ryan drowned in a school pool. They just never knew it would be their daughter. ...
The new 'Halloween': Slow start rises to a terrifying end: More Photos.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Toni Ruberto Sep. 1--There won't be a bloodier and more violent director's cut of the new version of "Halloween," the film's director and writer Rob Zombie has said in recent interviews. The movie that is now showing in area theaters has about as much of the ...
Fall fashions switch to grown-up colors, leaner looks: For fall:.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Barbara Sullivan Sep. 1--Rich and voluptuous. Complex and nuanced. Exotic and spicy. These adjectives describe the dominant color trends for fall fashion, and it might not be a coincidence that they could also describe the women who will wear them. According ...
Camp not a snap for Nall: Bills notebook.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Gaughan Sep. 1--Buffalo Bills backup quarterback Craig Nall is doing his best to keep a stiff upper lip over the way preseason unfolded for him. Nall finished the four exhibition games with just 19 attempts. He completed 12 of those for 121 yards. He says ...
Bisons stay alive: Choo's big night keeps Herd in race.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Harrington Sep. 1--ROCHESTER -- Another day is off the calendar and the Buffalo Bisons' playoff hopes continue to look grim. But at least the Herd didn't lose any ground Friday and is still alive in the International League wild card race. Buffalo ...
St. Francis roars past NT, 42-13: Fabor, Tasker star in 35-0 quarter.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Keith McShea Sep. 1--NORTH TONAWANDA -- St. Francis and North Tonawanda spent the opening quarter of the first meeting between large schools from the Monsignor Martin Association and Section VI since 2003 by feeling each other out. In the second quarter, the ...
Garner helps O'Hara turn 18: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Borrelli Sep. 1--Who says numbers never lie? If you don't think statistics can be deceptive check out Connolly Cup candidate Reggie Garner's opening-day rushing line: five carries for 7 yards. "To me, whatever happens just happens," said the ...
Former Grover Cleveland student gets 5 years for beating teacher: Teacher attacked near high school.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Gryta Sep. 1--Terrence Johnson, a former Grover Cleveland High School student who severely beat a teacher near the school during a violent carjacking last fall, was ordered Friday to spend the next five years in prison for the attack. State Supreme Court ...
Hepatitis increase linked to better data.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Sommer Sep. 1--An additional 190 cases of hepatitis C reported last year in Erie County, but health officials caution it may reflect better tracking. The state began requiring physicians and medical laboratories to report cases of the infectious disease ...
Brown fires Buffalo official caught by free-gifts probe: Mayor also to create anti-corruption office.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Meyer Sep. 1--The district attorney's probe of gift-taking at City Hall claimed its second victim Friday when Mayor Byron W. Brown fired a city engineer who recently admitted he accepted trips and other gifts from companies that did business with the city. ...
New policy on travel in the works: NIAGARA COUNTY.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Thomas J. Prohaska Sep. 1--LOCKPORT -- Niagara County is taking steps to update its travel policy in hopes of saving a little money. Human Resources Director Peter P. Lopes said this week that the county spends about $500,000 a year on re imbursements to ...
Edwards finishes preseason on target: Rookie looks like No. 2 quarterback.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Gaughan Sep. 1--It was only preseason. It came mostly against secondand third-stringers who will barely see the field in the regular season. Nevertheless, the preseason completion percentage of Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Trent Edwards is remarkable ....
Laettner stayed true to his roots in Buffalo: Buffalo's best / The Road to the Hall.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Amanda Comak Sep. 1--On November 11, 1987, Buffalo's greatest high school basketball player made a decision. While sitting in Cameron Indoor Stadium, surrounded by a capacity crowd chanting his own name, he chose Duke University. He chose wisely. As an ...
SEEING STARS: A who's who of Hollywood luminaries will light up the streets of Toronto for what has become one of the world's premier film festivals.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Arts Editor Sep. 2--Brad's going to be there. And his buddy George. And Jodie. And Woody. And more than half the famous current film Jennifers besides Aniston and Lopez (i.e. Connelly, Ehle, Garner and Jason Leigh). In fact, for the nine-day run of the Toronto ...
The Buffalo News, N.Y., David Robinson column: BUFFALO'S BUSINESS.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: David Robinson Sep. 2--Sometimes, there's an upside to not being a boomtown. While we regularly gripe about our sluggish job growth, our below-average incomes and our high taxes, our tepid housing market is keeping us on the fringes of the still-developing subprime ...
Price Homes project on hold for now: BUFFALO.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Deidre Williams Sep. 2--The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority on Friday put the brakes on the initial phase of the A.D. Price redevelopment plan after two commissioners balked at the go-ahead, claiming the revamped project would result in a loss of housing units. ...
West Seneca gas supplier fuels Clark's campaign bid: Supervisor's top donor is town's only provider.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Herbeck Sep. 2--Officials of a company that is the sole supplier of natural gas for West Seneca have donated $43,000 to the county executive campaign of Town Supervisor Paul T. Clark. The donations in the past year from Crown Energy Services and its ...
Eastern Niagara alliance finds its slice of power pie elusive.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Thomas J. Prohaska Sep. 2--LOCKPORT -- Unsuccessful so far in all their attempts to obtain a piece of the Niagara Power Project relicensing pie, eastern Niagara County localities are turning to the County Legislature for a slice of the action. Mayor Michael ...
Saturday's high school scores.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Saturday's high school scores and statistics FOOTBALL WEEK ONE Saturday's games CLASS AA Frontier 41, Kenmore West 3 Jamestown 22, Williamsville North 0 CLASS A NORTH Kenmore East 12, ...
Losman's cleanup blitz comes up big.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Herbeck Sep. 2--The Buffalo Bills football season doesn't begin until next Sunday, but quarterback J.P. Losman has already racked up one impressive win. Losman's new Buffalo Lives organization held its first event on a beautiful Saturday -- a ...
Waters heal body and soul: ARMY CAPT. EIVIND O. FORSETH: ? Being able to fish independently brought me back from a very deep depression.?
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Buckham Sep. 2--Army Capt. Eivind O. Forseth, 33, knows fly-fishing. He grew up casting expertly on Montana streams much like the one featured in the 1991 Robert Redford film "A River Runs Through It." But the Airborne Ranger could hardly have foreseen ...
Fans flock here to test wings: One of smallest contestants gulps down most to win title.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: John F. Bonfatti Sep. 2--From the professional to the earnest amateur, thousands of chicken wing eaters of all shapes, sizes and colors stood red-faced in the sun as the sixth annual national Buffalo Wing Festival opened Saturday in Dunn Tire Park. And as it ...
Young at Heart turns meetings into adventures: Religion News /.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Pam Kowalik Sep. 2--NORTH TONAWANDA -- Allen I. Hock, 80, is still young at heart -- and he has the slides to prove it. Hock has been to Cape Horn, Chile, and back, and he shared images of his trip last Wednesday with friends at the Young at Heart Club, which ...
Appleton farm has more than just apples: Q&A: James J. Bittner.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Nancy A. Fischer Sep. 2--APPLETON -- First-generation farmer James J. Bittner feels right at home in his community. The name is just right for a fruit farmer, though Bittner grows more than just apples, and his coowned Singer Farms orchards stretch far beyond ...
WNYers show inventive genius: Local residents win about 20 patents every month.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Michelle Kearns Sep. 2--A remark by an engineer about how the floors in high-rise buildings could have gaps in fire insulation led Al Shaw to comb the Internet, study building fires -- such as the World Trade Center's -- and patent a solution. His system of ...
Local banks view their mortgage investments as safe: Mortgage-backed securities comprise hefty share of capital reserves at 3 banks.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jonathan D. Epstein Sep. 2--Western New York has largely escaped the impact of the national mortgage crisis -- but a potential risk lurks in the investments of some local banks. Banks and independent lenders around the country are suffering major losses on ...
EDITORIAL: Merging Kaleida, ECMC: Giambra offers a compromise plan, but state may have to mandate action.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Arranged marriages generally meld couples where at least one, if not both, of the unconsulted betrothed is young and unburdened by a lifetime of habits, possessions and idiosyncrasies that would be difficult to set aside for the benefit of the new union. That's not the ...
The Buffalo News, N.Y., Bucky Gleason column: The Yankees played a role in keeping my father-in-law alive for more than two years after he suffered a debilitating stroke.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Bucky Gleason Sep. 2--I've tried my best to despise the New York Yankees, I really have. For years, it was one of my great passions. Why pick one favorite team when you can cheer for every other franchise in the American League? Heck, rooting against the Yankees was the ...
A delightful town on the Finger Lakes: One-Tank Trip / Hammondsport.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Robert J. McCarthy Sep. 2--HAMMONDSPORT -- It's a fairly standard approach into this famous, old Steuben County village -- past a school and overgrown railroad tracks and a few homes and businesses. Then you turn the corner and there it is -- the town square. ...
Honor Roll /: Recognizing the accomplishments of Western New Yorkers.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Terri Mangione has been named dean of students at Canisius College. She has nearly two decades of experience in higher education administration and holds a doctorate from the University at Buffalo. ---- Several clergymen have received honors from Thankful ...
Overcoming big deficits in September is a stretch: Inside Baseball.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Harrington Sep. 2--The calendar has turned to September and anyone who says there's still a lot of time left is plain wrong. Time is running out for the chasers. Don't believe me? Only once since 1995 has a team rallied from four or more games back on Sept. 1 to win ...
Nall among cutdown day losers: Bills show affinity for special teamers.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Gaughan Sep. 2--Several special teamers were big winners on the Buffalo Bills' rostercutdown day. Also on the big winners list were unheralded players such as running back Fred Jackson, tight end Matt Murphy, tackle Kirk Chambers and defensive end Ryan ...
Surprise! McKinley picks off St. Joe's: Young scores twice in Canisius win.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mary Jo Monnin Sep. 2--McKinley did its part Saturday to dispel the myth that Harvard Cup teams can't be competitive outside their league. The Macks, on the strength of two interception returns for touchdowns, beat St. Joe's, 12-0, as part of a double-header ...
Expected success gets drilled into Medaille: COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Amy Moritz Sep. 2--The atmosphere at Medaille men's soccer practice is dubbed the "competitive caldron." Every single drill that head coach Dan Krzyzanowicz runs the players through results in a winner and a loser. And no one wants to be a loser ....
Rivas caps comeback with recall: Bisons notebook.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Harrington Sports Reporter Sep. 2--ROCHESTER -- Veteran infielder Luis Rivas was the big surprise on the first wave of callups from the Buffalo Bisons to the Cleveland Indians. Even though he was not on the Tribe's 40-man roster, Cleveland rewarded Rivas with the ...
Herd win keeps hope alive: Still trail Braves by 1? with two to play.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Harrington Sep. 2--ROCHESTER -- Their playoff hopes are bleak, but the Buffalo Bisons at least live for another day. And they no longer have to worry about the Rochester Red Wings being involved in the postseason puzzle. Ryan Mulhern's RBI double in the ...
Mayoral hopefuls put their spin on casino revenue.(City overview)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Denise Jewell Sep. 2--Candidates were asked: 'Name at least three things you would do to help make the casino a greater catalyst for city development.' The impact of the Seneca Niagara Casino on Niagara Falls since it opened more than four years ago has been ...
Tutor taps her past troubles: Sunday Profile /Debbie Buckley.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Louise Continelli Sep. 2--With the start of the new school year, Debbie Buckley admits she knows all about being a troubled student. That's how she started out. "I was always placed in the slow learners' class, though I wasn't a slow learner -- I was a ...
The new face of education: 10 county school districts return to classes this week amid many changes.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Westmoore Sep. 2--NIAGARA FALLS -- Niagara County's 10 public school districts will spend $490.6 million this year to educate about 33,100 students. Many of those students will find quite a few changes awaiting them when they return to school Tuesday, ...
Surge in skunk sightings leaves Lockport aldermen talking trash.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Thomas J. Prohaska Sep. 2--LOCKPORT -- Increased sightings of skunks and raccoons in the city have sparked some aldermen to consider a citywide requirement that all residents place their garbage in cans with lids. But Common Council President John Lombardi III ...
School Board fills second of 3 key team positions: NORTH TONAWANDA.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Westmoore Sep. 2--NORTH TONAWANDA -- School Superintendent Vincent J. Vecchiarella came one step closer to completing his administrative team last week with the School Board's appointment of an assistant principal at North Tonawanda High School. The ...
Telethon to benefit MDA going strong after 42 years.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Toni Ruberto Sep. 2--It was broadcast by only one television station on Labor Day weekend in 1966. By the end of the day on Monday, the 42nd annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon will have been watched by 40 million people on 190 TV stations nationwide. ...
BRIEF: Herd stays alive, eliminates Red Wings.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Harrington Sep. 2--ROCHESTER -- Their playoff hopes are bleak, but the Buffalo Bisons at least live for another day. And they no longer have to worry about the Rochester Red Wings. Ryan Mulhern's RBI double in the top of the 10th inning Saturday night ...
Art sanctuaries: SOME OF WNY'S MOST BREATH-TAKING ARTWORK IS DISPLAYED FOR FREE IN OUR HOUSES OF WORSHIP.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Charity Vogel Sep. 2--hen it comes to amazing art, Western New York is loaded. As. But not all of it resides where you might expect -- within the walls of museums and galleries. As. Plenty of the coolest art around can be found -- for free, and with no waiting in ticket ...
They're getting ready to rock again Under the Taps: Niagara U concert series features a varied lineup over six fall shows.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Pam Kowalik Sep. 2--LEWISTON -- When classes start at Niagara University, Friday night campus concerts can't be far behind. The school will open its 2007-08 Live Music Series this Friday in the Under the Taps Club in the Gallagher Center. Six shows ...
The Buffalo News, N.Y., Robert McCarthy column: Pearls from the campaign trail.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Robert McCarthy Sep. 2--A few thoughts collected from visiting ex-presidents, ex-mayors, county executive wannabes and a host of other political luminaries: --If there is one person with the ability to fire up Buffalo Democrats -- even seven years after ...
Mother Holt keeps faith in mission: At 90 years old, celebrates service to inner-city churches.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Deidre Williams Sep. 2--Velma Holt turns 90 today, but you wouldn't know it by her daily routine. She is up by 6 a.m. every day. "I read the Bible and write in my journal," she said. She doesn't take any medication -- prescription or otherwise. ...
The Toronto Film Festival: Seeing stars: A who's who of Hollywood luminaries will light up the streets of Toronto for what has become one of the world's premier film festivals.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Simon Sep. 2--Brad's going to be there. And his buddy George. And Jodie. And Woody. And more than half the famous current film Jennifers besides Aniston and Lopez (i.e. Connelly, Ehle, Garner and Jason Leigh). In fact, for the nine-day run of the Toronto Film ...
BRIEF: One dead, one critical after shooting outside deli.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--One man is dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting outside a grocery store early this morning, Buffalo police reported. Homicide investigators said they think a dispute inside the Discount Food Mart, 407 Grant St., spilled outside, where the shootings ...
Buffalo Wing Festival and beautiful day attract thousands: One of smallest contestants gulps down most to win title.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: John F. Bonfatti Sep. 2--From the professional to the earnest amateur, thousands of chicken wing eaters of all shapes, sizes and colors stood red-faced in the sun as the sixth annual national Buffalo Wing Festival opened Saturday in Dunn Tire Park. And as it ...
Credits roll for Buffalo Drive-In.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Helen Jones Sep. 3--The screens went dark for good Sunday night as the Buffalo Drive-In on Harlem Road in Cheektowaga turned off the projectors, shut down the concession stand and said goodbye to an era. "It's a bittersweet moment," said Steve Valentine, as ...
Downtown office market is attracting a lot of interest: Yet, the trend raises questions.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Glynn Sep. 3--Uniland Development's new downtown office building, at 285 Delaware Ave., is filling up quickly. It is now 85 percent occupied, thanks to tenants M&T Bank and Conestoga-Rovers & Associates. Only the first floor remains available, and ...