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CRIME: Trio arrested after crowd reportedly gathers to watch fight on Grant Street.

CRIME: Trio arrested after crowd reportedly gathers to watch fight on Grant Street.

In 1967, Mayor E. Dent Lackey told Beverley Feder, "My dear, this is going to be a great city, and a great city must have a great ballet.

The Robert Moses Parkway has divided the city from the Niagara River and the gorge 45 years.

“Americans don't torture people”

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. filled Stella Niagara on Saturday - the auditorium, the chapel and the children's dining room. via Union-Sun & Journal

“The thresholds are very, very low and to create a level for upstate that is two levels lower than that of metro New York is an insult.”

New York lawmakers have just finished patting themselves on the back for reforming the Wicks Law, except that it amounts to a tweak that guarantees waste. via Buffalo News

A world class heart center could soon be coming to western New York. The cardio-vascular institute will be constructed in the Buffalo Niagara medical campus. via WIVB-TV Buffalo

“We are a Western New York-based company and are always glad to have additional investment in this area”

Unifrax has chosen its Town of Tonawanda plant for a $20 million expansion and plans to add 50 jobs to the work force over the next two years. via Buffalo News

“There is an aura at the drive-in. There is an experience at the drive-in that you can't get anywhere else”

As the drive-in theater readies for its 75th anniversary this summer, a group of local enthusiasts is banding together to make sure the seasonal icon is around for decades more. via Niagara Gazette

“The tech industry is surprisingly healthy in Western New York. It's definitely one of the bright spots as far as employment”

Some of the young workers in Synacor's waterfront offices include, from left: Mike Cooke, Marissa Koch, Frank Kumro, Darci Hosier and Tim Ace. via Buffalo News

“Hopefully, this will put some relief to our school districts and our taxpayers”

A state plan to lower property taxes by limiting growth in school district tax levies received unanimous support this week from members of the Niagara County Legislature. via Niagara Gazette

“We're excited to be pushing the boundaries of 3-D and computer technology to tell our stories in the best possible way”

NIAGARA GAZETTE My daughter is only 8 months old, and she already has more Disney movies in her collection than I've seen. via Journal-Register

“They asked me if I could pay for things (like Lanerra's funeral)”

For Cathy Schmidt it was forgetting to lock the bathroom door. Rita Streeter's life changed with a phone call from the Falls while she visited her grandchildren in Florida. via Niagara Gazette

“In today's dollars, $500,000 doesn't get you a lot of work”

Ending years of gridlock on the issue, New York lawmakers have reformed a decades-old law that critics maintain inflates costs on public construction projects. via Press & Sun-Bulletin

“It's less than the original proposal, but we're still pleased”

New York state has a budget with a record $1.75 billion increase in school aid, but not all local school districts are getting as much money as they originally thought. via Union-Sun & Journal

“The thresholds are very, very low and to create a level for upstate that is two levels lower than that of metro New York is an insult.”

New York lawmakers have reformed a decades-old law that drove up local property taxes by requiring state and local governments to pay for multiple construction contracts on most public works projects. via New York Daily News

Look out New York, Buffalo is gaining ground as an arts mecca, and finding a place in the national spotlight because of it. via Buffalo News

“Tourism generated by this awe-inspiring natural world wonder is essential to the region's financial growth and job creation”

Backing from a federal transportation agency may finally allow construction to begin on a long-stalled train station project in Niagara Falls. via Niagara Gazette

“A lot of the high fliers from last year took a hit”

It's been 5 1/2 years since the Buffalo area's stocks turned in a performance like they did during the first quarter - and that's a good thing. via Buffalo News

“And Becky took an interest in that because for her master's program at Niagara University, she needed to do a research project.”

It started out simple: A graduate student who needed a research project, and three organizations that wanted to know what the needs were for the region they serve. via Union-Sun & Journal