Canisius College News

Canisius College announced Monday that it has created an institute to study autism spectrum disorders in children.

November 27, 2009, 6:42 AM / Hires/Promotions/ Honors PSI, an independent engineering and testing and consulting engineering firm, promoted Steven Pump to branch manager of the company's Tonawanda operations office and special project manager for its CVS Distribution Center Special Project.

Dennis Pollow, Junior, of Ransomville was the first of a record-setting 12,000 participants to cross the finish line in the 114th running of the Buffalo-Niagara YMCA Turkey Trot.

November 19, 2009, 7:08 AM / 1. Budding artists learn more at the Botanical Gardens.

It has been a good year for the beloved theater and screen star Theodore Bikel .

November 20, 2009, 6:50 AM / Hires/Promotions/ Honors Tronconi Segarra and Associates, a certified public accounting and business consulting firm with offices in Williamsville, Niagara Falls and Batavia, promoted Lisa A. Mrkall, Sean D. Penner and Andrew T. Moon to supervising senior accountants.

As if getting a new house from ABC's Extreme Home Makeover television show wasn't enough, Delores Powell and her four children have more reasons to give thanks.

November 16, 2009, 7:07 AM / OLAF FUB SEZ: According to author and essayist Michael Arlen, born Dikran Kouyoumdjian on this date in 1895, "It is amazing how nice people are to you when they know you're going away." Letter-icy In the AM when I get The News, There are things for me to pick and choose.

Delores Powell and her four children might have thought their new house and refurbished neighborhood and the excitement of a TV show was enough of a shock.

The developer of one of the largest student housing projects near the Buffalo State College campus is turning his attention to a different sort of residential project.

November 08, 2009, 8:24 AM / Synacor, a Buffalo technology company, promoted Andrew Attea to vice president, client operations.

The Erie County Industrial Development Agency is expanding its program that offers low-interest loans to minority-owned businesses.

Webster Army Reserve Cadet Patrick O'Loughlin, son of Timothy and Laura O'Loughlin of Webster, received an Army ROTC four-year Campus Based Scholarship at Canisius College in Buffalo.

Some of the best of recent Polish cinema will be on display at various locations around the Buffalo area this weekend as part of the annual Polish Film Showcase, presented by the Permanent Chair of Polish Culture at Canisius College.

What an election day for Chris Collins. Two of the county executive's three handpicked candidates running for the legislature won, unseating a pair of democratic incumbents.

Kevin Hardwick soundly defeated Michele Iannello in Erie County's 10th District, helping the Republican party make inroads in the legislature, and while his victory wasn't much of a surprise, the ease in which he won was.

Republicans picked off three of the Erie County Legislature's Democratic seats in Tuesday's elections, significantly strengthening their influence on the local scene and handing a major victory to GOP County Executive Chris Collins.

Polling places across Western New York will remain open until 9 pm as local political observers await what could be a big day for Republicans in Erie County.

Recently I visited the Burchfield Penney Art Center. I had a "eureka moment" as I stood in front of Buffalo artist Robert Noel Blair's watercolor with pencil sketch of a place where I had spent part of eight years of my life.

Republican Erie County Executive Chris Collins is apologizing for a joke in which he compared Democratic New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, an Orthodox Jew, to both Hitler and the anti-Christ. During an Erie County Republican Party dinner in Buffalo Saturday, Collins, according to one published report, joked that Nostradamus predicted ...