The Buffalo Chronicle
Williamsville
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Albany Democrats send $196,000 to defend McMahon as public matching money fuels McGuire’s Amherst challenge
The Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee moved $196,000 to Assembly Member Karen McMahon before a $236,000 TV buy, while Republican Terry McGuire has drawn more public matching money than she has in the…
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UB-trained planner Brian Smith wants to turn North Tonawanda’s empty DeGraff hospital tower into senior housing
The UB communication and urban planning graduate runs real estate development for People Inc. His biggest pending test is converting the vacant DeGraff Memorial Hospital bed tower into about 70 senior apartments,…
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Hochul sends $5.8 million to Amherst and Williamsville for the Peanut Line Trail and Island Park
The state is putting $3.8 million into Amherst’s 4.9-mile Peanut Line Trail and $2 million into removing the old dam at Williamsville’s Island Park, with the money flowing through the Dormitory Authority.
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Catholic Health and Benderson seek a tax break to turn a vacant Evans Street Rite Aid into a $28.5 million medical hub
A Benderson-linked developer is asking the Amherst IDA for a property tax break to turn the vacant Rite Aid at 462 and 480 Evans St. into a $28.5 million Catholic Health Northtowns…
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Sun Cuisines still makes the case for Burmese food in Williamsville, if you’re willing to wait
Western New York’s first Burmese restaurateurs still run Sun Cuisines on Main Street in Williamsville. We read the menu, the health inspections, the owners’ own words and the diner reviews to find…
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Amherst’s tax hike lands on plows and garbage trucks, not the general fund
Amherst’s proposed 2027 budget breaks the state tax cap by $3.55 million, yet the town’s main operating fund barely moves. The increase lands on highways, salt and garbage, with the last budget…
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The solution to the Williamsville congestion crisis
The Village of Williamsville suffers from crippling automobile congestion along Main Street, between the off-ramps at the I-290 to Youngs Road. This two mile section of Main Street is among the region’s…
