Mayor Proposes Red Light Cameras For Buffalo

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011, 12:12am

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Mayor Byron Brown (D-Buffalo) is again pushing red light cameras, an initiative that he says would make Queen City intersections safer.

A recent study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety examined red light cameras in 14 large cities. Researchers found cameras saved 159 lives through the 4-year period by helping prevent crashes involving red-light runners.

"We know that there are a lot of examples of these cameras working well in municipalities to promote traffic safety," Brown said.

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Football Awards Ceremony

Submitted by Buffalo Public Schools

Monday, May 2nd, 2011, 2:41pm

Outstanding Buffalo Public School football players were presented with awards on Sunday, May 1st at EB Green’s Steakhouse in the Buffalo Hyatt Regency Hotel. The athletes represented nine Buffalo high schools.

Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools Dr. James A. Williams and Supervisor of Physical Education Andrea L. Norton handed put the awards as follows:

2010 Scholar Athlete Award
Jason Oden               East High
Dawnte Dooling       I Prep
Shakier Nesbitt          Burgard
Chaquile Nettles       South Park
Dereon Washington   Riverside
Josh Koester              Hutch Tech

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Buffalo Zoo and Polar Bears International Give First Local 'Paw of Approval' to Nichols

Submitted by The Buffalo Zoo, Public Relations Coordinator

Monday, May 2nd, 2011, 11:42am

Buffalo Zoo and Polar Bears International Give First Local 'Paw of Approval' to Nichols

Buffalo, N.Y. – The Buffalo Zoo, in conjunction with Polar Bears International (PBI), has awarded its first annual “Paw of Approval” Award to Nichols School. On April 27, Buffalo Zoo President and CEO, Dr. Donna M. Fernandes, and Polar Bears International (PBI) President and CEO, Robert W. Buchanan presented the Paw of Approval Award to Head of School, Rick Bryan, who accepted the Award on behalf of Nichols during a presentation that also included one of the School’s fifth-grade classes.

Polar Bears International President and CEO, Robert Buchanan, addresses students at Nichols School

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Chinese Delegation Visits the Buffalo Public Schools

Submitted by Buffalo Public Schools

Monday, May 2nd, 2011, 9:26am

Chinese Delegation Visits the Buffalo Public Schools

On Friday April 29, 2011, a delegation from China visited the Buffalo Public Schools. The group included seven educators from China, led by Dr. Zhou Nanzhao, a University at Buffalo Alumni, who currently serves as the President of UNESCO Asia Pacific Network for International Education and is also the Director of the International Center for Teacher Education at East China Normal University.

“Our primary objective in cultivating this relationship,” according to Superintendent James A. Williams, “is to forge and solidify plans for sustained educational and international partnership exchanges between schools in China and our schools.”

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The Buffalo Infringement Festival 2011

Submitted by Susan Marie, Susan Marie Public Relations

Monday, May 2nd, 2011, 6:03am

The Buffalo Infringement Festival (BIF) is an 11-day long multi-genre arts festival in Buffalo, NY.

It is free for all artists to participate, everyone is accepted and artists keep 100% of the profits from their projects and performances. The art that is typically Under the Radar is exemplified.

The Buffalo Infringement Festival is a non-profit-driven, non-hierarchical grassroots endeavor bringing together a broad range of eclectic, independent, experimental, and controversial art of all forms. Visual, performing, musical, and media arts are all welcome here. Taking place in multiple venues in and around Buffalo’s Allentown District, the festival is an annual eleven-day event running from the last weekend of July through the first weekend of August.

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Prescription Drug Drop Off Day

Submitted by WGRZ Web Staff

Sunday, May 1st, 2011, 9:40am

BUIFFALO, NY -- Saturday April 30th was National Prescription Drug Drop Off Day. It's a chance for you to safely get rid of old prescription medications you have in your home.

Prescription pill abuse is the number one drug problem in Western New York. The National Drug Enforcement Administration is leading this effort, with local support from Kids Escaping Drugs.

Medication will be accepted at the following drop off sites in Western New York from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Government, community, public health and law enforcement partners at many sites will be working together to collect expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs that are potentially dangerous if left in the family's medicine cabinet.

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Credit Counseling Company Seeks Support For Online Campaign

Submitted by Tracy Diina, Consultant

Friday, April 29th, 2011, 4:57pm

Credit Counseling Company Seeks Support For Online Campaign

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Buffalo, Inc. (CCCS Buffalo) helps thousands of Western New Yorkers manage their debt each year; now we are asking for help from our community.

For the next five days, Chase Bank is holding a contest to divide $5,000,000 among non-profit organizations. The first round of the contest ends on May 4, 2011. The top 100 organizations will each get $25,000 grants. Round 2 pits the top 100 organizations against each other. The organization with the most votes in Round 2 gets $500,000, second place gets $400,000, third place gets $300,000 and fourth and fifth place each get $200,000. The community picks the winners by voting on Facebook.

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