Senator Patrick Gallivan toured the site in Orchard Park where a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills is being constructed and received an update on the project. The steel skeleton of the stadium continues to take shape as workers install precast walls and stairs. About 450 workers are employed at the site each day, with more expected as the project progresses. The stadium is scheduled to open in time for the 2026 NFL season.
In the final hours of the 2024 Legislative Session, Assembly bill #A.7956, sponsored by Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora), was passed. The bill designates a portion of State Route 19 from Eddy Road in the Town of Gainesville as the “T Sgt. Walter W. Shearing Memorial Highway.”
BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Christopher Gostick, 30, of Lancaster, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to receipt of child pornography by a person having a prior conviction relating to possession of child pornography. This charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a fine of $250,000.
The only price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Erie County was found at a single gas station in the week ending June 8, according to GasBuddy.com.
Assemblyman Mike Norris (R,C-Lockport) presented a state Assembly proclamation to Barker Senior High School art teacher Krista Beth Feltz today, recognizing her dedication and encouragement of students' participation in the Annual Memorial Day Poster Contest. The contest honors the sacrifices made by military personnel to ensure national freedom and fosters a connection between high school students and armed forces members.
Assemblyman Mike Norris (R,C-Lockport) announced that the state Assembly has passed legislation he sponsors to close a loophole in the state’s existing environmental conservation law authorizing hunting big game by rifle in Niagara County (A.9130-A).
Assemblyman Mike Norris (R,C-Lockport) announced today that the state Assembly has passed a bill (A.10399) mandating the annual inspection of any vessel operated on privately or publicly owned underground non-navigable waterways. Norris collaborated with Sen. Rob Ortt and other colleagues across party lines to advance this legislation, aimed at ensuring attractions like the one in the Lockport Cave are properly inspected.
The only price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Erie County was found at a single gas station in the week ending June 1, according to GasBuddy.com.