Buffalo Common Council president prepares to potentially take over as mayor. The details of Brown’s OTB contract are not public yet but the chair said his pay would be $295,000. Brown’s possible move is criticized by Our City Action Buffalo. – Western NY Observer

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Currently, New York allows 12- and 13-year-olds to hunt deer when accompanied by a mentor, but each individual county has to opt in, and Erie County currently does not. They are the only county in upstate that has not opted in.

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Empire State Development is investing nearly $3 million into the historic Renold, Inc. plant in Westfield in Chautauqua County.The facility is set to expand, adding an advanced manufacturing cell and nine new skilled positions.

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New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says that Western New York Off-Track Betting needs to “rein in costs and strengthen its financial operations,” following an audit that was released by the comptroller on Wednesday.

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The Environmental Protection Agency will review soil in Buffalo after high levels of lead were found in soil at several properties on the city’s East Side.

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