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Brother of Buffalo's acting mayor dies in fall from tree stand while hunting

Nov. 08, 2024 10:41 AM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The brother of the acting mayor of Buffalo, New York, died in a fall from a tree stand while hunting, authorities said. Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon said in a statement Thursday that his family had “suffered a sudden and tragic loss” of his brother Mark...

Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor is leaving City Hall for a betting agency

Sep. 30, 2024 19:06 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo's longest-serving mayor, Byron Brown, said Monday he will leave City Hall in a few weeks to lead an offtrack betting agency. “After nearly two decades as mayor, I have loved serving the people of Buffalo as mayor. But Michelle and I think the time is...

Buffalo's mayor is offered a job as president and CEO of regional Off-Track Betting Corporation

Sep. 05, 2024 18:35 PM EDT

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo's longest-serving mayor, Byron Brown, was offered a position Thursday to lead Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. The public benefit corporation's board of directors voted unanimously to offer Brown the job as president and chief executive...