ALBANY, New York, Feb. 20 -- The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on Feb. 19: * * * - Five Star Bank to Open Two New Branches in Erie County - Approval of Branches Will Provide Essential Banking Services and Products for Buffalo Families and Small Businesses * * * Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell announced that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved applications of Five Star Bank, a New York State-charte  more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 20 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: It's robot fighting time at the University at Buffalo. On Friday, the Student Union on North Campus will become a battlefield as engineering students compete to see who can build the mightiest bot. The contest, which riffs on the popular television show "Robot Wars" and other imitators, is part of Engineers Week, a seven-day celebration of UB's student engineering clubs. News medi  more