Man jailed in Lockport assault case
LOCKPORT – Alan Roath, 51, of John Street, Lockport, was sentenced Monday to a year in Niagara County Jail for kicking another man in the head outside a Lockport bar Sept. 30. 2012.Roath pleaded...
View ArticleFalls man pleads guilty to drug charge; father’s charges are dismissed
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded guilty to a cocaine possession charge Monday as part of a plea deal that saw charges dismissed against his father.Levester Rose III, 36, of Dudley Avenue, is to...
View ArticlePublic forum on child protective issues to be staged at downtown library
A public forum on how to improve the state’s child protective service programs to prevent child abuse and neglect will be sponsored by State Sen. Tim Kennedy and Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes...
View ArticleFalls man pleads guilty to having 3 ounces of cocaine
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded guilty Monday in Niagara County Court to possessing three ounces of cocaine when he was arrested May 15.Rashawn M. Martin, 35, of Lockport Street, admitted to a...
View ArticleGasport man charged with assault and menacing with knife
GASPORT – A man told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies he was attacked on his porch by a man at 9:20 a.m. Monday in the 4400 block of Main Street. David P. Corra, 41, of Dewhirst Road, Gasport, was...
View ArticleFalls City Council hears support for homeless shelter
NIAGARA FALLS – A Ferry Avenue homeless shelter recently forced to stop providing emergency overnight housing got a big show of support Monday night. Dozens of supporters turned out at the City...
View ArticleIn latest move against equate, Wheatfield to pay consultant on environmental...
WHEATFIELD – The Town Board voted Monday to spend up to $10,000 on a consulting firm to help it revise the town’s environmental laws.Matrix Environmental Technologies, a statewide firm with an Orchard...
View ArticleTown of Lewiston supervisor proposes deep cuts to Artpark funding
LEWISTON – Town Supervisor Dennis J. Brochey gave the Lewiston Town Board a list of numbers Monday that added up to nearly $2 million of town money used to help fund Artpark over the past 11 years. He...
View ArticleLockport man charged in weekend bar fight
LOCKPORT – A Lockport man was charged with first-degree assault today for his role in an early Saturday morning stabbing outside of Lock 34 on Main Street.Lamont Washington, 25, of Cottage Street was...
View ArticleTeenager faces up to 7 years in prison in stolen car chase
A Grand Island teenager who led police on a high-speed chase on the Niagara Thruway in a stolen car and narrowly missed a state trooper putting down a spiked strip that eventually stopped him pleaded...
View ArticleTown of Lewiston supervisor proposes deep cuts to Artpark funding
LEWISTON – Town Supervisor Dennis J. Brochey gave the Lewiston Town Board a list of numbers Monday that added up to nearly $2 million of town money used to help fund Artpark over the past 11 years. He...
View ArticleMaj. Miller, injured in Fort Hood shooting, is released from hospital
“Awesome.”That’s how Maj. Patrick Miller, the Allegany native who was injured in the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, April 2, describes being home.Miller, 32, was released from the hospital Tuesday, two...
View ArticleSix Niagara Falls students honored for character traits, essay contest
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Falls National Heritage Area and the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Area have recognized six local students for character traits and an essay contest.Four...
View ArticleSanborn man with previous convictions for drunken driving charged again
LEWISTON – A Sanborn man with a history of drunken driving was stopped by New York State Police on Route 429 Sunday and found to have a blood alcohol level of .21 percent, which is over twice the...
View ArticleTwo crashes within minutes in Lewiston/Town of Niagara area this morning
Driver inattention and speeding were reported in two crashes this morning, but freezing rain also caused area roads to be slick according to Lewiston police.At 7:20 a.m., Sarah D. Matuszkiewicz, 20,...
View ArticleWater main break keeps Main Street in Lockport closed for third day
LOCKPORT – Main Street in front of Lockport City Hall remained closed today for the third consecutive day because of a break in a 101-year-old water main.Norman D. Allen, director of engineering and...
View ArticleDeadline set for Niagara County summer youth jobs
NIAGARA FALLS – April 25 is the deadline for applications for the Niagara County Youth Bureau’s Summer Youth Employment Program.Youth Bureau Director Meghan Lutz said the program is funded through...
View ArticleTown of Niagara reaches deal with union employees
TOWN OF NIAGARA – Contract talks that have been continuing for nearly a year and a half with town employees are apparently close to settlement.The Town Board authorized Supervisor Steven Richards on...
View ArticleSeabees are given thanks, peace of mind by North Tonawanda Council
NORTH TONAWANDA – A small group of North Tonawanda men, proud members of the United States Naval Construction Battalion, known commonly as the Seabees, has for a dozen years or more maintained the...
View ArticleOpt-out movement gains traction across the region
Aboycott movement that has turned state standardized tests into a battleground is dividing school districts across the region and drawing the attention of state education leaders.Roughly 7 percent of...
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