Despite deadline, protesters ‘will not comply’ with SAFE Act
Owners of assault-style weapons were supposed to have registered their guns by Tuesday.But there is no way of knowing exactly how many of these weapons there are in the state and how many were...
View ArticleCelebration set to unveil restored Flight of Five
LOCKPORT – The committee overseeing the restoration of the Flight of Five, Lockport’s 19th century Erie Canal locks, has chosen July 5, a Saturday, as the tentative date for a grand opening...
View ArticleHead of Preservation Buffalo Niagara announces plans to retire
Tom Yots, executive director of Preservation Buffalo Niagara, has announced he will retire from the organization effective July 1.Yots, who previously served as city historian in Niagara Falls, said...
View ArticleRock scaling to begin on Canadian side of Niagara Gorge
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Annual rock scaling operations on the wall of the Niagara Gorge on the Canadian side of the Horseshoe Falls will begin next week, the Niagara Parks Commission announced...
View ArticleTwo injured in head-on crash in Town of Lockport
LOCKPORT – Two woman suffered non life-threatening injuries in a head-on crash at the intersection of South Transit and Robinson roads at 7:25 a.m. today.Joanna L. Felvus, 52, of Newfane, the operator...
View ArticleHungry thief grabs cash and a pie in a restaurant burglary
GASPORT – The owner of the Cup and Saucer Family Restaurant was a victim of a break-in overnight Tuesday. Both cash and a chocolate pie were reported stolen from the restaurant at 7790 Ridge...
View ArticleFalls teen is charged in a hit and run crash
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls teenager who tried to flee on foot following a two car crash at 18th Street and Cleveland Avenue was caught by city police after several witnesses pointed out the...
View ArticleKnife confiscated in felony drunken driving stop in Cambria
CAMBRIA – A stiletto switchblade was taken from a driver who was stopped on his third drunken driving charge just before 9 p.m. Sunday in the 4200 block of Plank Road.Cody J. Robichaud, 30, of...
View ArticleBuffalo man is found bleeding outside a County Building in the Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara County court security officer contacted city police after he found a Buffalo man cut and bleeding, lying against the entrance to the Angelo DelSignore Civic Building and...
View ArticleFalls man pleads guilty in robbery
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who was indicted in connection with the robbery of three men outside the Hometown Market on Pierce Avenue in the Falls was allowed to plead guilty Wednesday to a...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to Papa Leo’s burglary
LOCKPORT – A former employee of Papa Leo’s pizzeria in Wheatfield admitted Wednesday that he burglarized the business Nov. 5, 2012.Ian F. Treichler, 33, of Minnick Road, Lockport, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleSyracuse firm gets loans for Walnut Avenue Homes project in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Housing Visions Inc., a Syracuse-based not-for-profit, has been awarded $2.9 million in low-interest loans and tax credits for its $12 million Walnut Avenue Homes project, the state...
View ArticleDEC seeks comments on downtown North Tonawanda brownfield
NORTH TONAWANDA – The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Wednesday that it is seeking public comments on a brownfield cleanup plan for a vacant former insurance office at 31...
View ArticleDesigner of Lockport garden wins state award
LOCKPORT – Richard M. Tedeschi, owner of Jacrist Gardening Services, the Clarence firm that helped design the community garden on Washburn Street in Lockport last year, said this week that the firm’s...
View ArticlePower Authority offers to move historic chimney
NIAGARA FALLS – A relic from before the American Revolution that must be moved because of a road construction project is one step closer to finding a new home.The New York Power Authority has pledged...
View ArticleBuffalo man admits to Falls bank robbery; federal plea may follow
LOCKPORT – A Buffalo man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Niagara County Court to robbing a Niagara Falls bank Aug. 6, but he faces a more severe fate in U.S. District Court.Ronald McClendon II, 27, of...
View ArticleWaterfront receives $1.7 million boost from Greenway funds
A kayak and canoe launch at a small Scajaquada Creek park, construction of a replica War of 1812 sloop and a boathouse to serve the local rowing community will get a big boost this year through $1.7...
View ArticlePower Authority offers to pay for study to relocate historic chimney
NIAGARA FALLS – A relic from before the American Revolution that must be moved because of a road construction project is one step closer to finding a new home.The New York Power Authority has pledged...
View ArticleLewiston Garden Club with meet at 6 p.m April 21
Lewiston Garden Club with meet at 6 p.m. Monday in Messiah Lutheran Church, 915 Oneida St., Lewiston. Mike Shadrack, president of the Western New York Hosta Society, will present a photographic tour...
View ArticleJuveniles may have been attempting a break-in at Hartland home
TOWN OF HARTLAND – A Hartland couple told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that early Thursday morning a group of five juveniles crossed back and forth on their property and was heard shaking a...
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