State to update century-old pedestrian bridges in Niagara Falls State Park
NIAGARA FALLS – The state is planning to either repair or replace a pair of hundred-year-old pedestrian bridges crossed by millions in Niagara Falls State Park every year.Officials from the Office of...
View ArticleLockport’s outdoor piano promotion deemed a success
LOCKPORT – Throughout the summer, 13 pianos have been placed at various locations in downtown Lockport as part of a public art promotion.That promotion ends today, with general agreement that “Sweet...
View ArticlePro returns to share his love of golf with youth
Frank Garcia was 11 years old when he discovered his passion for golf. Walking from his home on 37th Street and Simmons Drive, through St. Joseph’s Cemetery and the gully of Hyde Park’s Red Nine,...
View ArticleMargie and John Urban celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Urban of Niagara Falls celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family vacation in Hawaii. Mr. Urban and Margaret M. Nowak were married Aug. 17, 1963, in St. Stanislaus...
View ArticleAround Town / Niagara County meeting and hearings this week
Barker The Barker School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the district’s administrative offices, Quaker and Haight roads. Cambria The Planning Board will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in Town Hall, 4160...
View ArticleCliffe says Niagara County needs to hire a mosquito fighter
WHEATFIELD – Supervisor Robert B. Cliffe proposed that the Niagara County Health Department should beef up its mosquito control program, since wet conditions have brought an insect problem in their...
View ArticleNiagara Falls police officer exchanges gunfire with shootout suspect
NIAGARA FALLS – In a scene that could have been out of a Hollywood action movie, a Niagara Falls police officer investigating an exchange of gunfire between the occupants of two vehicles at about 3...
View ArticleOwners of houseboats shanghaied by thief with unlikely tale
NIAGARA FALLS – A man was spotted rummaging through two houseboats docked at the LaSalle Yacht Club early Sunday, and police suspect he boarded several other boats at the facility, stealing items from...
View ArticleAuditor says Wheatfield’s spending is down, fund balances up
WHEATFIELD – The town is spending less money than it did five years ago and is rebuilding its depleted fund balances, Wheatfield’s outside auditor told the Town Board last week.“I would classify it as...
View ArticlePeters Dry Cleaning to be demolished this fall, DEC says
LOCKPORT – A former dry-cleaning store, now an abandoned hazardous waste site, will be cleaned up this fall, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said Friday.Peters Dry Cleaning, 316...
View ArticleService was family affair for vet whose unit captured German sub
When it comes to patriotic service, Clarence Howard Licht modestly says his family “was well represented” in World War II.At 17 years old after graduating from Tonawanda High School, Licht followed...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda plans Meals on Wheels fundraiser
North Tonawanda Meals on Wheels is selling the “Save Around Buffalo 2014” coupon books until Dec. 15.The $20 book has more than 560 coupons for fast-food and sit-down restaurants, entertainment,...
View ArticleStorm-postponed gospel festival scheduled for Saturday
NIAGARA FALLS – A free outdoor gospel festival that was canceled because of the powerful July 19-20 thunderstorm has been rescheduled and moved to a new location.Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center...
View ArticleFive Buffalo Niagara groups awarded state environmental grants
The following Buffalo Niagara environmental organizations have been awarded funding from more than $1 million in environmental justice grants announced by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo:Buffalo Niagara...
View Article$78,558 grant will pay for homeless agency’s technology upgrades
NIAGARA FALLS – Community Missions of Niagara Frontier Inc. has been awarded a three-year matching grant totaling $78,558 from the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation through its annual Technology...
View ArticleNiagara County Real Estate Transactions
CAMBRIA• Saunders Settlement Road, Joseph Bevill; Deborah Bevill; Joseph M. Bevill; Deborah D. Bevill to Jennifer L. Dewispelaere; Alan D. Dewispelaere, $163,000.• Upper Mountain Road, Larry Mccollum;...
View ArticleCuomo to greet Obama in Buffalo, skip rest of trip
ALBANY – President Obama is inviting Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo along as one of his guests when he travels to Buffalo this week as part of a bus tour swing through upstate New York and Pennsylvania.Cuomo –...
View ArticleHow to get tickets for Obama speech at UB
President Obama’s appearance at Alumni Arena on the University at Buffalo North Campus on Thursday morning will be free and open to the public, but tickets will be required for admission. A portion of...
View ArticleSinger Kevin Mahogany to headline Lewiston Jazz Festival
In December 1995, when singer Kevin Mahogany was playing Buffalo’s old Calumet Arts Cafe, a fight broke out near the door. The staff acted fast, and threw the pair of guys – who were still cursing and...
View ArticleNews to provide live coverage during Obama's visit
BuffaloNews.com is your destination for comprehensive coverage of President Obama's visit to Western New York on Thursday. From the time Air Force One touches down through the bus tour's departure,...
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