New Lewiston Town Board is keeping an eye on the gas pumps
LEWISTON – After a previous town board and a pair of Lewiston police officers came under fire last year in connection with the theft of town-owned gasoline, the Town Board on Monday, under new...
View ArticleHistory Museum, Preservation Buffalo Niagara offer discounted summer...
The Buffalo History Museum and Preservation Buffalo Niagara will offer a three-month summer membership for $20 for June through August.It will entitle members access to discounted walking tours,...
View ArticleTours to feature renovated commercial space in downtown Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Tours of renovated commercial space in downtown Niagara Falls will be offered at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 15, by the city and the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency.Economic...
View Article24 Calspan workers on strike
Twenty-four hourly workers at Calspan Corp. went on strike Tuesday after they were unable to reach agreement with their employer on a new contract.The workers are members of Lodge 1180 International...
View Article$9 million approved for upgrades at Niagara Falls State Park
A panel that controls a pot of Niagara River Greenway funding has approved almost $9 million for previously announced projects in Niagara Falls State Park.The improvements announced last spring for...
View ArticleWinners of new cultural awards program announced
The Western New York cultural advocacy group Arts Services Initiative will announce the winners of its inaugural “Spark” Cultural Awards this morning.Molly Bethel, who co-founded the Locust Street...
View ArticleCar gets shot at and then drives into fence in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Police responded to a report of gunfire involving two cars Monday afternoon on Highland Avenue near the Elks Sunset Lodge. Both cars had left the scene by the time police...
View ArticleBurt man stopped for reckless driving faces DWI charge
NEWFANE – A man who was stopped for swerving all over the road told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that he had two or three beers while doing yard work, but a check by deputies found his blood...
View ArticleCash, jewelry stolen from car of Tennessee tourist
NIAGARA FALLS – A Tennessee tourist told police that someone broke into her rental car and took her purse from under the front passenger seat sometime between 10:30 a.m. and noon Monday while it was...
View ArticleThief climbs breaks into car’s sunroof to steal purse, laptop
NIAGARA FALLS – A woman came out of a bar in the 1200 block of 11th Street early Monday morning to find her driver’s side mirror hanging off the car, her windshield cracked and her sunroof broken. A...
View ArticleTraffic stop leads to charges of driving while intoxicated by drugs
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls woman stopped by police was allegedly driving under the influence at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 8200 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard near Military Road.Juliet C....
View Article17-year-old boy shot on Cedar Avenue in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A 17-year-old boy who was shot about 9 p.m. Tuesday on Cedar Avenue was reported in stable condition and was being treated in a hospital, police reported. The shooter was being sought.
View ArticleTonawanda School Board discusses policy for use of athletic fields
The state of the Tonawanda City School District’s athletic fields – and who’s using them – was the main topic of discussion at Tuesday’s meeting of the School Board.The board recently approved a...
View ArticleNiagara County Legislature to vote on new promotion contract
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Legislature is expected to vote next Tuesday on a new three-year contract with the county’s tourism promotion agency, the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp.A resolution...
View ArticleRapids 5K race May 17 to benefit Niagara Falls Business Association
NIAGARA FALLS – The sixth annual Run with the Rapids 5K race will be held downtown Saturday.The race, which benefits the Downtown Niagara Falls Business Association, will start at 9 a.m. Check-in time...
View ArticleFlash flood watch issued for Thursday to Friday
Scattered rain and thundershowers are forecast today in Western New York, which isn’t good news for Gowanda and Silver Creek, hit by flooding Tuesday. The news, however is worse for Thursday and...
View ArticleJaguar at the Bistro is a reason to visit Youngstown
In November, a chef from Acapulco took over the Bistro at the Old Fort Inn in Youngstown. The building is within musket range of the driveway to Old Fort Niagara, which is the reason most Youngstown...
View ArticleArrested drunken driver is both the suspect and the victim
NIAGARA FALLS – A woman charged with drunken driving was also found to be the victim of an assault at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 4700 block of Buffalo Avenue.Carrie M. Wcislo, 47, of Grand Island...
View ArticleDrunken driving charged following crash into a bus shelter
NIAGARA FALLS – A woman struck a light pole, a tree, a road sign and finally an NFTA bus shelter at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of Main Street. Police said the driver did not appear to have any...
View ArticleStorage truck is burglarized in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – An old moving truck that was being used for storage by Frosolone Auto and Collision was found damaged and burglarized on Tuesday.Owner John V. Frosolone said a lock was cut sometime in...
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