Niagara Legislature to vote tonight on whether to restore annual raises for...
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Legislature is to vote tonight to restore annual raises, or “step increases,” for union employees. The county cut off those raises three years ago.The resolution directs...
View ArticleIn court action, former N. Tonawanda dispatchers win, former Falls school...
Six former North Tonawanda police dispatchers won, but 18 retired Niagara Falls school administrators lost in rulings last week from the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court.The court ruled that...
View ArticleEvent organizer’s legal troubles unlikely to halt Falls festival
NIAGARA FALLS – This weekend’s Niagara Falls Music and Art Festival appears likely to go on as scheduled, despite the recent legal trouble for the event’s main organizer.The fourth annual event will...
View ArticleLockport man suffers burns in kitchen fire
A Town of Lockport man was taken to Erie County Medical Center early today after suffering burns when he was splattered with hot oil while attempting to extinguish a cooking fire in his apartment on...
View ArticlePedestrian safety on the agenda after woman is killed on Center Street
LEWISTON – Two weeks ago, a pedestrian walking her dog across Center Street at Seventh Street was hit and later died as a result of her injuries. The crash prompted a lengthy discussion by the Village...
View ArticleTwo fireworks shows this Fourth of July in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – There will be two fireworks shows to celebrate Independence Day weekend in the city.The City of Niagara Falls will put on a fireworks display at dusk on July 4 in Hyde Park. The rain...
View ArticleDunkirk Council approves construction of new seawall
DUNKIRK – After much drama and a delay of more than 30 minutes, City Council members approved construction of a new seawall on Lake Front Boulevard.Four of the five Council members were required to...
View ArticleLewiston voters re-elect mayor, choose 3 trustees
LEWISTON – In a three-way race for Village of Lewiston mayor, incumbent Terry C. Collesano came away with a narrow victory over challengers Jaime L. Symmonds and Jacqueline W. Lampman.Both Symmonds...
View ArticleCitizens irked as Lockport Council OKs request to close deficit with borrowing
LOCKPORT – Speakers at a public hearing Tuesday blamed Lockport’s elected officials for running up a deficit that the city now seeks to pay off by borrowing $5.35 million.The Common Council voted...
View ArticleFood truck plans prompt discussion and restrictions in approvals of summer...
NORTH TONAWANDA – With the beginning of summer just a few days away, the North Tonawanda Common Council gave its approval Tuesday for several summer events, but plans to bring food trucks to the city...
View ArticleNiagara Town Board uses windfall to purchase highway equipment
TOWN OF NIAGARA – Two major equipment purchases were made for the town Highway Department on Tuesday.At the request of Highway Superintendent Robert Herman, the Town Board approved the purchase of a...
View ArticleNiagara Legislature OKs sale of infirmary property on Davison Road, bars...
LOCKPORT – After the minority leader reminded the majority leader of his promise to keep low-income housing off Davison Road in Lockport, the Niagara County Legislature late Tuesday night approved a...
View ArticleDeluge ends Widespread Panic’s Artpark show early
The second of Artpark’s Tuesdays in the Park concert series – Widespread Panic – ended dramatically and early, with little to no panic. The show was to be two solid sets. Mother Nature had other...
View ArticleNational Grid gives grant for improving Third Street
NIAGARA FALLS – National Grid has awarded the city’s Community Development Department $148,000 in grants for improvements and marketing for the Third Street commercial district.The funds, which the...
View ArticleDog adoption scheduled during Lewiston and Kenmore events
Heart of Niagara Animal will attempt to find homes for adoptable dogs on Saturday and Sunday at a booth during Lewiston GardenFest, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Center Street near the corner of Fourth...
View ArticleLookout for Lockport burglary pleads guilty
LOCKPORT – A Medina man who acted as a lookout for a burglary in Lockport last year pleaded guilty Wednesday in Niagara County Court.Isaiah D. Bonk, 20, of East Center Street, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleRoyalton Hartland offers slate of summer library activities
MIDDLEPORT – The Royalton Hartland Community Library is offering kids a way to keep their brains sharp while on summer vacation.The library will host a seven-week program – each Thursday from July 3...
View ArticleHome care aide who stole from patient draws two years in jail
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls woman who stole $711 worth of property in March 2013 from a Town of Lockport woman she was serving as a home care aide, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in Niagara...
View ArticleFalls man arraigned in gunfire, Taser cases
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man, who pleaded guilty earlier this month to cocaine possession charges, was arraigned Wednesday in Niagara County Court on a fresh indictment accusing him of firing a...
View ArticleTwo Falls sex offenders admit probation violations
LOCKPORT – Two Niagara Falls sex offenders may draw prison sentences of up to four years after admitting probation violations Wednesday in Niagara County Court.Zachary J. Lowman, 24, formerly of 87th...
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