Lockport supervisor explains credit card controls
LOCKPORT – The approval of a new credit card contract gave Town Supervisor Marc R. Smith an opportunity to explain the town’s controls on credit card spending at Wednesday’s Town Board meeting.Town...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda alderman is named to Veterans Hall of Fame
NORTH TONAWANDA – North Tonawanda Alderman-at-Large Robert J. Clark was honored this week for his selection to the New York State Veterans Hall of Fame.Clark’s accomplishments span a military career...
View ArticleSix rescued from capsized boat off Olcott; seasick sailor led to safety
OLCOTT – Seven persons were rescued about 10 p.m. Thursday off Olcott Marina on Lake Ontario.The Marine Unit of Niagara County Sheriff’s Office rescued six people whose small boat capsized off the...
View ArticleSix rescued from sinking boat on Lake Ontario
OLCOTT — Six boaters were rescued from a sinking boat on Lake Ontario Thursday night.At 10 p.m., minutes after receiving a 911 call from a passenger stating his boat was sinking, Niagara County...
View ArticleKorean War veterans honored in Town of Tonawanda ceremony
The Korean War is often called America’s “forgotten war” because it was waged only years after the far bloodier and costlier World War II.But 250 Town of Tonawanda residents who fought in the war to...
View Article2 clerks charged with illegal sale of beer
LOCKPORT – Two clerks at gas station convenience stores were arrested Sunday afternoon as Niagara County sheriff’s deputies, state police and State Liquor Authority agents checked on beer sales to...
View ArticleMilly’s Inn in Wilson has an air of mystery
WILSON – Visitors to Milly’s Inn on O’Connell Island can enjoy the serene views of Wilson Harbor, the attention to detail in the beautifully appointed rooms and the solitude of the 18-acre site.And,...
View ArticleConcert to raise funds for Down Syndrome Association
PORTER – A fundraising “Concert in the Park,” sponsored by the Family and Friends Down Syndrome Association of Niagara County, will be held from noon to 5 p.m. next Sunday in Porter on the Lake, Dietz...
View ArticleNiagara Weekend: Augie’s Sunrise Diner sticks to its formula in a...
NIAGARA FALLS – It’s a term often used in a pejorative sense these days, but its beauty, as they say, lies in the eyes of the beholder.“No frills.” Wikipedia defines it as “a service or product for...
View ArticleGolden Hills park manager cut out for his new job
BARKER – As if the lure of a state park manager job on the shores of Lake Ontario wasn’t enticing enough, what probably clinched the deal for Eric Hoppe was the historical significance of Thirty Mile...
View ArticleOlde Sanborn Days features arts, music, food and a chainsaw sculptor
SANBORN – Old-fashioned charm and a screaming chainsaw, as well as a fair food and music, are all part of the 24th annual Olde Sanborn Days. The free event, sponsored by the Rotary of Niagara County...
View ArticleNiagara Falls remembers Nik Wallenda walk
NIAGARA FALLS - Nik Wallenda’s 2012 walk across Niagara Falls will be permanently remembered in the place where his crossing began.A 4.5-foot-high limestone and bronze monument, with a piece of the...
View ArticleMan assaulted and robbed outside of Niagara Falls liquor store
NIAGARA FALLS – A 24-year-old man said three men assaulted him, one cutting him with a box cutter, outside of a liquor store in the 1800 block of Pine Avenue at 11:45 p.m. Saturday.The suspects ran...
View ArticleDementia workshop in Lockport Friday
LOCKPORT – The Alzheimer Association’s WNY Chapter is offering a free workshop, “Conversations About Dementia,” from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Dale Association, 33 Ontario St.This program is...
View ArticleRemaining World War II aircraft visits Geneseo this weekend
GENESEO – This weekend, Geneseo will get a first-hand look at one of the few remaining Douglas C-47’s, a World War II military transport aircraft. Hundreds of volunteers from the National Warplane...
View ArticleMissing woman's body found in Erie Canal
LOCKPORT – The body of a 50-year-old City of Lockport woman who was reported missing on Sunday was located by dive teams around noon today in the Erie Canal near the Canal Road Bridge.The missing...
View ArticleFalls crack dealer will serve one-year sentence
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded guilty Monday in Niagara County Court to selling crack cocaine to an undercover police officer in the Falls last October.Tyler C. Smith, 20, of LaSalle Avenue,...
View ArticleHomeless man admits to child porn charge
LOCKPORT – A man who said he had been living “in the woods” before his arrest pleaded guilty Monday to downloading child pornography on his laptop computer during a stay at the Niagara Falls YMCA...
View ArticleLockport woman arraigned on third DWI
LOCKPORT – A Lockport woman who has two previous misdemeanor driving while intoxicated convictions was arraigned Monday on a felony indictment for her latest arrest.Amy L. New, 47, of Nicholls Street,...
View ArticleParaplegic drug suspect tries to skip trial
LOCKPORT – A wheelchair-bound Niagara Falls man was jailed without bail Monday after he lied about being in the hospital instead of showing up for his trial in Niagara County Court.“I have no excuse...
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