Wheatfield man’s case dismissed after success in drug treatment
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas dismissed the case of a Wheatfield man Tuesday after he succeeded in the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment.Hassan K....
View ArticlePaul J. Schmoyer, 90, retired contractor, veteran
May 2, 1924 – July 7, 2014Paul J. Schmoyer, a retired contractor from both Youngstown and Fort Myers, Fla., died Monday in Mount St. Mary’s Hospital, Lewiston. He was 90.Born in Weehawken, N.J., Mr....
View ArticleAmbitious restaurant opening in long-dark Wheatfield site
A long-dormant property in Wheatfield near the Niagara Falls International Airport has been reopened as an ambitious from-scratch restaurant.Taylors’ Tap and Grill opened Friday at 2279 Niagara Falls...
View ArticleRash of break-ins, thefts reported at Falls parking ramp
NIAGARA FALLS – Four vehicles were broken into in the Rainbow Ramp, 300 block of First Street, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.A Ford Flex with Florida plates received $750 in...
View ArticleGrandma is scammed out of over $7,000
TOWN OF PORTER – An 80-year-old Porter woman was caught in what is commonly known as the “Grandma Scam” on Tuesday, paying out $7,500 to help her grandson who she thought was arrested and in jail.It...
View ArticleDelivery driver charged in hit and run in Wilson
WILSON – A man who left his van and ran from the scene of a property damage crash on Wilson-Cambria Road was charged Monday.Wesley D. Valle, 41, of Mineral Springs Road, West Seneca, was charged with...
View ArticleSloan man accused of animal cruelty awaits trial after evidence hearing
A Sloan man accused of aggravated animal cruelty in the fatal shooting of a German shepherd last November told Cheektowaga police that the dog was “going bananas” and had attacked him inside his home...
View ArticleFormer Village trustee urges consolidation of police
LEWISTON – Former Village of Lewiston Trustee Ronald Craft is circulating a petition to consolidate the Lewiston Police with the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office.Craft writes an open letter to the...
View ArticleBudwey’s in Newfane will become a Tops Market
WHEATFIELD – Frank Budwey is selling his Newfane supermarket to a pair of Rochester investors who will be leasing it to the Tops Markets chain.The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency on...
View ArticleLinderman re-elected Lockport School Board president
LOCKPORT – The Lockport Board of Education re-elected John A. Linderman as president during its reorganizational meeting Wednesday.David M. Nemi was re-elected as vice president, while Marietta...
View ArticleStabbing suspect faces competency hearing
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls woman who allegedly stabbed a convenience store owner and then tried to kill herself in front of two police officers may be declared mentally incompetent to stand...
View ArticleLockport man arraigned on teen rape charges
LOCKPORT – A Lockport man pleaded not guilty in Niagara County Court Wednesday to charges that he had sex with an underage girl last year.Damian J. Fuller, 26, of Saxton Street, is charged with two...
View ArticleArizona visitors lend Lockport family with ill child a helping hand
LOCKPORT – When Jeffrey and Caroline Lewanowski of Lockport found out what was wrong with their son Michael, the news put them on a merry-go-round of doctor visits and treatments that left some work...
View ArticleFalls drug dealer pleads guilty
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who sold cocaine to a police informant wearing a recording device pleaded guilty Wednesday in Niagara County Court.Derrick L. Morgan, 23, of Forest Avenue, admitted to...
View ArticleCornerstone CFCU Arena to open about Sept. 20
LOCKPORT – City leaders are hoping that Cornerstone CFCU Arena, as the city’s new ice rink will be called, will bring 150,000 visitors a year to Lockport in the form of hockey players, parents, fans...
View ArticleLockport Police Dept. proposes takeover of Youth and Recreation
LOCKPORT – Although no final decision was made, the Common Council seemed pleased Wednesday with a proposal from the Police Department to take charge of the Youth and Recreation Department.“We talked...
View ArticleCrack found near kids in Niagara Falls raid
NIAGARA FALLS – Four children found in a house where drugs were being sold were placed in a dangerous situation, according to narcotics detectives who located 66 grams of crack cocaine within feet of...
View ArticleWater Street residents stay put until winter, but EPA to start demolitions...
LOCKPORT – Five families on Water Street in Lockport, promised a federally funded relocation because of contamination in Eighteen Mile Creek behind their homes, will remain in those homes until...
View ArticleLewiston apartment building tax break narrowly approved
WHEATFIELD – The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency board voted, 5-3, Wednesday in favor of a 15-year tax break for the conversion of a former Lewiston nursing home into apartments.IDA...
View ArticleFalls burglar steals electronics, jewelry as occupants sleep
NIAGARA FALLS – An apartment in the 1300 block of 27th Street was burglarized between 4 and 9 a.m. Tuesday as two occupants slept, Niagara falls police said.Access was through a living room window....
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