Mistrial declared as jurors remember pretrial news coverage
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of an alleged drug dealer after learning that jurors were discussing information in newspaper articles...
View ArticleDestino puts heat on Maziarz for Senate seat
LOCKPORT – Johnny G. Destino called State Sen. George D. Maziarz “one of the most corrupt politicians in New York State” as Destino filed nominating petitions Thursday to run against him.Destino, a...
View ArticleBills stadium report won’t be released until end of month
ALBANY – Work on a state-funded study on possible new sites for a Buffalo Bills stadium continues and the study is expected to be presented by the end of the month, sources said Friday.Buffalo...
View ArticleTaste of Buffalo, blues fest at Silo City headline big weekend
Summer is when you need a week to fit in everything that is happening on the weekends. When so many events are also amazingly affordable, it makes choosing among them all the harder.How does free...
View ArticleActivists urge big crowd for CWM siting board hearing
YOUNGSTOWN – Local environmental activists said today that they need a big turnout at Wednesday’s public hearing on CWM Chemical Services’ application to dig a second hazardous waste landfill in...
View ArticleSplit sentence imposed in failed store robbery
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man was sentenced Friday to six months in jail to start a five-year probation term for a failed attempt to rob a check-cashing business in Niagara Falls.Niagara County Judge...
View ArticleNiagara County jail inmate charged with tossing urine at officer
LOCKPORT – A Niagara County Correctional Facility inmate is accused of throwing urine at a corrections officer at 12:15 a.m. Friday.Kevin J. Horton, 42, is charged with one count of aggravated...
View ArticleSex offender loses bid to reduce rating
LOCKPORT – A Middleport sex offender will remain rated Level 3, the most serious classification, despite a Court of Appeals ruling in his favor last month.The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court...
View ArticleOwners of Rainbow Roller Rink buy Lockport’s Skateland
LOCKPORT – The owners of North Tonawanda’s Rainbow Roller Rink announced Friday that they have purchased Skateland, the Lockport roller skating facility that closed in May. Maurice Cooper Jr. and...
View ArticleTown of Niagara board set to OK Tuscorora Village site plan
TOWN OF NIAGARA – The Niagara Town Board gave a warm reception to the final site plan for the second phase of Tuscarora Village on Thursday.Not only did the councilmen indicate they were ready to...
View ArticleMongielo will not go to jail for sign violation, Murphy rules
LOCKPORT – David J. Mongielo’s five-year battle with the Town of Lockport over its sign ordinance ended Friday, as Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III canceled a 10-day jail sentence a town...
View ArticleAbsence proves to be costly for Falls apartment resident
NIAGARA FALLS – A Packard Court apartment was burglarized Friday morning when the resident went shopping, police said.The victim told police she left home about 11 a.m. and returned less than two...
View ArticleOpinions split on school admissions processes
The Buffalo School District’s agreement to review and then revise or expand the admissions process and selection criteria for its criteria-based schools, including City Honors, is worrying many...
View ArticleCourt rules two area sex offenders must remain institutionalized
Two former North Tonawanda men who have been sent to state mental institutions under the civil confinement law for sex offenders must remain there, an appeals court has ruled.Friday, the Appellate...
View ArticleEvents for people with disabilities
As part of its Person First Forum series, the Museum of disABILITY History, a project of People Inc. will host U.S. paralympic athlete Adam Page from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the museum, 3826 Main St.,...
View ArticleLockport Board of Education re-examines transportation policies
LOCKPORT – The Lockport Board of Education last week hired a consultant to re-examine the district’s bus routes.Proposed policies on transportation and bus scheduling and routing were presented to the...
View ArticleGolisano-Congel joint bid for Bills off, sources say
Preliminary conversations between Syracuse developer Scott Congel and B. Thomas Golisano over a potential partnership to buy the Buffalo Bills are dead, according to two sources plugged into...
View ArticleFishing tournament award winners named
Two hundred fishermen, women and children participated in the Fourth Annual Hooked On The Tonawandas Fishing Tournament at Erie Canal Gateway Harbor. The event was held during New York State’s Free...
View ArticleFree Sunday afternoon concerts at Artpark
LEWISTON – A new free series, “Music in the Woods,” is being offered at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoons at Earl W. Brydges Artpark State Park, encouraging attendees to bring blankets, chairs and...
View ArticleCruisin’ for Lewiston nursing care residence
LEWISTON – A “Super Cruise” fundraiser is planned for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence, 5285 Lewiston Road.Our Lady of Peace Cruisers Day will be held in...
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