Niagara Falls man admits to 2013 store robbery
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded guilty Monday to robbing a convenience store in that city last year.Jaerode A. Seright, 20, of LaSalle Avenue, admitted to third-degree robbery and faces a...
View ArticleMan caught in Niagara Falls burglary attempt pleads guilty
LOCKPORT – A man who took part in a failed attempt to burglarize a Niagara Falls home pleaded guilty Monday in Niagara County Court.David J. Cessna, 23, of Girard Avenue in the Falls, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleCocaine dealer pleads guilty in North Tonawanda case
LOCKPORT – A man who sold cocaine in North Tonawanda Aug. 28 pleaded guilty Monday and was admitted to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment by Niagara County Judge Sara...
View ArticleBuffalo burglar draws more prison time in Cambria shotgun theft
LOCKPORT – Tedderick A. Gilmer, who is serving time in state prison for burglary and cocaine possession, received another sentence Monday from Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III.Gilmer, 32, of...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man accused of impregnating 11-year-old could face life behind...
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who has served two previous prison terms for sex crimes faces a possible life sentence if he is convicted of fathering a child by an 11-year-old girl.Jacky R. Berry, 52,...
View ArticleSkateland deal involved more than $128,000 in back taxes
LOCKPORT – The owners of the Rainbow Roller Rink in North Tonawanda paid $141,000 for Skateland in Lockport, and also paid $128,459 in delinquent taxes and water, sewer and refuse fees, according to...
View ArticleLockport man charged with dealing crack
LOCKPORT – Davaris M. Hodge, 23, of Erie Street, Lockport, pleaded not guilty in Niagara County Court Monday to an indictment charging him with making two crack cocaine sales to a police informant who...
View ArticleWilliam Holroyd, Niagara U Hall of Fame member
March 20, 1923 – July 12, 2014William Holroyd, a member of the Niagara University Hall of Fame for his excellence as a basketball player, died Saturday in Niagara Hospice House after a long illness....
View ArticleTwo dirt bikes and gear worth $11,000 stolen from pickup
PENDLETON – A Tonawanda Creek Road man told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that two dirt bikes and two orange bags of racing gear, valued at more than $11,000, were stolen from the rear of his...
View ArticleUnitemized campaign expenses by Maziarz draw scrutiny of investigators
When State Sen. George D. Maziarz racked up $140,000 in unitemized campaign expenses in recent years, the state’s Moreland Commission and ultimately federal investigators started paying attention,...
View ArticleFalls protests target garbage and recycling programs
NIAGARA FALLS – Landlords and business owners turned out in force Monday, calling on city officials to delay implementation of a new garbage and recycling program set to go into effect in less than...
View ArticleQuasar attorney hints at litigation against Wheatfield
WHEATFIELD – An attorney for Quasar Energy Group on Monday offered the Town Board what appeared to be veiled warnings of a lawsuit if it passes a proposed law banning further use of biosolids in the...
View ArticleRansomville couple still married after all these (60) years
Shirley Metzler could only smile.She had wondered why a white limousine pulled up to her home in Ransomville earlier in the day. The drive to the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens puzzled...
View ArticleSenator’s surprise exit has GOP scrambling
ALBANY – When State Senate Republicans were redesigning district seats to help protect vulnerable Republicans a couple of years ago, they figured that Sen. George D. Maziarz was so politically strong...
View ArticleVideo: The Maziarz bombshell and its impact
George Maziarz's surprise decision not to seek re-election to the State Senate has sent shock waves across the political arena. The News' Bob McCarthy talks with Brian Meyer about the decision's impact:
View ArticleHistory Center has spaces for kids’ Wednesday programs
LOCKPORT – Space is still available for children ages 7 to 12 to take part in a series of Wednesday programs in the History Center of Niagara, 215 Niagara St. All programs run from 10 a.m. to 3...
View ArticlePercussion classes on tap at Lockport Community Market
LOCKPORT – The Niagara Art Trail is sponsoring free percussion workshops for children from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday and July 26 at the weekly Lockport Community Market on Canal Street.The scene will...
View ArticleTime capsule to be buried at Power Vista
LEWISTON – The New York Power Authority will conclude its Niagara Power Vista 50th Anniversary celebration with the burial of a time capsule at 3 p.m. Saturday. Visitors can share their memories of...
View ArticleNorthgate Health Care Facility hosts a community carnival
NORTH TONAWANDA – The community is invited to join residents for a summer carnival hosted by the McGuire Group’s Northgate Health Care Facility, from 5 to 8 p.m., July at 24 at 7264 Nash Road.The...
View ArticleArtists invited to paint Tonawandas during Canal Fest
Plein Air is from the French expression meaning open air – to create a work of art outside, and this week the Carnegie Art Center is hosting the Canal Fest Plein Air Paintout, inviting artists to...
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