Lockport cocaine dealer goes to jail for a year
LOCKPORT – A City of Lockport man was sentenced Thursday to a year in Niagara County Jail for selling cocaine in 2013.Terry E. Tennyson, 31, of South Transit Street, had pleaded guilty to... Read More
View ArticleOne-year sentence for Falls man in golf club assault
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III imposed a one-year jail sentence Thursday on a Niagara Falls man who was charged with attacking a neighbor with a golf club.Dennis C.... Read More
View ArticleWoman who bashed man’s car pleads guilty, enters drug treatment
LOCKPORT – A Youngstown woman who used a baseball bat to smash up a man’s car in Niagara Falls on Oct. 8 pleaded guilty Thursday in Niagara County Court.Tammy L. Pawlukovich, 39,... Read More
View ArticleLockport man’s proposal to dissolve city is illegal, officials say
LOCKPORT – A resident’s proposal at Wednesday’s Common Council meeting that the City of Lockport should be dissolved caused a furor, but the idea is illegal.Officials for the... Read More
View ArticleMany complaints from Falls man headed to prison for 15 years
LOCKPORT – Marc A. Madore, who was convicted of last year’s near-fatal stabbing of another man in Niagara Falls, had no kind words for anyone else involved in the case at his... Read More
View ArticleState Parks to build new police station away from Niagara Gorge rim
NIAGARA FALLS – A spokesman for State Parks said Friday that a tentative arrangement has been reached to build a new State Parks Police station where it won’t interfere with the view... Read More
View ArticleConvicted child molester sentenced to 2 to 6 years for jumping bail
LOCKPORT – Runaway sex offender Paul S. Turley, who fled from Niagara County Court during his January 2013 trial, was sentenced Friday on a first-degree bail jumping charge.Niagara County... Read More
View ArticleFalls man pleads guilty in motel cocaine raid
LOCKPORT – The third of three men arrested in a police drug raid on a Niagara Falls motel room Sept. 13 pleaded guilty Friday in Niagara County Court.Robert L. Hilson, 23, who said he... Read More
View ArticleFalls shooting suspect indicted on drug charges
LOCKPORT – Rayquan M. Graham, a Niagara Falls man charged with shooting three people in the legs May 17, was arraigned Friday in Niagara County Court on a separate drug indictment.Graham, 21,... Read...
View ArticleEmbezzler must stay in jail pending appeal, judge rules
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III refused Friday to free a former First Niagara Bank employee who stole seven customers’ money, but he did schedule arguments on... Read More
View ArticleFalls man admits cocaine charge, passes up diversion
LOCKPORT – A man who had about one-quarter ounce of cocaine when he was arrested Nov. 5 was admitted to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment Friday after... Read More
View ArticleAmherst woman cops plea in Kmart jewelry theft
LOCKPORT – One of three Erie County residents charged in the theft of more than $2,500 worth of jewelry at the Town of Niagara Kmart store took a plea deal Friday.Christina M. Allein, 32, of ... Read...
View ArticleTown of Lockport plans to post tax bills online
LOCKPORT – The Town of Lockport is seeking computer software that will allow it to post images of all its property tax bills on the town website.Supervisor Marc R. Smith said at this... Read More
View ArticleDialysis patient avoids jail in Falls gun case
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who undergoes dialysis treatments three times a week was placed on five years’ probation Friday for illegal gun possession.Niagara County Judge Sara... Read More
View ArticleLayoffs to begin Oct. 13 at Newfane hospital
NEWFANE – Eastern Niagara Hospital informed its employees this week that layoffs at its Newfane site will begin Oct. 13.The 90-day warning, required by law, was sent to almost all employees... Read More
View ArticleWater main break disrupts area around Canal Fest
A large water main break in the City of Tonawanda drastically reduced water pressure throughout the city Friday evening, resulting in the city fire department calling in a backup water tanker from......
View Article‘A little gem’ is bouncing back
LOCKPORT – After a long period of growing pains and some near-death experiences, RubberForm Recycled Products is poised for growth.A $1 million expansion with new equipment, new products and ... Read...
View ArticleWheatfield to sue Little League insurer over sprinkler damage
WHEATFIELD – The Wheatfield Town Board voted last week to authorize a lawsuit against the insurance company for the North Tonawanda Little League over danmage caused by a broken sprinkler... Read More
View ArticleNew art gallery opening in downtown Lockport
LOCKPORT – Lockside Art Center is celebrating its grand opening from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in Suite 208 on the second floor of the Lockview Plaza, 21-41 Main St.On display through Aug. 17 will... Read More
View ArticleLockport Rotary seeks hosts for Japanese exchange student
LOCKPORT – The Lockport Rotary Club is seeking hosts families for a 16-year-old female Japanese exchange student, spokesman Paul Lehman said.Although an initial host family is already lined... Read More
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