Falls City Council candidates air their views at forum
NIAGARA FALLS – Seven City Council hopefuls tackled a wide range of issues during a candidates forum that lasted more than three hours on Monday night.Many spoke with an eye towards a brighter future,...
View ArticleCity to sell 2 parcels to state for Lincoln Avenue project
LOCKPORT – The Common Council agreed last week to sell two small parcels of land near the corner of Lincoln and Beattie avenues to the state Department of Transportation for a total of $1,000.The...
View ArticleHealth Dept. budget proposal hikes spending by $2 million
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Health Department’s proposed 2014 budget, unveiled by Deputy Director Victoria A. Pearson last week, showed a spending increase of more than $2 million, primarily caused...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 ducks sold for fundraising race in canal
LOCKPORT – As of last week, more than 1,000 plastic ducks had been sold for this year’s Lockport Duck Race in the Erie Canal, organizer Jay Krull said.The race, which will benefit the Lockport Lions...
View ArticleProduction rises sharply in area plants
Local manufacturers say their business heated up during July, fueled by a spike in production and a strong uptick in the flow of new orders.A new survey of local purchasing managers found that growth...
View ArticleDeath of man found on city street ruled suicide
The death of a 61-year-old Buffalo man found this morning on the sidewalk on Oak and Sycamore streets has been ruled as a suicide.Authorities initially believed the man was homeless, but further...
View ArticleTwo stores in Niagara Falls report damage caused by copper thieves
NIAGARA FALLS – Two stores reported damage by someone stealing copper from outside of their businesses.A store manager for T.J. Maxx in the 7400 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard told police that...
View ArticleRepair costs rising past initial $2 million estimate at Falls treatment plant
NIAGARA FALLS – Repair costs at the city’s sewage treatment plant from a fierce July rainstorm are slowly surging beyond the $2 million estimate unveiled last month.The last of the Buffalo Avenue...
View ArticleVirginia and Rosaire Vaillancourt celebrate 60th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Rosaire Vaillancourt of North Tonawanda celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a with family gathering in Garlock’s Restaurant, Lockport. Mr. Vaillancourt and the former Virginia...
View ArticleFalls man admits to unemployment benefit fraud
LOCKPORT – A man who collected $2,080 worth of unemployment benefits while he was actually working at two jobs entered a guilty plea Tuesday in Niagara County Court.Christian M. Ham, 25, of Fairfield...
View ArticleJudge will let gunman try probation
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who pleaded guilty to a gun possession charge Tuesday will be given a chance at six months of probation, Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas said.“If you don’t...
View ArticleNiagara GOP backing Palmer for Lewiston supervisor
LEWISTON – Because of “a legal cloud hanging over his head,” the Niagara County Republican organization has decided it cannot support Supervisor Steven L. Reiter in his re-election bid.County GOP...
View ArticleRiverwalk drainage issues under discussion in Lewiston
LEWISTON – Easements and memorandums of understanding are under negotiation to allow drainage issues to be addressed for Riverwalk subdivision residents who have been plagued for years by flooding.The...
View ArticleMaintenance, repairs will shut runways at night for 3 weeks
Maintenance and repair work will close down runways overnight for the next three weeks at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, starting today, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority reported....
View ArticleDemocrats file petitions to run on Tax Cutters line
PENDLETON – The slate of Democratic candidates in the town filed petitions with the Niagara County Board of Elections last week for an extra, independent line on the November election ballot.Appearing...
View ArticleOfficials recognize work of Community Health Center
NIAGARA FALLS – As a part of National Health Center Week earlier this month, area officials gathered in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center to recognize the work of the Community Health Center of...
View Article22nd annual Three Stooges Film Festival screens at the Riviera Theatre
The Three Stooges made 190 short films between 1934 and 1959, and Lenny Potwora has shown many of them in his 22 years of staging the Three Stooges Film Festival at the Riviera Theatre (67 Webster...
View ArticleCuomo to discuss flood problems Thursday in Lockport
LOCKPORT – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is scheduled to speak at Lockport City Hall Thursday afternoon, city officials learned Wednesday.Cuomo’s appearance, set for 2:15 p.m., is expected to include an update...
View ArticleLockport to build new platform for Medina Railroad excursions
LOCKPORT – The city will spend $15,000 to $25,000 to erect a new platform for the Medina Railroad Museum’s excursion trains, Mayor Michael W. Tucker told the Common Council on Wednesday.The city will...
View ArticleArea residents reflect on King’s dream
“I was living in New York City at the time and a friend said, ‘Want to go?’ I was for civil rights and so I got a free ride on the bus from New York City,” Valerie Neiderhoffer recalled late Wednesday...
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