Falls man avoids prison in stabbing of cousin
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who stabbed his cousin in the back at a party Dec. 14 was spared a trip to prison Thursday by State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr.Anthony M. Marino,... Read...
View ArticleWoman who sold Suboxone given chance to avoid prison
LOCKPORT – State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. has given a Niagara Falls woman a year to prove that she shouldn’t go to prison again.Second-time felon Dallas J. Porter,... Read More
View ArticleNiagara Falls Memorial hosts scleroderma forum
NIAGARA FALLS – The Tri-State Chapter of the Scleroderma Foundation will hold an educational forum about the disease from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the auditorium of Niagara Falls... Read More
View ArticleBook signing, dog kissing on tap during Lockport Community Market
LOCKPORT – Author Madelynn P. Fredrickson will sign copies of her recently reissued book, “The Life and Times of Birdsill Holly,” from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday inside 57 Canal St.... Read More
View ArticleAided by grant, Lockport police beef up patrols
LOCKPORT – Police Chief Lawrence M. Eggert says he intends to use a $30,000 federal grant to pay for extra patrols in the wake of a summer of gunfire and other violence in parts of the city.... Read...
View ArticleTwo restored locks from Flight of Five in Lockport to be tested next week
LOCKPORT – The two restored locks in the 19th-century set of Erie Canal locks in Lockport are nearly complete, and will be tested for the first time next week.Peter Welsby, the engineer who... Read More
View ArticleNiagara Wheatfield schools looking at ways to save on insurance
SANBORN – Niagara Wheatfield school officials plan to look at ways the district can save money on insurance.School Superintendent Lynn Fusco told the School Board on Wednesday she would meet ... Read...
View ArticleLockport seeks gateway signs for South Transit Road
LOCKPORT – The Town Board voted Wednesday to seek bids for two large gateway signs to be placed on either side of South Transit Road at its intersection with Robinson Road.According to a... Read More
View ArticleUniland named developer of $150 million Niagara Falls project
NIAGARA FALLS – A $150 million redevelopment of one of Niagara Falls’ most famous “white elephants” was announced Friday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo as part of the Buffalo... Read More
View ArticleBurglars plead guilty, are assigned to judicial diversion
LOCKPORT – Two drug-using burglars pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary in separate cases here Friday and were assigned to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug... Read More
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty to gun possession in domestic case
LOCKPORT – A man who was accused of firing a handgun in the presence of his live-in girlfriend and then holding the gun to her head pleaded not guilty Friday in Niagara County Court.Daniel B.... Read...
View ArticleEight-year sentence for Falls man in shooting case
LOCKPORT – Ronald A. McClellan Jr. was responsible for getting his half-brother to shoot a Niagara Falls man last year, the prosecutor said Friday as McClellan was sentenced to eight years... Read More
View ArticleJudge talked out of imprisoning four-time drunken driver
LOCKPORT – Defense attorney James J. Faso Jr. talked Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas out of imprisoning a North Tonawanda man for felony driving while intoxicated Friday.Farkas said ... Read...
View ArticleFalls man pleads guilty to felony pot possession
LOCKPORT - A man who had 4.62 pounds of marijuana packaged for sale when his federal probation officer visited his home last year pleaded guilty Friday in Niagara County Court.Marcus M. Hall, 39,......
View ArticleTreatment ordered in two Niagara Falls cocaine cases
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas ordered drug treatment in different locations for two Niagara Falls men in separate cocaine cases Friday.Antonio M. Mozell, 28, of Willow... Read More
View ArticleMan who assaulted woman dodges prison thanks to paying child support
LOCKPORT – A Hartland man who rammed his girlfriend’s head through a wall is “pretty scummy,” State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. said Friday, but he was... Read More
View ArticleCupola of Corpus Christi Church is removed for repairs to second tower
They called themselves the “liftoff party” – the 15 people who gathered Friday to watch the 8,000-pound cupola being removed from the north tower of Corpus Christi Catholic... Read More
View ArticleHealth club seeks tax exemption for new gym at former Lockport school
LOCKPORT – Ultimate Physique, whose $65,000 purchase of the former Washington Hunt Elementary School was approved by Lockport voters July 29, is seeking a five-year, 100 percent property tax ... Read...
View ArticleThe Nairobi-North Tonawanda connection: Family stays close despite far-flung...
Plenty of grandparents pack bags and take flights to stay with their grandchildren for the holidays, or welcome the youngsters into their homes during the summer.But of all the far-flung families......
View ArticleRabies vaccine distribution scheduled in Niagara County
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Health Department announced Friday it will take part in the distribution of a new type of raccoon rabies vaccine, starting Tuesday.The program, covering 14... Read More
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