New K-9 joins the Lewiston Police Department
LEWISTON – The Lewiston Police Department said goodbye to a talented and much loved fellow officer – a K-9 officer named Radar – who died of splenic cancer in May. But despite... Read More
View ArticleNiagara County Real Estate Transactions
CAMBRIA• Kennedy Crescent & Randolph St., Lewis Cabello to Sarah Peters; David J. Peters, $170,000.• Cambria-Wilson Road, Donna M. Meidenbauer; Thomas M. Meidenbauer Jr. to Robert ... Read More
View ArticleMacbook, cash stolen in theft from Lockport woman’s auto
LOCKPORT – A woman told Lockport police Saturday afternoon that a $1,500 computer and $320 in cash were among the items taken when her car was entered in her Allen Street driveway overnight.... Read...
View ArticleFries on stove spark Lockport apartment fire
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A forgotten pot of French fries triggered a stove fire that damaged a Lincoln Place apartment Friday night, sheriff’s deputies said.The male resident of the... Read More
View ArticleNiagara Falls teen charged with DWI after hitting parking car
YOUNGSTOWN – A Niagara Falls teenager faces several charges stemming from a Friday morning accident in which she hit a parked vehicle, sheriff’s deputies said.Marissa M. Pawlak, 18,... Read More
View ArticleBurger King may buy Tim Hortons
Burger King may be the home of the Whopper, but Canada may be the new home of Burger King.The restaurant operator said on Sunday that it was in talks to buy Tim Hortons, the Canadian doughnut-and-......
View ArticleNiagara County seeks vendors for annual technology forum
LOCKPORT – Niagara County is seeking vendors for its 14th annual technology and homeland security forum, which is to be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Seneca Niagara Casino and... Read More
View ArticleCouple stopped at border with unpermitted weapons
LEWISTON – A Minnesota couple was stopped and charged following a routine inspection at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. New York State Police charged William L. Welsh and Donna M. Welsh, both ... Read...
View ArticleAll-terrain vehicle stolen from Cambria garage
CAMBRIA – A black Suzuki ATV, valued at $3,500, was reported stolen from a garage in the 5100 block of Upper Mountain Road, according to Niagara County sheriff’s deputies.A woman told ... Read More
View ArticleNo joke: Cops to sit on Dunkin’ Donuts roofs to raise money
If you see a cop standing on the roof of Dunkin’ Donuts Tuesday morning, don’t worry – it’s not a SWAT situation. Or the punchline of a joke.Police officers in Buffalo... Read More
View ArticleLockport woman charged with trying to drown baby daughter
LOCKPORT – A Town of Lockport woman pleaded not guilty in Niagara County Court Monday to an indictment accusing her of beating and trying to drown her 11-month-old daughter July 2.Crystal N. ... Read...
View ArticleWall Street credit raters deal blow to Lockport
LOCKPORT – Moody’s Investors Service, one of the big three Wall Street bond rating firms, has cut the City of Lockport’s credit rating to the lowest investment grade, with more ... Read More
View ArticleResidents strongly object to planned Wheatfield subdivision
WHEATFIELD – Residents of Lemke Drive and Errick Road spoke out strongly Monday against a proposed subdivision which, they fear, would make an already bad drainage situation in their... Read More
View ArticleLockport YMCA plans to restart fund drive for new building
LOCKPORT – The YMCA Buffalo Niagara, which is in the process of merging with the Lockport Family YMCA, announced Monday it is restarting fundraising efforts for the Lockport Y’s new... Read More
View ArticleResidents on Upper Mountain Road want emergency fire tower torn down
LEWISTON – Residents upset over a 200-plus-foot emergency tower put up by Niagara County on Upper Mountain Road appeared before the Lewiston Town Board on Monday demanding to know whether it ... Read...
View ArticleCoptic church festival offers taste of Egyptian cuisine
Jacklyn Iskander and her crew of helpers have already started the work necessary to give visitors a taste of Egyptian food at the annual festival at St. Mary and St. Moses Coptic Orthodox Church......
View ArticleGrigg-Lewis Foundation provides grant to Lockport skate park
LOCKPORT – Lockport’s Grigg-Lewis Foundation is contributing $2,000 toward the repair and maintenance of the Railyard, the skateboarding facility in Lockport’s Outwater Park.... Read More
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to stealing SUV, crashing it into Erie Canal
LOCKPORT – A man pleaded guilty Thursday in Niagara County Court to stealing a sport utility vehicle in the Town of Lockport last year and splashing it into the Erie Canal.“It sat in... Read More
View ArticleLocks group is lent $60,000 by city development agency
LOCKPORT – The Lockport Locks Heritage District Corp., the group in charge of the soon-to-be-reopened Flight of Five locks on the Erie Canal, was lent $60,000 Thursday by the city’s... Read More
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in Gasport drug raid
LOCKPORT – A former Gasport resident admitted Thursday in Niagara County Court that he had three-tenths of an ounce of the painkiller oxycodone when the county Drug Task Force raided his... Read More
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