Wilson pot grower pleads guilty
LOCKPORT – A Wilson man whose marijuana stash was sniffed out by a sheriff’s deputy last year pleaded guilty Thursday in Niagara County Court.Lon C. Sherrie, 50, of Shadigee Road,... Read More
View ArticleBurglary in progress call leads to arrest
NIAGARA FALLS – A security camera and a witness who contacted police led to the capture of a man suspected of burglarizing a house Wednesday morning in the 400 block of Ferry Avenue.Jeffrey... Read More
View ArticleA fight breaks out when a man tries to steal a bottle of vodka
NIAGARA FALLS – A man who was stopped while allegedly shoplifting a bottle of vodka is facing felony robbery charges after he tried to fight his way out of the store at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday... Read More
View ArticleGuitars and stereo equipment stolen from a storage building
NIAGARA FALLS – About 150 guitars, an unknown amount of subwoofers and other miscellaneous stereo equipment were reported stolen between 3 a.m. and 5 p.m Wednesday from a storage building... Read More
View ArticleVanDeMark purchase is a reunion
Lockport chemical manufacturer VanDeMark Chemical is being reunited with its former sister company in Hungary.VanDeMark has acquired Framochem Krt, a Hungarian company that makes phosgene products,...
View ArticleTwo drivers injured, Buffalo driver ticketed
LOCKPORT -- Two drivers were treated for injuries after a crash Tuesday on the northbound lane of South Transit Road in the Town of Lockport, and an 18-year-old Buffalo motorist was ticketed for......
View ArticleWNBA all-star to appear at Allegany, Cattaraugus community centers
SALAMANCA – Professional basketball player Shoni Schimmel, the first Native American to play in the WNBA All Star Game, and her family will make two appearances this weekend to support the... Read More
View ArticleUrban farming fundraiser scheduled in North Tonawanda
NORTH TONAWANDA – An urban farming cooperative called GroOperative is hosting a community fundraiser, “Taste the Future,” from 6 to 10 p.m. next Saturday in The Strand, 540... Read More
View ArticleNew playground at Gill Creek Park in Niagara Falls dedicated
NIAGARA FALLS – Mayor Paul Dyster, School Superintendent Cynthia Bianco, Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, and other local officials took part in a ceremony Thursday that marked the official... Read More
View ArticleNiagara County Health Department gives aid with nearly 75 cats expected to...
The Niagara County SPCA got help from the county Health Department after cases of cat neglect and hoarding were discovered in Newfane and Lockport on Wednesday. In Newfane, a cat was found blinded......
View ArticleTrees to stay, at least for now, at Military Road development in Town of...
TOWN OF NIAGARA – Residents near a Military Road retail and restaurant site learned Wednesday from representatives of Benderson Development Co. that construction of only the first phase of... Read More
View ArticlePower Authority urged to help Niagara schools
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara-Orleans Labor Council is pushing for the New York Power Authority to provide additional money to the three western Niagara County school districts that host NYPA... Read More
View ArticleArmed man robs Town of Lockport store
LOCKPORT – A robber armed with a black handgun escaped Thursday night with an undetermined amount of money from a Stop N Gas store at 4004 Lake Ave. in the Town of Lockport.The Niagara... Read More
View ArticleThings to do before the sun sets on this summer
Labor Day marks unofficial end of season, but there is still fun to be had in WNY.... Read More
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man’s charge reduced in assault on son
LOCKPORT – After a successful counseling report Friday, Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas allowed a North Tonawanda man who admitted assaulting his then-4-year-old son two years ago... Read More
View ArticleState Senate forum canceled
NIAGARA FALLS – Organizers of a Republican primary candidates’ forum in the 62nd State Senate district canceled their event Friday.Four civic organizations had hoped to host a matchup ... Read More
View ArticleNiagara Democrats link Lockport crisis to Ortt’s Senate race
LOCKPORT – Johnny G. Destino, the Democratic candidate for 62nd District state senator, tried this week to use the City of Lockport financial crisis and other Republican problems against his ... Read...
View ArticleFacing renovations, a struggling Carnegie Art Center lays off its last...
North Tonawanda’s Carnegie Art Center has laid off Executive Director Mary Simpson because of declining funding, the center announced last week.The departure of Simpson, the center’s... Read More
View ArticleFeeling the spray of Niagara Falls’ past
NIAGARA FALLS – Tickle your imagination with high society from the glory days of the Falls. Pack your brain with forgotten history about some of the oldest buildings in the city, some built... Read More
View ArticleHearing on police department sparks furor on Grand Island
A public hearing Tuesday in Grand Island over “a proposed local law regarding the establishment of a police department” has caused a minor uproar in the town.But the supervisor says... Read More
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