Political signs supporting Councilman Samuel Fruscione burned in Falls
Niagara Falls police are investigating the night-time burning of some political signs supporting City Councilman Samuel F. Fruscione over the weekend.Fruscione said that signs at about 10 homes...
View ArticleCuomo defends harbor plan
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s announcement last week that New York State is taking over Gallagher Beach and Buffalo’s Small Boat Harbor came within several years after some area parks were closed because of...
View ArticleTeenager killed in Town of Lewiston two-vehicle crash
An 18-year-old resident of the Tuscarora Indian Reservation died from his injuries late Sunday morning after being partially trapped under an overturned SUV that had been involved in a two-vehicle...
View ArticleNiagara County Real Estate Transactions
CAMBRIA• Shawnee Road, Sheri L. Thorne; Eric P. Thorne to Jacquelyn D. Delorenzo; David W.J. Delorenzo, $345,000.HARTLAND• Gill Road, Jennifer Millar; Aaron Berner; Jennifer Berner to Danielle E....
View ArticleLockport man admits shooting girl, 2
LOCKPORT – Willie R. Scott Jr., who according to his attorney had vowed never to take a plea bargain, backed away from that position Monday and admitted he shot a 2-year-old girl in the face.Scott,...
View ArticleKidz “N” Kites to include dogs and cats
TOWN OF NIAGARA – “Kidz ‘N’ Kites” is going to the dogs. Or rather, the dogs – and cats – are coming to “Kidz ‘N’ Kites,” on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park, 7000 Lockport Rd.The Niagara County...
View ArticleTonawanda Creek Road closed
PENDLETON – Tonawanda Creek Road, between Campbell Boulevard and Bear Ridge Road was closed at about 2 p.m. today after a tractor trailer struck a utility pole at Tonawanda Creek and Old Tonawanda...
View ArticleTwo drivers injured in crash
NIAGARA FALLS – Two drivers were injured in a crash at Niagara Falls Boulevard and Packard Road at about noon today.Both drivers were taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center with non...
View ArticleBicyclist struck in City of Lockport
LOCKPORT – Police are investigating after a person on a bicycle was struck by a vehicle just before 3:30 p.m. today at Market and Exchange streets.The person riding the bike, who was not immediately...
View ArticleCheck point by North Tonawanda Police screens over 1,600 drivers
NORTH TONAWANDA – Dozens of drivers were arrested or ticketed in a STOP-DWI sobriety checkpoint conducted by the North Tonawanda Police Department from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday.A total of 1680...
View ArticleCambria to hold public hearing on raising contributions for volunteer...
CAMBRIA – The Cambria Town Board will hold a public hearing at 8 p.m. Thursday to consider local volunteer fire companies’ request to raise the town’s contribution to the firefighters’ service award...
View ArticleBrooklyn owner of Eighth Street apartment building wants to construct...
NIAGARA FALLS – A downstate property owner wants to turn a vacant apartment building on Eighth Street and Pine Avenue into a boardinghouse with one-room units for 140 people.However, a landlord group...
View ArticleNew roof for Lewiston Senior Center is discussed by board
LEWISTON – The Town Board debated the condition of the Lewiston Senior Center on Lower River Road on Monday as it grappled with a $150,000 estimate for a new roof for the center.“Are we just throwing...
View ArticleWheatfield officials plan visit to Quasar Energy facility in Ohio
WHEATFIELD – Supervisor Robert B. Cliffe said Monday that he and Councilman Arthur W. Gerbec are planning a day trip to Ohio to visit a Quasar Energy Group facility.The company, which is opening a...
View ArticleKey offices on ballots for today’s primaries in Niagara County
Contests for spots on the November ballot for Wheatfield supervisor and Town Board, Lewiston supervisor and Niagara Falls City Council highlight today’s primary elections in Niagara County.In...
View ArticleActivities at fort will mark historic Devil’s Hole events
YOUNGSTOWN – Old Fort Niagara and the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will present programs Saturday and Sunday, marking the 250th anniversary of two skirmishes that...
View ArticleDevelopment alliance offers tour of business projects
LOCKPORT – Recent projects in the technology and advanced manufacturing sectors will be profiled during the fifth annual Niagara Business Familiarization Tour, sponsored by the Niagara County Economic...
View ArticleWest Seneca man imprisoned for sex with 12-year-old
LOCKPORT – A West Seneca man was sent to state prison for five years Tuesday for having sex with a 12-year-old girl on Nov. 18 in North Tonawanda.“We liked each other,” Justin C. Wheeler said when...
View ArticlePolish citizen gets combination DWI sentence
LOCKPORT – A short jail sentence, probation and a fine comprised the sentence Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas imposed Monday on a Polish citizen living in Lockport, who had pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleTwo Buffalo residents indicted in Saks theft
LOCKPORT – Two Buffalo residents have been indicted in connection with an allegedly elaborate shoplifting effort at a Town of Niagara store.Derrick J. Nailor, 57, of Simon Street, pleaded not guilty...
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