Drug charge dismissed against Lockport woman
LOCKPORT – There was applause Monday in Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas’ courtroom as she dismissed all charges against a Town of Lockport woman who succeeded in the judicial diversion...
View ArticleFalls man takes half a plea bargain, risks 23-year sentence
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded guilty to a drug felony Tuesday in Niagara County Court, but refused an offer to plead guilty to a separate gun indictment.Kelvin J. Williams, 31, of Memorial...
View ArticleMan stopped for speeding faces drunken driving charge
LOCKPORT – A Gasport man who was clocked going 90 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone on Dysinger Road just after 1 a.m. Sunday was additionally charged with drunken driving.William L. Teavan,...
View ArticleMan charged for his role in robbery
NIAGARA FALLS – A city man was charged Monday for his role in an assault and robbery.Kennith L. Graham II, 25, of Lafayette Avenue was arrested at his home by Niagara Falls police and charged with...
View ArticlePennies stolen in burglary
PENDLETON – A 67-year-old man said Monday that a Coke bottle filled with $300 worth of pennies was stolen from a locked room in his basement in the 6100 block of Campbell Boulevard sometime between...
View ArticleSeven WNY projects win power project funding
The Aquarium of Niagara is getting $1.75 million in funding for its $5 million renovation project from the Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board.The funding, which comes from money raised...
View ArticleLive primary coverage starts at 8 p.m.
BuffaloNews.com is the place to be for the most comprehensive primary coverage this evening. Beginning at 8 p.m., the BuffaloNews.com home page will feature: * The latest results for the featured...
View ArticlePalmer beats Reiter in Lewiston, highlighting Niagara primaries
LOCKPORT – The Steven L. Reiter era in Lewiston Town Hall will end Dec. 31, as the embattled supervisor was soundly defeated by Councilman Ernest C. Palmer in a Republican primary Tuesday.Palmer's win...
View ArticleWheatfield GOP challengers suffer double defeat
WHEATFIELD – The Republicans who enlisted the aid of Niagara County Democratic Chairman Nicholas J. Forster to try to win offices in Wheatfield took it on the chin Tuesday.Primary voters in both major...
View ArticleFruscione upended in Falls Council free-for-all
NIAGARA FALLS – A two-term city lawmaker at the center of a political firestorm involving an anonymous campaign flier that attacked a downtown developer lost his bid Tuesday for a major party line in...
View ArticleYahoo may employ more than 300 in new Lockport center
LOCKPORT – The new building at Yahoo’s Lockport data center will be constructed to be able to accommodate more than 300 employees, the facility’s manager told the Town of Lockport Planning Board on...
View ArticleBrooklyn firm withdraws proposal for Falls boardinghouse
NIAGARA FALLS – A Brooklyn company has withdrawn its proposal to turn an apartment building at Pine Avenue and Eighth Street into a 140-room boardinghouse. A representative of Tzemach Tzedek C LLC...
View ArticleNiagara University offers gerontology degree program
LEWISTON – A new bachelor’s degree program at Niagara University will train students to serve society’s elderly population. A program in gerontology, offered through the university’s College of Arts...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda History Museum exhibit showcases Radatron, Durez, National...
NORTH TONAWANDA – The city’s rich heritage as an industrial hub is on display in the North Tonawanda’s History Museum’s industrial and business exhibit, 54 Webster St.The exhibit focuses on Erie...
View ArticleHartland Neighborhood Watch club plans Night Out event
HARTLAND – The Neighborhood Watch block club in Hartland, Gasport and Middleport will hold a National Night Out event from 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday in the Hartland Fire Company hall on Ridge Road. James...
View ArticleRemembering Sept. 11, 2001
Though the horrific events unfolded hundreds of miles away, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and each of the victims killed will be remembered in Western New York today, as nearly 3,000...
View ArticleNiagara IDA grants power plant $3 million tax break
WHEATFIELD - The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency board voted today to grant the new owners of a Niagara Falls power plant a tax break on a $3 million warehouse they plan to erect to store...
View ArticleWNY bankruptcy filings drop 17 percent in August
Bankruptcy filings in Western New York continue to fall.The number of new filings in August dropped 17 percent from a year ago, to 446, according to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District...
View ArticleLockport Council begins budget work behind closed doors
LOCKPORT – The Common Council began its work on the 2014 city budget in a closed session Wednesday, with no data released.Mayor Michael W. Tucker said the budget materials contain sensitive...
View ArticleNiagara County to renew contract with Medicaid auditor
LOCKPORT – The Bonadio Group of Pittsford is to receive a new contract to continue auditing providers of Medicaid services in Niagara County, looking for fraud.Two County Legislature committees...
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