Niagara Falls Water Board approves 2.6% rate hike
NIAGARA FALLS – Residents and businesses in Niagara Falls will pay higher water and sewer bills next year.The Niagara Falls Water Board on Wednesday approved a $28.8 million budget for next year that...
View ArticleShooting victim arraigned in Lockport drug sweep
LOCKPORT – A man shot in the foot Nov. 16 in the City of Lockport leaned on crutches Wednesday in State Supreme Court as he was arraigned on drug-dealing charges.Kevon L. Sykes, 23, of Caledonia...
View ArticlePastor accused of sex abuse of children
LOCKPORT – The Rev. Roy D. Harriger Sr. may have left a trail of as many as 10 victims of sexual abuse across three states and four decades, a State Police investigator said Wednesday as he announced...
View ArticleThanksgiving Day closings
This is how area offices and services will be affected Thursday by the Thanksgiving Day holiday.City Court Closed County courts Closed State courts Closed Federal courts Closed City offices Closed...
View ArticleDiscount Diva’s tips for surviving Black Friday
Brown is the new black. Brown Thursday – the shopping extravaganza formerly known as Thanksgiving – will kick off the shopping season today, one day before the traditional Black Friday.It’s considered...
View ArticleCity, town ready to host ‘Christmas on the Canal’
LOCKPORT – The City and Town of Lockport will host several events Saturday and Sunday during the annual “Christmas on the Canal” celebration.From 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, downtown businesses will hold an...
View ArticleThanksgiving Day closing
This is how area offices and services will be affected today by the Thanksgiving Day holiday.City Court Closed County courts Closed State courts Closed Federal courts Closed City offices Closed County...
View ArticleLake levels rise nearly a foot in one year
Lake Erie’s water level in October was 10 inches higher than in the previous October, recovering from the historic drop-off in 2012.The 10-inch rise is equivalent to the water volume in more than 2...
View ArticleAnimal activist sharply criticizes Niagara SPCA’s director
PENDLETON – The president of an animal rescue group blasted SPCA of Niagara shelter director Amy Lewis for alleged mismanagement, in the wake of Lewis’ appeal to the public to start adopting dogs and...
View ArticleFalls approves deal with firefighters for slight raises
NIAGARA FALLS – The city and its firefighters union have struck a deal on a new four-year labor contract that provides “modest” raises.The agreement, approved by a 4-0 vote of the City Council this...
View ArticleDetails of Hamister deal in Falls not yet public as developer begins...
NIAGARA FALLS – A Nov. 15 agreement among the city, state and the Hamister Group for a $25.3 million downtown development project has yet to be made public, but the developer has already begun “due...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Shoppers turn out for Black Friday
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View ArticleNiagara USA Chamber opposes anti-CWM attorney’s retainer
LOCKPORT – The Niagara USA Chamber issued a statement this week opposing Niagara County’s proposed renewal of the retainer for attorney Gary A. Abraham, who has been working for nine years to try to...
View ArticleAlleged ‘illegal alien’ charged in Newfane pharmacy holdup
A Niagara County man identified by police as an undocumented immigrant is accused of threatening to detonate a bomb inside a Newfane pharmacy while robbing the place on Nov. 11.Martin H. Reyes Jr.,...
View ArticleJohn Cappello, 93, still kicking up his heels in ‘Nutcracker’
At 93, John Cappello has been the waltzing grandfather for more than two decades in Niagara Falls’ “Nutcracker” performances.That’s long enough to watch a generation of ballerinas pirouette through...
View ArticleNCCC Culinary Institute to get facade lift
NIAGARA FALLS – Niagara County Community College is planning a roughly $200,000 upgrade to the facade of the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute.A bid request was issued last month for engineering and...
View ArticleYoungstown Cold Storage complex in the spotlight
YOUNGSTOWN – Village residents have two opportunities this week to voice their opinions on a $3.4 million proposal to knock down the abandoned Cold Storage buildings and construct a new 30-unit,...
View ArticleFormer Falls High hoops star Greg Gamble discovers coaching
As Greg Gamble helped lead Niagara Falls High School to a state championship and national prominence in 2005, Mike MacDonald was the first coach to offer him a scholarship to play college...
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