Search continues for Buffalo fisherman in gorge whirlpool
A Buffalo man is missing after falling into the Niagara Gorge whirlpool area around 6 a.m. this morning. The man was fishing with two friends when he approached the water and was swept away, said Lt....
View ArticleRoute 93 reopens to traffic
LOCKPORT – Route 93, between Upper Mountain Road and Route 31, which was closed for more than a week, reopened today.The entire road, both eastbound and westbound, was closed after power lines were...
View ArticleCuomo signs Jay J.’s Law, closing child abuse loophole
ALBANY – A year ago, relatives of Jay J. Bolvin, a young North Tonawanda boy severely injured at the hands of his father, were huddled in a third-floor office at the state Capitol trying to convince...
View ArticleNew nursing director named at Schoellkopf Health Center
NIAGARA FALLS – JoAnn Getman, a veteran registered practical nurse, was announced Monday as the new director of nursing at Schoellkopf Health Center in Niagara Falls.Getman was most recently director...
View ArticleThe Buzz: Of bats, Beach, Bauerle and ballet
Same bat channel Two images to take with us from Artpark’s big birthday bash last week: One was a bat, orbiting the stage in the program’s first half. That is so Artpark! The second was Broadway...
View ArticleA jazz renaissance in Buffalo
We were once a must-play tour stop for jazz, a city known among artists as one comprising an open-minded and “into it” group of listeners who not only would fill the club, but give back to the...
View ArticleJudge’s error produces mistrial for Lockport ‘sign guy’
LOCKPORT – The judge made a mistake, the defense attorney called him on it, and the result was an instant mistrial Monday in the case of a Town of Lockport business owner charged with violating the...
View ArticleComment sought on projects seeking Greenway funding
The Niagara River Greenway Commission is seeking public comment on four projects that have applied for Greenway funding.The Buffalo Lighthouse Association is seeking $825,000 to renovate the...
View ArticleHistoric Lockport building to be demolished in wake of fire
LOCKPORT – Thick black smoke could be seen for miles and a number of roads in the City of Lockport were rerouted as crews battled a fire Tuesday afternoon at the old Kohl’s Cycle Sales at 71 Gooding...
View ArticleFalls motel guest is robbed at gun point
NIAGARA FALLS – A Michigan trucker told police he was forced into his motel room and robbed at gun point just after 1:30 a.m. Monday.The victim said he had left his motel room on Niagara Falls...
View ArticleArson at old South Junior High School is part of a pattern of reported arson...
NIAGARA FALLS – City fire crews were called to douse a minor arson at about 8 p.m. Monday at 561 Portage Road, at the old South Junior High School.Firefighters found an old tire with paper trash that...
View ArticleTeen faces manslaughter, assault charges in Lewiston crash killing classmate
LEWISTON – A high school classmate was criminally charged Tuesday for the May 19 crash that killed Jasmin P. Dubuc, a 19-year-old Niagara Wheatfield High School senior.Taylor J. Clause, 18, of Walmore...
View ArticleLockport girls raise money for Niagara Hospice after grandma dies
LOCKPORT – Four Bartz Road girls converted their plans for a roadside drink stand into a fundraiser for Niagara Hospice after the July 20 death of the grandmother of two of the girls.Shelbie...
View ArticleCommittee OKs Mount View sale; assisted living could open by February
LOCKPORT – A Niagara County Legislature committee approved the sale of the county’s former nursing home to a Youngstown businessman Tuesday.David M. Tosetto, who is paying $196,000 for the five-story,...
View ArticleTwo major streets projects move forward in North Tonawanda
NORTH TONAWANDA – The North Tonawanda Common Council on Tuesday night awarded a contract for a more than $1.4 million project to extend Meadow Drive, a project that has been nearly 15 years in the...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man arrested in stabbing following a search by police and...
NORTH TONAWANDA – An Oliver Street man was caught following an air and ground search Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly stabbed a neighbor in the chest during a fight.Bryan Cummings, 35, was charged...
View ArticleClosed section of Route 93 is reopened to traffic
LOCKPORT – Route 93, between Upper Mountain Road and Route 31, which was closed for more than a week, was reopened to traffic Monday.The road had been closed after power lines were brought down during...
View ArticleLegislator Wojtaszek to run for State Supreme Court
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Legislator Paul B. Wojtaszek announced Tuesday he’s making his second run for a State Supreme Court judgeship.Wojtaszek, R-North Tonawanda, would have been unopposed for...
View ArticleCounty tourism agency sues city over bed tax proceeds
NIAGARA FALLS – Niagara County’s tourism promotion agency sued the City of Niagara Falls on Tuesday over the city’s refusal to convey proceeds of the city’s tax on hotel and motel bills to the...
View ArticleM&T remains top provider of SBA loans
M&T Bank Corp. remains the region’s leader in a government-guaranteed loan program aimed at small businesses, but First Niagara Financial Group has grabbed the No. 2 spot.M&T made 206 loans in...
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