Falls man who set his Mercedes on fire put on probation
LOCKPORT – A man who set his car on fire after crashing it into a stop sign with two girls inside was granted five years’ probation Friday, as Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas said she was...
View ArticleSellout crowd to attend Niagara Falls Memorial gala
NIAGARA FALLS – A sellout crowd of more than 900 people, who paid $225 per ticket, is expected to attend The Premier, the annual gala fund-raiser for Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Saturday in...
View ArticleLewiston man charged with sexual misconduct
LEWISTON – A 34-year-old Town of Lewiston man was charged Friday with a felony count of course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degree following an investigation by the Niagara County...
View ArticleLockport man pleads guilty in beating
LOCKPORT – Chad A. Michalak, who allegedly beat a Lockport man into unconsciousness on Dec. 14, 2012, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Friday in Niagara County Court.Michalak, 32, of Elmwood Avenue,...
View ArticlePublic defender brokers deal for burglar
LOCKPORT – Adam E. Lemay, a burglar who faced as long as 15 years in prison after being booted from a court-supervised drug treatment program, was placed in another treatment program Friday, albeit...
View ArticleJail weekends, probation ordered for drugged driver
LOCKPORT – A Newfane man who admitted to driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and methadone was sentenced Friday to four weekends in jail, three years on probation and fines and...
View ArticleFalls drug dealer headed for federal prison
A Niagara Falls cocaine dealer was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.John L. Maye, 40, of Pierce Avenue, also was sentenced Friday to two years...
View ArticleWheatfield man faces cocaine indictment
LOCKPORT – A Wheatfield man, arrested after an Aug. 15 traffic stop on Troy Avenue in Niagara Falls, pleaded not guilty to a two-count indictment Friday in Niagara County Court.Jason T. Dilar, 33, of...
View ArticlePendleton. Newfane win state transportation grants
LOCKPORT – State Sen. George D. Maziarz announced that projects in Pendleton and Newfane have won state funding through the Transportation Enhancement Program, funded by the state Department of...
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr. holiday events
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Kleinhans Music Hall at 6 p.m. Sunday. Also appearing will be a chorus led by Buffalo Philharmonic...
View ArticleLawsuit filed to invalidate Niagara County nursing home sale
LOCKPORT – A Lockport assisted-living facility sued Niagara County on Friday in an effort to invalidate the county’s sale of its former nursing home to an assisted-living developer.Briarwood Manor...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man injured in DWI crash
A Niagara Falls man was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Military Road in the Town of Niagara late Friday night, Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies reported, and the driver of the other vehicle was...
View ArticleBurglars masquerading as water authority employees hit three homes
Three con artists made a convincing case to enter the homes of three senior citizens in Amherst, Clarence and Cheektowaga earlier this week to commit burglaries.All three were dressed in jackets with...
View ArticleAround Town / Niagara County meetings and hearings this week
Barker The School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the district’s administrative offices, Quaker and Haight roads. Lewiston The Village Board will meet for a work session at 6 p.m. Monday in...
View ArticleYoungstown feels just like home to its biggest booster
YOUNGSTOWN – Gretchen A. Duling could be described as Youngstown’s biggest cheerleader and community activist.She seems to always be percolating a new idea with a packed résumé that includes an...
View ArticleHearing to be scheduled on Covanta bonding deal
NIAGARA FALLS – Opponents of the Covanta Niagara plan to haul New York City garbage for burning in the company’s Niagara Falls incinerator will have another chance to speak out against it.Mark J....
View ArticleNext TopSpin exhibit to feature sculptor
LEWISTON – The works of Buffalo-based sculptor Bethany Krull will be featured in the next exhibition of the TopSpin series at the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, with an opening reception...
View ArticleNiagara County faith-related events Jan. 19-26
Today SERVICE: 2 p.m., Second Presbyterian Church, 71 Van Buren St., Lockport. Special service featuring Hands Up Ministries in partnership with lead pastor Al Robinson of Spirit of Truth Ministries....
View ArticleTwo upcoming Falls music events are looking for area performers
NIAGARA FALLS – The call is out to area musicians for two upcoming events in Niagara Falls.The Niagara Falls Music & Arts Festival is accepting applications for bands, musicians and street...
View ArticleNiagara Arts & Cultural Center prepares to move forward on a major capital...
NIAGARA FALLS – This year should shape up to be more forward-reaching for the Niagara Arts & Cultural Center than last year was.The organization spent a good portion of 2013 raising money to make...
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