20 Town of Niagara workers, supervisor, to appear before grand jury
Town of Niagara Supervisor Steven C. Richards and at least 20 more town workers have been called to testify before a grand jury that is investigating allegations of corruption in town government, The...
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 ArticleWoman rescued after kayak overturns on Erie Canal
LOCKPORT – A woman was rescued shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday after she overturned her kayak on the Erie Canal near Widewaters.The woman, who has not been identified, was found clinging to a rock and...
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...
View ArticleDrug 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 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 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...
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