Lewiston considers new zoning map
LEWISTON – An up-to-date zoning map that largely reflects the diverse character of Lewiston was presented Monday to the Town Board for preliminary approval.The proposed zoning would continue to provide...
View ArticleTown of Niagara adds solar-powered streetlights
TOWN OF NIAGARA – The roadways in Veterans Memorial Park, 7000 Lockport Road, are brighter this holiday season, after the installation this month of 25 solar-powered LED streetlights by the New York...
View ArticleTwo arrested, drugs and guns seized in raid
NIAGARA FALLS – Niagara Falls drug investigators and the city’s Emergency Response Team raided a home at 621 24th Street at 11 p.m. Monday and found narcotics and cocaine, as well as two 12-gauge...
View ArticleGirl, 2, shot in face in car outside Falls grocery
A routine trip to the grocery store turned ugly in Niagara Falls on Tuesday afternoon, when a 2-year-old girl sitting in the front seat of a car with her father was struck by gunfire.The girl – rushed...
View ArticleFalls bomb maker placed on probation, headed for treatment
LOCKPORT – Mentally ill bomb maker Thomas P. Jamieson, whose hobby of making Molotov cocktails caused his Niagara Falls neighborhood to be evacuated as police arrested him April 17, will undergo...
View ArticleLockport man pleads not guilty to 23 sex counts
LOCKPORT – A Lockport man, accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl and hiding her in a closet as police looked for her, was arraigned on a 23-count indictment Tuesday in Niagara County...
View ArticleTwo Lockport men plead guilty to drug felonies
LOCKPORT – Two City of Lockport men pleaded guilty to drug felonies in separate cases Tuesday before Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III. Both face a maximum of 2½ years in prison when they are...
View ArticleBuffalo man imprisoned in North Tonawanda crack case
LOCKPORT – A Buffalo man who was caught with crack cocaine in North Tonawanda March 3 was sentenced Monday to a year in state prison.However, Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas recommended that...
View ArticleEarly ticket purchases urged for Wine Trail holiday event
Wine lovers are advised to get tickets in advance for the Niagara Wine Trail’s annual Holiday Happening at 16 participating wineries this weekend and the weekend of Dec. 7-9.Presale tickets are...
View ArticleFishing piers will be closing for the season Thursday
LEWISTON – The fishing piers at the base of the New York Power Authority’s Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant on the Niagara River shore and the pier near the Upper Mountain Fire Company at the Lewiston...
View ArticleNiagara elections dispute may be ‘laid to rest’
LOCKPORT – The Republican legislator who moved to block the renomination of Niagara County’s Democratic elections commissioner last week said after a closed-door meeting Tuesday that the issues may...
View ArticleIn Focus: NFTA Executive Director Kimberley A. Minkel
When Kimberley A. Minkel was appointed executive director of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority nearly two years ago, the agency was facing numerous challenges. Minkel sat down with The...
View ArticlePower Authority fishing piers close Thursday
LEWISTON – The fishing piers at the base of the New York Power Authority’s Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant on the Niagara River shore and the pier near the Upper Mountain Fire Company at the Lewiston...
View ArticleEarly ticket purchase urged for Wine Trail event
Wine lovers are advised to get tickets in advance for the Niagara Wine Trail’s annual Holiday Happening at 16 participating wineries this weekend and the weekend of Dec. 7-9.Presale tickets are...
View ArticleFalls girl recovering from surgery following shooting
NIAGARA FALLS – A 2-year-old girl caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting is recovering today in Women and Children’s Hospital as police continue to look for a shooter.“I talked to [the child’s]...
View ArticleSix guns reported stolen from Cambria home
CAMBRIA – A 73-year-old man told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that six guns, valued at more than $1,500 were stolen from a gun cabinet in his home in the 3700 block of Ridge Road.The victim said...
View ArticleEmergency doctor arrested on federal drug charge
A Youngstown doctor faces a federal misdemeanor drug charge after his arrest by agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and members of the Niagara County Drug Task Force.Dr. Daniel...
View ArticleAmherst man accused of selling counterfeit sports caps
TOWN OF NIAGARA – An Amherst man was arrested by Niagara County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday for selling alleged counterfeit sports caps like those made by New Era and other manufacturers at the...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda murder case moves to county level
Brian C. Lowry appeared in North Tonawanda City Court today on charges of second-degree murder . He waived his right to a felony hearing and the case will be moved to Niagara County Court.Lowry, 32, of...
View ArticleFalls City Council acts to cut taxes, restore some jobs
NIAGARA FALLS – City lawmakers on Wednesday took the ax to Mayor Paul A. Dyster’s proposed budget, making a slew of cuts that would erase a proposed 8 percent tax hike and restore half of the two dozen...
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