Termini talks Elmwood-Hertel project
He transformed the Hotel Lafayette into a bustling multi-use complex.He turned aging, obsolete buildings into upscale loft apartments.Now developer Rocco Termini plans to convert an old furniture...
View ArticleEmployee accused of stealing from NOCO – twice
WHEATFIELD – An employee fired for allegedly stealing cash while working at a NOCO gas station has been accused of returning to the station and stealing again after he was fired, Niagara County...
View ArticleFalls man driving with hands off wheel lands in handful of trouble
LOCKPORT – City police monitoring traffic on High Street Tuesday said they spotted a driver who was about to get high.Robert J. Sczpeczinski, 31, of Weston Avenue, Niagara Falls was stopped in a...
View ArticleLockport man accused of assaulting Amherst woman
LOCKPORT – A Cottage Street man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly lunged at a woman with a serrated kitchen knife over the weekend.David J. Weeks, 53, was charged with third-degree assault and...
View ArticleLewiston man who flees crash scene found in ladies bathroom
LOCKPORT – Police were forced to chase a man following a rollover crash in the city, tracking his footprints through the snow to a ladies bathroom in a city bar.David E. Spencer, 26, of Model City...
View ArticleMarijuana recovered in Pendleton traffic stop
PENDLETON – Niagara County sheriff’s deputies found six baggies containing more than two ounces of marijuana after stopping a man on traffic charges at shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday at the corner of...
View ArticleRepeat drunk driver arrested in Lockport
LOCKPORT – Niagara County sheriff’s deputies investigating a case of suspected drunken driving Tuesday learned the suspect had his license revoked six times on alcohol-related charges and for refusing...
View ArticleWine Trail to celebrate Valentine’s Day early
Seventeen member wineries located throughout Niagara County will participate in this weekend’s Niagara Wine Trail event celebrating Valentine’s Day.The event features area wines paired with local...
View ArticlePublic meeting to discuss crackdown on crime
LOCKPORT – The crackdown on crime and code violations in the Washburn-Genesee area will be the subject of a public meeting set for 6:30 p.m. today in Refuge Temple, 15 Cottage St.To try to explain the...
View ArticleTown of Lockport creates operations department
LOCKPORT – The Town Board voted Wednesday to create a Department of Operations, whose director will be in charge of overseeing all town-owned buildings and land except the highway garage.The unanimous...
View ArticleGirl’s death tied to flu, bacterial infection
A North Tonawanda girl who died with the flu this week may have also suffered from another health complication.“Preliminary testing has indicated that the recent death of a Niagara County child may be...
View ArticleLockport grants $50,000 to winery in Old City Hall
LOCKPORT – A new winery to be operated by two Cambria women may open as soon as Memorial Day in Old City Hall, and the Common Council voted Wednesday to grant them $50,000 toward the start-up...
View ArticleMonopoly: Good-bye iron, hello cat
Cat lovers can rejoice.But fans of clear-starching and Beatrix Potter’s Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle?Not so much.It’s now official: “Monopoly” will soon bring in a new gameboard token, a cat – and abandon the...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday is on the move
Hamburgers, coffee and now ... ashes?Taking a page from fast-food chains and doughnut shops, a handful of area clergy are offering “Ashes to Go” to mark the start of the Lenten holy season on Ash...
View ArticleWinter storm headed this way
Another winter storm is coming, but this time the Southern Tier won’t be taking nearly the pounding it did last week.“This is going to be a different sort of system than last week. It’s a low pressure...
View ArticleSenecas push state for Rochester casino
ALBANY – Before the Seneca Nation of Indians pays even part of the $572 million it owes the state and local governments in casino revenue-sharing money, it wants the Cuomo administration to make...
View ArticleFalls schools eye digital update to ban on student-staff fraternizing
NIAGARA FALLS – Recognizing the increasing use of electronic social networking sites, city school administrators are modernizing their policy to make sure that students and staff understand that...
View ArticleSnow should break for evening commute
You aren’t the only one looking to get an early start to the weekend.The winter storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow north of Buffalo will take a break around 3 p.m. today, forecasters said, just...
View ArticleFalls burglar draws 15-year prison term
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas on Thursday sentenced Edward D. Brundidge, a serial burglar from Niagara Falls, to 15 years in state prison and five years’ post-release supervision...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man placed on probation in domestic violence case
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda man who pleaded guilty to two felonies in a domestic violence case was placed on five years’ probation this weekby Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas.Aaron C....
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