Iraq War veteran avoids jail time in gun case
LOCKPORT – Alexander T. Carncross, an Iraq War veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, was assigned this week to Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court in the wake of a guilty plea to...
View ArticleMan who had “meltdown” avoids jail, is scolded by judge
LOCKPORT – Clifford J. Meteer, who according to his attorney had a “meltdown” Sept. 2 when he threatened suicide with an illegal handgun, avoided jail time Thursday.Attorney Robert Viola said Meteer,...
View ArticleFalls man charged with assaulting woman with metal knuckles
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man with a history of domestic violence convictions pleaded not guilty in Niagara County Court Friday to an indictment accusing him of assaulting a woman Dec. 3, while he...
View ArticleLewiston pot grower lands in jail
LOCKPORT – After a long, strange trip through the criminal justice system, Lewiston marijuana grower and dealer Brian M. Renaud was sentenced Friday to a year in Niagara County Jail for violating the...
View ArticleDrunken driver’s weekends are booked – in jail
LOCKPORT – Justin G. Kopp, 30, of Mill Street, Lockport, will spend his weekends in Niagara County Jail for the next four months, County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas ordered Friday.Kopp, who pleaded...
View ArticleNT woman pleads not guilty to cocaine charges
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda woman, arrested on cocaine possession charges Aug. 31 in Niagara Falls, pleaded not guilty to an indictment Friday in Niagara County Court.Cindy L. Ventresca, 41, of...
View ArticleAppellate court throws out motorcyclist’s suit against Falls
The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed against the City of Niagara Falls by a motorcyclist who was hurt when his bike crashed after striking a pothole.The...
View ArticleMan fails to repay business, is indicted
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who allegedly stole $20,000 worth of metal, pipe and wire from a Town of Niagara business has been indicted after he missed a deadline to pay restitution to the...
View ArticleLockport residents bitter over stone quarry expansion
LOCKPORT – The Town Board took a verbal beating this week from residents who live near the Lafarge North America stone quarry, whose 162-foot expansion request was approved by the board Dec. 26.“The...
View ArticleArrest pace steps up in Lockport impact zone
LOCKPORT – Police Chief Lawrence M. Eggert and other city officials met with residents of the city’s “impact zone” Thursday, as the third weekly report on the results of the crackdown showed there...
View ArticleWilson Spanish teacher must be rehired, court rules
WILSON – An appellate court ruled unanimously Friday that Heather Alessi, a former Wilson High School Spanish teacher whose job was eliminated in 2011, must be rehired with back pay and benefits.The...
View ArticleWallenda will return to Falls to receive award
NIAGARA FALLS – Daredevil Nik Wallenda, whose high-wire walk over Niagara Falls June 15 won new publicity for the area, was announced Friday as an award winner and keynote speaker for the Niagara USA...
View ArticleAssembly members set forum on mental health, gun safety
Six Western New York Republican Assembly members will host a forum on mental health, school safety and gun violence from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Hearing Room 4 of the Mahoney State...
View ArticleInjured cyclist’s lawsuit against Falls dismissed
The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed against the City of Niagara Falls by a motorcyclist hurt when his bike crashed after striking a pothole.The crash...
View ArticleCourt orders ex-teacher rehired with back pay
WILSON – An appellate court ruled unanimously Friday that Heather Alessi, a former Wilson High School Spanish teacher whose job was eliminated in 2011, must be rehired with back pay and benefits.The...
View Article‘Alberta Clipper’ hits region with unequal amounts of snowfall...
Geography meant everything Friday in the daylong winter storm that trekked across the Niagara Frontier.It meant the difference between snowblowing sidewalks and driveways in Youngstown or just...
View ArticleVirtual trip teaches influence of Africa
A consciousness-raising journey, starting in Ethiopia and other countries in Africa before skipping over to the Americas and winding up in the sunny Caribbean, will provide a respite from the winter...
View ArticleLockport sells Outwater Park cell tower lease
LOCKPORT – The Common Council voted last week to sell a 50-year lease on the cellphone tower atop the Outwater Park water tower.Landmark Dividend will pay a lump sum of $226,423 for the remainder of...
View ArticleFalls Council puts itself on the cutting edge
NIAGARA FALLS – A political battle is brewing among city officials who have stark disagreements about the direction of the city.But the debate has nothing to do with plans for a new casino, the...
View ArticleDocents needed for Historical Society
LOCKPORT – If you are interested in local history and have a little spare time to help share that knowledge with local schoolchildren, a volunteer opportunity is knocking.The Niagara County Historical...
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