Seizure of Pomeranians highlights changes at SPCA
WHEATFIELD – A year ago, the SPCA of Niagara was in the doghouse.Its director had been fired and the organization was receiving scathing reports of unnecessary and cruel euthanasia and poor medical...
View ArticleIdentity fraud reports flood City of Lockport Police Department
LOCKPORT – The two things law enforcers often find about identity theft is that they can come in bunches, and they are often connected.In Lockport, police are dealing with the first, but still aren’t...
View ArticleFrom the blotter/Police calls and court cases, Jan. 29 to Feb. 6
Two vehicles were vandalized in Niagara Falls, including a Range Rover which sustained more than $1,700 in damage.The owner of the 2003 Range Rover told police that sometime between 1 and 3 a.m....
View ArticleLockport metal fabricator to absorb Amherst company
LOCKPORT – Diversified Manufacturing will expand its plant and absorb an Amherst company with the same owner, while Lake Effect Ice Cream will add onto a Canal Street building where it plans to make...
View ArticleVolunteer for hospice deals well with people
LOCKPORT – During her 20-year career as a volunteer for Niagara Hospice, Barbara Reed’s interest in people and an affinity for euchre have been as important as her nursing degree.“My first love is...
View ArticleNU students help low-income, elderly file tax returns
LEWISTON – Business administration students at Niagara University helped hundreds of low-income and elderly taxpayers receive more than half a million dollars in income tax refunds last year, and...
View ArticleEx-workers challenge Senecas on insurance
Rashinaz Khasanova was thrilled when she landed a full-time housekeeping job at the Seneca Niagara Casino’s hotel in Niagara Falls about six years ago.But she’s not thrilled since the Senecas’ insurer...
View ArticleAppraisal hurdle cleared in Trek deal
LOCKPORT – The bank appraisal of the building where Trek Inc. is to place its new plant finally arrived last week. R. Charles Bell, Lockport planning and development director, declined to disclose the...
View ArticleLove Canal lawsuit: Is history repeating?
NIAGARA FALLS – The weird popping and hissing sounds coming from their basement offered the first sign that something was wrong.Then a foul chemical smell filled the first floor of Melanie and Zachary...
View ArticleFree family event Saturday to mark Hunter’s Day of Hope
Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, his wife, Jill, and the Hunter’s Hope Foundation will host the 15th annual Hunter’s Day of Hope and Prayer for Children from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday in...
View ArticleCounty wins $400,000 grant for NT police dispatching costs
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office has won a $400,000 state grant, most of which will be used for the transfer of North Tonawanda police dispatching duties to the Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff...
View ArticlePaladino to lead Albany rally against new gun-control law
Carl P. Paladino on Sunday criticized Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and supporters of the state’s new gun-control law and said he plans to lead the Western New York contingent to a statewide Gun Rights and...
View ArticleNew knitting club starts Wednesday in Lewiston
LEWISTON – A new knitting club called the Lewiston Knit-Wits will hold its first meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on the second floor of the Historic Opera Hall, 736 Center St.The group is open...
View ArticleChoosing Love Canal for a neighbor
Second of two partsBy Charlie Specht and Dan HerbeckNews STAFF ReporterSNIAGARA FALLS – Want to buy – for just $40,000 – a two-bedroom, completely refurbished ranch home in a low-crime, suburban-style...
View ArticleCongress’ inaction leaves violence on women unremedied
WASHINGTON – More than a year after inadvertently severing the federal lifeline to domestic-violence programs in Buffalo and across the nation, Congress is inching toward fixing what it broke.But...
View ArticleWinter’s next torments – freezing rain and high winds
Old Man Winter, after tormenting the region with snow and cold over the weekend, is starting off the new week with two more of his favorites – freezing rain and gale force winds. The National Weather...
View ArticleChlorine gas leak causes school evacuation
NIAGARA FALLS – Staff and students were evacuated at about 9:30 a.m. Monday from Gaskill Preparatory School after two school employees mixing chemicals in the basement pool area set off a noxious...
View ArticleDispute over mashed potatoes turns dangerous
NIAGARA FALLS – A disagreement over mashed potatoes turned dangerous over the weekend when a victim said tempers escalated and a woman came at her with box cutters. Shaquina S. Hill, 23, of Fourth...
View ArticleTeen shooting in Newfane under investigation
NEWFANE – Niagara County sheriff’s deputies tonight are investigating the shooting of a 14-year-old boy this afternoon on Hess Road.The teen may have been shot in the head, although sheriff’s...
View ArticleFormer pharmacy worker accused of stealing, selling painkillers
A Lockport woman was charged Monday with stealing prescription drugs from a pharmacy where she worked.Lydia M. Klein, 43, will face a charge in U.S. District Court of possession with intent to...
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