All brush collection will be on same day in Lockport
LOCKPORT – The town will use a new brush pickup schedule this year, Councilman Paul W. Siejak announced this week.Starting March 18 and continuing through November, all brush in the town will be...
View ArticlePeace Bridge plan will restore Front Park
Front Park – the first park Frederick Law Olmsted designed and built in Buffalo – will be made whole again six decades after a road was paved through it to reach the Peace Bridge.Work is expected to...
View ArticleHartland woman gets probation for role in burglaries
LOCKPORT – A woman who took part in two November 2011 burglaries was placed on five years’ probation Thursday by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III.Amanda J. Swan, 26, of Drum Road, Hartland,...
View ArticleFalls man gets 2 years in prison for drug-dealing
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man explained his continued involvement in drug dealing Thursday before Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III sent him to state prison.“Why are you still committing...
View ArticleMan robs Lockport M&T Bank branch
LOCKPORT – A man wearing gloves, aviator sunglasses and a white piece of tape on his nose robbed the M&T Bank branch at Pine and Walnut streets of an undetermined amount of cash Friday...
View ArticleSex offender pleads guilty in three cases, faces more charges
LOCKPORT – A Level 1 sex offender pleaded guilty Friday to two felonies and admitted violating the terms of his probation on a third.Derrick J. Houser, 26, formerly of Niagara Falls, could be sent to...
View ArticleAuthorities call off search for body in Niagara Gorge
NIAGARA FALLS – Niagara Falls State Parks Police on Friday afternoon conducted a search after receiving a report that a body had been spotted in the gorge below the American Falls. The first reports...
View ArticleTeaming up to take on cancer of the colon
The rate of incidence of colorectal cancer is higher in Erie County than any other county in New York State, according to the Cancer Burden Profile 2012, and Tops and a local cancer service agency are...
View ArticleUB, EPA to host green infrastructure forum Tuesday
The University at Buffalo and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will team up Tuesday to host a green infrastructure forum.The forum will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Clinical and...
View ArticleFire damages Town of Lockport house
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A fire that may have started in the chimney damaged a two-story house at 6054 Crosby Road early Friday evening. The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to the fire at 7:13...
View ArticleHospital launches Medicaid center
NIAGARA FALLS – Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center on Friday announced a new agreement with the state to manage the health care of Medicaid patients with chronic problems and prevent expensive...
View ArticleCourt cancels transfer of contaminated Lockport store
LOCKPORT – A judge has canceled Patrick S. McFall’s transfer of the contaminated former Peters Dry Cleaning in Lockport to a man who said he was illiterate.The March 1 order from State Supreme Court...
View ArticleTeen arrested in Newfane ‘milk smashing’ prank
A Newfane High School senior was arrested Friday in a “milk smashing” prank at a Tops Market in the town after he was recognized by store employees and bragged about his actions on Facebook.The...
View ArticleLawsuits put Maid of Mist in a bind
The Maid of the Mist needs to start work within weeks on a new boat storage facility in order to protect its fleet from next winter’s icy waters.But with a lawsuit filed by its Canadian competitor,...
View ArticleNACC plans art auction, basket raffle
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, Pine Avenue and Portage Road, will offer a fund-raising basket raffle and art auction from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday. About 200 art items, including...
View ArticleNiagara SPCA volunteers plan rally
TOWN OF NIAGARA – A rally to try to round up new members and volunteers for the SPCA of Niagara will be held at noon today. The rally is being held in conjunction with a fund-raising flea market at...
View ArticleNU coach is certain his mom’s spirit infused team
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Joe Mihalich apologized. He said he was trying his best to maintain his composure, but he needed to share the memory. Mihalich knew I had also lost my mother to cancer last...
View ArticleDeMarco hangs up badge after 26 years with Niagara Falls Police Department
NIAGARA FALLS – In more than a quarter century in law enforcement, John P. DeMarco has seen a lot of challenging moments.But one of his hardest days on the job came in Feb. 7, 2009.That’s when Niagara...
View ArticleCollege fair to feature workshops, 200 schools
The annual Buffalo National College Fair will be held March 26 and 27 in Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.The event is free and open to the public.Now in its ninth year, the college fair allows...
View ArticleNew radio system part of planned Niagara security boosts
LOCKPORT – Niagara County’s new $10 million emergency radio system is expected to come on line this fall, Fire Coordinator Jonathan F. Schultz said last week. Previously, officials had said they hoped...
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