Second man pleads guilty in Falls mugging
LOCKPORT – Carl R. Adams of Niagara Falls accepted a plea offer Wednesday in Niagara County Court, wrapping up the case of the July 15 mugging of a man from whom $60 was stolen near a gas station on...
View ArticleLockport man imprisoned for having 2 ounces of cocaine
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas sent Gary Kelly of Lockport, who was caught with more than two ounces of cocaine in his home, to prison for 3 1/2 years Wednesday.Kelly, 42, of John...
View ArticleProbation for first of five to plead in forged check scheme
LOCKPORT – Shana L. Wallace, 21, of Hawley Street, Lockport, was placed on three years’ probation Wednesday by State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. for her part in a forged check and...
View ArticleDefendant charged with shaking and seriously injuring his child
NIAGARA FALLS – An infant girl suffered five broken ribs and a head injury when she was allegedly shaken by her father late last month at a home on Ninth Street. “He assaulted his own baby,” said...
View Article$16,000 worth of jewelry stolen in Lockport
LOCKPORT – Three diamond rings, one of them valued at $9,000, were stolen from a house in the 4400 block of Lake Avenue on Monday, according to Niagara County sheriff’s deputies.The victim told...
View ArticleFalls man admits crack possession, enters treatment
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man was assigned to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment Wednesday by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III after the defendant pleaded...
View ArticleMedication, cash and jewelry stolen in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – More than $10,000 worth of medication, cash and jewelry were stolen from a house in the 200 block of 70th Street Monday.The 52-year-old victim told police Tuesday that she had left for...
View ArticleCopper stolen from a vacant house in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Approximately $2,000 worth of copper pipe was stolen from a basement in a vacant house in the 2200 block of Ontario Avenue.The property manager told police Tuesday that sometime in the...
View ArticleWilson schools take extra precautions during a search
WILSON – The Wilson High School and Middle School and Thomas Marks Elementary School were put into lockout status to secure the perimeter and keep students in place as Niagara County sheriff’s...
View ArticleNew Era to establish pavilion at new Children’s Hospital
Families with chronically ill children who go to the hospital frequently will have a place of their own when the new children’s hospital opens on the Medical Campus. No longer will they have to meet...
View ArticleLockport police officer fired after layoff last week
LOCKPORT – A new city police officer who was laid off last week because of budgetary constraints was fired earlier this week.Officials denied the two actions were related, but they would not address...
View ArticleKindergarten stays but budget cuts 6 teachers
SANBORN – Kindergarten stays, and arts and sports programs will remain untouched, but six teaching positions are to be cut in the budget that will be presented to Niagara Wheatfield Central School...
View ArticleCow Bingo: A tradition returns to Sanborn
Jeff Haseley decided it was finally time to bring back cow bingo to the 2.63-square-mile farming hamlet of Sanborn, where the fragrance of manure wafts in and out with the breeze. There were two good,...
View ArticleNorris resigns as chairman of Niagara County GOP
LOCKPORT – Michael J. Norris resigned Wednesday as Niagara County Republican Party chairman, saying his new position as Town of Lockport attorney didn’t leave him enough time to do both jobs.North...
View Article‘Sign guy’ skips court, may face jail
LOCKPORT – David J. Mongielo, the auto repair shop owner charged with violating the Town of Lockport sign ordinance, did not appear for a hearing Wednesday in Town Court .Justice Raymond E. Schilling...
View ArticleSylvia Browne visits Niagara Falls
When she appeared before a packed house at the Seneca Niagara Events Center in 2009, psychic medium, author and lecturer Sylvia Browne wasn’t able to predict that she’d be back four years later. That...
View ArticleSandra Bernhard, loving life, brings her new show to the Riviera Theatre
It’s fair to say that Sandra Bernhard’s approach to comedy – an uncommon mix of musical performances and sassy topical observations, all wrapped up in sort of tongue-in-cheek bravado – sets her apart...
View ArticlePILOT for hotel project set for IDA public hearing
WHEATFIELD – The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency has scheduled a public hearing at 4 p.m. May 2 in Niagara Falls City Hall on Plati Niagara’s request for a 10-year...
View ArticleYahoo to receive more than $30 million in tax breaks
LOCKPORT – With the approval of a 20-year package of property tax and sales tax breaks for Yahoo’s second Lockport project, the Internet giant has the green light to invest another $170 million in the...
View ArticlePuppy believed beaten, thrown in a trash can
NIAGARA FALLS – An eight-week old tan and white puppy left to die in a trash can was found Wednesday morning. Officials today reported the puppy, who suffered a broken jaw, was likely beaten or...
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