Counting on new workers as immigration debate brews
In the hallways of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and on the farms of Niagara County, Washington’s brewing debate about immigration reform isn’t about “amnesty,” or about the fear that someone...
View ArticleArea shops celebrate Free Comic Book Day
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s ... Free Comic Book Day!“Superman” will be among the thousands of free comic books given away today at participating comic book stores in Western New York as part of...
View ArticleBuffalo Niagara now a ‘seller’s market,’ realtors say
Increased demand and an ongoing slowdown in homeowners listing their houses for sale continue to force selling prices up in the Buffalo Niagara region.A big drop in inventory in March drove the median...
View ArticleElizabeth C. Tower, 93, philanthropist, gifted artist
Feb. 23, 1920 – May 2, 2013Elizabeth C. “Liz” Tower, a local philanthropist and artist whose work hangs in numerous museums and distinguished private collections, died Thursday in her East Aurora...
View ArticleSpring comes bouncing back
Farmers and boaters. Golfers and roofers. Dogs and the people walking them. Absolutely everyone is enjoying the perfect weather here – except, perhaps, those who love to complain about the weather....
View ArticleSUV ends up balancing on a guy wire after crash
The car crash was so strange, police didn’t believe it until they saw it.But there it was Friday morning, a sport utility vehicle that veered off a Lockport city road, headed for a shopping plaza –...
View ArticleRoy-Hart and Barker schools to share superintendent.
It’s one thing for school districts to share some sports teams and academic programs these days, but sharing a leader is largely untested territory.That is, until two eastern Niagara County school...
View ArticleNo date in sight for third Robie Drake murder trial
LOCKPORT – The prosecution is trying to get rid of the defense attorneys.The defense is trying to get rid of the judge.And Robie J. Drake remains in his cell in the Niagara County Jail, awaiting a...
View ArticleTickets available to North Tonawanda Historic Treasures Tour
The North Tonawanda History Museum is presenting its biennial Historic Treasures Tour from noon to 6 p.m. June 8.Tickets are available at the museum, 54 Webster St., and can also ordered by phone or...
View ArticlePolice honor their own
LEWISTON – Police agencies from Western New York and Southern Ontario will honor the memories of law enforcement personnel who gave their lives in the line of duty during the 16th annual Niagara...
View ArticleJaime Pabilonia: Left the Philippines to practice child psychiatry in the...
YOUNGSTOWN – In the 1960s, when Jaime Pabilonia finished medical school in the Philippines, ambition drew him to the United States. His connection to waterfalls led him to pick a job at a Niagara...
View ArticleRoy-Hart to hold public hearing on school budget
MIDDLEPORT – The Royalton-Hartland School District will hold a public hearing to present its proposed $22 million budget for 2013-14 at 7 p.m. Thursday.The proposed budget represents a 66-cent...
View ArticleWilson high student gets scholarship in memory of domestic violence victim
LOCKPORT – Brianna O’Donnell, a Wilson High School senior, has been awarded a $250 scholarship by the Victim Assistance Unit of the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff James Voutour told The...
View ArticleNew dog park to open in Wilson
WILSON – Betty Haag had a dog – and a wish.The Wilson resident had visited dog parks elsewhere and decided this quiet lakeside village was just the spot for canines to run free in a safe, fenced park....
View ArticleBoth sides of the Lower Niagara delight as 4 villages put their history into...
Despite being four villages in two separate countries, the communities along the Lower Niagara have a shared history of life along the river.“From the Mouth of the Lower Niagara River: Stories of Four...
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PRAYER: The Healing Rooms of Buffalo Niagara is open to pray for anyone who needs physical, emotional or spiritual healing, 7 to 9 p.m., Potters House Christian Community Church, 723 Seventh St.,...
View ArticleNiagara County meetings and hearings this week
The School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the district’s administrative offices, Quaker and Haight roads.The Town Board will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday in Town Hall, 4160 Upper Mountain Road,...
View ArticleCasting Buffalo in a new light
Not long ago, the hulking grain elevators dotting the Buffalo River appeared to many as unwelcome reminders of a faded industrial past.Now, as several major Canalside projects are under way, they’re a...
View ArticleErie Canal’s floating libraries inspire Lockport native’s...
Children’s author Cynthia Storrs Cotten grew up in Lockport and remembers being frightened of the Erie Canal. “I was scared to death of the canal when I was a kid and I don’t know why. It was deep, it...
View ArticleBenefits for man’s medical costs will now aid the children he loved
A fundraiser originally intended to offset the medical expenses of a critically ill 42-year-old widower now will help support the three children left behind when he died last month.“Triple The Love...
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