Lockport Council’s refusal to rename park for Parete irks classmate
LOCKPORT – The president of Buffalo Police Officer Patricia Parete’s Lockport High School graduating class angrily denounced city officials Thursday for refusing to rename a park in her memory.Joseph...
View Article‘Historic day’ as casino feud is settled
An acrimonious dispute between the state and the Seneca Nation of Indians ended Thursday with a deal to re-start tribal casino revenue payments to Albany and localities in return for New York banning...
View ArticleLeague to discuss women’s equality agenda
Katherine Bodde, policy counsel for the New York Civil Liberties Union, will discuss Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s women’s equality agenda during the annual meeting of the League of Women Voters of Buffalo...
View ArticleHispanic Women’s League offering scholarships
The Hispanic Women’s League is offering scholarships to female students of Hispanic origin.Candidates must be residents of the Buffalo Niagara region and show a commitment to the Hispanic...
View ArticleFree flowers, pots offered by garden organizers
LOCKPORT – The organizers of the Lockport Community Garden at Washburn and South streets will offer free flowers and flower pots to neighborhood children from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. The garden,...
View ArticleTruesdale to seek re-election to ninth term on town bench
PORTER – Longtime Town of Porter Justice David J. Truesdale, a lifelong resident of the Town of Porter who will complete his 32nd year as justice, has announced that he will seek re-election to a...
View ArticleLockport printing company wins tax break in split vote
LOCKPORT – Gooding Co., Lockport’s oldest industrial firm, won a 15-year tax break from the Town of Lockport Industrial Development Agency on Thursday, despite the opposition of two members who said...
View ArticleEmployee handbook on Niagara town policies gets go ahead
TOWN OF NIAGARA – An employee handbook that contains all town policies regarding working for the town is in the works.At a work session Thursday, the Town Board agreed to authorize Town Attorney...
View ArticleContractor’s suit against Seneca golf course will proceed
A West Seneca contractor can sue the company that owns the Seneca Nation’s Hickory Stick Golf Course in Lewiston for unpaid bills, an appellate court ruled Friday.The Appellate Division of State...
View ArticleNiagara Falls State Park unveils $5 million in improvements
NIAGARA FALLS – The visitors were as impressed as the politicians Friday, as some $5 million worth of improvements in Niagara Falls State Park officially opened.The work improves access to Luna...
View ArticleFalls man’s guilty plea in wife’s murder is thrown out
Kelvin W. Robinson of Niagara Falls, who admitted stabbing his wife to death in 2004, won his appeal Friday, on his third try.A four-judge panel in the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court ruled...
View ArticleAward-winning clerk puts ‘star’ next to Royalton
MIDDLEPORT – Politics being fickle, mayors and supervisors may come and go on a fairly frequent basis. But communities often rely on their village and town clerks for continuity.It’s no different in...
View ArticleVeterans court coming to Niagara County in July
LOCKPORT – For the past several years, New York State’s court system has recognized that military veterans sometimes have unique reasons for becoming involved in crime, especially offenses stemming...
View ArticleSummerfest returns to Porter on the Lake Park
YOUNGSTOWN – The Porter on the Lake Park Summerfest returns June 29 after a one-year hiatus.The family event is slated for 2 to 10 p.m. at the park on Dietz Road, off Route 18.The festival will...
View ArticleSchoellkopf Health Center names Durno administrator
NIAGARA FALLS – John R. Durno, a health care administrator with more than 25 years of experience, has been appointed administrator of Schoellkopf Health Center effective June 24.The nursing home is...
View ArticleBusiness incentive programs are focus of free workshop
CAMBRIA – A free workshop for current or prospective businesses interested in learning about incentive programs offered by local and county economic development agencies is set for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday...
View ArticleNiagara County faith-related events June 16-23
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., at the Potters House Christian Community Church, 723 Seventh...
View ArticleCreativity its own reward in Odyssey by Roy-Hart students
MIDDLEPORT – In this era of standardized tests and Common Core learning standards, there are pockets of Niagara County where creativity is still being nurtured and, in fact, rewarded.Seven...
View ArticleRegional ad strategy aims to reap tourism payoff
NIAGARA FALLS – With only a couple of weeks left in a regional marketing campaign, Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. is hoping the investment pays dividends for this summer’s tourist season.The...
View ArticleNiagara Honor Roll / Recognizing the accomplishments of Western New Yorkers
The American Osteopathic Association has granted a five-year accreditation to the Family Medicine Residency Program at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. The approval was granted following an...
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