$1.5 million advances removal of Falls parkway
NIAGARA FALLS – The removal of part of the Robert Moses Parkway, from John Daly Boulevard leading into Niagara Falls State Park, moved a step closer Thursday, as the board of Empire State Development...
View ArticlePower Vista marking 50 years since its opening
LEWISTON – Today is the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Power Vista, the free visitor center at the Niagara Power Project.The New York Power Authority is marking the occasion by collecting...
View ArticleCity to play key role in allocating Lockport flood aid
After attending a statewide conference on flood relief Thursday in Albany, Lockport Mayor Michael W. Tucker said the city will play a key role in obtaining reimbursement for Lockport home and business...
View ArticleBuffalo Niagara posts gain of 4,000 jobs in June
The Buffalo Niagara region added 4,000 jobs in June from a year ago, a 0.7 percent increase that continued the recent pattern of a slowing strengthening employment market that isn’t improving nearly...
View ArticleFilm featuring actor Matthew Broderick to be filmed in Buffalo later this...
A film noir set in Buffalo and featuring Matthew Broderick and Janeane Garofalo will begin filming in the area later this month. “The American Side” is slated to film from July 29 to Aug. 23,...
View ArticleLocal wages lower than national, state averages, federal data shows
Wages in the Buffalo Niagara region are about 7 percent lower than the national average and lower still than wages paid in other upstate New York cities, according to federal data released...
View ArticleState flood relief teams will be in Lockport Sunday through Tuesday
LOCKPORT – Moving faster than expected, state flood relief teams will be visiting Lockport Sunday through Tuesday to take claims from home and business owners for losses suffered in the June 28 flash...
View ArticleOswego woman charged with felony DWI in Wheatfield
An Oswego woman on probation for a prior driving while intoxicated conviction was caught driving drunk in the Town of Wheatfield Friday, State Police reported.Samanatha Wyman, 34, was charged with...
View ArticleNiagara County park reports $15,000 damage in copper wire theft
WHEATFIELD – Someone cut four 75-foot copper electrical lines to the maintenance building at Oppenheim Park on Niagara Falls Boulevard about 3:05 a.m. Friday.Edward McDonald, a groundskeeper for the...
View ArticleWoman charged with disorderly conduct in jail parking lot
LOCKPORT – A Town of Lockport woman was charged with disorderly conduct in the parking lot of the Niagara County Jail Friday morning.Deputy Raymond F. Tracy Jr. said he saw a vehicle driven by Kelly...
View ArticlePendleton man catches juvenile burglar in Lockport
LOCKPORT – A juvenile was captured by a citizen Thursday night in the Town of Lockport after the boy allegedly stole his bicycle, along with a dirt bike from a Beattie Avenue woman’s garage.William J....
View ArticleState flood relief teams to visit Lockport Sunday through Tuesdays
LOCKPORT – Moving faster than expected, state flood relief teams will be visiting Lockport Sunday through Tuesday to take claims from home and business owners for losses suffered in the June 28 flash...
View ArticleTown of Lockport critics plan to run for office
LOCKPORT – Two frequent critics of Town of Lockport government are taking their cases to the voters in the Sept. 10 primary.David J. Mongielo, best known as the “sign guy” challenging the town’s law...
View ArticleFirst Niagara rebounds to earn $71.1 million in second quarter
First Niagara Financial Group reported profits of $71.1 million in the second quarter, bouncing back from a $10.9 million loss a year earlier when the Buffalo-based bank was hit by the cost of...
View ArticleIn state’s gun debate, money still flows
ALBANY – More than six months after New York’s sweeping crackdown on gun and ammunition purchases, money from supporters and opponents is still pouring into the chief combatants in the debate, though...
View ArticleBeavers threaten eagles’ habitat
Ward, they’re worried about the beavers.Large yellow signs on and around the Niagara River’s Strawberry Island forbid trespassing near a bald eagle nest on the island. The rule, set forth by the...
View ArticleNational Grid to fund teacher training programs
NIAGARA FALLS – National Grid announced that it will fund graduate-level training programs for 45 Niagara Falls public school teachers, leading to summer camps in science, technology, engineering and...
View ArticleFour jail employees given promotions
LOCKPORT – Four employees at the Niagara County Correctional Facility have been promoted, Sheriff James R. Voutour announced.Kevin M. Payne is now chief jail administrator. He had been a captain since...
View ArticleOnline donation system sought to fund memorial
LOCKPORT – The committee working on a Fallen Heroes Memorial for Lockport said it hopes to be able to use the city’s online bill-paying system to take donations, once the city’s website is expanded to...
View ArticleYoungstown ready to set sail on its last level Regatta
YOUNGSTOWN – Expect the tiny village of Youngstown to swell in size beginning Thursday as old salts return for reunions and newcomers arrive to be part of history.This year, as it has been for 39...
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