Restaurant review: Mela in Niagara Falls celebrates diverse flavors of India
NIAGARA FALLS – Once upon a time, if you mentioned “Indian restaurants” in downtown Niagara Falls, thoughts probably turned to the long-since forgotten “Turtle,” a snapper-shaped structure that housed...
View ArticleA homespun ‘Field of Dreams’ is a Lockport man’s...
LOCKPORT – George Davis spent the better part of a decade building the field before his dreams would come true.Like Kevin Costner’s character in the film “Field of Dreams,” Davis was haunted by...
View ArticleRash of Legionnaire’s Disease cases baffles local health officials
An unexpected outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease in Erie and Niagara counties in the past two months has health officials searching for the cause, so far unsuccessfully.In Erie County, there were 38...
View ArticleBikes and lawnmowers stolen in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Bicycles and lawnmowers were popular targets with thieves in four separate incidents reported Friday.An elderly 39th Street woman told police that someone stole her push mower from her...
View ArticleThief breaks into tourists’ vehicle
NIAGARA FALLS – A group of Chinese tourists lost over $6,000 worth of belongings when their vehicle was broken into Friday evening while parked near the old “Turtle” building in the 100 block of Main...
View ArticleFalls apartment burglarized while occupant slept on couch
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Street apartment was burglarized Saturday morning while the occupant slept on a living room couch, police said.Someone entered the first-floor apartment between midnight at...
View ArticleCar stolen from North Tonawanda found in Pendleton
PENDLETON – A car stolen recently in North Tonawanda was found Thursday evening, abandoned on the Pendleton walking path off Mapleton Road, sheriff’s deputies said.The 2002 Ford had no license plates...
View ArticleVolunteer reports checks stolen while at Rescue Mission
The victim was working at the Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission between 6 and 7 p.m. when someone entered her purse, which had been left in a kitchen area, and ripped the blank checks out of a checkbook....
View ArticleTwo pot plants found in side yard of Olcott home
OLCOTT – A pair of five and-a-half foot tall marijuana plants were found growing in the side yard of a Clinton Street residence Thursday evening, sheriff’s deputies said.While police were in the area...
View ArticleHow did Jessie die?
The school nurse sent Jessie home sick from Lockport High School on Friday, March 1. By the following Monday, the 19-year-old special education student was dead on the floor of his bedroom. When...
View ArticleFormer executive director sues Niagara SPCA over benefits
WHEATFIELD – The SPCA of Niagara reneged on its promises of lifetime health insurance and life insurance, the organization’s former executive director contended in a lawsuit filed last week.Albert J....
View ArticleFor younger Bonham, ‘The Song Remains the Same’
If any musician in the world has the right to perform in a “Led Zeppelin tribute band,” it has to be Jason Bonham.After all, he is the son of the late, great John “Bonzo” Bonham, the Zeppelin drummer...
View ArticleCastellani exhibits celebrate Western New York’s cultures through food
LEWISTON – The Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University recently opened two new folk art exhibits focusing on the cultural lives of Western New York’s ethnic communities.A free opening reception...
View ArticleDEA-sponsored camp combines life skills and basketball
On a warm Friday night, Tonya Moore sat in a hot gym at the Delavan-Grider Community Center, watching as dozens of boys and girls learned the do’s and don’ts of basketball.Down the hall, her...
View ArticleLandfill capping project nears completion in Lockport
LOCKPORT – The placement of a 12-inch-deep soil cover over the recently closed Niagara County landfill is expected to be completed this week, according to Dawn M. Timm, interim refuse disposal...
View ArticleSearch continues for Buffalo fisherman in gorge whirlpool
A Buffalo man remained missing Sunday night after he fell into the Niagara Gorge whirlpool area around 6 a.m. Sunday. The man was fishing with two friends when he approached the water and was swept...
View ArticleSwitch to alternative fuel vehicles seen as unfeasible in Niagara County
LOCKPORT – A report on whether it would be economically feasible to convert some of Niagara County’s vehicle fleet to alternative fuels was issued last week, and the answer is no.Larry Simpson of Blue...
View ArticleNiagara County real estate transactions
CAMBRIA• Upper Mountain Road, Elaine D. Clark; Olga J. Magrun to Regina Burt; David Burt, $105,000.HARTLAND• Ridge Road, A Craig Isaacson; Deborah S. Isaacson to Courtney M. Edmister,...
View ArticleCanal Center director takes disABILITY History post
Douglas Farley, director of the Erie Canal Discovery Center in Lockport since its opening nearly a decade ago, has joined the Museum of disABILITY History in Buffalo, as its new director.“I loved my...
View ArticleSkydiving planned to support Project Homeless Connect
The Western New York Coalition for the Homeless is going to new heights to raise funds for its fifth annual Project Homeless Connect event.The agency hopes to raise $10,000 in donations through a...
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