Former Wheatfield supervisor arrested on contempt warrant
Former Wheatfield Supervisor Timothy E. Demler was picked up on a civil warrant at his home Thursday morning and taken to a Buffalo courtroom to answer court orders left over from his divorce,...
View ArticleCounty building in Niagara Falls treated for bedbugs
NIAGARA FALLS – An exterminator went on the warpath against bedbugs in the Trott Access Center on Thursday night, trying to kill the bugs in several first-floor areas of the Niagara County office...
View Article12 festivals, 12 hours: Can you do it, Western New York?
If anyone tells you there’s nothing to do this weekend, slap him over the head with an Italian sausage.Or an ear of corn. Or whatever you can find at one of the many festivals taking place across the...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man faces six-count drug indictment
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda man pleaded not guilty in Niagara County Court Friday to an indictment accusing him of making three illegal pill sales in that city early last year.James Fontana, 23, of...
View ArticleWheatfield man jailed for animal cruelty
LOCKPORT – A man who violated the terms of his probation on a felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty was sentenced to a year behind bars Friday by State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch...
View ArticleProbation, fine, weekends in jail for drunken driver
LOCKPORT – A three-time drunken driver was sentenced Friday to five years’ probation, four weekends in jail and fines and fees total $1,555.Jason R. Mucha, 43, of Old Beattie Road, Lockport, had...
View Article10 years in prison is sentence for drug dealer who failed in treatment
LOCKPORT – A Town of Lockport man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in state prison and three years of post-release supervision after he flunked out of the judicial diversion program of...
View ArticleDemolition under way at historic Lockport building destroyed by fire
LOCKPORT – The City of Lockport had condemned the former Kohl’s site at 71 Gooding St. a number of years ago, barring anyone from entering the dilapidated building. But that didn’t stop thieves and...
View ArticleBen declares candidacy for Lockport town justice
LOCKPORT – John J. Ben of Lockport’s Holland Land Title & Abstract Co. announced Friday he’s running for town justice.Ben said he was chosen to run by the committee of vacancies listed on former...
View ArticleMaziarz to visit wind turbine site at winery
CAMBRIA – State Sen. George D. Maziarz will be making a visit at 10 a.m. Monday to Arrowhead Spring Vineyards in Cambria to examine the winery’s wind turbine.The winery installed the 10-kilowatt...
View Article12 festivals, 12 hours: Can you do it, Western New York?
If anyone tells you there’s nothing to do this weekend, slap him over the head with an Italian sausage.Or an ear of corn. Or whatever you can find at one of the many festivals taking place across the...
View ArticleMaziarz set to visit Cambria winery’s wind turbine
CAMBRIA – State Sen. George D. Maziarz will be visiting Arrowhead Spring Vineyards in Cambria at 10 a.m. Monday to examine the winery’s wind turbine.The winery installed the 10-kilowatt turbine off...
View ArticleJohn J. Ben announces candidacy for Lockport town justice
LOCKPORT – John J. Ben of Lockport’s Holland Land Title & Abstract Co. announced Friday he’s running for town justice.Ben said he was chosen to run by the committee of vacancies listed on former...
View ArticleLockport accepting credit cards at marina
LOCKPORT – The city has announced that, beginning today, it will begin accepting credit cards for gasoline sales and boat slip rentals at Nelson C. Goehle-Widewaters Marina.Earlier this year, in a...
View ArticleOne officer’s suggestion: ‘Have a little empathy’
Orchard Park Police Lt. Joseph Ray checks in with people and families whose mental or emotional issues have required a police response.Ray, recently promoted, sees problem-solving as an important...
View ArticleDelay in Parete memorial causes rift between friend, Lockport officials
LOCKPORT – A friend of the late Patricia Parete accused City Hall last week of dragging its feet on building a memorial to the Buffalo police officer in her hometown of Lockport.“Honestly, I am not...
View ArticleTwo female inmates may sue Niagara County
LOCKPORT – Two female inmates who say a male laundry worker sexually harassed them in the Niagara County Jail are seeking to file damage lawsuits against the county.Most recently Arlene Combs in State...
View Article‘I don’t want to hurt anyone – I think people are...
As a teen, Sam stole a handgun and was disarmed by a police officer in an event that could have ended far worse. Later, he landed in prison for a bizarre crime. Now in his 30s, he is gracious, earnest...
View ArticleDoes training prepare cops for the mentally ill?
The police academy taught Deputy Benjamin Pisa and his class of recruits how to handle someone with a serious mental illness.Real life was different.Pisa was fresh out of the academy and in his second...
View ArticleNiagara county real estate transactions
HARTLAND• Stone Road, Jeffrey G. Farewell Jr. to Jesse D. Cotriss, $12,000.LEWISTON Highest price: $301,000 Average price: $104,054 Median price: $71,750 Number of Sales: 14• Oak Run Drive, Henry M....
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