State’s ballot system protects established politicians
Paul Argy’s attempt at politics lasted only one month, but his brief encounter with the blood sport taught him one thing: He’d rather stay out of local government.After 30 days of knocking on doors in...
View ArticleParty Chairman Forster in battle with fellow Democrats in Wheatfield
WHEATFIELD – Niagara County Democratic Chairman Nicholas J. Forster tangled with his party’s Wheatfield chairwoman last week.Town Chairwoman Shirley J. Joy and Judy A. Blake, a secretary in Town...
View ArticleNiagara County refuse district to sell landfill equipment
LOCKPORT – The temporary cap on the last active landfill operated by Niagara County is complete, the workers either have left for other departments or soon will do so, and the equipment is being...
View ArticleAirdrops of rabies vaccine begin Tuesday in Erie and Niagara counties
LOCKPORT – More than 200,000 raccoon baits containing rabies vaccine will be distributed in Niagara and Erie counties, starting Tuesday.James J. Devald, Niagara County environmental health director,...
View ArticleStatus of Town of Niagara building inspector is restored to full time
TOWN OF NIAGARA – The building inspector returned to full-time status last week after a recent action by the Town Board.Charles E. Haseley, whose job was reduced to half-time late last year during...
View ArticleMan charged with drunken driving following a crash between two all-terrain...
ROYALTON – A man injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash on Block Church Road at 9 p.m. Sunday was charged with drunken driving.Nicholas L. Criswell, 27, of Ertman Road was charged with driving while...
View ArticleElectrical wiring and copper ripped from vacant building
NIAGARA FALLS – Damage was listed at $3,000 after someone pulled out the electrical wiring and copper from an abandoned building in the 1700 block of LaSalle Avenue.PHH Mortgage Corporation told...
View ArticleVisitor reports over $2,000 in cash and clothing taken in a vehicle break-in
NIAGARA FALLS – A Canadian visitor reported his luggage, cash, clothing and merchandise from the Fashion Outlet Mall stolen while his vehicle was parked at a restaurant parking lot in the 7300 block...
View ArticleCash register stolen from business in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – An overnight clerk at an outdoor vending site called Blooming Onion said the cash register was stolen from the stand when he walked away for a short time to take the garbage to the...
View ArticleDrug buy goes bad
NIAGARA FALLS – A Ransomville woman told police she was assaulted by a man when she went to a house to buy drugs Sunday.The 22-year-old victim was found by police at 7 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of...
View ArticleBuffalo man charged with burglary at Fashion Outlets
LOCKPORT – A Buffalo man was arraigned Monday in Niagara County Court on an indictment charging him with stealing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from a store in the Fashion Outlets of Niagara...
View ArticleCareer criminal headed back to prison
LOCKPORT – Ricky Q. Caldwell is making his fifth trip to state prison in the past 30 years, this time for pulling a knife on a dollar store clerk who tried to prevent him from shoplifting two bags of...
View ArticleNiagara supervisor meets on Fashion Outlets expansion with state, company...
TOWN OF NIAGARA – The Town Board took no action Monday on the expansion of the Fashion Outlets of Niagara, but officials did meet earlier in the day to discuss issues with the site plan.The board held...
View ArticleNew town codes delay plan for clay mining in Lewiston
LEWISTON – New town codes have put a hold on a plan that would allow Tug Hill Environmental to start a new clay mine on Ridge Road. The proposal came before the Town Board Monday night and was...
View ArticleBeavers, residents blamed in Wheatfield drainage woes
WHEATFIELD – Not all of the town’s drainage woes are the result of overgrown ditches, it was reported at Monday’s Town Board meeting.Councilman Larry L. Helwig decried beavers and residents who have...
View ArticleFalls City Council candidates air their views at forum
NIAGARA FALLS – Seven City Council hopefuls tackled a wide range of issues during a candidates forum that lasted more than three hours on Monday night.Many spoke with an eye towards a brighter future,...
View ArticleCity to sell 2 parcels to state for Lincoln Avenue project
LOCKPORT – The Common Council agreed last week to sell two small parcels of land near the corner of Lincoln and Beattie avenues to the state Department of Transportation for a total of $1,000.The...
View ArticleHealth Dept. budget proposal hikes spending by $2 million
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Health Department’s proposed 2014 budget, unveiled by Deputy Director Victoria A. Pearson last week, showed a spending increase of more than $2 million, primarily caused...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 ducks sold for fundraising race in canal
LOCKPORT – As of last week, more than 1,000 plastic ducks had been sold for this year’s Lockport Duck Race in the Erie Canal, organizer Jay Krull said.The race, which will benefit the Lockport Lions...
View ArticleProduction rises sharply in area plants
Local manufacturers say their business heated up during July, fueled by a spike in production and a strong uptick in the flow of new orders.A new survey of local purchasing managers found that growth...
View Article