Hunters given go-ahead to kill more Canada geese as season opens
Canada geese lay green droppings – not golden eggs – in parks, golf courses and playing fields, so for that reason and others, they are now literally under increased fire in New York State.The...
View ArticleCanalside carousel called a perfect fit as waterfront attraction
Carousels are like nostalgic dreams, with colorful horses, whirring lights and band-organ music recalling images of happy families and unfettered childhood.It’s also why, proponents say, the whimsical...
View ArticleNiagara County faith-related events Sept. 1-8
Monday 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., Potters House Christian Community Church, 723 Seventh...
View ArticleFalls hopes to stir interest in 3 vacant homes with ‘mini’...
NIAGARA FALLS – The city’s initiative to get vacant, city-owned residential properties back on the tax rolls is entering another new phase.Niagara Falls’ “Open House” program, run by the city’s...
View ArticleYoungstown has its eyes on vacant Main Street lot
YOUNGSTOWN – The Village of Youngstown is pursuing grants to potentially purchase an empty lot at 347 Main St. with a spectacular view and an interesting history.Mayor Raleigh Reynolds said, “If we...
View ArticleWeekend forecast for Lewiston says everything is peachy
LEWISTON – Whether it’s the raucous rides, the popular parade or outstanding peach shortcake, everyone has his or her favorite at the Niagara County Peach Festival, planned for Friday through Sunday...
View ArticleTake a step back in time at historic McClew farmstead in Burt
BURT – The rooster crows, a hummingbird darts around the side porch of the 1850 red brick Italianate home, and people stoop in the gardens to pick collard greens and peppers. The red barn looms behind...
View ArticleTaking control of the Mighty Wurlitzer
NORTH TONAWANDA – Tom McGinley, 68, of Clarence, was a commercial airline pilot for 37½ years, working for Midway Airlines, when the terrorists struck on Sept. 11, 2001.He lost his job, which forced...
View ArticleWellness walk and dog show encourages owners to walk with their pets
LEWISTON – Mount St. Mary’s Hospital will conduct its fourth annual “CardioCraze” from 8 to 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at Academy Park in the village.The approximately two-mile wellness walk is a fundraiser for...
View ArticleSpooky tours are back in Lewiston
LEWISTON – As the weather cools and the nights grow longer, the ghosts of the Village of Lewiston’s past come out to educate and entertain for the Marble Orchard Ghost Walks, an eerie, yet fun-filled...
View ArticleAround Town / Niagara County meetings and hearings this week
Lockport The Town Board will hold a work session at 1 p.m. Tuesday and a formal meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Town Hall, 6560 Dysinger Road.Also this week:The Common Council will meet at 6 p.m....
View ArticleDrunk drivers keep area police busy
Police across the area charged motorists in West Seneca, Ripley and Clarence overnight for driving while intoxicated, including one who was charged with a violation of Leandra’s Law for having a minor...
View ArticleLost hikers rescued in Chestnut Ridge Park
Five lost hikers were rescued in Chestnut Ridge Park late Saturday after they became disoriented amid the park’s dense foliage and deep ravines, Orchard Park police reported.The two males and three...
View ArticlePolice investigate three pop bottle bombs
Three homemade pop bottle bombs exploded early today in Lockport and South Buffalo.Two of the pop bottle bombs were discovered on a cul-de-sac street in the Town of Lockport, police reported.One bomb...
View ArticleThe secret treasures of Penn-Dixie
An unprepossessing hole in the ground in Hamburg now ranks as the No. 1 fossil park in the United States, and its programs draw more than 100,000 visitors per year – even though most Western New...
View ArticleRapid changes in education take a toll at the top
It’s an odd thing, realizing you’re older than your elementary school principal was the year you started kindergarten.I would have sworn back then my principal was old. Turns out, James Bodziak was in...
View ArticleState law lets schools discipline cyberbullies
It’s not your father’s bully anymore.Instead of the 6-foot-tall, slimy loser pushing the nerdy kid with glasses and braces into a locker, your child’s bully today may be a 92-pound beauty, with...
View ArticleMan shot after refusing robber’s demands
Buffalo police have released the names of the three people injured in a shooting that left one man dead on the city’s West Side early Saturday.27-year-old Ervin Maye of Buffalo died after an unknown...
View ArticleHeaney recalled as great poet, even better person
Just weeks before his death after a short illness in a Dublin hospital Friday, Irish poet Seamus Heaney was still recalling the warm welcome he received when he spoke at Canisius College last Oct....
View ArticleReporters’ Notebook
OLAF FUB SEZ: According to tennis great Jimmy Connors, born on this date in 1952, “Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you’re too damned old to do...
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