Suspicious backpack prompts closing of Carnegie Building in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Niagara Falls Police and the state police bomb squad unit were called to investigate a suspicious package, later determined to be a backpack, this morning on the front steps of the...
View ArticleNew Era making hats for Roswell
New Era Cap Co. is passing the hat to fight cancer.For the second year in a row, the Buffalo-headquartered hat and apparel maker will produce limited-edition headgear, the sales of which will benefit...
View ArticleFalls man pleads guilty in slaying of uncle
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who gunned down his uncle after a family spat accepted a plea offer today in Niagara County Court.Darius M. Belton, 18, admitted to first-degree manslaughter and is to...
View ArticleAmherst man gets his guns back
David A. Lewis emerged Monday afternoon from Amherst Police Headquarters, satisfied to have the police return his guns but deeply dissatisfied about being incorrectly labeled as having mental health...
View ArticleAmherst officials deny chicken-rearing permit
Amherst’s Zoning Board is chicken – of chickens.The town officials have denied their first application for chicken rearing in the town, despite the fact that the Town Board recently created a special...
View ArticleLancaster School Board adopts $94.72 million budget
The property tax rate would rise by 3.05 percent next year in the Lancaster Central School District under the budget adopted Tuesday night by the School Board.Spending rises by $3.2 million, or 3.5...
View ArticleAssembly Democrats propose changes for campaign finance
ALBANY – A couple of arrests of legislators, a couple of ideas for cleaning up Albany.So it went Tuesday, as Assembly Democrats unveiled a package of changes to the state’s campaign finance laws,...
View ArticleIn Focus: Jerry Scharf, Local Restaurant Week
Many local restaurants help to showcase the region’s cultural and ethnic diversity while serving as economic anchors in their neighborhoods.As the industry prepares to launch Local Restaurant Week on...
View ArticleFalls Council to cut $35,000 from church-run youth program
NIAGARA FALLS – The City Council voted, 3-2, Monday to cut $35,000 from a program operated by a church to help young people with job and life skills.The city decided to make a cut in programs funded...
View ArticleApril 23 is deadling for YWCA scholarship
LOCKPORT – The deadline is April 23 for Niagara County women returning to college to apply for a YWCA of Niagara Munk-Human Scholarship.Applicants must be “nontraditional” female students with ties to...
View ArticleCanal Clean Sweep is this week
LOCKPORT – The city’s Canal Development Task Force will host the Lockport Canal Cleanup from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, starting at the Canal Street pavilion.It’s part of the State Canal Corp.’s...
View ArticleGala for Hope benefit set for Thursday
The third annual Gala for Hope Niagara will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Conference Center Niagara Falls, 101 Old Falls St.The event, sponsored by the Child Advocacy Center of Niagara...
View ArticleKenmore budget raises residential tax rate by 2.5 percent.
The state-mandated property tax cap, coupled with unfunded mandates, is making it extremely difficult for municipalities to address the needs of their communities, Kenmore Mayor Patrick Mang said...
View ArticleDOT investigates accident in Route 33 construction zone
A conduit fell onto the Kensington Expressway Tuesday night, resulting in a multi-car accident. The incident occurred at about 8:10 p.m., in the midst of an ongoing deck replacement project on the...
View ArticleDepew police warn of rash of car break-ins and thefts
Thieves not only have been ransacking parked vehicles in Depew – three were stolen outright from driveways, village police reported today.Several “car pops” have occurred during the past three weeks,...
View ArticleNiagara IDA rejects tax break for Chevy dealership
WHEATFIELD – The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency board today shot down a request for a property tax and sales tax break to expand a car dealership.The co-owner of Ki-Po Chevrolet in...
View ArticlePolice release photos of 2 sought for questioning in fatal attack on man, 96
Buffalo homicide detectives Tuesday night said they were seeking to question 22-year-old Elhajji Elshabazz and 17-year-old Shaquar Pratcher in a Nov. 24 home invasion on Longview Avenue that led to...
View ArticleMemorial pool readies for summer
NORTH TONAWANDA- – The rusted steel frame of the aging water slide at Payne Park Memorial Pool will be spiffed up, sandblasted and repainted for the summer swimming season.The Common Council approved...
View ArticlePolice probe ‘suspicious’ deaths of two in Chautauqua County
FREWSBURG – The deaths of two people whose bodies were found today in the Chautauqua County town of Carroll have been labeled as suspicious, according to Chautauqua County Undersheriff Charles...
View ArticleTraffic issues, other impacts of Fashion Outlets expansion discussed
TOWN OF NIAGARA – Increased traffic around the Fashion Outlets of Niagara was one of the big concerns discussed Tuesday during a presentation on the proposed expansion of the shopping mall.Members of...
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