Retrial set for Falls burglary suspect
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man accused of a burglary, who aborted his trial last month by checking into a hospital’s mental health unit, has been found mentally competent to go through a second trial,...
View ArticleSex offender avoids jail for moving without notice
LOCKPORT – Five years’ probation was the sentence from Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas Friday for a Level 1 sex offender who moved from Niagara Falls to Buffalo without reporting the change...
View ArticleDouble felon assigned to drug-treatment program
LOCKPORT – Malique L. Rogers of Niagara Falls pleaded guilty to two felonies Friday and was assigned to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment by Niagara County Judge Sara...
View ArticleGun-show operators agree to new rules
Twenty-six gun show operators in New York State have agreed to put in place new rules designed to prevent the sale of guns to customers who can’t pass criminal background checks, State Attorney...
View ArticleSlight warm-up expected in area over next few days
About two weeks into the start of the season, spring’s warm-up arrives today.The high temperature is forecast to hover around 50 degrees, which is right where it should be for this time of year, said...
View ArticleAdvantage of tax cut goes out with the garbage
BATAVIA – A city tax decrease will be more than offset by fees residents will now have to pay to arrange for garbage service, city officials said.The two-month debate over the future of garbage...
View Article‘Unhappy Hour’ planned for Templeton Landing
The Erie County Commission on the Status of Women will host an “Unhappy Hour” to mark National Equal Pay Day at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Templeton Landing, 2 Templeton Terrace, Buffalo.The date symbolizes...
View ArticleNewfane home raided as a meth lab by state police and niagara county sheriff
A Hazardous Materials Response Cleanup team was dispatched to clear volatile meth lab chemicals from a Franklin Street home in Newfane after it was raided by Niagara County Sheriff’s Drug Task Force...
View ArticleBidding goes awry on Lockport parking ramp demolition
LOCKPORT – Friday’s opening of bids for the demolition of the closed downtown Lockport parking ramp featured an error that could cost the city $190,000, produce a lawsuit, or both.Scott Lawn Yard of...
View ArticleVillage may buy county land to use for new water supply
LITTLE VALLEY – A parcel of foreclosed county land may be the solution to the Village of Cattaraugus’ water woes.When testing showed the village’s main water supply – the Blackmer Well, which serves...
View ArticleVideo: Sabres’ postgame reaction
Thoughts from the locker room following tonight’s game.To read the full story, please click here.
View ArticleKayaker seized in bid to cross river to Canada
With fast-moving chunks of ice, frigid river temperatures and severe undertow, it’s hard to imagine why anyone would try crossing the Niagara River at this time of year.And in a kayak, no less.A man...
View ArticleWinter couch potatoes should ease into warm weather activities
By Scott Scanlon // refresh EditorWinter – knock on wood – seems to have eased its grip on Western New York and our thoughts, finally, can turn toward spreading our wings outdoors.Bring on the golf,...
View ArticleOnline comments put youth hockey coach in hot water
Last October, a parent wrote on Peter Preteroti’s Facebook page that she was heading to Holiday Twin Rinks, but stopping to pick up a caffeinated beverage.“Because if I don’t I will want to kill...
View ArticleBeilein’s road to Final four started at ECC
ATLANTA – Thirty-five years ago Ralph Galanti played a hunch that would impact college basketball for decades to come. He entered the president’s office at Erie Community College and declared he had...
View ArticleJudge bars Maid from work on storage site
A preservation group with ties to the Maid of the Mist’s Canadian competitor continues to make waves for the iconic local company.A State Supreme Court justice Friday put a temporary halt to...
View ArticleAllergists name Buffalo 15th worst city
About the time lawn mowers are wheeled out of garages around Buffalo for the first cut of the season is when the phones in allergists’ offices really start to ring. And ring they do. Buffalo is the...
View ArticleSabres’ players focus on winning, not rebuilding plan
The Buffalo Sabres are supposed to lose now. That’s the point of trading key guys and starting a rebuild. The more they lose, the better their draft position, the better the prospect they get.That’s...
View ArticleBusiness Calendar
MondayBusiness groups• Erie County Industrial Development Agency, Policy Committee Meeting, 8:30 a.m., ECIDA, 143 Genesee St. Reservations, chocieni@ecidany.com or 856-6525, Ext. 136.• West Seneca...
View ArticleExecutive trading
FISERV, INC.: Renwick, Glenn Morris, director, exercised an option for 400 shares of common at $32.73 each on March 27.GENERAL MOTORS CO.: Reuss, Mark L., officer, sold 9,530 shares of common between...
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