Man charged with assault in argument
A 46-year-old Weston Avenue man was arrested on assault and other charges after allegedly choking a neighbor woman as she intervened in his argument with her mother shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday. Paul...
View ArticleDrunken driving charged after stop-sign violation
A 44-year-old Minnesota Avenue man was arrested for drunken driving and other charges after he allegedly drove past the stop sign at West Ferry Street and Massachusetts Avenue without stopping about...
View ArticleVillage board says no to a food truck proposal
LEWISTON – After a negative response from business owners, the Village Board gave the thumbs down Monday to a request from Michael Attardo, the owner/operator of a food truck called The Great Foodini,...
View ArticleInjured driver charged with DWI and speeding
JAMESTOWN – A 47-year-old Cherry Creek man injured in an accident when he was ejected from his vehicle after loosing control on Bush Road last Thursday in the Town of Conawango was charged Monday with...
View ArticleCanisius College student makes Super Bowl debut
by Amy Moritz If you were watching the Super Bowl for the commercials last night (and at a certain point weren't we all watching for the commercials by the second quarter) you saw a brief glimpse of...
View ArticleDriver of stuck car charged with DWI
JAMESTOWN – A 33-year-old Jamestown man was arrested Friday by State Police in the Town of Carroll after he allegedly drove his car off State Route 62 near the town canoe launch and it became stuck in...
View ArticleSidewalks for Robinson, Dysinger roads due by fall, Lockport supervisor says
LOCKPORT – The state Department of Transportation intends to complete sidewalk installation on both sides of Robinson and Dysinger roads by this fall, Supervisor Marc R. Smith told the Town Board on...
View ArticleLockport to probe employee over credit card use
LOCKPORT – The city plans to hire an independent attorney to investigate the alleged misuse of a city credit card for expenses pertaining to a golf tournament.Corporation Counsel John J. Ottaviano...
View ArticleEast Amherst teen pleads guilty to burglary
An East Amherst teenager who broke into a home last summer with an adult has pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary.The 16-year-old admitted that on July 10 he and Michael Codelia Sr., 47,...
View ArticlePanel suggests three Tonawanda elementary schools merge into one campus
NORTHTOWNS CORRESPONDENTAn ad hoc committee of Tonawanda City Schools is recommending that the district consolidate its three elementary buildings into one by the end of this decade, but the plan...
View ArticleChair of top planner stays empty as flap continues in Cheektowaga
Cheektowaga’s Planning Board still doesn’t have a chairman, as political wrangling continued Monday night between emerging factions on the Town Board.A resolution to appoint former Council Member...
View ArticleAlden tractor-trailer issue stalled over lack on proper DOT signage
A potential solution to the increase in tractor-trailer traffic on West Main Street in Alden cannot move forward because the state Department of Transportation lacks the proper signage for the...
View ArticleAmherst law advanced on ‘puppy mill’-pet store connection
The Town of Amherst would be one of the first communities in the state – if not the first – to adopt a local law cracking down on pet dealers and the retail sales of puppies.In a move applauded by...
View ArticleGrand Island eases rules on height of cellular towers
The Grand Island Town Board passed a local law that will allow cellular towers to be placed much closer to other buildings than they had been in the past.The law reduces the required safety fall zone...
View ArticleLancaster Town Board approves restructuring of dog control post
Lancaster town officials are trying to figure out how to best manage the community’s pooches.The latest twist came late Monday evening, when the Town Board unanimously approved a late resolution that...
View ArticleNewly revived committee in East Aurora aims to prioritize spending needs
East Aurora Trustees Kevin Biggs and Randy West volunteered for a newly revived committee charged with developing a list of spending needs, like upgrading parks, fixing sidewalks and repairing...
View ArticleLoss of contract protection worries police chiefs
Repeal of a little-known law when the state’s municipal tax cap was adopted three years ago has police chiefs throughout New York worried about their futures.The change in state law allows new...
View ArticleA medical marijuana growth industry? Niagara greenhouse hopes bumper crop is...
ALBANY – With 5 million pounds of tomatoes grown last year by a sprawling 12-acre greenhouse operation in Niagara County, Gary Smith and his partners can arguably be called the tomato kings of Western...
View ArticleYouth arrested after Grand Island car theft and state police chase
A 17-year-old boy who drove an allegedly stolen car with four blown tires into Buffalo’s Riverside area after stealing it on Grand Island late Tuesday afternoon was taken into custody by state police...
View ArticleParolee and four others plead guilty to weapon charges
A Buffalo parolee has pleaded guilty to another illegal-weapon-possession charge.Johaan Littlejohn, 23, of Lombard Street, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon....
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