Man charged with second meth indictment
LOCKPORT – A man who recently completed an 18-month prison sentence for making methamphetamine allegedly was at it again last fall, according to an indictment unsealed Monday in Niagara County...
View ArticleMan jailed in Falls stabbing
LOCKPORT – Alvin W. Baines, who stabbed another man Sept. 29 near 47th Street and Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls, was sentenced Monday to a year in Niagara County Jail by County Judge Sara...
View ArticleClothesline exhibit displays an emotional message
SANBORN – A Clothesline Project exhibit will be on display at Niagara County Community College in the Student Center Building G, 3111 Saunders Settlement Road, this week as part of Sexual Awareness...
View ArticleMeetings to offer information about Peace Bridge project
Public meetings will be held this week to discuss the Gateway Connections project at the Peace Bridge, which connects the bridge to the northbound Niagara Thruway and removes Baird Drive from Front...
View ArticleCameron CEO visiting Cheektowaga plant
Cameron International Corp.’s top executive was scheduled to visit the company’s Cheektowaga plant Monday and Tuesday, at a time when the division the plant belongs to could be headed for an ownership...
View ArticleTwo Buffalo schools awarded grants for green technology programs
The Buffalo school district was awarded a $199,000 grant by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to support students enrolled in green technology and energy programs at Olmsted...
View ArticleBuffalo school bus strikes an SUV on Memorial Drive at Concord Street
A bus serving the Buffalo schools struck an SUV in the rear at 3:58 p.m. Monday at Memorial Drive and Concord Street, according to Buffalo Fire Department officials who were called to the scene. They...
View ArticleInformation meeting planned on safety in Parkside neighborhood
An information session about recent incidents in which strangers have approached children in the Parkside neighborhood will be held at 6:30 p.m. today in Mitchell Hall Cafeteria at Nichols School,...
View ArticleGOP’s latest effort to slash anti-poverty programs reignites debate...
WASHINGTON – Two years after their presidential nominee helped sink his own campaign with comments about the 47 percent of Americans “who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them,”...
View ArticleAfter years of brain drain, Buffalo is seeing a spike in the number of young...
The decades-long brain drain among young people in the Buffalo Niagara region is turning into a brain gain.At the forefront are Millennials like Steve Poland and Seamus Gallivan, who came back to...
View ArticleBuffalo outer harbor redevelopment moves forward
Plans to redevelop more than 150 acres of Buffalo’s outer harbor are moving forward, as the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. prepares to issue a request-for-proposals today seeking a consultant to...
View ArticleVeteran recalls surviving the Battle of the Bulge, then dodging U.S. bombs...
Robert E. Pope, 90 Hometown: Englewood, N.J.Residence: ClarenceBranch: ArmyWar zone: EuropeYears of service: 1943-45Rank: Private first classMost prominent honors: Prisoner of War Medal, European...
View ArticleUB students’ Sunday dinner goes back in time
Sunday dinner on the University at Buffalo’s North Campus was a real throwback – about 2,000 years’ worth.The Red Jacket Quad in the university’s Ellicott Complex offered a menu of food that might...
View ArticleVideo: GOP statewide hopefuls trek to Buffalo for vetting process
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino and John Cahill, a potential GOP candidate for state attorney general, will trek to Buffalo on Saturday. News Political Reporter Bob McCarthy talks with...
View ArticleMan charged in robbery of 7-Eleven in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls man was charged Monday for his role in the robbery of a 7-Eleven.Richard W. Walcott, 43, of Virginia Avenue, was charged with third-degree robbery in connection to a...
View ArticleFalls man charged in home invasion incident
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls man was charged Monday with forcing his way into a house, punching a resident and then taking the man’s debit cards last week in the 400 block of 23rd Street.Edward E....
View ArticleBalkan Dining’s stuffed pitas start with house-made phyllo dough
Balkan Dining (687 Kenmore Ave., Tonawanda) is a tiny restaurant that opened in December. A Bosnian family converted a pizzeria into a space with four tables that fill fast on weekends.Senad and Amela...
View ArticleTown of Lockport man pleads guilty to morphine possession
LOCKPORT – A Town of Lockport man pleaded guilty in Niagara County Court Tuesday to a charge of possessing morphine pills May 14 in the town.County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas scheduled sentencing for...
View ArticleWayne County man arraigned on felony DWI indictment
LOCKPORT – A Wayne County man, currently facing a felony driving while intoxicated charge in Monroe County, was arraigned in Niagara County Court Tuesday on another felony DWI indictment.Thomas J....
View ArticleHamburg man charged with beating wife twice
LOCKPORT – A Hamburg man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to an 11-count indictment accusing him of beating his estranged wife twice in her City of Lockport home.Matthew J. Siuda III, 31, of Woodway Court,...
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