Niagara County
DEC gets Niagara message
LEWISTON — The message to state environmental regulators was clear Thursday night—stop treating Niagara County as New York’s toxic waste dump. (Updated: 11/20/09 3:32 PM )
Broderick will not seek re-election as treasurer
LOCKPORT — Niagara County Treasurer David S. Broderick announced Thursday he will not seek re-election next year, and County Legislator Kyle D. Andrews said he will run for the post. (Updated: 11/20/09 6:59 AM )
5 detectors all lacked batteries in fatal fire
NIAGARA FALLS — A battery is a small thing, but might have been enough to save two lives last weekend. (Updated: 11/20/09 10:40 AM )
Council targets 2 Dyster appointees
NIAGARA FALLS — The City Council targeted two top positions in Mayor Paul A. Dyster’s administration Thursday as it began a series of budget cuts that will play out during the next four weeks. (Updated: 11/20/09 6:59 AM )
Holiday Art Trail includes nine sites
Get a jump-start on holiday shopping this weekend with some unique, handcrafted gifts on the “2009 Holiday Art Trail,” a coordinated event Saturday and Sunday at nine venues throughout northeast Niagara County. (Updated: 11/20/09 6:59 AM )
Niagara Falls School Board fills residency vacancies
NIAGARA FALLS — The Niagara Falls School Board has filled the remaining slots vacated in September when they fired seven employees for living outside the district — but more firings and hirings over residency are expected. (Updated: 11/20/09 8:03 AM )
Swine flu clinic limited to Starpoint district residents
PENDLETON—The swine flu immunization clinic at Starpoint High School on Saturday is for Starpoint district residents only. (Updated: 11/20/09 2:41 PM )
Eastern Niagara drive at 92 percent of goal
LOCKPORT—The Eastern Niagara United Way has yet to reach its $750,000 goal for this year’s campaign, a crowd of about 60 was told at the organization’s annual luncheon Wednesday at the County Fairgrounds. (Updated: 11/20/09 6:59 AM )
Niagara County student dies of swine flu
A 10th-grade student at Niagara Wheatfield Senior High School died Monday night of complications from swine flu, the Niagara County Health Department confirmed Wednesday. (Updated: 11/19/09 11:04 AM )
Suspect charged in Lockport hit-run fatality
LOCKPORT — City police took two suspects into custody and charged one of them Wednesday in a fatal hit-and-run crash Tuesday afternoon. (Updated: 11/19/09 8:29 AM )
A knifing relived; this time, with justice
LOCKPORT — A city limousine driver was called on to save a life March 1. (Updated: 11/19/09 7:44 AM )
Kenan Center readies gift show
LOCKPORT — Handmade felt purses and eco-friendly greeting cards are just two of the new offerings this weekend, as the Kenan Center hosts its annual Holiday Gift Show. (Updated: 11/19/09 7:45 AM )
Teen admits her guilt in fatal DWI
LOCKPORT — A North Tonawanda teenager admitted Wednesday that she was driving drunk when she crashed her car and killed her boyfriend on May 31. (Updated: 11/19/09 7:07 AM )
Public targets DEC over hazardous waste plan
NIAGARA FALLS — For the second time in a year, state environmental regulators came to Niagara Falls to hear from the public about a draft of its plan to guide the future development of hazardous waste facilities. (Updated: 11/20/09 3:32 PM )
Nonprofit has big plans for Lockport neighborhood
LOCKPORT — A Syracuse not-for-profit organization is planning an extreme makeover of one of Lockport’s most run-down, crime-ridden neighborhoods. (Updated: 11/19/09 7:07 AM )