Niagara County office building in Lockport closed due to power outage
The Niagara County office building located at 111 Main Street in Lockport is closed today due to a power outage. It is anticipated power will be restored in time to reopen…
Air quality health advisory issued for Wednesday
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. James McDonald issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for the Long Island,…
Great Lakes Task Force calls on Canada to address Great Lakes Fishery Commission
WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and David Joyce (R-OH), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Great Lakes Task Force in the U.S. House…
Reps. Tenney, Morelle introduces bill to rename post office in honor of fallen officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Congressman Joe Morelle today introduced a bipartisan bill renaming the post office facility located at 80 Prospect Street in Avon, NY, in honor…
Rep. Langworthy opposes plan by NYC mayor to offer housing to migrants in private residences
NEW YORK — In a press conference today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams stated that religious leaders had agreed to start housing adult male migrants overnight at 50 places…
Ground broken on new Buffalo Bills’ stadium in Orchard Park
Governor Kathy Hochul, Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today announced the start of construction on the Bills’ new, state-of-the-art $1.54 billion stadium in Orchard Park.…
Rep. Morelle introduces legislation to combat invasive ‘spotted lanternfly’
ROCHESTER — Today Congressman Joe Morelle announced he is introducing legislation to stop the spread of the Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive species that poses a significant threat to New York’s…
Governor Hochul announces $15M in federal assistance to residents and businesses in WNY impacted by Dec. ’22 blizzard
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the U.S. Small Business Administration provided more than $15 million in low-interest loans to New Yorkers impacted by Winter Storm Elliott in December 2022. Eligible…
NY’s Senators vote to suspend debt ceiling
WASHINGTON, DC — Both of New York’s Senators voted tonight in favor of suspending the debt ceiling. New York’s senior Senator Chuck Schumer and junior Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, both Democrats,…
Wheatfield commercial fire under investigation
WHEATFIELD — On May 31st, 2023 at 20:17 Hours, passing Sheriff’s Patrols spotted an outbuilding on fire at Voss Manufacturing located at 2345 Lockport Road in the Town of Wheatfield.…
