Niagara County names land bank directors
STAFF REPORTS LOCKPORT — Niagara County lawmakers publicly announced the membership of the board of directors of the county’s new land bank Tuesday night. The Niagara-Orleans Regional Land Improvement Corp.,…
ALERT: Crash closes River Road in Niagara County
STAFF REPORTS WHEATFIELD — A crash on River Road (Route 265) has closed the road between Liberty Drive and Witmer Road for up to 6 hours. The crash occurred at…
Niagara County lawmakers praise re-convening of state legislature
PRESS RELEASE Randy Bradt LOCKPORT — Niagara County lawmakers are celebrating news that the New York State Legislature has been called back into session to take up an omnibus bill…
Niagara Co. takes steps to sue drug companies over opioid epidemic
STAFF REPORTS Becky Wydysh LOCKPORT — Niagara County joined the growing ranks of counties seeking to hold drug companies accountable for the heavy costs arising from opiate-based pharmaceuticals Tuesday, reacting…
Niagara County lawmakers call on Cuomo to break Assembly sales tax bill impasse
PRESS RELEASE LOCKPORT — With critical sales tax legislation impacting the budgets of 53 counties across the state being held hostage to a New York City fight by the Downstate-dominated…
Railroad crossing work closes part of Shawnee Road in Cambria
STAFF REPORTS CAMBRIA — Shawnee Road will be closed between Saunders Settlement and Human roads for Railroad crossing work for approximately three days, according to the New York State Department…
Godfrey speech kicks off Homeland Security conference
PRESS RELEASE BUFFALO — The Niagara County Legislature’s top public safety official welcomed hundreds of first responders from around the nation to Buffalo Tuesday, delivering opening remarks at the National…
Wydysh seeks second term on Niagara County Legislature
PRESS RELEASE LEWISTON — Freshman County Lawmaker Becky Wydysh launched her reelection campaign today, pledging to “continue working for my neighbors in Lewiston and Wheatfield and for families all over…
Niagara County reclaiming lakeshore
STAFF REPORTS OLCOTT — Niagara County public works officials are working to reclaim land lost to a swollen Lake Ontario, with heavy earth-moving equipment digging into the lake bed and…
Lewandowski named ‘Senior of the Year’
STAFF REPORTS LOCKPORT—Niagara County lawmakers paused at a May legislative meeting to honor Lockport’s Leo Lewandowski, naming him 2017’s Senior of the Year. Lewandowski, a fixture in his Sherman Drive…