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…
EPA awards Niagara County $300K to assess contaminated sites
PRESS RELEASE SANBORN — Niagara County yet again captured a high-dollar grant to fund its work remediating contaminated sites left over from the county’s industrial history, scoring $300,000 from the…
Four charged in Niagara County drug bust
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ramone Westbrook, 27, Rico Freeman, 33, Corey Bradberry, 34, all of Niagara Falls; and Darius Dix,…
Niagara County Legislature to discuss proposed Wallenda stunt
PRESS RELEASE LOCKPORT — Niagara County lawmakers will take up a last-minute resolution tonight to appropriate $35,000 for a proposed helicopter stunt that would feature the wife of daredevil Nik…
Niagara County gun owners get expanded access for permit amendments
PRESS RELEASE NORTH TONAWANDA — Niagara County Clerk Joe Jastrzemski knows that New York State’s pistol permit process is a burden for many gun owners, and said he’s made it…
Lockport career fair slated for Wednesday
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com County lawmakers attend the Spring Job Fair, held March 29 in Niagara Falls. LOCKPORT — Niagara Director of Employment and Training Donald Jablonski said that successful hiring…
Waters, rain force access restrictions at Niagara County parks
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com OLCOTT — High waters and rains have undermined the ground at two popular Niagara County parks, forcing officials to restrict public access to portions of both until…