Niagara County
- Revocation of beer permit for Gateway Harbor concerts to be reviewed
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By Aaron Besecker
- NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU
Updated: 08/28/08 8:51 AM
- NORTH TONAWANDA — The State Liquor Authority will conduct an internal review of the procedure it followed in revoking temporary beer sales permits earlier this month for a free Saturday night concert series, a spokesman said Wednesday.
- Depression-era high school dropout finally gets his diploma
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By Thomas J. Prohaska
- NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU
Updated: 08/28/08 8:47 AM
- LOCKPORT — Gordon Schorr, who dropped out of Lockport High School in 1932 to help support his family in the depths of the Great Depression, returned Wednesday night to collect his diploma.
- Davis lends campaign $1 million, airs ads
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By Matthew Spina NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 08/28/08 8:53 AM
- Democrat Jack Davis loaned his congressional campaign $1 million over the last six weeks as he continued to personally finance his effort to succeed Rep. Tom Reynolds in New York’s 26th District.
- Panel to look at expansion of curbside recycling
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By Thomas J. Prohaska
- NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU
Updated: 08/28/08 7:20 AM
- LOCKPORT — The city will form a three-person committee to investigate launching full curbside recycling, Mayor Michael W. Tucker said Wednesday.
- NFTA announces new fall schedules
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Updated: 08/28/08 6:55 AM
- Metro Bus and Metro Rail will put new fall schedules into effect Sunday, restoring full service to reflect the end of vacation season and the opening of schools and colleges.
- Shuttered bowling alley eyed for community center
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Updated: 08/28/08 7:20 AM
- NORTH TONAWANDA — Mayor Lawrence V. Soos said he wants to explore the prospect of turning a shuttered bowling alley into a permanent youth and senior center.
- Express Bills bus leaves from Transportation Center
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Updated: 08/28/08 7:20 AM
- TOWN OF NIAGARA — The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority will offer express bus service to Buffalo Bills home games from the Niagara Falls Transportation Center on Factory Outlet Boulevard starting with tonight’s preseason game.
- Library gets $150,000 for energy improvements
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Updated: 08/28/08 7:20 AM
- LEWISTON — State energy improvement funds totaling $150,000 were presented Wednesday to Lewiston Public Library by Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte.
- $3,000 worth of copper taken from storage trailer
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Updated: 08/28/08 7:20 AM
- LOCKPORT — Copper fittings and piping valued at $3,000 were stolen from a storage trailer at a housing project in the 6200 block of Tonawanda Creek Road, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies said.
- Pregnant woman escapes injury during tirade
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Updated: 08/28/08 6:55 AM
- NIAGARA FALLS — A 34-year-old woman who is eight months’ pregnant was the target of objects hurled by her boyfriend when she tried to leave their 24th Street home after an argument at about 1:30 a. m. Wednesday, Niagara Falls police said.
- $3,000 worth of copper taken from storage trailer
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Updated: 08/28/08 6:55 AM
- LOCKPORT — Copper fittings and piping valued at $3,000 were stolen from a storage trailer at a housing project in the 6200 block of Tonawanda Creek Road, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies said.
- Stereo, TV sets stolen from vacant Falls bar
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Updated: 08/28/08 6:55 AM
- NIAGARA FALLS — Police are investigating the theft of a stereo system, four television sets and a lottery sign from Captain’s Cove in the 7700 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard.
- Falls man denies charges tied to 18th St. break-in
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Updated: 08/28/08 6:55 AM
- LOCKPORT — A Niagara Falls man, appearing Wednesday in Niagara County Court, denied charges of breaking into a home on 18th Street in that city.
- Park worker honored for 75 years’ service
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By Denise Jewell Gee
- NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU
Updated: 08/27/08 6:55 AM
- NIAGARA FALLS — If you were lucky enough to land a job in the days Adolph S. Glemb first starting working for Niagara Falls State Park, you didn’t give it up.
- For voters, this election really will be about change
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By Thomas J. Prohaska
- NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU
Updated: 08/27/08 10:35 AM
- LOCKPORT — Thousands of voters in Niagara County’s 12 towns will have new polling places this year, as the Board of Elections phases in the new election system that will begin to be used in 2009.
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