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Published September 24Akron posts key field hockey win over Barker
Defending champion Akron posted a key 5-0 win over visiting Barker this afternoon to take over first place atop the Niagara-Orleans League field hockey standings. Akron improves to 4-0 with the victory while Barker slips into the runner-up spot at 5-1. Abigail Schlabach scored 2…
Niagara Action
Published September 24Two Bullet Holes in Windshield After Driver is Shot at Under Niagara Falls Bridge
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 3:42pm on September 20th after reports of shots fired in the area of Buffalo Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller, who was pulled over near the Community Missions, told dispatch that…
The Villager (Ellicottville)
Published September 24Benny Bleu Brings Bluegrass Springville Art’s Cafe Favorite Returns, Saturday, October 10
Springville, NY Benny Bleu Haravitch has been a favorite on the Art’s Cafe stage, appearing both solo at Folk Night and with the bluegrass group The Brother’s Blue. He […]
God Bless America and long live Canada, too
“O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise . . .” Americans and Canadians heard these words belted out at the first Buffalo Bills home game Sept. 17. This is good news. As soon as the Bills announced that they…
Investigative Post
Published September 24Subsidy after subsidy for Aud housing project
The state will front almost all of the $225 million needed to build a mixed-use complex at the former site of Memorial Auditorium and end up picking up more than half the bill, according to documents obtained by Investigative Post. The deal involves a dozen different loans, tax…
The Villager (Ellicottville)
Published September 23Roycroft Campus Fall Show Art, Music, Workshops & More, October 3-5
By Barbara Arnstein This year, the historic Roycroft Campus in East Aurora is presenting the annual Fall Show on Saturday & Sunday, October 3-5, from 10am-5pm. Admission is free. […]
Footsteps Through History
Thursday, September 26, 1901 CZOLGOSZ SENTENCED Buffalo, NY – Leon F. Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley, was sentenced to be electrocuted in Auburn State Prison in the week beginning October 28, the earliest time permissible under law. Before sentence was passed, the…
Niagara Action
Published September 23Niagara Falls Built the Modern World On Its Power. It Can Do It Again.
The One Data Center in New York That Answers Hochul’s Objections By: Frank Parlato The Data Center That Answers Hochul’s Objections There was a time when Niagara Falls did not ask Albany whether it was permitted to prosper. The river was here. That was enough. The town had…
Niagara Action
Published September 23Man Seen Eating Handfuls of Dirt, Crawling on All Fours in Niagara County Church Parking Lot
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 5:02pm on September 20th after reports of a mental health emergency in the area of Chestnut and Washburn Street in Lockport, Niagara County. The 911 caller, a third-party, told dispatch…
Investigative Post
Published September 23Democratic Party reformer says time’s on his side
On Saturday, when the Erie County Democratic Committee holds its biennial reorganization meeting, most political junkies will focus on Jeremy Zellner’s bid to win an eighth two-year term as party chair. Zellner lost his bid in June’s primary election to retain the state Senate…
Niagara Action
Published September 23Husband Says Wife Attacked Him with Knife; She Says He Came at Her with an Air Fryer in Niagara Falls Domestic
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 5:50pm on September 21st after reports of a domestic incident with weapons on Niagara Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller and husband told dispatch that his wife were having an…
Orleans Hub
Published September 22Barker, Akron, Wilson score field hockey wins
League leading (5-0) Barker shutout Newfane (1-2) 5-0 and runner-up Akron (3-0) downed Roy-Hart (0-4) 7-1 in Niagara-Orleans League field hockey action this afternoon. Elise Monaco scored 2 goals for Barker as Lilly Reyes, Milayna May and Naomi Bish 1 each. Brooke Milhollen…