Burt News

City of Tonawanda CONTEMPT: Douglas Young, 55, 192 Clinton St., Lockport, was arrested Sunday for two counts of disobeying a mandate.

He grew up in New York City, worked for corporate giants and sold Communion wine to Catholic churches across the country, but it wasn't until Domenic Carisetti started working the small vineyards in Niagara and Orleans counties that he garnered his nickname.

Town of Lockport A* BURGLARY: Andrew B. Hodur, 21, of Birchwood Drive, was arrested on felony charges of second- and third-degree burglary and third-degree grand larceny after allegedly breaking into homes at the Woodlands trailer park in July.

The Newfane Historical Society will hold "Carol Sing at the Mansion" at 1 p. m. Sunday in the society's Van Horn Mansion, 2165 Lockport- Olcott Road, Burt, which is decorated for the holidays.

Walmart and Bon-Ton were busy all day Friday. But so were some smaller local businesses.

City of Lockport A* HARASSMENT: Clayton M. Herring, 26, 2149 Transit Road, Burt, was charged Monday with second-degree harassment and endangering the welfare of a child.

November 20, 2009, 6:59 AM / Get a jump-start on holiday shopping this weekend with some unique, handcrafted gifts on the "2009 Holiday Art Trail," a coordinated event Saturday and Sunday at nine venues throughout northeast Niagara County.

All Applebee's Neighborhood Grill &Bar restaurants around the area are giving thanks to veterans and active-duty military on Veterans Day by offering them a free meal Wednesday.

Hit and run driver gets jail time Andrea Glinski, who confessed to a March hit and run accident in Amherst, has been sentenced to 1 to 3 years in jail.

Two days after helping his party score several key victories in local elections, the long-time chairman of the Niagara County Republican Party announced his decision to step down.

City of Lockport A* INVESTIGATION: Police responded to a report of a possible burglary on Locust Street at the Youth X-Clusive store on Tuesday.

City of Lockport A* MARIJUANA: Scott M. Cummings, 34, 24 Vine St., was charged with second-degree possession of marijuana.

The theft of a bicycle led to a noontime scrap in the middle of Broad Street on Friday.

The Hall Apple Farm is hosting a free Halloween Festival today and Friday, with a spotlight on raising donations for the Salvation Army.

City of Lockport A* MARIJUANA: Bradley A. Lilley, 20, 6763 Minnick Road, Apt. 2, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana Sunday.

Little do many British apple-lovers know that they have a Niagara County company's labor to thank for their fruit.

ONTARIO Ohio man charged in Falls robbery Niagara Regional Police say they arrested an Ohio man after he robbed a Canadian woman of her coat and some cash.

LOCKPORT Football player faces five charges A Lockport High School football player faces several charges after leading police on a foot chase Saturday evening.

A man who drove his car into a ditch on Wilson-Burt Road and then returned with a second car was arrested early today on a charge of driving while intoxicated, Niagara County sheriff's deputies said.

County fire investigators have ruled that an accidental power overload was the cause of a fire that demolished a 12-unit apartment complex Aug.