Middleport News

A small church with big-hearted members is serving Thanksgiving dinner to anyone who wants it today.

Keeping the roads safe is the job of area police departments, as well as a goal of the AAA.

November 18, 2009, 7:28 AM / Look for a significant tax rate increase in the Town of Newfane next year, while the Town of Royalton rates will decrease slightly, as both towns hold public hearings on their proposed 2010 town budgets tonight.

The Halloween spirit will be on the screen and in the seats Saturday night in the Hamburg Palace Theater, 31 Buffalo St.

The little bridge over Tonawanda Creek that connects Niagara County to Erie County could cause big headaches for commuters for the next nine months.

Some time ago, Darrell Scott - the father of Rachel Scott - received a call from Austin, a disc jockey in Colorado who just had a baby girl.

City of Lockport A* CONTEMPT: Anthony J. Bennett, Jr., 24, 6489 Dysinger Road, Apt.

Sept. 21 A 56-year-old Lockport man told sheriff's deputies than someone broke a padlock and entered his work trailer in the 8100 block of State Street in Gasport overnight and stole a large amount of tools and at least two nail guns.

There is nothing more fun than unearthing a treasure, and when it turns out to be in your own backyard, it's even more satisfying.

A film about brain-eating zombies, sweeping romances, thought-provoking documentaries and entertaining shorts - ImageOut has it all.

A Wright Corners man charged in a Middleport burglary accepted a plea deal Monday in Niagara County Court.

"It's strictly the economy," is what Loretta Bensley, owner of Middleport's The Gift Garden, had to say about closing the doors to her flower and gift shop for good this weekend.

Two Middleport men charged with trespassing were caught harvesting marijuana Tuesday in a field behind a convenience store in the 7900 block of Rochester Road on Tuesday, Niagara County sheriff's deputies said.

Eighteen months ago, Mary Ann Stroka and her husband, Terry Andress, were mesmerized by some strange-looking animals at Andes Dandies on neighboring Salt Road.

Lockport police are closing in on the remaining two suspects in Monday's armed robbery of the Kentucky Fried Chicken on West Avenue, according to Detective Lt.

September 10, 2009, 7:02 AM / District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III has reiterated what others in his position have said before - neither his office nor the state Board of Elections has the staff or resources to investigate most violations of election law.

The search is on for the suspects who robbed a fast-food restaurant in Niagara County.

JOINT OFFICE HOURS:The offices of Rep. Chris Lee, R-Clarence, State Sen. Michael H. Ranzenhofer, RAmherst, and Assemblyman Steve Hawley, D-Albion, will hold the fifth in a series of office hours for Genesee County residents from 9 to 11 a. m. Wednesday in the conference room of the Old Court House, 7 Main St., Batavia.

Debbie Keihl describes herself as an average citizen with an above-average interest in keeping tabs on politicians.

Every day, every call, is different. That's what makes the work exciting and inspiring to Lockport police officers Laura Haseley and Steve Tarnowski.