Newfane News

Town of Lockport FRAUD: A Ruhlman Road woman told Niagara County sheriff's deputies Monday night that someone used her First Niagara bank account information to open a National Platinum Online Shopping account in Nevada.

The county Legislature is calling on local members of the New York State Legislature to help block a trio of gun-control measures proposed by downstate legislators.

Those who spoke came in all ages, but they all had the same message: Spread out the cuts and save the music and art programs in Newfane.

Amid challenges of attracting new businesses and holding the line on taxes, contested village board races are slated for Barker and Wilson as voters take to the polls Tuesday.

Mayor Adam Tabelski hopes to serve the Village of Medina for two more years. Tabelski is running on the Village Party, along with trustee candidates Andrew Meier and Sue Squires.

City of Lockport HARASSMENT: Patricia A. Lawrence, 35, 6632 Royal Parkway North was charged Monday with second-degree aggravated harassment.

Michael J. Seager, 28, of Van Horn Avenue, Newfane, was placed on five years' probation Thursday by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III.

State police said they arrested eight people over the weekend on driving while intoxicated charges, including one driver who was charged with aggravated DWI because a child was in the vehicle.

Trying to save Knox Farm State Park- EWN Video journalist Adam Francis has dug deep into the story of the Village of East Aurora's battle with NYS to save Knox Farm State Park...Tune in tonight at 6pm for a special report and what residents are willing to do to keep this green space open.

City of Lockport DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Keith G. Dobucki, 31, 178 S. Transit St., Apt.

A Newfane man is facing a 57-count indictment after he was accused of making fraudulent claims to three insurance companies.

A former janitor of Newfane Middle School was sentenced today for sexually abusing three young girls.

Faced with a $2.8 million budget deficit for the 2010-11 school year, the Newfane Central School District could be making some painful cuts.

Several police agencies assisted in the pursuit and capture of a man sought in a domestic incident in Amherst on Monday night.

Continental Carbonic Products Inc. has been awarded 800 kilowatts of low-cost hydropower to assist with the possible construction of a dry ice manufacturing and distribution facility in Medina.

Niagara County snowmobilers are joining the fight against the governor's plan to cut state snowmobile trail maintenance funds by $1 million a year for five years.

City of Lockport DRUGS: Christopher L. Mulcahy, 25, 6 Walnut St., rear apartment, was charged Thursday with fourth-degree criminal mischief and seventh-degree possession of a controlled substance.

Four state parks within the Buffalo-Niagara region - including Wilson-Tuscarora and Joseph Davis parks - will be closed this year because of the $8.2 billion state budget deficit.

A pair of traffic stops by state troopers out of the Lockport barracks this week resulted in the arrests of two people on drug charges, according to Friday's state police reports.

Plenty of VIPs will be on hand today at the General Motors Powertrain plant as the company announces a multi-million dollar investment in the facility.