Niagara County — Niagara Falls
• ASSAULT: Police are investigating an assault in the 2700 block of Forest Avenue. A 14-year-old girl told officers she was walking home from school at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday when she was attacked by two other girls. The victim said she was repeatedly punched and kicked.
• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested on a drug charge. Christopher Lewis, 31, 3050 Niagara St., was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Police said they saw Lewis at 15th Street and Whitney Avenue at 5:12 p.m. Tuesday, smoking a blunt. He also had three baggies containing marijuana in his possession.
• BURGLARY: Officers are looking into a burglary in the 600 block of Tronolone Place. A 28-year-old woman told police sometime between 11:15 and 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, someone broke into her apartment by kicking in the rear door. The victim said $800, two gold necklaces, two gold charms, gold earrings and $40 worth of Lotto tickets were taken.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published March 17
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Long-range forecast favors ‘liquid’ over ‘icy’ precipitation
The climate trend that’s emerged this winter — brief spells of cold and minimal snow cover, broken up quickly by warmth and rain — apparently will hold into spring.
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SLIDESHOW: Niagara Charter School
Niagara Charter School opened with an initial enrollment of 264 students in grades kindergarten through fourth. The school has added fifth and sixth grade students since then and this year has an enrollment of about 350 students. This year, staff members are preparing to prove to the State Education Department that it made the right choice in allowing them to open the doors back in 2006.
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Village of Lewiston officials investigating parking as crowds loom on horizon
Parking in the Village of Lewiston is a major concern, especially when festival and concert season rolls around. Fixing it is a different matter all together, however.
Mayor Terry Collesano says the village board is investigating several small changes to parking which could provide better access once the people begin rolling in. -
CITY BEAT: Can you hear us now Congress?
Feeling down? Depressed? Upset because another football season has ended?
Confused because people actually watch things like “The Bachelor” or “The Voice?” -
Woman reportedly swept over Horseshoe Falls
Niagara Regional Police cruisers swarmed Table Rock just past 4 p.m. Sunday after getting reports of a woman going over the Horseshoe Falls.
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Sheriff’s office closing in on Rocky’s successor
Friends of Deputy Craig Beiter of the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office are planning a benefit on Feb. 26 to raise money to buy and train a new dog for the K-9 Unit.
Beiter’s German shepherd, Deputy Rocky, was killed while on duty in January, and the sheriff’s office is close to getting a replacement. -
Robber runs into wrong clerk in Wheatfield
Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a River Road convenience store Saturday night for an attempted robbery.
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A big test for Niagara Charter School
The first official day of classes at the Niagara Charter School is a day Pastor Jesse Scott will never forget.
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Time Warner, MSG fight could last through the end of the NBA, NHL regular seasons
As the glow fades from the Giants’ Super Bowl triumph, some New York sports fans are tuning in to basketball and hockey, with the Rangers in first place and the Knicks’ overnight sensation, Jeremy Lin, sparking “Lin-sanity.”
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NIMAC gets boost from Legislature
The Legislature approved giving $40,000 on Tuesday to the Niagara Military Affairs Council (NIMAC) to assist its ongoing effort to keep the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station open and active in defense work.
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