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Just afternoon in Niagara county, New York. Little bit of a rush early on. Now. Only a trickle due to all the early voting that happened over the past week. Couple of notes: Dominion voting machines are in use. The indicators showing that they are currently not hooked up to the internet but one never knows when that can change. More important, it appears the turnout for the election is about 3:00 to 1 female here. Once again, early voting captured most but there are a high number of females voting today. I need to get back in there but...

This week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new statewide mask mandate that will take effect on Monday, Dec. 13, citing a rise in case numbers. The mandate requires face masks to be worn in all indoor public places that don’t have a vaccine requirement. “A violation of any provision of this measure is subject to a maximum fine of $1,000 for each violation,” Hochul said in a statement. She also added that “local health departments are being asked to enforce these requirements.” But local governments were essentially blindsided by the announcement, and several counties with Republican executives are...

New York State Police continue to investigate the 1991 discovery of skeletal remains of an unidentified man in Niagara County 29 years ago. Police say on Saturday, June 22, 1991, at 5:04 p.m., two teens in the Town of Lewiston found the remains as they were picking berries in a wooded area off Black Nose Spring Road, located on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation. The body was found in an 11-foot ravine, about 30 feet from the road’s edge. Authorities tell News 4 the man was bound with a cord, and his mouth had been gagged with a washcloth. The manner...

Lately there has been a cry coming from Freepers in the Buffalo, Niagara Falls areas that we get a chapter going. We at one time had a Chapter, we need to do it again. Our first meeting was held 02/24/2001 There are all to many issues on the table this year that need to be addressed. Just in Erie County alone the issue most pressing is the pay raises for the County Executive, Sheriff, Controller, Clerk and the Legislature. The democrats have openly endorsed J F Kerry. State Sen Byron Brown will be the annointed one for Mayor of Buffalo....