Mark Scheer

Amy Ramsey and North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec, center, were joined by city officials and elected officials to break ground and kick off construction of a new multi-million-dollar aquatic center at Payne Park on Friday.

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Niagara Falls Daredevil Museum owner Gaelan Baillie shows off a collection of signed photographs featuring famous blues artists who either played inside or visited the Imperial Garage now on display.

The City of Niagara Falls has spent years — and more than $158,000 in legal fees — in an effort to forcibly acquire 10 acres of land from the private

A view of Niagara Falls, Ont., as traffic crosses the Rainbow Bridge into Canada.

A view of Niagara Falls, Ont., as traffic crosses the Rainbow Bridge into Canada.

A look at “Parcel 0” where Niagara Falls wants to build the proposed $200 million Centennial Park. The city and NFR are engaged in a court-sanctioned mediation process aimed at settling disputes over the land.

In this 2023 photo, Kenny Tompkins, then a member of the Niagara Falls City Council, shows off some of the American flags to be placed in the Field of Flags being erected in Hyde Park in front of the Niagara Falls Veterans Memorial.

Over the course of a roughly 19-month period in 2020 and 2021, Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino exchanged numerous text messages with one of the top executives representing the private