At its January meeting, the Porter Planning Board proposed laws changing the town zoning code, adding regulations to both cannabis facilities and battery storage systems in the town. The Porter Town Board had enacted a six-month moratorium this past October to work on the cannabis law.
A Buffalo couple are facing fifteen counts each and are accused of child abuse after a young child was hospitalized for hypothermia and other injuries.
Jacklyn Balabis and Parris Woods allegedly physically abused a 7-year-old child by holding him under cold water, withholding food and forcing exercise.
A free coat drive at John Pound Early Childhood Center brought the warmth to Lockport that sunny winter skies on Monday did not. The YWCA operates the universal pre-K program for the Lockport City School District, serving 132 children at the John Pound Early Childhood Center.
The Buffalo Niagara YMCA is hosting a winter clothing drive through Feb. 14. All five Buffalo Niagara YMCA branches, including the Lockport location on Snyder Drive, will have a bin inside each where people can drop clothes off.