Richard Harley, Author at Niagara Now

Madhatters to headline Tom Petty tribute show in Niagara Falls

A Tom Petty tribute show will celebrate the life and music of the iconic musician on Nov. 10, in Niagara Falls. The Madhatters, Niagara Falls’ own original Tom Petty cover band will lead

Traffic collision kills 65-year-old man in Wainfleet

A 65-year-old Welland man has died after his car left the road and struck a tree Saturday in Wainfleet. Police and emergency vehicles attended the scene at around 10:30 a.m. and determined the

Police bust retirement home bandit

Last week the Niagara Regional Police started investigating several incidents of breaking-and-entering into retirement homes and long-term care facilities in Niagara Falls. On Friday, 54-year-old Russell John White of Niagara Falls was arrested and charged with six counts of

Tree planting aims to help stormwater management

Employees of Hornblower Niagara Cruises, along with volunteers from Westlane Secondary School, helped to plant 40 trees along the Warren Woods Trail in Niagara Falls on Friday. The planting was the third of a three-phase

Police see increases in overpayment scam

Niagara Regional Police say recently they’ve seen an increase in incidents involving “overpayment scams.” They say an overpayment scam works like this: The victim sells an item (usually on an online buy and

Local teen banned from playing high school football

Fifteen-year-old Daniel Venditti hasn’t played football in months, and unless something changes overnight in OFSAA regulations, he won’t be playing again in the near future — and not by his own choice. This

Editorial: Niagara Now is live

Niagara Now is officially launched. We’re here to keep you up-to-date on what’s happening with news and entertainment in Niagara and bring you something different than your typical publication. How are we different?

GALLERY: Oktoberfest grows in Niagara Falls

The second annual Niagara Falls Oktoberfest was held at the Scotiabank Centre on Friday and Saturday. The event saw attendance double from last year.

NRPS: internet safety tips, coinciding with Child Abuse Prevention month

Niagara Regional Police have put out safety tips to help prevent child exploitation online, coinciding with Child Abuse Prevention month. They say as the internet has grown,so has the frequency of exploitation. They

Hamilton Tiger-Cats meet and greet at the Outlet Collection Mall

Two Hamilton Tiger-Cats players will be at the Outlet Collection Mall at Niagara on Sunday from 1p.m. to 3 p.m. for a meet and greet. The two players, whose names are yet to

Niagara paves SkyGTA path for other cities, gets investment in airport

Flying to Toronto in 12 minutes sure beats taking the QEW — and now you can go even further. For the last year, FlyGTA has been operating commuter flights from the Niagara District

Police seize more than $14,000,000 worth of marijuana in Beamsville

Police have charged two individuals in connection with two major marijuana grow-ops in Beamsville. Both operations were licensed, but were found to be submitting fraudulent information to Health Canada to obtain multiple marijuana

NRPS: officer arrested on trafficking charges

Two men, including NRPS Constable Mark Taks were arrested Friday on multiple narcotics trafficking charges. Taks has been suspended with pay in accordance with the Police Services Act of Ontario. In a release

New York man charged with importing child porn

A 57-year-old man from New York was arrested Friday on charges of possessing child pornography and importing child pornography into Canada. A joint investigation by the NRP’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit and the

Westlane Community Garden Harvest Fest to celebrate new greenhouse

A community garden harvest festival will be held at Westlane Secondary School in Niagara Falls on Oct. 11, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. The city, in partnership with DSBN, Project SHARE and

New Fort Erie transit website goes mobile

Dude, where’s my bus? Get your bus passes and transit questions ready, because the city of Fort Erie’s transit website has officially launched. The website officially launched Oct. 3, and has a variety of

Editorial: Will the US ever change?

The news of at least 59 people being killed in the worst mass shooting in US history was everywhere yesterday. News sources were doing everything they could to figure the situation out, spin it

Elderly woman robbed in St. Catharines, police seeking help identifying suspect

Police are seeking help identifying a suspect after a purse was stolen from an elderly woman’s cart in a grocery store located in the area of Louth St. and Fourth Ave. in St.

NRPS: officer arrested for assault for a second time

A police officer with the Niagara Regional Police has been arrested again on charges of assault and suspended with pay in accordance with the Police Act. Police issued a statement today saying one

Editorial: No, this isn’t a Tarantino story

Apparently Muncie is the meth-capital of Indiana, according to a sound guy for a small music festival my dad and I went to see last weekend. I sort of believed him, after getting

Police release video seeking help identifying suspect

Police are looking to identify a man who stole a vehicle from Lakeside Park in St. Catharines on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. They have released two short video clips of the suspect at,

Traffic collision in Fort Erie kills 16-year-old

POLICE RELEASE: On Monday, Sept. 25th, 2017, at approximately 2:34 p.m., emergency vehicles responded to reports of a two vehicle collision that occurred in the intersection of Garrison Rd. at Helena St. in Fort Erie. Investigators have determined a 17

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