City News Blog
Still Looking for Your STAR Check?
The Assessor's Office has received several calls from residents asking if their STAR checks have been mailed out. lf your primary residence has remained the same since March 2015 you most likely do not receive a STAR check in the mail. lnstead, the STAR exemption has...
Job Corps Opens New Office in Niagara Falls
The Job Corps has opened a new office in Niagara Falls to help Niagara County residents looking for assistance with employment and career training. The new Job Corps Outreach & Admissions office is located in the WorkSource OneStop Center in the Trott Building...
Moody’s Assigns City of Lockport an A3 Rating
Moody's Investors Service has assigned its A3 rating to the City of Lockport in its latest financial update, published Monday, Sept. 14. For full details and the service's rationale for this rating, visit the Moody's website.
Governor Cuomo Deploys Testing SWAT Team and Announces New Temporary Testing Sites in Western New York Amid Recent Uptick in COVID-19 Cases
The City of Lockport will host one of eight new temporary COVID-19 testing sites being established by the state's COVID-19 "SWAT team." Testing will be held at the YWCA of the Niagara Frontier, 32 Cottage St. in Lockport, and will operate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,...
City Offices Closed for Labor Day; September Waste Collection Schedule
The City of Lockport Municipal Offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 7 in observance of Labor Day. Garbage will be collected on the day following regularly scheduled collection that week. The city’s bulk item pickup will be held Monday, Sept. 14 through Friday, Sept....
C-PACE Financing Available for Commercial, Nonprofit Properties
The Greater Lockport Development Corporation has announced that commercial and non-profit building owners can now apply for financing to make energy upgrades to their buildings through a new program. C-PACE (Open C-PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) is operated by...
Temporary Closure Planned for Glenwood Avenue on Aug. 26
A temporary road closure will affect traffic in the area of Outwater Park on Wednesday, Aug. 26. From 8 a.m. to noon, Glenwood Avenue will be closed to traffic from Michigan Street at the west end to the intersection of North Transit Street on the east end. Weather...
City of Lockport Public Meetings – Week of August 17 – 22
Below is detailed listing of the City of Lockport public meets for this week, Aug. 17- 22. We continue to hold Council meetings virtually, as it is difficult to allow for social distancing, and to conduct large public gatherings. We have Committee of the Whole work...
Subcommittee on Police Policy Review to Hold Community Forums
The Subcommittee on Police Policy Review will be holding community forums in Lockport’s neighborhood parks over the next several weeks. The newly formed subcommittee of 12 members, along with Mayor Michelle Roman, is charged with reviewing policing policies with local...
CCCS Offering Virtual Workshop, ‘Budgeting During Financial Uncertainty’
Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) is hosting a virtual workshop, titled "Budgeting During Financial Uncertainty" at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19. During this 60-minute presentation CCCS staff will review the importance of budgeting, including various budgeting...