Niagara County Legislator Jesse Gooch today sent a letter to Governor Hochul asking her to intervene in efforts to lower the speed limit on Shawnee Road in the Town of Wheatfield.  Residents have been seeking a speed limit reduction for years, but the state Department of Transportation has refused the request.

The Niagara County Department of Employment and Training will be holding an outdoor career fair on Wednesday, September 22 at Oppenheim Park in Wheatfield for those seeking employment.  More than 50 companies with open positions have signed up to take part. 

The Niagara County Office for the Aging announced today that it had recently taken delivery of a brand new bariatric accessible wheelchair van, expanding the Office’s transportation fleet to 13 vehicles. 

Niagara County has received $300,000 through the state’s Consolidated Funding Application for the county’s Microenterprise Grant Program, according to Niagara County Legislature Economic Development Chairman Rich Andres.