A GoFundMe page has been created for Maritza Arias, a single mother of young children, was struck in the face during the Thursday, Sept. 11 road rage attack near Stockton’s Galloway campus, police said. She has already undergone surgery on her right eye and is waiting to learn whether her vision will return. The accused shooter, 46-year-old actor Ernest W. Heinz of Port Republic, was arrested later that day after police said he fled the scene in a white SUV.

Atlantic City’s casinos had their best summer in over a decade, powered by an August that saw good news for brick-and-mortar properties and great news for internet gambling, which set yet another monthly record. According to the Press of Atlantic City, figures released Tuesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the nine casinos collectively won nearly $312 million in August, up 6.1% from the same month a year ago.
Brick-and-mortar casinos won more than online betting operations for the fourth straight month.

Former Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. CEO and President Henry Wojtaszek’s plan to return to the organization as a member of its board of directors may soon become a reality. Niagara County Legislature Minority Leader Chris Robins, D-Niagara Falls, said he is expecting Republican lawmakers to take the steps needed during tonight’s legislature meeting to appoint Wojtaszek to the OTB board seat vacated last month by the resignation of the county’s long-time representative, Elliott Winter.

A child suffered minor injuries after being struck by a 58 year old unlicensed driver on Chestnut Street on Monday night. Lockport police said the accident occurred about 6:20 p.m. on Chestnut near McCollumn Street when the child ran out in front of the vehicle and was struck.

University at Buffalo President Satish Tripathi is set to step down next July and will return to his faculty role in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences next fall.

Chick-fil-A has announced its Niagara Falls Boulevard restaurant will open to the public on Thursday at 6610 Niagara Falls Blvd.

In 2024, Atlantic County experienced 58 fatal motor vehicle fatalities, the second highest in New Jersey. In response, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Atlantic County Association of Chiefs of Police launched the CARE (County of Atlantic Reduction and Enforcement) Task Force to address Fatal Crashes. The CARE Task Force recently concluded its summer campaign, conducting six, 4-hour enforcement and education operations across Atlantic County that resulted in:
• 660 motor vehicle stops
• 529 traffic citations issued
• 11 arrests
• 14 vehicles towed
These efforts focus on high-risk behaviors such as impaired and distracted driving, excessive
speed, pedestrian safety violations, and other dangerous violations that often contribute to fatal
crashes

Jurors in the more than week-long Joshua Z. Chandler murder trial may hear from the accused killer today. He’s accused of killing another Lockport man outside a bodega at the corner of Locust and Walnut streets.

Oral arguments in the federal case against the May 14 racist mass shooter continued Monday. The defense team for Payton Gendron, the gunman in the shooting at Tops on Jefferson Avenue in May 2022, met prosecutors in federal court Monday in front of judge Lawrence Vilardo, where arguments were made on the use of certain evidence and whether or not the government is impeding the defendant’s 4th amendment right.

A fire at a Clarence residence caused an estimated total of more than $1 million in damages on Monday afternoon. The fire occurred at 8300 Greiner Rd. at about 4pm and was under control by 6:30.

The Lewiston-Porter School District is looking into “concerning” posts made by one of their staff members. District officials say it’s a personnel matter and they won’t go into details.

The Cape May county commissioners have approved a memorandum of understanding with the Delaware River and Bay Authority for construction of a new hangar at Cape May Airport, the latest development in the county’s takeover of the airport site.Earlier this summer, the commissioners awarded a bid to the current airport operator under the DRBA, FlightLevel Aviation, to continue in that role after the county assumes control from the DRBA, the leaseholder and manager of the 1,000-acre property, in about four years.

Ocean City City Council last week approved a $4.25 million contract for the reconstruction of the Boardwalk from St. Charles Place to Fifth Street, with a single vote against.According to the Press of Atlantic City the agreement with L. Feriozzi Concrete Company of Atlantic City calls for a $3.99 million lump sum payment for the work, along with a contingency of $250,000, to include new timber piles, railing and decking.The section is north of most of the Boardwalk businesses. While the Boardwalk is one of the city’s primary commercial areas for multiple blocks, in the north end and the south end, residential uses dominate.

Mendocino County’s fishing fleet now has a new identity, North Coast Catch, a new label by the Noyo Harbor District and West Business Development Center. This label identifies locally caught seafood, supporting fishermen and keeping money in the community. The orange tag appears on popular seafood. Seven local markets, including Harvest Market and Ukiah Natural Foods Co-op, have adopted the label. For more information, visit noyoharbordistrict.org/the-seafood.

The man who died in Lake County Sheriff’s Office custody last week at a Kelseyville park has been identified. Deputies responded to a call of erratic behavior on Sept. 9. Ryan Vandever, 50, of Colorado, was found lethargic, and then became combative when medics arrived for treatment, leading deputies to handcuff him. He became unresponsive, and despite CPR, died at the hospital. The sheriff’s office initiated a critical incident protocol and an internal investigation, with the Lake County District Attorney’s Office leading the inquiry. This is the first in-custody death since June of last year.

Emergency crews responded Monday to a collision on Highway 101 north of Willits where a semi-truck rear-ended two vehicles before veering into an embankment. The crash, reported just before 4 p.m., left the truck cab pressed against an embankment with a blown tire. While the attached trailer was undamaged, leaking gasoline prompted a spill kit’s use. Early reports indicated the truck driver might have been trapped, but no injury details were released. Traffic was slowed as responders secured the spill and cleared the wreckage.