Portion of Erie Canalway Trail from Lockport to Pendleton Opens

April 27, 2016

One of the Erie Canalway Trail gaps has now been closed. Local dignitaries gathered at the site to formally open the 4-mile section of the trail from Pendleton to Lockport. The trail now connects Amherst to Lockport and Senator Ortt said the connectivity is a huge step forward. Read the full article in The Buffalo News.

Ortt Delivers Funds to Niagara County Police & Community Organization

September 14, 2016

Pictured at the NFPD from left to right: Niagara Falls Police Superintendent Bryan DalPorto; Senator Ortt; Community Missions Associate Dir. Joseph Sbarbati; Community Missions Parole Re-Entry Coordinator Eric Boerdner; and North Tonawanda Police Captain Thomas Krantz.

Additional Funds for Niagara County Law Enforcement and Veterans Court

September 12, 2016

Pictured at the Lockport Police Dept. from left to right: Lockport Police Chief Michael Niethe; Niagara County Veterans Court Representative Nina Cabrera; Senator Rob Ortt; Niagara County DA Administrative Assistant Dona Chase; Deputy District Attorney Doreen Hoffmann; Niagara County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Michael Dunn; and Lockport Common Council Chairman David Wohleben.

Ortt Delivers a Total of $62,500 to Western Niagara County Libraries

August 31, 2016

Pictured from left to right: Ransomville Library Director Phila Ibaugh; Sanborn-Pekin Free Library Dir. Sallie Ditzel; North Tonawanda Library Dir. Kevin Wall; Lewiston Library Dir. Jill Palermo; Niagara Falls Library Dir. Jennifer Potter; and Youngstown Library Dir. Jan Gilgore

Additional $55K for Orleans County Law Enforcement and Education

August 29, 2016

Pictured at the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office in Albion from left to right: Orleans County Sheriff Randy Bower; Senator Ortt and Orleans County District Attorney Joe Cardone.