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Board decides on schedule request
Publication date:9/11/2025
Category:news
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GASPORT � The Royalton-Hartland Central School District Board of Education has given further direction on how it would like to see the district�s administrators� schedules detailed.
Late last m
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Lakemen �D� shines
Publication date:9/11/2025
Category:sports
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WILSON � Ed Baker rumbled in for two first-half touchdowns Friday night as the Wilson football Lakemen remained undefeated in Section VI with an 18-13 victory over visiting Cattaraugus/Little Valley a
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Heed Mother Nature
Publication date:9/11/2025
Category:opinion
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When it rains, it pours.
Literally.
While that may be offensively obvious to anyone who went through last week�s flooding, it shouldn�t take a freak storm like the aftermath from Hurrica
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Deaths for Sept. 11
Publication date:9/11/2025
Category:obits
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Daryl G. O'Shea passed away August 31, 2004.
Shirley A. Ryan passed away September 9, 2004.
Will Johnson passed away September 7, 2004.
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Cheney has some nerve calling the kettle black
Publication date:9/10/2026
Category:opinion
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So the vice president has warned us: Vote for John Kerry and we�re all likely to die.
Come again?
At a campaign stop Tuesday in Des Moines, Iowa, Dick Cheney opined, �It�s absolutely ess
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Roy-Hart officials were right to demand vaccination
Publication date:9/10/2026
Category:opinion
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It�s a touchy situation: Religious beliefs vs. standard practices.
In the Royalton-Hartland School District, a parent says her daughter should be allowed to attend class
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VOICE focuses on schools
Publication date:9/10/2026
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � They met in small groups.
They talked.
They worked on how to resolve suggested social ills in the Lock City.
In the end, the Lockport Area VOICE group d
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Roy-Hart student headed back to school
Publication date:9/10/2026
Category:news
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GASPORT � Severe flooding and a temporary state of emergency Thursday forced the Royalton-Hartland Central School District�s school board meeting into Gasport Elementary School and the climate inside
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City residents cope with flooded basements
Publication date:9/10/2026
Category:news
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At least a few trouble spots floated to the surface in Lockport after heavy rains born of Hurricane Frances flooded basements, yards and sections of streets and blew manhole covers into the air in low
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Deaths for Sept. 10
Publication date:9/10/2026
Category:obits
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Genevieve N. "Jenny" Pacia passed away September 7, 2004.
Gregory L. Steck passed away September 4, 2004.
Daryl G. O'Shea passed away August 31, 2004.
Shirley A. Ryan passed away
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Miller Hose making a big move
Publication date:9/9/2026
Category:news
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NEWFANE � The Miller Hose Fire Hall was once hopping and bopping.
About 50 years ago, music of the day filled the fire hall during dances and fund-raising activities.
�My wife and I u
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Deaths for Sept. 9
Publication date:9/9/2026
Category:obits
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Keith David Alexander passed away September 5, 2004.
Genevieve N. "Jenny" Pacia passed away September 7, 2004.
Arnold Ralph Bruning passed away September 7, 2004.
Irvin L. Hilbran
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A little effort can make a lot of difference
Publication date:9/9/2026
Category:opinion
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An extra hour a week could make all the difference.
That�s the recommendation of a new study that says such a small increase in exercise could reduce the prevalence of obesity in young girls by
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We want your news
Publication date:9/9/2026
Category:opinion
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It�s that time of the year again.
School�s in session, high school sports have begun and clubs and organizations are gearing up.
In other words, it�s our busiest time here at the newspap
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Parent, Roy-Hart at odds over vaccine
Publication date:9/8/2026
Category:news
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MIDDLEPORT � Religious beliefs are squaring off against health concerns in the Royalton-Hartland School District.
Chelsea Barnett has been preparing for her seventh-grade school year for a whil
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Davis pleads innocent in Boyer slaying
Publication date:9/8/2026
Category:news
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The man accused of killing Tina Boyer last month was formally arraigned Tuesday morning in Lockport City Court.
Rodney T. Davis, 39, pleaded innocent to one count of second-degree murder in fro
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Goldenagers send boxes filled with goodies and love
Publication date:9/8/2026
Category:news
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WILSON � The Wilson Goldenagers Club are on a mission to help American troops.
For the last two months club members have been preparing and sending care packages to the troops overseas.
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Soccer Lions open their NFL slate with wins over Ken West
Publication date:9/8/2026
Category:sports
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Playing what head coach Jason Wulf described as, �the best all-around game I�ve ever seen,� the Lockport Lady Lions opened their 2004 Niagara Frontier League season Tuesday with a 2-0 win over visitin
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Deaths for Sept. 8
Publication date:9/8/2026
Category:obits
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Dennis A. Bowler passed away September 5, 2004.
Ruth H. Wray passed away September 5, 2004.
Robert L. Folmar passed away July 14, 2004.
Keith David Alexander passed away.
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All the pomp and circumstance is over now
Publication date:9/8/2026
Category:opinion
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To President Bush and Senator Kerry: It�s time to roll up your sleeves and get down to business.
The fanfare of conventions is over and there are just two months until one of you is voted in as
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Tuesday's obituaries
Publication date:9/7/2026
Category:obits
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Dennis A. Bowler passed away September 5, 2004.
Ruth H. Wray passed away September 5, 2004.
Peter Daniel Bartholomew passed away September 3, 2004.
Robert Dunbar Carlton Fralick p
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Monday's obituaries
Publication date:9/6/2026
Category:obits
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Helen K. Anderson passed away September 2, 2004.
Alice D. Phillips passed away August 30, 2004.
Peter Daniel Bartholomew passed away September 3, 2004.
Robert Dunbar Carlton Frali
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Old City Hall owner plans face-lift
Publication date:9/5/2026
Category:news
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Old City Hall is getting new life again.
The historic building on Pine Street at the Erie Canal was purchased last month by Newfane dentist Dr. Scott Geise.
Through the newly formed corp
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Watch out for school buses
Publication date:9/5/2026
Category:news
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Beth Pyskaty holds her breath every time her son gets on the bus.
The Town of Lockport resident lives near the busy intersection of Campbell Boulevard and Route 31, and last year alone, Pyskaty
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Enjoying work
Publication date:9/5/2026
Category:news
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When Carol and Bill Baum leave work for the day, they don�t stay gone long. Usually, they�re back at the place three or four times a week. Who can blame them? It is the happiest place on Earth.
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Sunday's obituaries
Publication date:9/5/2026
Category:obits
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Alice D. Phillips passed away August 30, 2004.
Alice L. Clark passed away August 25, 2004.
Albert Weber passed away September 3, 2004.
Gerald F. Fitzgerald passed away September 3
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Ex-boyfriend accused of killing woman on Washburn Street
Publication date:9/4/2026
Category:news
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The former boyfriend of the Lockport woman found stabbed to death last month is now being charged with her murder.
Rodney T. Davis, 39, was arrested at 164 Church St. at 10:15 a.m. Friday and c
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Deaths for Sept. 4
Publication date:9/4/2026
Category:obits
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Clark, Alice L.; Youngstown
Deho, John R.; Suntree, Fla.
Phillips, Alice D.; Jensen Beach, Fla.
Schubel, Earl L.; Akron
Watson, Robin Louise Kenyon; Lockport
Weber,
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Say bye to summer
Publication date:9/4/2026
Category:opinion
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Summer is unofficially over.
For some, that may sound like bad news, but is it really? After the cold, rainy weather we�ve been having throughout the last couple of mon
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Lions lose 21-7 at West Seneca West
Publication date:9/4/2026
Category:sports
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WEST SENECA � Penalties were fatal on Lockport�s football Lions Friday night and West Seneca West�s Desmond Randall gladly drove the fatal stake home.
Randall rushed for 177 yards and three tou
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County proposes radio upgrade for fire companies and ambulances
Publication date:9/3/2026
Category:news
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On Sept. 11, 2001, as New York City police and firefighters fought to save thousands of people trapped in the twin towers of the World Trade Center, they encountered a deadly problem.
Many of t
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Main Street plans altered
Publication date:9/3/2026
Category:news
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Some members of the committee that put together the Main Street reconstruction plan are upset over changes made to their vision of downtown Lockport.
The business/government committee that spen
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Deaths for Sept. 3
Publication date:9/3/2026
Category:obits
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Clark, Alice L.; Youngstown
Deno, John R.; Suntree, Fla.
Finn, Colleen M.; Spencerport
Schubel, Earl L.; Akron
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Board should fill Clip's seat
Publication date:9/3/2026
Category:opinion
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We said it when Jane Johnson�s death left her Board of Education seat vacant, and we�ll say it again now:
Fill Clip Smith�s seat.
We understand the board didn�t want to take action last
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Pendleton woman killed in crash
Publication date:9/2/2026
Category:news
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The valiant efforts of good Samaritans could not save the life of Eleanor Long on Wednesday afternoon.
According to Sgt. Patrick Needle of the Niagara County Sheriff�s Department, Long, 77, of
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Council to delay incentive vote
Publication date:9/2/2026
Category:news
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A change in state law required the Common Council to delay passage Wednesday of a local law that would cut home improvers a break.
The law, which would give owners of one- and two-family proper
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Mathews appears in City Court
Publication date:9/2/2026
Category:news
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The man accused of telling Social Services employees that he wished their office would be blown up nearly reaped the rewards of City Court Judge William Watson�s anger with the district attorney�s off
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Everybody's a winner in Challenger league
Publication date:9/2/2026
Category:sports
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HARTLAND � The game at Hartland Town Park ended for 2004 Challenger Baseball participants, but in this league of handicapped children and adults, everyone wins.
The players, volunteer helpers,
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Groff�s earns championship
Publication date:9/2/2026
Category:sports
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Groff�s Tavern came away as playoff champions with a convincing 10-1 win over the Buffalo Knights at Outwater Park.
Chris Corrallo was 3-for-3 on the day with 2 RBIs.
The locals got to
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Comfort cancer patients with homemade �Send a Hope Card�
Publication date:9/2/2026
Category:opinion
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When Linda Lee Taylor was suffering from the late stages of cancer, her niece, Debbie Klee of Middleport, would send her a little handmade card each week. Klee, a dedicated scrapbooker, eventually exp
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Get out, take advantage of tax-free week
Publication date:9/2/2026
Category:opinion
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For the rest of the week, Niagara County residents will have the opportunity to take advantage of a break on sales tax for clothing and footwear that costs less than $110 per item.
During the w
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Thursday's obituaries
Publication date:9/2/2026
Category:obits
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Paul J. "Paulie" Villella passed away August 30, 2004.
Charles H. McCollum passed away August 30, 2004.
Susan Irene Potter passed away August 31, 2004.
John Demmin passed away Aug
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In the spotlight: Jane Pauley interviews local sisters
Publication date:9/1/2026
Category:news
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A Gasport woman is making her television debut this week.
Edith White and her sister, Darlene Hare of Perinton, are the stars of a six-minute segment of the new Jane Pauley Show that will air T
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Miami of Ohio�s Betts has Lockport ties
Publication date:9/1/2026
Category:sports
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MIAMI, Ohio � Ben Roethlisberger who?
After playing second fiddle to NFL first-round draft choice Roethlisberger at the University of Miami of Ohio for the last two seasons, Josh Betts is alrea
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Stop living in the past
Publication date:9/1/2026
Category:opinion
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When are we going to stop living off our past?
I ask that in light of the recent of news concerning the Erie Canal�s Flight of Five.
Locks 67 to 71, built in 1825 and enlarged in the 184
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Tax break law on tap
Publication date:9/1/2026
Category:news
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A proposed law to create tax breaks for property improvements will gets its official hearing tonight at City Hall.
The law, pitched by Aldermen Joseph Kibler and David Blackley, would phase in
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Davis campaign presses for �faces of free trade�
Publication date:9/1/2026
Category:news
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Free trade isn�t a matter of numbers, it�s a matter of lives.
That�s the message being pressed by the Jack Davis for Congress campaign, and to drive home the point, campaigners are planning a b
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Wednesday's obituaries
Publication date:9/1/2026
Category:obits
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Charles H. Mc Collum passed away Monday, August 30, 2004.
Marie " Momma" O'Lay passed away Monday, August 30, 2004.
Susan Irene Potter passed away August 31, 2004.
Margaret P. "Pe
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Attention paid off
Publication date:8/31/2004
Category:opinion
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Congratulations to Lockport police for their quick action that led to the arrest of a man accused of drugs and weapons possession.
The arrest occurred at 324 Washburn St., a house that was the
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Get ready to shop
Publication date:8/31/2004
Category:news
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Doreen Poole believes she lost out on a good deal of business last year because her customers were able to avoid paying sales tax on clothing and shoe purchases simply by taking a short drive south.
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Youth football thriving
Publication date:8/31/2004
Category:sports
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It�s football season in Western New York and I�m not talking about the Buffalo Bills, the Buffalo Bulls or your favorite high school team.
Youth football programs from Lockport to Wilson are un
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Freeman appears in city court
Publication date:8/31/2004
Category:news
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The man arrested during a morning raid Friday on Washburn Street was in court Monday to advise the judge about legal representation.
Rico L. Freeman, 20, 324 Washburn St., Apt. 1, told Judge Wi
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Deaths for Aug. 31
Publication date:8/31/2004
Category:obits
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Gugliuzza, Ross; Las Vegas, Nev.
Leitzan, Dr. Susan Bokman; Orchard Park
McCollum, Charles H.; North Tonawanda
McNaboe, Clifford A.
O�Lay, Marie; Ransomville
Schlosk
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Debating the issues is great � hateful vitriol is not
Publication date:8/30/2004
Category:opinion
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On a light note: It was a sad week to be a New Yorker last week. The state Legislature voted to ban urinal cakes in public and private schools. The measure is currently awaiting Gov. George Pataki�s s
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Boyer investigation �still very active�
Publication date:8/30/2004
Category:news
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More than three weeks have passed since Tina Boyer was found dead on the floor of her Washburn Street apartment. Police said they remain optimistic about catching her killer but they are a victim of a
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Lockport ends middle-school summer school
Publication date:8/30/2004
Category:news
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The end of summer session at Lockport�s middle schools is the end of the program for good.
As it seeks to impose stricter learning standards, the district will no longer offer summer school at
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Monday's obituaries
Publication date:8/30/2004
Category:obits
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Homer E. Smith passed away August 27, 2004.
Jack Francis Waas pased away August 26, 2004.
Eleanor Eckert passed away August 27, 2004.
Anna M. Eifert passed away August 27, 2004.
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Locks are key to city�s history
Publication date:8/29/2004
Category:news
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LOCKPORT � It�s a piece of the heritage puzzle in Lockport, not a big draw on its own, perhaps, but in tandem with everything else Erie Canal-related, a draw nonetheless.
Volunteers are pressin
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WNYers ready for GOP convention
Publication date:8/29/2004
Category:news
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For most Americans, national conventions are either captivating, or a reason to flip over to cable.
For a select few, however, they are the chance of a lifetime; a chance to display pride in t
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Rain grounds Thunder Over Niagara
Publication date:8/29/2004
Category:news
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TOWN OF NIAGARA � Day one of the Thunder Over Niagara Air Show took off with flying colors. Literally.
The squadron of Skytypers left trails of white behind them. Fighter jets and helicopters
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Sunday's obituaries
Publication date:8/29/2004
Category:obits
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Rose Sgroi passed away August 26, 2004.
Robert Solomon passed away August 20, 2004.
Margaret Goff Clark passed away.
Leroy Baughman, Sr. passed away August 25, 2004.
Eleano
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Police raid Washburn house
Publication date:8/28/2004
Category:news
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A recent arrest at the U.S.-Canadian border led police to a familiar place.
A multi-agency raid conducted early Friday morning at 324 Washburn St., led to the arrest of a man on drug a
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City confronting cat overpopulation problem
Publication date:8/28/2004
Category:news
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With a simple title change, Joanie Black could be given the tools to begin dealing with an overrun of cats in Lockport.
Black, the city�s dog control officer, does not h
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Hope arrives
Publication date:8/28/2004
Category:opinion
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An outreach program that goes around the world bringing hope to people is visiting the city today.
And they want you to come meet them.
The Convoy of Hope will be here from 10 a.m. to 2
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Deaths for 8/28
Publication date:8/28/2004
Category:obits
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Annabelle "Anna" Rhinehart passed away August 26, 2004.
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Lockport rolls out tax rate
Publication date:8/27/2004
Category:news
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Lockport School District�s average tax rate is ringing up at $25.33 per $1,000 of assessed value.
The rate fell 1.82 percent from the 2003-04 rate, thanks in part to higher assessment figures t
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Thunder is back
Publication date:8/27/2004
Category:news
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Lt. Cmdr. John Saccomando is hoping for clear skies this weekend � and so is the rest of the Blue Angels squadron.
Saccomando grew up in North Tonawanda, and is expecting about 50 relatives eac
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Roy-Hart looks over the books
Publication date:8/27/2004
Category:news
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GASPORT � The books look clean, but a couple members of the Roy-Hart Board of Education are looking for more accountability in the school district.
At Thursday night�s board meeting, � panelist
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There's manipulation in Kerry's camp
Publication date:8/27/2004
Category:opinion
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�Do you like me? Circle �yes� or �no�.�
Sound familiar?
Yeah, it sounds like a grade school love note � and also strikingly like the toggling of memos Wednesday morning between former
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State is speeding � to take more cash
Publication date:8/27/2004
Category:opinion
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The latest in a long line of state digs at local municipalities is heading down the turnpike this week, although it better be minding the speed limit.
A tiny clause that state lawmakers are stu
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Deaths for Aug. 27
Publication date:8/27/2004
Category:obits
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Knibbs, Beresford �Joe Joe�
Rhinehart, Annabelle �Anna�
Tracy, Ruth M.
Woodcock, Roger L.
York, Theresa A.
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Friends, family say goodbye to Clip Smith
Publication date:8/26/2004
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � Clip Smith got a sentimental sendoff Wednesday, complete with the horns he loved to play.
At the Rapids Bible Church that he helped found as a young man, childhood buddies an
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Police Board pushing hiring issue
Publication date:8/26/2004
Category:news
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Concerned about the safety of the public and the officers who guard it, the Lockport Police Board pressed an alderman Wednesday to deliver a message to the Common Council:
�The rubber band don�
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Deaths for Aug. 26
Publication date:8/26/2004
Category:obits
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Blanchard, Patricia, Lyndonville
Caldwell, Estella
Clark, Alice, Youngstown
Kirsch, John, Colorado
Rooney, Joseph S.
Rosebrock, Ruth
Woodcock, Roger L.,
<
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Vetoes, while probably fruitless, show some sense
Publication date:8/26/2004
Category:opinion
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Gov. George Pataki has once again has vetoed a bloated state budget that is sure to be overridden by his political rivals and so-called allies in Albany.
While we don�t agree with Pataki on a l
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Clip: A good journalist, a rascal � and a friend
Publication date:8/25/2004
Category:opinion
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When I think of Clip Smith, I can�t help but smile. And I�m sure I�m not alone today as we mourn the loss of the man whose name is synonymous with the Lockport community where he was raised, and where
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Farewell, Clipper
Publication date:8/25/2004
Category:opinion
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Today, we say goodbye to a person who truly was � and always will be � a Lockport legend.
We offer our deepest condolences to the family of Warren P. Smith, who was known to all as simply �Clip
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Bills Notebook
Publication date:8/25/2004
Category:sports
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The Buffalo Bills will have their final double session of training camp at St. John Fisher College today.
The team will practice from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. and from 2:45 to 5:15 p.m.
Today
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More charges filed against Cain
Publication date:8/25/2004
Category:news
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Several more charges have been filed against a Barker man in connection with a raid at his Newfane salvage yard.
According to Niagara County sheriff�s investigators and Newfane Town Court, six
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Going for the gold
Publication date:8/25/2004
Category:news
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Five members of the U.S. National karate team are training in Lockport this week.
On Tuesday, they were learning more than just how to kick and punch their way to titles and gold medals.
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Lockport Presbyterian Home gets variance
Publication date:8/25/2004
Category:news
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With a few on-the-spot modifications, Lockport Presbyterian Home got a green light from the city zoning board to move ahead with an expansion plan.
The home�s request for a variance was OK�d un
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Wednesday's obituaries
Publication date:8/25/2004
Category:obits
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Edna Kelkenberg passed away August 20, 2004.
Joseph S. Rooney passed away August 23, 2004.
H. Martin Obermiller, Jr. passed away August 23, 2004.
Ruth Rosebrock passed away August
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Bills Notebook
Publication date:8/24/2004
Category:sports
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Buffalo Bills coach Mike Mularkey continues to see red over yellow.
Mularkey was not happy with the number of penalties his team took in Saturday night�s 16-15 loss to the Tennessee Titans at R
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Everyone can learn one from the Clipper
Publication date:8/24/2004
Category:opinion
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Believe it or don�t, somewhere in Heaven, the person bunking with Clip Smith is thinking, �If I hear one more pun ...�
That was Clip Smith.
Just over a year ago when I started at the Uni
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Accident investigation continues
Publication date:8/24/2004
Category:news
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The investigation is continuing into the accident that claimed the life of Warren P. �Clip� Smith.
The 63-year-old school board member and Lockport Union-Sun & Journal columnist was killed Sat
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Starpoint gears up for new school year
Publication date:8/24/2004
Category:news
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PENDLETON � For Starpoint students, new routes will be leading to the complex this September as many changes to the school�s transportation program are in place.
According to Char DePriest, the
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Mills thief will be sentenced Wednesday
Publication date:8/24/2004
Category:news
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The man who stole a diamond from Mills Jewelers, 51 Main St., in May is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in Niagara County Court.
Frederick C. Hartman, 31, 411 Goethe, Buffalo, entered Mills
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Tuesday's obituaries
Publication date:8/24/2004
Category:obits
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Margaret Jane Amos passed away August 23, 2004.
Grace Kenyon Singer passed away August 22, 2004.
Edna Kelkenberg passed away August 20, 2004.
Ruth L. Colopy passed away.
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Western New Yorkers remember Clip
Publication date:8/23/2004
Category:news
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Warren P. �Clip� Smith was an institution around Western New York.
Many people remember him as the rugged voice on WBEN or as the veteran sports anchor at WKBW Channel 7.
But for the pe
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Sampling special selections at the Taste
Publication date:8/23/2004
Category:news
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Ida Fritz Park was packed with the hungry Sunday afternoon as appetites were whetted at the third annual Taste of Lockport.
Among 21 tents lining Park and West Avenues were hundreds of smiling
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Reporter attempts the Lockport triathlon in honor of summer games
Publication date:8/23/2004
Category:news
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I think I could actually hear the �Chariots of Fire� theme song playing over the speakers as I putted my way to Paradise Palm Adventure Golf martyrdom last week on the first leg of my �Your Town Triat
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Kerry should cut the whining
Publication date:8/23/2004
Category:opinion
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Personally, I find all the fuss about the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth rather amusing, and it has nothing to do with whether or not I believe them.
Sen. John Kerry has gotten rather indignant
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Monday's obituaries
Publication date:8/23/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Warren P. "Clip" Smith passed away August 21, 2004.
Stone Henderson Filipovich passed away August 21, 2004.
Ellen K. Seeley passed away August 21, 2004.
Peggy Jo Butera passed awa
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Remembering Clip
Publication date:8/23/2004
Category:news
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Do you have a favorite memory of Clip Smith that you�d like to share?
In Saturday�s edition, we�ll publish a compilation of readers� comments about the Clipper. Those who�d like to share their
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Community mourns death of Clip Smith
Publication date:8/22/2004
Category:news
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It was a too-sudden end for a man who had a penchant for sticking it out.
Friends and peers were stunned Saturday by the death of Warren P. �Clip� Smith Jr., 63, who was killed Saturday after a
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Help is coming by the truckload
Publication date:8/22/2004
Category:news
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The need was clear, so here it comes.
Convoy of Hope will roar into Lockport on Saturday to spread a message of love and acceptance to anyone who wants it.
While they�re at it, volunteer
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Sunday's obituaries
Publication date:8/22/2004
Category:obits
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Phyllis Sangster passed away August 20, 2004.
Petrina L. Notarianni passed away August 19, 2004.
Patricia M. Sisler passed away August 19, 2004.
Joseph F. Oliverio passed away Aug
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Come to the Taste
Publication date:8/21/2004
Category:opinion
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One last Taste of summer is coming this Sunday.
That�s when Taste of Lockport, aka Blues, Brews and BBQ, will take place from noon to 5 p.m. at Ida Fritz on West Avenue.
And if Mother Na
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Are we on the verge of an urge to merge?
Publication date:8/21/2004
Category:opinion
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It seems small. But it could be a big step on the road to regional government.
You�ve heard Town Assessor Kevin Van Dusen will double as city assessor for a few months. Ostensibly, that�s when
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Tucker holds off on signing energy pact
Publication date:8/21/2004
Category:news
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Lockport could be a trendsetter in New York state, but the question boils down to whether it can afford the price of starting the club.
If the city contracts with Johnson Controls, an energy au
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Jones pleads guilty in death of William Haley
Publication date:8/21/2004
Category:opinion
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George C. Jones avoided a trial Friday by pleading guilty in Niagara County Court to criminally negligent homicide.
Jones, 70, 790 E. High St., Apt. H, shoved William Haley during an argument a
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Saturday's obituaries
Publication date:8/21/2004
Category:obits
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Genevieve P. Oldham passed away August 18, 2004.
Eugene L. Tucker passed away August 17, 2004.
Mary Lillian Tiffany-Shorten passed away August 19, 2004.
Myrtle H. Wilson passed aw
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Reeling them in
Publication date:8/21/2004
Category:news
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OLCOTT � Mel McEldowney and his friend Rick Weaver came all the way from Ohio for three weeks of fishing in Lake Ontario.
�We�re just fun fishing,� McEldowney said. �I�ve been coming over here
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Serving specialties
Publication date:8/20/2004
Category:news
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Chef Mike Needle brought his Big Island Kabobs from the Gulf Coast of Florida to Middleport�s Basket Factory restaurant, and now he�s going to tempt tastebuds at the Taste of Lockport.
Right no
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A good summer for perennials
Publication date:8/20/2004
Category:news
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The rainy summer may have been a bit much for some local fruit crops to bear, but for perennials, the rain has been just right, local growers say.
�It�s just the opposite. Perennials like the
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Investigators sift through salvage yard paperwork
Publication date:8/20/2004
Category:news
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Investigators from multiple agencies have begun the task of scouring records removed during Wednesday�s raid on Cain�s Salvage yard in Newfane.
David Cain Jr., 33, 2089 Lonnon Road, Barker, was
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Deaths for Aug. 20
Publication date:8/20/2004
Category:obits
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Eick, Geraldine R., Middleport
Gugliuzza, Mary P., Las Vegas
Oldham, Genevieve P., Lockport
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Hurricane puts our weather in perspective
Publication date:8/20/2004
Category:opinion
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Say what you want about Western New York�s weather, but things could be a lot worse.
Yes, we�ve had a below-par summer, with more rain than normal and cooler temperatures than we�d like. It�s
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Newfane salvage yard raided
Publication date:8/19/2004
Category:news
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NEWFANE � Dozens of officers from several law enforcement agencies stormed a salvage yard Wednesday morning and placed one man under arrest.
The Niagara County Sheriff�s Department executed the
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Taste of tradition
Publication date:8/19/2004
Category:news
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She thought about tinkering with the menu, but in the end, her customers are king.
Year in and year out, Garlock�s owner Nancy Long offers up tastes of her restaurant�s prime rib and twice-bake
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Buffalo roams Somerset/Lyndonville for week
Publication date:8/19/2004
Category:news
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Where, oh where, do the buffalo roam?
A bison roamed freely through Golden Hill State Park on Wednesday, while multiple agencies worked most of the day to contain and finally sedate the animal
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Deaths for 8/19
Publication date:8/19/2004
Category:obits
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Boyer, Florence A., Lockport
Dresser, Ralph William, survivors in Lockport, Olcott
Eick, Geraldine R., Middleport
Ellis, Howard Joseph, Lockport
Gugliuzza, Mary P., Las Veg
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Coming up roses
Publication date:8/19/2004
Category:opinion
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Five years ago, the Barge Canal Optimist Club adopted the Outwater Park rose garden as part of the city�s Parks and Flowers Project.
Although club members were �optimist
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Recent motorcycle accidents highlight need for diligence
Publication date:8/19/2004
Category:opinion
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In the past few days, there have been three serious motorcycle/car accidents in Niagara County, one of them fatal.
Although alcohol was involved in one of the cr
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Two more motorcyclists injured in accidents
Publication date:8/18/2004
Category:news
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In two near instant replays of Monday�s accident, sheriff�s deputies were called to the scene of two serious car-motorcycle accidents.
About 2:30 p.m. sheriff�s dispatchers received several 91
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Sheehan�s serves up secret stuffing
Publication date:8/18/2004
Category:news
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The weather is on the minds of many this summer.
Rain in biblical proportions has people to cast a wary eye on Sunday�s weather forecast for the Taste of Lockport at Ida Fritz Park on West Ave
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City mulls over break on home improvements
Publication date:8/18/2004
Category:news
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A measure under consideration by the Lockport Common Council would provide limited tax breaks to homeowners who improve their property.
The proposed local law, modeled after one already in plac
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Little big governments share blame for upstate's malaise
Publication date:8/18/2004
Category:opinion
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Upstaters pay between $5 billion and $6 billion more per year in local and state taxes than the national average, according to a study released Monday by the state Business Council.
While detai
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Haley's comet
Publication date:8/18/2004
Category:sports
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PENDLETON � And all she wanted was a 300 game...
Heather Haley never quite reached perfection, but got more then she bargained for earlier this month, bowling the highest women�s three-game ser
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Newman was fall guy
Publication date:8/18/2004
Category:opinion
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The news of Robert Newman�s resignation from the Chamber of Commerce earned a mixed greeting last week.
In a way, that�s a shame. Newman was charged with the task of pulling disparate groups in
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Deaths for Aug. 18
Publication date:8/18/2004
Category:obits
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Boyer, Florence A., Lockport
Dresser, Ralph William
Kinzly, Lily M, Wilson
Miller, Hazel Virginia, Lockport
Reinbolt, Wayne A., Wilson
Woodcock, Roger L.,
No
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Motorcyclist killed on Lake Avenue
Publication date:8/17/2004
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � A motorcyclist was killed Monday afternoon after a car turned in front of him on Lake Avenue.
According to Niagara County Sheriff�s Sgt. Patrick Needle, at about 3 p.m. the
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Fieldstone shows tastes
Publication date:8/17/2004
Category:news
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Yummm ... a side of garlic shrimp and gooey cream puffs for dessert.
The Fieldstone Country Inn, a casual dining restaurant, will be serving some of its favorite dishes at this weekend�s Taste
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Cambria official retires amidst investigation
Publication date:8/17/2004
Category:news
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Cambria Highway Superintendent Willard F. Antoncich announced his retirement Monday, while the district attorney�s office prepares to present charges alleging improper purchasing practices at the high
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Diligence is reassuring
Publication date:8/17/2004
Category:opinion
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Bad news: It�s a sad sign of the times when a pulled-over car arouses instant suspicion.
Good news: It�s reassuring to know our local law enforcement personnel are ready to respond to that susp
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Hicks inducted into �Ring 44� Hall
Publication date:8/17/2004
Category:sports
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DEPEW � A shoulder separation may have ended a promising college football career, but Lockport native Tommy Hicks simply turned to boxing and went on to conquer the world.
Hicks, a former top-1
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Deaths for Aug. 17
Publication date:8/17/2004
Category:obits
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Bacon, Armand K. �Bake,� Lockport
Erickson, Mary Louise, Lockport
Krause, Marilyn Jean (Sloan), Middleport
Miller, Hazel Virginia, Lockport
Pauley, Robert A., Lockport
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Tasty meals at the Taste
Publication date:8/16/2004
Category:news
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It�s all about the sandwich, and Kim Ostrowski, owner of Kimmies Sandwiches on Park Avenue, knows how to make them.
She�ll be featuring the best of her sandwiches during the Taste of Lockport o
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Reporter tries to impress mother-in-law with lakeside tour
Publication date:8/16/2004
Category:news
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Many of the things to do in the area involve the Erie Canal, but there is another body of water nearby. And it does happen to be a Great Lake.
This week�s "Your Town" took me up along the lakes
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New winery opens in Appleton
Publication date:8/16/2004
Category:news
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APPLETON � Swirl. Sip. Slosh. Swallow.
The wine went down easy Sunday afternoon at The Winery at Marjim Manor.
Opened Aug. 7 by Margo Sue and Jim Bittner, the winery currently h
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Life is good, so I say �four more years�
Publication date:8/16/2004
Category:opinion
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Here�s why George W. Bush will get my vote in 11 weeks:
I walked away from a good-paying job one year ago this month. You remember one year ago, don�t you? We were in the middle of the alleged
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Newfane group is working to improve its community
Publication date:8/16/2004
Category:opinion
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Congratulations to a group of more than 30 families in Newfane, who are working together to make their community better.
The families have formed the Newfane Community Watch group to lessen the
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Ready for a Taste of Lockport
Publication date:8/16/2004
Category:news
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It�s all about the sandwich, and Kim Ostrowski, owner of Kimmies Sandwiches on Park Avenue, knows how to make them.
She�ll be featuring the best of her sandwiches during the Taste of Lockport o
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Reporter tries to impress mother-in-law with tour
Publication date:8/16/2004
Category:news
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Many of the things to do in the area involve the Erie Canal, but there is another body of water nearby. And it does happen to be a Great Lake.
This week�s Your Town took me up along the lakesid
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Italian Fest off to good start
Publication date:8/15/2004
Category:news
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There wasn�t a shortage of sunshine when Al Cavagnaro and his family stood outside the Kenan Center on Saturday eating pizza and fried dough during the 4th Annual Molinaro�s Italian Festival.
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Bryer is on board
Publication date:8/15/2004
Category:news
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PENDLETON � Starpoint Middle School�s new principal James Bryer isn�t new to Starpoint, but he has big plans to bring fresh ideas.
The 31-year-old Bryer taught second-grade at Albion Elementary
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Business owners thrive off adoring pet owners
Publication date:8/15/2004
Category:news
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From massages and pedicures to gourmet foods, jewels and limousines, dogs today have it made. And so do cats, horses, ferrets, birds, lizards and any assortment of other pets.
Whether paying f
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LHS celebrates half a century
Publication date:8/14/2004
Category:news
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The �precious� was found.
Karen Mattucci found a gold 1954 Lockport High School class ring in the back yard of her Hill Street home last year when the family was putting in a brick patio.
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Newman resigns from role as Chamber head
Publication date:8/14/2004
Category:news
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Robert Newman, president and CEO of the Niagara USA Chamber, announced his resignation Friday.
The announcement came as a surprise to some, though Newman said in January he had discussed the po
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It�s a year later and power grid is still at risk
Publication date:8/14/2004
Category:opinion
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It�s been a year since a massive power outage affected the lives of 50 million Americans from New York to Michigan, and what have we learned?
Nothing, apparently.
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Deaths for Aug. 14
Publication date:8/14/2004
Category:obits
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Robert James Smith passed away August 11, 2004.
Diane Irene Flaherty passed away August 12, 2004.
Vernon M. "Skip" Robinson, Jr. passed away August 11, 2004.
Eugene J. Wolski pass
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Community watch group is forming in Newfane
Publication date:8/13/2004
Category:news
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NEWFANE � Everyone has their limits and Newfane native Lisa Fletcher reached hers early this summer when she and her husband had a run in with rowdy teenagers.
�It was 3 o�clock in the morning
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Community watch group is forming in Newfane
Publication date:8/13/2004
Category:news
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NEWFANE � Everyone has their limits and Newfane native Lisa Fletcher reached hers early this summer when she and her husband had a run in with rowdy teenagers.
�It was 3 o�clock in the morning
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Community watch group is forming in Newfane
Publication date:8/13/2004
Category:news
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NEWFANE � Everyone has their limits and Newfane native Lisa Fletcher reached hers early this summer when she and her husband had a run in with rowdy teenagers.
�It was 3 o�clock in the morning
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Independence Air lands
Publication date:8/13/2004
Category:news
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While major airline carriers continue to flounder and seem to declare bankrupty every other week, a new wave of smaller, low-fare airlines are emerging to meet travelers� demands at a price their wall
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Lockport woman receives probation
Publication date:8/13/2004
Category:news
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A woman who took pictures as her husband raped a young girl was spared jail time Thursday in Niagara County Court.
Jessica Fifield was sentenced to three years probation by Judge Peter L. Brod
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Friday's obituaries
Publication date:8/13/2004
Category:obits
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Flaherty, Diane Irene, Lockport
Metcalf, Mary L., Calabash, N.C.
Murrell, Anna Mae, Gasport
Smith, Robert James, Newfane
Robinson, Vernon M. Jr., Newfane
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Go Italian this weekend
Publication date:8/13/2004
Category:opinion
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If you�re looking for something to do this weekend, go Italian.
At the Italian Festival, that is.
The fourth annual event is going on at the Kenan Center, and while most people naturally
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Deaths for Aug. 12
Publication date:8/12/2025
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Chapman, Harry V., Middleport
Everett-Sprung, Bronwen H., Lockport
King, Clarissa M., Newfane
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City to conduct water meter survey
Publication date:8/12/2025
Category:news
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Mayor Michael Tucker decided at Wednesday night�s Committee of the Whole meeting to take a random sample of city water meters to determine the accuracy of the machines at the suggestion of Peter Shark
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Big apple crop expected this year
Publication date:8/12/2025
Category:news
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This year will be a good one for apples.
The New York Apple Association said the predicted apple crop this year will be above the state�s average of 25 million bushels.
This year, New Yo
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Waiting for test results
Publication date:8/12/2025
Category:news
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Detectives continued working Tuesday and Wednesday at the scene of last week�s homicide of Tina Boyer.
No arrest has been made, and Capt. Larry Eggert said detectives were combing the area arou
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Concert has Palace singing happy tune
Publication date:8/12/2025
Category:opinion
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The Historic Palace Theatre is getting a big boost with the donation of $1,500 from the Lockport Community Band and the Lockport Chorale.
The money was raised at a spring benefit concert at the
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Why does the state have to get in the way?
Publication date:8/12/2025
Category:opinion
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Here�s the latest example of New York not being business-friendly.
Our wineries can�t sell directly to customers in other states.
So what does that mean to Western New York?
It me
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Parents need to get involved in skate park
Publication date:8/11/2025
Category:opinion
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The city hosted an informative, interesting meeting about forming a skate park last week. There was only one thing missing.
Parents.
In a library meeting room full of people, there were
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Arsenic levels low in Middleport
Publication date:8/11/2025
Category:news
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MIDDLEPORT � Results of an environmental investigation funded by FMC Corp. measuring how much arsenic Middleport residents are exposed to show that study participants all were below the reference leve
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Newfane taxpayers to see a decrease school tax rate
Publication date:8/11/2025
Category:news
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NEWFANE � The Board of Education announced the 2004-05 tax rate is $26.13 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, a 1.9 percent decrease from last year�s rate of $26.63.
�We�re going to continue to w
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Getting older, growing fairer
Publication date:8/11/2025
Category:news
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PENDLETON � The Wendelville Volunteer Fire Company Field Days and Carnival is 83 years old and, according to coordinator Dick Oddo, the event is getting better with age.
This year�s event runs
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Getting older, growing fairer
Publication date:8/11/2025
Category:news
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PENDLETON � The Wendelville Volunteer Fire Company Field Days and Carnival is 83 years old and, according to coordinator Dick Oddo, the event is getting better with age.
This year�s event runs
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Deaths Aug. 11
Publication date:8/11/2025
Category:obits
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Chapman, Harry V., Lockport
Dudek, John, Lockport
Gothard, Raymond H., Gasport
King, Clarissa M., Newfane
Winans, Robert J., Medina
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Put in your two cents
Publication date:8/10/2026
Category:opinion
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The relicensing process for the New York State Power Authority has reached a critical point. Most of us probably haven�t paid much attention to this process, since it s
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Overtime down in Lockport
Publication date:8/10/2026
Category:news
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The city remains well under last year�s overtime numbers according to a review of the financial reports for the month of July.
Through July 31, the city had spent $361,266 in overtime compared
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Whelan surprised by state aid figures
Publication date:8/10/2026
Category:news
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PENDLETON � Starpoint Superintendent C. Douglas Whelan was surprised at the amount of state aid his district is slated to get for the 2004-05 school year.
According to projected figures release
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Local teens search for the perfect summer job
Publication date:8/10/2026
Category:news
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Most teenagers can�t wait until they�re old enough to go to a bar.
Eighteen-year-old John Ceretto Jr. spends almost every night at one � and gets paid for it.
�It�s an amazing job,� he s
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Tattoo artist gets 2 years in sex case
Publication date:8/10/2026
Category:news
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A city tattoo artist was sentenced Monday morning to two terms of two years in prison for sexually abusing two women in his home last year.
Robert Marcello, 39, 177 Washburn St., was sentenced
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Tuesday's obituaries
Publication date:8/10/2026
Category:obits
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John A. Shirback, Sr., passed away August 7, 2004.
Barbara R. Jankiewicz passed away August 6, 2004.
John Dudek passed away August 9, 2004.
Clarissa M. "Kissey" King passed away A
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Do something about deficit
Publication date:8/9/2026
Category:opinion
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It�s the $445 billion question.
What are we going to do about the federal deficit, which this year will set a record dollar amount?
In just three years, we�ve gone from an annual surplus
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Maziarz deserves a lot of credit for this one
Publication date:8/9/2026
Category:opinion
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I�m as cynical as the next guy when it comes to politics. I�m even more cynical when it comes to politicians.
Every now and then, though, a politician will surprise me. State Sen. George Maziar
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Lock City 5K, Fun Run Saturday
Publication date:8/9/2026
Category:sports
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Rain or shine, the annual Lock City 5K and Fun Run is slated for Saturday at Outwater Park, sponsored by the Lockport Department of Youth and Recreation and more than a dozen local businesses.
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McGinnis races to victory at Nationals
Publication date:8/9/2026
Category:sports
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RANSOMVILLE � Ransomville�s Jeff McGinnis raced to victory in Friday�s Sportsman Nationals at Ransomville Speedway.
McGinnis held off persistent challenges from Newfane�s Scott Kerwin to claim
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Old buddies claim LTCC title
Publication date:8/9/2026
Category:sports
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Friends since the seventh grade, Lockport�s Arlie Kirkpatrick and Bernie Haun of Sarasota, Fla. have more than just old school days to talk about from now on.
Haun�s 25-foot birdie putt on the
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Brother and sister win top honors at Niagara County Fair
Publication date:8/9/2026
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � For Brandon and Amber Smith, being chosen Sunday as royalty at the 2004 Niagara County Fair is more than just an honor, it�s what the two Wilson natives are all about.
�It�s
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Some unhappy about camp�s use of island
Publication date:8/9/2026
Category:news
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PENDLETON � Residents want to know what the town is going to do with Nine Mile Island.
While Councilman Marty Korkuc provided an update on the island last week, it just wasn�t enough for some r
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Go time-traveling on the Towpath Trolley
Publication date:8/9/2026
Category:news
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I suppose if you don�t like history, there may not be a lot of stuff to do in Lockport. But if you�re like me and enjoy learning things, this really is a rich area full of tradition.
This week�
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Monday's obituaries
Publication date:8/9/2026
Category:obits
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John A. Shirback, Sr., passed away August 7, 2004.
Ruth E. Spaulding passed away August 5, 2004.
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Sunday's obituaries
Publication date:8/8/2026
Category:obits
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Marion D. Rowles passed away August 5, 2004.
Ralph E. "Jigger" Welch passed away August 6, 2004.
Joseph P. Gurski passed away August 5, 2004.
Duane Thomas Caldwell passed August 4
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Probe into homicide continues
Publication date:8/7/2026
Category:news
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A man interviewed by police in connection with the homicide of Tina Boyer has checked himself in to the psychiatric unit of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
Lt. Richard Podgers said the m
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Law stunts growth for state wineries
Publication date:8/7/2026
Category:news
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While local tourist industry leaders look to the new Niagara Wine Trail as an ambitious effort to boost the local economy, winery operators hope a current government restriction on their business soon
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Music takes center stage in Olcott
Publication date:8/7/2026
Category:news
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OLCOTT � Pianist Kevin Clark of Lockport was performing at a party in Lewiston last year when four guys felt the musical vibes.
�They asked if they could join and I said OK,� Clark said.
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To beat crime, start walking a beat
Publication date:8/7/2026
Category:opinion
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Now will you believe me? I told you so.
Two weeks ago, I told you the combat zone was ready to explode. This week did it.
A young woman killed in cold blood on Washburn Street. A young
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Keep making a difference
Publication date:8/7/2026
Category:opinion
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Across Niagara County, hundreds of individuals crossed all socio-economic barriers, giving up a few hours of their day to help their local United Way during the 12th annual Make A Difference Day.
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It�s Lockport�s Poole and Rippe down the LTCC stretch
Publication date:8/7/2026
Category:sports
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The race for the 2004 Lockport Town & Country Club Invitational championship is tight, but leaders Dave Poole and Jim Rippe of Lockport don�t have long to think about it.
With an 8:30 shotgun s
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Saturday's obituaries
Publication date:8/7/2026
Category:obits
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Jane M. Thiele Ritzenthaler passed away August 3, 2004.
Donald F. Seelow passed away August 5, 2004.
Tina Marie Boyer passed away August 5, 2004.
Shamya D. Terrell passed away Aug
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McOwen-Smith lead LTCC Invite
Publication date:8/6/2026
Category:sports
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If the �signs� are pointing to a 1-2 Tonawanda finish at the Lockport Town & Country Club�s Member-Guest Golden Invitational, what else did you expect?
Tonawanda businessman Doug McOwen and his
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At the fair, good times and muddy feet
Publication date:8/6/2026
Category:news
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Three 14-year-old girls huddled outside the ride area of the Niagara County Fair, their flip-flopped feet covered in mud.
�It�s really fun, but muddy,� Katie Taber said.
Taber and her fr
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Boat awarded at derby's end
Publication date:8/6/2026
Category:sports
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Lockport�s Jill Hibbard was the winner of a new fishing boat and trailer at the 2004 Erie Canal Fishing Derby, which concluded two weeks ago.
Hibbard was presented her boat at the derby�s award
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Go enjoy the fair � and remember simpler times
Publication date:8/6/2026
Category:opinion
IN BRIEF:
Some day this week, for family-oriented entertainment that�s reasonably priced, go and check out the Niagara County Fair.
Opening day was drenched, regrettably, but we�re sure the fun went on f
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Cross-country in three days and ready for a vacation
Publication date:8/6/2026
Category:opinion
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SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HERE AND LAS VEGAS � Sun. Storms. Desert. Mountains. Repeat.
That�s basically how to read my journal as it details my jaunt across the country.
Ohio, Indiana and Illino
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Wal-Mart makes its case to town planners
Publication date:8/6/2026
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � Representatives of Wal-Mart�s proposed supercenter project got down to business with the Planning Board Thursday afternoon and walked away with some homework.
The board peppe
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Wee ones ready for Wet 'n Wild Triathlon
Publication date:8/6/2026
Category:news
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WILSON � Little athletes like 8-year-old Ryan Donovan will be put to the test during the Kids� Triathlon at the third annual Wilson Wet and Wild Triathlon this weekend.
�I�m going to try (to wi
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Obituaries published Aug. 6
Publication date:8/6/2026
Category:obits
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Jane M. Thiele Ritzenthaler passed away August 3, 2004.
Eunice May Velesko passed away August 5, 2004.
Donald F. Seelow passed away August 5, 2004.
Tina Marie Boyer passed away Au
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Thursday's obituaries
Publication date:8/5/2026
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Jane M. Thiele Ritzenthaler passed away August 3, 2004.
Letana Crenshaw Sr. passed away July 31, 2004.
Shamya D. Terrell passed away August 3, 2004.
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Niagara Catholic adds four to Hall
Publication date:8/5/2026
Category:sports
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Four alumni were inducted into the Niagara Catholic Athletic Hall of Fame at the 49th annual Block NC dinner.
Joseph Colosi, Bishop Duffy 1964; Julie Bellonte, Madonna 1968; Robert Tubinis, Duf
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Bova should take leave
Publication date:8/5/2026
Category:opinion
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It�s great to see young people interested in running for public office, especially since it�s like pulling teeth to get them to simply vote nowadays.
It�s especially encouraging to see young pe
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Car plunges into ravine
Publication date:8/5/2026
Category:news
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ROYALTON � A woman may have been suffering from an unknown medical condition when she went off the road Wednesday afternoon.
Capt. Anthony Berak said Gloria Flowers, 46, Purdy Road, was drivin
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Fair gets off to wet start
Publication date:8/5/2026
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � While the threat of rain didn�t keep the people away from Wednesday morning�s Farm/City Breakfast, it was on everyone�s minds.
�I don�t want to say it�s wet out there, but in
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City ready to roll with Ulrich
Publication date:8/5/2026
Category:news
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The city�s designation of David Ulrich as the preferred developer of the South Block on Wednesday was preceded with favorable comments by residents who turned out to have a say in the matter.
J
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Woman murdered in Washburn Street apartment
Publication date:8/5/2026
Category:news
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Friends and family describe Tina M. Boyer as a happy, caring person who loved being around her nephews. They were mourning their loss after she was found dead in her apartment early Thursday.
D
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Skate park pros, cons discussed
Publication date:8/4/2026
Category:news
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Officials, residents and a few amateur skateboarders shared several ideas Tuesday about getting a skate park in the city, but came up with few concrete answers.
While most agreed a skate park
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Niagara County Fair begins
Publication date:8/4/2026
Category:news
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The food, the midway rides, the animals, the 4-H projects � the familiar sights will all be seen again at this year�s Niagara County Fair.
The fair, which opened this morning with the annual Fa
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Hearing today on naming Ulrich
Publication date:8/4/2026
Category:news
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The city is poised to recognize David Ulrich as the preferred developer of the long-vacant South Block.
The Common Council will hold a public hearing on the matter at 6:10 p.m. today at City Ha
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Minimum wage won�t have maximum effect
Publication date:8/4/2026
Category:opinion
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Members of the state Legislature are posing as working class heroes after they supported a proposal to raise New York�s minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $7.15.
If Gov. George Pataki�s veto of
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Wednesday's obituaries
Publication date:8/4/2026
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Robert W. Elsenheimer passed away August 1, 2004.
Orrin E. Duvall Jr. passed away August 1, 2004.
Linna Clack passed away August 2, 2004.
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No matter where you stand, Kerry speech should matter
Publication date:8/3/2026
Category:opinion
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Convention speeches aren�t always known for their revelatory content, but John Kerry did a bang-up job of delineating differences between him and President Bush when he addressed Democrats and the nat
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Kerry tries to set a higher tone
Publication date:8/3/2026
Category:opinion
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I thought John Kerry�s performance Thursday night was the best nomination acceptance speech since Ronald Reagan in 1980.
It was positive, issue-oriented and right down the middle.
But it
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Wheelers take the helm at Lockport Salvation Army
Publication date:8/3/2026
Category:news
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Lockport Salvation Army has two new officers at the helm.
Majors John and Martha Wheeler arrived in town from Philadelphia last month and are busy getting organized.
�We�re still looking
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Bova's employment causes controversy
Publication date:8/3/2026
Category:news
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LOCKPORT ��Matthew Bova, who is running against State Sen. George Maziarz in November, is employed by the Niagara County Board of Elections.
Democrats say his job will not interfere in the elec
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ICMH, nurse sued by former patient
Publication date:8/3/2026
Category:news
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NEWFANE � The woman who claimed she was sodomized by a male nurse at Inter-Community Memorial Hospital has filed suit, along with her husband, for unspecified damages.
The suit was filed by Fa
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Wal-Mart gets meeting with town planners
Publication date:8/3/2026
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � Wal-Mart officials will unveil a site plan for a supercenter Thursday.
The meeting of the town planning board is a special meeting, called because the agenda for its regularl
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Schaffert strikes gold twice at ESG
Publication date:8/3/2026
Category:sports
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BINGHAMTON � Ashley Schaffert struck gold twice last weekend at the 2004 Empire State Games.
Competing in the Women�s Scholastic Division, the Lockport athlete placed first in both the 100 mete
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Marvin plea leaves room for new indictment
Publication date:8/3/2026
Category:news
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Daniel Marvin�s guilty plea Monday was supposed to put an end to the sordid family tale of sexual abuse of young girls, but instead the case will continue.
Under the terms of the plea offer by
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Tuesday's obituaries
Publication date:8/3/2026
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Robert W. Elsenheimer passed away August 1, 2004.
David M. Yellen passed away July 31, 2004.
Rosalind H. (Radeff) Navarro passed away August 2, 2004.
Margaret L. Houghtling passed
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Canal conquers reporter
Publication date:8/3/2026
Category:news
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OK, so I�m not 15 anymore. Actually, in October, I�ll be twice that. So when I told my fellow employees I was going to bicycle from Lockport to Middleport, I got a few raised eyebrows.
�It�s no
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Monday's obituaries
Publication date:8/2/2026
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Shawn P. Bennett passed away July 31, 2004.
Lillian F. Evans passed away August 1, 2004.
Letana Crenshaw, Sr. passed away July 31, 2004.
Robert W. Elsenheimer passed away August 1
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Niagara base is under the gun with upcoming closure list
Publication date:8/1/2026
Category:news
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Former Air Force reservist Dick Fischer spent 43 years working at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.
His work was more than just about the missions he served. The base helped shape him into
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Royalton offers reward to catch road sign vandals
Publication date:8/1/2026
Category:news
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ROYALTON � About 10 to 15 times a week, the Royalton Highway Department has to send a crew out to repair a street sign.
Most of the time, the reports are for a damaged pole. Cars hit the poles
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Center offers free strategic planning for businesses
Publication date:8/1/2026
Category:news
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The state thought it was doing a great thing investing money in workforce training for small to mid-size manufacturers in western New York.
Problem is, companies aren�t always sure what to do w
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Sunday's obituaries
Publication date:8/1/2026
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Theodore J. Puff, Jr. passed away July 29, 2004.
Grace M. Edwards passed away July 29, 2004.
John P. Sukmanowski passed away July 27, 2004.
Louis Urso passed away July 26, 2004.
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Pave South Transit �paradise� and put up some parking lots
Publication date:7/31/2004
Category:opinion
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Rezone it and they just may come.
We�re talking about the proposal to rezone South Transit to a commercial area from Main Street to Ruhlmann Road.
The subject came up at Thursday�s ward
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Turn assessor�s office into swap shop
Publication date:7/31/2004
Category:opinion
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Think of it as Tradio without the radio.
With apologies to my buddy Paul Oates, here�s an easy way to end the �assess mess� at City Hall. Just tell Mike Tucker and John Austin to get out their
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2003-04 hard to top for Lockport athletes
Publication date:7/31/2004
Category:sports
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Posting 11 Niagara Frontier League championships out of 21 sports last year, it�s going to be hard to top the 2003-04 Lockport Lions, but they�ll try when fall sports seasons begin in about a month.
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Expect delays at borders
Publication date:7/31/2004
Category:news
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Travelers should expect longer-than-average delays this weekend at local border crossings.
A holiday weekend in Canada, combined with summer traffic and a contract dispute between the Canadian
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Time for a block party
Publication date:7/31/2004
Category:news
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Summer in the city: Time for a block party.
Lakeview Parkway residents will have theirs today, carrying on a tradition that�s endured the decades.
�I grew up here, and we had them in the
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Carnegie to manage state arts funds
Publication date:7/31/2004
Category:news
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A North Tonawanda arts center has been chosen to dole out grant dollars to other arts agencies in Niagara County.
A meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Carnegie Art Center, 240 Gound
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Saturday's obituaries
Publication date:7/31/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
David C. Lilley passed away July 25, 2004.
Verna E. Malcolm passed away July 30, 2004.
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Basic civility should be an election platform
Publication date:7/30/2004
Category:opinion
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Vice President Dick Cheney drops the F-bomb during a heated conversation in the Senate chambers.
Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Sen. John Kerry, tells a reporter to �shove it.�
Talk radio a
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Searching for a cure
Publication date:7/30/2004
Category:news
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Like most expectant grandparents, Lockport resident Monica Roland happily anticipated the arrival of her first grandchild.
When an ultrasound revealed the baby�s gender, Roland couldn�t wait to
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South Transit residents mull over zoning remedies
Publication date:7/30/2004
Category:news
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Something needs to be done about living conditions around South Transit Street, affected residents say.
About 25 residents of South Transit and surrounding streets attended an informal meeting
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Friday's obituaries
Publication date:7/30/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Miriam E. Seefeldt Robinson passed away July 24, 2004.
Richard Stanley Clement passed away July 14, 2004.
Clementine P. "Clem" Bronson passed away July 27, 2004.
Ruth Robinson Cur
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Nation must heed the advice of 9/11 commission
Publication date:7/29/2004
Category:opinion
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Now that the 9/11 commission has released its findings, the question isn�t whether the nation should adopt its recommendations.
The question is how soon those recommendations can be put into pl
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Taking a walk on the wild side in Niagara Falls
Publication date:7/29/2004
Category:opinion
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If you think the traffic going over the bridge to Canada is just too much to handle, don�t despair. There�s plenty to do on the American side of the Falls.
No, I�m not kidding. Believe me, it c
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A golden tradition
Publication date:7/29/2004
Category:sports
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Fifty years since the Lockport Town & Country Club�s inaugural golf invitational and we�re still talking about bowlers.
Professional bowling sensation Brad Angelo of Lockport and Lock City foot
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Pallotta pleads guilty to child porn charge
Publication date:7/29/2004
Category:news
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Michael Pallotta avoided a trial Wednesday afternoon and pleaded guilty to a higher charge in Niagara County Court.
Pallotta, 40, 6197 Keller Ave., Newfane, pleaded guilty to one count of promo
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Villella 1, Tucker 1
Publication date:7/29/2004
Category:news
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Mayor Mike Tucker got what he�s been seeking in a second legal opinion about the issues of residency and mayoral appointees.
Peter Godfrey, a labor law specialist with the Buffalo legal firm Ho
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Shooting turns out to be hoax
Publication date:7/29/2004
Category:news
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WHEATFIELD � A Mapleton Road man claimed he was shot in the doorway of his home Wednesday afternoon, but now is facing charges himself after police say he concocted the whole story.
George Shea
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Deaths July 29
Publication date:7/29/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Gerald E. Smith passed away July 27, 2004.
Leah R. Hensel passed away.
Kenneth J. Tomasov passed away July 26, 2004.
Miriam E. Seefeldt Robinson passed away July 24, 2004.
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Locals get last chance to catch the 'Flu' tonight
Publication date:7/28/2004
Category:sports
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If you haven�t seen Jhamal Fluellen carry a football yet, you�re missing something special.
Lockport High School�s all-time leading rusher will play his final �high school� game tonight at the
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Obituaries published today
Publication date:7/28/2004
Category:obits
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D. Keith Parlette passed away July 23, 2004.
Roscoe C. Ellnor passed away July 25, 2004.
Gerald E. Smith passed away July 27, 2004.
Leah R. Hensel passed away.
Robert Remin
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AES sues Somerset over assessment
Publication date:7/28/2004
Category:news
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AES Somerset has filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court challenging the Town of Somerset�s assessment on the power plant.
The plant�s assessment was raised by $70 million on July 1 to $470 mill
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City right to back off from Mount View declaration
Publication date:7/28/2004
Category:opinion
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The city did the right thing when it comes to Mount View.
They stayed out of it.
Last week, Alderman Pat Schrader and Alderwoman Phyllis Green co-sponsored a resolution that would have �
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Newfane counselor dropped from youth program
Publication date:7/28/2004
Category:news
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Accusations against a Newfane summer recreation program counselor have been settled without any formal charges being filed.
Investigator Kristen Neubauer of the Niagara County Sheriff�s Departm
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Legislator chastises union head over legal threat
Publication date:7/28/2004
Category:news
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LOCKPORT � A county lawmaker has sent a message to a union president this week, asking for more �enlightened leadership.�
Republican Legislator Richard Updegrove represents an area of Day Road
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Taste in question at Planned Parenthood
Publication date:7/28/2004
Category:opinion
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There�s free choice.Then there�s rubbing people�s faces in it.In case you didn�t know, Planned Parenthood Federation of America�s Web site
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Fog City's Market Street move OK'd
Publication date:7/28/2004
Category:news
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One woman�s gain was a probable loss for 12 others Tuesday.
With the city Zoning Board of Appeals� OK of a variance allowing Fog City coffee shop to locate at 247 Market St., the crafters of Pl
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NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
Publication date:7/27/2004
Category:opinion
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Somebody has to be the worst.
But does it have to be our state government?
According to a recently released study by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law,
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Bicknell gets last-lap victory
Publication date:7/27/2004
Category:sports
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RANSOMVILLE � Eight-time Ransomville Speedway Modified track champion Pete Bicknell passed heat winner Ricky Richner of Niagara Falls on the last lap to earn his second feature win of the season Frida
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Blogs sites all the rage in cyberworld
Publication date:7/27/2004
Category:news
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Some people deal with death in different ways.
Some cry, some look for someone to share their grief with while others turn inward.
But it�s the 21st Century, and some choose to express
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Villella says she still is acting assessor
Publication date:7/27/2004
Category:news
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Kevin Van Dusen is the new temporary assessor for the city of Lockport.
So says Mayor Michael Tucker, but the woman who�s been acting in that capacity begs to differ.
�I am the acting a
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Olcott Beach open for swimming
Publication date:7/27/2004
Category:news
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OLCOTT � Natalie Niethe of Las Vegas remembers swimming in Olcott Beach when she was living in Olcott.
�When I was little, it was really nasty, but now it�s finally clean. It was really nasty,
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Deaths July 27
Publication date:7/27/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
D. Keith Parlette passed away July 23, 2004.
Roscoe C. Ellinor passed away July 25, 2004.
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Reporter discovers a wine trail in �Your Town�
Publication date:7/26/2004
Category:news
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The one thing I always disliked about wine-tasting is the hoity-toity nature of it. You get an ounce or two of wine, sip it, swish it around and nod your head in approval.
The problem is I coul
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Cruise night attendance down at Outwater
Publication date:7/26/2004
Category:news
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The organizers of Monday Night Cruise Night may be moving cruises out of Outwater Park back to downtown before season�s end.
Patrick W. Schrader, president of Lockport Monday Cruise Night Optim
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Rich rewards from reading
Publication date:7/26/2004
Category:news
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PENDLETON � Samantha Meidenbauer loves �Freckle Juice.�
And �Junie B. Jones.�
The eight-year-old is beginning her days this summer with her favorite books. This September, when she start
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I�ve listened to the other side and I�m not impressed
Publication date:7/26/2004
Category:opinion
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I have recently discovered the phenomenon that is �books on tape.� OK, I discovered it too late for it to be �books on tape� and it is now �books on CD.�
And I discovered it too late for my pr
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Convention cameras needed
Publication date:7/26/2004
Category:opinion
IN BRIEF:
The Democratic National Convention begins today, the first such event since the 9/11 attacks.
The Democratic convention in Boston and the Republican convention in New York City have been talked
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Monday's obituaries
Publication date:7/26/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Stephen Walter Siuta passed away July 22, 2004.
Viola H. Grimes passed away July 24, 2004.
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District OKs hire after the fact
Publication date:7/25/2004
Category:news
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Whether it was a misunderstanding or an example of administrative arrogance seems to be a matter of opinion.
The Lockport school board approved the appointment of 14 �assessors� to carry out th
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Parents take kids� parties to new levels
Publication date:7/25/2004
Category:news
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When Allison Wood�s 5-year-old daughter was invited to a tea party, the Williamsville mother pictured a couple of Playskool tables, some plastic tea sets and little girls wearing big, floppy hats.
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Benefits set for injured child
Publication date:7/25/2004
Category:news
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It's been more than two months since Jared Feathers suffered serious internal injuries in a freak, backyard accident.
The 4-year-old Feathers was doing what little boys like to do. Running arou
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Sunday's obituaries
Publication date:7/25/2004
Category:obits
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Mary E. "Betty" Irish passed away July 22, 2004.
Clinton M. Zimmerman passed away July 22, 2004.
Sam Gatto passed away July 22, 2004.
Jennie Agugliaro passed away July 21, 2004.
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CSEA grandstanding on Mount View closing
Publication date:7/24/2004
Category:opinion
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In their latest scare tactics surrounding the Mount View Health Facility, union members called a press conference outside Niagara County Legislator Malcolm Needler�s house in North Tonawanda on Thursd
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Not a beautiful day in the neighborhood
Publication date:7/24/2004
Category:opinion
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Call me a ghetto-blaster. Somebody has to blast the condition of our neighborhoods.Come on, admit it. They�re turning into suburban ghettos. Nobody wants to say it publicly, so I will.
The are
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Father-son duo sweeps Streetstocks at Ransomville
Publication date:7/24/2004
Category:sports
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RANSOMVILLE � Like father, like son on one of the most popular family dates of the season Friday night at Ransomville Speedway.
Wilson�s Roger Israel, and his son, Jaren, were the Streetstocks
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Sanborn man dies in head-on
Publication date:7/24/2004
Category:news
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Niagara County Sheriff�s Deputy Jimmy Voutour was just around the corner when he heard a head-on crash on Cambria-Lockport Townline Road. He was on the scene in 30 seconds.
One car was already
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Sanborn man dies in head-on
Publication date:7/24/2004
Category:news
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Niagara County Sheriff�s Deputy Jimmy Voutour was just around the corner when he heard a head-on crash on Cambria-Lockport Townline Road. He was on the scene in 30 seconds.
One car was already
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Shots rattle Washburn
Publication date:7/24/2004
Category:news
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Gunshots rang out Friday afternoon on Washburn Street and in the process, put a whole neighborhood on edge.
Police were called to the area at about 4:30 p.m. Friday for reports of shots fired.
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City decides to stay out of Mount View debate
Publication date:7/24/2004
Category:Choose category
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The Common Council opted this week not to get involved in the fray surrounding Niagara County�s decision to sell or close Mount View.
A resolution co-sponsored by aldermen Patrick W. Schrader a
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Saturday's obituaries
Publication date:7/24/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Belva E. Martin passed away July 22, 2004.
Lindsay R. MacIver passed away July 21, 2004.
Mary E. "Betty" Irish passed away July 22, 2004.
Mildred D. Rooney passed away July 22, 20
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School district pulls utility tax off table
Publication date:7/23/2004
Category:news
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Delphi gave it two thumbs down, so the proposed consumer utility tax in Lockport School District is no more.
On Thursday, after a conversation with a Delphi official in Detroit about the effect
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Deceptive beauty: Hogweed can hurt
Publication date:7/23/2004
Category:news
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Heracleum mantagazzlanum.
The translation from Latin isn�t �don�t touch,� but it ought to be.
Giant hogweed has taken root ferociously in Western New York this year, and slowly the word
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Breath of cool air: Soldier home from Iraq
Publication date:7/23/2004
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � Kevin Kirchgraber spent 15 months on the other side of the world in a country not entirely keen on Americans.
But until he could return home, the 26-year-old Army officer mad
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Silver and his lackeys stop progress in Albany
Publication date:7/23/2004
Category:opinion
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Duh.
It�s just another example of the collective genius at work in Albany.
With 10 days to go before a court-mandated deadline to come up with a solution to the problems facing New Yor
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At least one Buffalo's got the idea
Publication date:7/23/2004
Category:opinion
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Can you imagine Buffalo as a retirement destination? Well, it�s happening.
The bad weather isn�t a deterrent. Neither is the unfair reputation. In fact, for the past decade, retirees from acros
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First-grade enrollment declining in Middleport
Publication date:7/23/2004
Category:news
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GASPORT � Middleport Elementary School will have one less first-grade class this year due to a decline in enrollment, Roy-Hart Board of Education President Patricia Riegle said.
Middleport Elem
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CSEA protests at legislator's home
Publication date:7/23/2004
Category:news
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NORTH TONAWANDA � Union representatives of Mount View workers picketed outside Legislator Malcolm Needler�s house Thursday.
They convened to protest statements the majority leader has made abou
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Levin shoots 68 for Porter Cup lead
Publication date:7/23/2004
Category:sports
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LEWISTON � Spencer Levin is in a �zone� � that elusive physical and mental state where an athlete can do no wrong. Or almost.
Levin, a junior at the University of New Mexico, shot a 2-under-par
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Obituaries listed in the July 23 edition
Publication date:7/23/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
William C. Degan passed away July 20, 2004.
Lester M. Whearty passed away May 26, 2004.
Ruth E. Bear passed away July 19, 2004.
Belva E. Martin passed away July 22, 2004.
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A TAX IS A TAX IS A TAX
Publication date:7/22/2004
Category:Choose category
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No more taxes, period.
That�s our response to a pitch by Superintendent Bruce Fraser, who wants the Lockport City School District to impose a 3 percent tax on residents� telephone, gas and elec
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Stefanski within nine points of Sportsman leader
Publication date:7/22/2004
Category:sports
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RANSOMVILLE � With his third Sportsman Division win of the season last Friday night, Wheatfield�s Pete Stefanski has cut the points race at Ransomville Speedway to single digits.
With points le
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Board getting cold reception to utility tax idea
Publication date:7/22/2004
Category:news
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So far, surveyed residents aren�t in favor of a proposed consumer utility tax, Lockport School Board members said Wednesday.
Superintendent Bruce Fraser has proposed district imposition of a 3
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City to go with town assessor for now
Publication date:7/22/2004
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By a vote of 4 to 1, the Common Council approved a pact with the Town of Lockport for stop-gap assessor service Wednesday, bringing out the ire of Lena Villella�s supporters.
With the action, t
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Pet medicines are getting more sophisticated � and a lot more exposure.
Publication date:7/22/2004
Category:news
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YOUNGSTOWN � When 9-year-old greyhound Leia started having health problems related to arthritis a year and a half ago, her owner Francine Lavigueur knew little about animal medications.
She als
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Mount View supporters looking to drive home message.
Publication date:7/22/2004
Category:news
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As the county�s plans to sell Mount View Health Facility move forward, a labor union is planning to stage a protest at a lawmaker�s house.
Civil Service Employees Association Local 1000, which
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Doctors: Jermain unfit for trial
Publication date:7/22/2004
Category:news
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Two more doctors have said they don�t believe Richard Jermain is fit to stand trial.
That is the opinion of two court-appointed doctors assigned to evaluate the 64-year-old accused of murdering
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Thursday's obituaries
Publication date:7/22/2004
Category:obits
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Paula A. Sullivan passed away July 20, 2004.
Nancy Zak passed away July 20, 2004.
William C. Degan passed away July 20, 2004.
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Turn off the spin cycle and debate the issues
Publication date:7/21/2004
Category:opinion
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While the two major political parties get ready for their presidential nominating conventions, the rest of the country, unfortunately, isn�t very interested.
Sure, we know the Democrats are gat
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Lockport 15-16 year-olds take district Little League title
Publication date:7/21/2004
Category:sports
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It takes a thief and Marc Chaffee came through in style for the Lockport Little League 15-16-year-old Williamsport tournament team.
Chaffee stole home with the winning run in the bottom of the
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School aid uncertainty
Publication date:7/21/2004
Category:news
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The debacle in which the State of New York finds itself nearly four months after it was supposed to pass a budget has at least one concrete effect on Average Joe.
If a budget isn�t passed, and
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Gerhardt given probation
Publication date:7/21/2004
Category:news
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Steven Gerhardt could have been sentenced to a year in jail, but instead was given three years probation.
Niagara County Court Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza handed down the sentence Tuesday to t
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Pendleton looks at recreation fee
Publication date:7/21/2004
Category:news
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PENDLETON � With flocks of people migrating into town, does Pendleton need an increased recreation fee?
Planning Board Chairman Dick Meinhold gave the prospect a thumbs-up Tuesday night suggest
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Falls survivor returns
Publication date:7/21/2004
Category:news
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It�s been almost a year, but the sights and sounds are burned into Kirk Jones� memory.
�I hit that ice-cold water and it was an absolute shock to my system,� Jones said. �Immediately, I was fly
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Deaths July 21
Publication date:7/21/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
William M. "Bill" Wellman, Jr. passed away July 19, 2004.
Paula A. Sullivan passed away July 20, 2004.
Nancy Zak passed away July 20, 2004.
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Project Childsafe is good for the city, town
Publication date:7/20/2004
Category:opinion
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The city police department should be commended for its participation in Project Childsafe.
On Friday, several hundred trigger locks for guns were given out to gun owners in the city and Town of
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Soaps are fun, but it�s good to be back
Publication date:7/20/2004
Category:opinion
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I�m back.
I love my profession, because I love other people�s business.
After tending to my own business for about 10 weeks, it feels good to be back into other people�s business on a d
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Six Lockport residents take home canal derby prizes
Publication date:7/20/2004
Category:sports
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Fourteen division winners, including six Lockport residents, have been declared in the 2004 Erie Canal Fishing Derby, which concluded on Sunday.
Sidney McDowell (bass, 4.10 pounds), Jill Hibbar
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Gadgets get personalized makeovers, accessory lines
Publication date:7/20/2004
Category:news
IN BRIEF:
In the computer world, there are generally two choices: Black and off-white.
Even the iMac, once a burst of color in black-and-boring universe, went white (though Apple will introduce a new li
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Meeting coming on Main Street work
Publication date:7/20/2004
Category:Choose category
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Work on the Main Street reconstruction/streetscape project could begin as early as next week.
A meeting of city officials, contractors� representatives and the Main Street business community is
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Police probe Newfane complaint
Publication date:7/20/2004
Category:news
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NEWFANE � Sheriff�s investigators are looking into a complaint that a counselor in the town�s summer recreation program made advances toward a 13-year-old girl.
The father of a 13-year-old girl
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Death Notices July 20
Publication date:7/20/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Richard S. Wronski passed away July 17, 2004.
Elton F. Gamin passed away July 7, 2004.
Ruth E. Bear passed away July 19, 2004.
Gerald E. Eldredge passed away July 22, 2004.
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County plans to transfer property
Publication date:7/19/2004
Category:news
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The county is preparing to transfer some park land on Day Road to the Town of Lockport for construction of soccer fields and other park amenities, pending Legislature approval.
County officials
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South Block could help stop exodus of area youths
Publication date:7/19/2004
Category:opinion
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Consider this a sequel to my column of July 5 titled �Welcome to the laughingstock of America.�
Where have all the young people gone?
Last weekend, I attended two popular Western New Yor
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Racing around 'Your Town'
Publication date:7/19/2004
Category:news
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I walked into the sprawling building at 400 Corinthia St. and I took a step back to my childhood.
Speedway Park, across from Outwater Park, is one of only four indoor go-kart tracks in all of N
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Town makes a decision on drainage
Publication date:7/19/2004
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � Drainage might be getting a bit more �ease-y� in the town with a new law on the books.
According to Highway Superintendent Louis Hagen, the new law will give the town more au
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Monday's obituaries
Publication date:7/19/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Richard S. Wronski passed away July 17, 2004.
Ida P. Watson passed away July 16, 2004.
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School board should think before spending
Publication date:7/19/2004
Category:opinion
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If the money�s there, spend it!
That�s apparently the mindset of a majority of Lockport School Board members who supported Superintendent Bruce Fraser�s request to begin a search for five new e
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Sunday's obituaries
Publication date:7/18/2004
Category:obits
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Jeffrey William Walter passed away July 9, 2004.
Hilda M. Eck passed away July 15, 2004.
Amanda E. Zuch passed away July 16, 2004.
Michelle M. Banks passed away July 15, 2004.
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Urban renewal again?
Publication date:7/17/2004
Category:news
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Around here, it may as well be a four-letter word.
Anybody who asks how Lockport�s downtown could go from the thriving center of trade and commerce it was 40 years ago to what it�s been in the
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Clipboard goes to the dogs
Publication date:7/17/2004
Category:opinion
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Editor�s note: These are the dog days of summer. And with National Dog Week coming up, Clip Smith has decided to take a �paws� for the cause and let his daughter Dawn�s corpulent cocker, Kingston Smit
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Roy-Hart should have done its homework
Publication date:7/17/2004
Category:opinion
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The Royalton-Hartland Board of Education stirred up a real brouhaha recently when it voted to charge students for summer school. The deal was, if the student passed the class, the money would be refun
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Constructing the World Wide Web
Publication date:7/17/2004
Category:news
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When Robert Spencer�s best friend, Cole Aydelotte, was killed in Niagara Falls two years ago, Spencer wanted to do something to ease his pain. He turned to the Internet.
�One day I was sitting
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Should schools pay for students to study over summer
Publication date:7/17/2004
Category:news
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PENDLETON � Although Starpoint School District is off the hook when it comes to charging students for summer school, state education law has left Starpoint parent Annmarie Reeb with some big questions
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Deaths July 17, 2026
Publication date:7/17/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
David Johnson passed away July 10, 2004.
Mattie Mae Clark passed away July 14, 2004.
Marietta MacFarlane passed away July 14, 2004.
Donald R. Haylett passed away July 16, 2004.
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Big �announcement� is over, now keep the details coming
Publication date:7/16/2004
Category:opinion
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The �surprise� is over.
The beans were spilled Thursday in what was perhaps the worst-kept secret ever in Lockport.
Yep, local developer and hometown boy David Ulrich will be the guy to
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Baaahhhye for now
Publication date:7/16/2004
Category:opinion
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With my recent transfer to the Journal-Register in Medina, I have had occasion to reflect on what I will be gaining with my new position, as well as what I will be losing.
At the top of the lis
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Lange to go to trial
Publication date:7/16/2004
Category:news
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Phillip Lange is going to trial on a charge he looked over the top of a tanning booth and at a naked woman.
Arguments were heard in Lockport City Court on Thursday on the merits of the case. La
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Ulrich makes a pitch
Publication date:7/16/2004
Category:news
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A vision of South Block as �City Centre,� an elegant mix of form, function and meaning, was unveiled Thursday by local developer David Ulrich.
In a news conference at City Hall � moved from the
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Man nabbed in Dumpster fires
Publication date:7/16/2004
Category:news
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There was another Dumpster fire on Dysinger Road on Wednesday night, but this one had a different outcome than the many previous fires in the same location over the past year.
It ended with an
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Deaths July 16
Publication date:7/16/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Campbell, William J., Silver Springs, Fla.
Davis, Nathaniel L., Albion
Eichinger, Paul H., Lockport
Jess, Thurman S., Lyndonville
Johnson, David, formerly of Lockport
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Limiting comments unwise in Newfane
Publication date:7/15/2004
Category:opinion
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Why does the Newfane Board of Education do this to itself?
Last week, the board decided to start limiting what the public can say at board meetings.
Its unanimous (big surprise there) de
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Plum Dandy proprietors determined to succeed
Publication date:7/15/2004
Category:opinion
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going, but for the proprietors of Plum Dandy gift shop, the going just seems to get tougher and tougher.
The whole saga
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Readers: Kerry ticket no threat
Publication date:7/15/2004
Category:news
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The Lockport Union-Sun & Journal�s regular poll usually attracts about 300 responses, but a certain question triggered a larger response.
The question wasn�t about a hot-button local issue, lik
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Fog City closes temporarily
Publication date:7/15/2004
Category:news
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They�re leaving with a certain heaviness of heart, but the owner and employees of Fog City say their departure from the Bewley Building is a good, positive step for the business.
Owner Kelly Wa
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Ulrich to build South Block plaza
Publication date:7/15/2004
Category:news
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David Ulrich is making a bid to develop the long-vacant South Block.
Ulrich�s name and project are expected to be revealed at a press conference at 2 p.m. today at the South Block, 80 Main St.,
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Death notices July 15
Publication date:7/15/2004
Category:obits
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Baer, Howard M.
Baumeister, Maxine M.
Campbell, William J.
Dickinson, David L.
DuBois, Fletcher L.
Eichinger, Paul H.
MacFarlane, Marietta
Laux, Henrie
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Sometimes angst is in the eye of the beholder
Publication date:7/14/2004
Category:opinion
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I envied King Rice.
In the world of high-school age boys, Rice was a god in the Binghamton area during the mid-1980s.
A two-sports star � basketball and football � Rice�s athletic prowes
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County historian dies at age 57
Publication date:7/14/2004
Category:news
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David Dickinson wasn�t any old storyteller.
�He made history living,� said William Ross, chairman of the Niagara County Legislature.
On Tuesday, Dickinson � who was known throughout the
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Legislature OKs sales tax break
Publication date:7/14/2004
Category:news
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For the first time in years, Niagara County will participate in sales tax-free week on clothing and footwear during the back-to-school shopping season.
From Aug. 30 to Sept. 6, shoppers across
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Cooking up new business
Publication date:7/14/2004
Category:news
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WILSON � Opening a new restaurant in any area � let alone one with several established businesses � takes a fair amount of nerve.
And good marketing strategy.
Since March, Karen and Anto
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Residency requirement should be universal
Publication date:7/13/2004
Category:opinion
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If the city is going to have a residency requirement for employees, let it be a requirement imposed across the board, not just on mayoral appointments.
That�s our response to the dilemma the ci
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Lockport's Irr claims Karate title
Publication date:7/13/2004
Category:sports
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. � In a stunning performance last week, Lockport�s Brian Irr claimed his 10th national karate championship, while winning three gold medals at the Amateur Athletic (AAU) Nationals.<
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Rescuers tell of work at Falls brink
Publication date:7/13/2004
Category:news
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There was a little bit of good news for Niagara Falls firefighters preparing a rescue at the brink of the American Falls on Sunday night.
�The chief let us know what equipment to bring,� firefi
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Suspect injures officers in dust-up
Publication date:7/13/2004
Category:news
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Aaron Knowles apparently didn�t want to go to jail.
Police said they went to the home of Knowles, 195 Lock St., Apt. 2, to serve a warrant for failure to appear in City Court on May 18. He was
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Green over lawns
Publication date:7/13/2004
Category:news
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WILSON � If you want to have a great lawn, you need to spend more than a few hours a week working at it.
It also helps if you know what you are doing.
Richard Zipp, 159 Lake St., Wilson,
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Tuesday's obituaries
Publication date:7/13/2004
Category:obits
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Terezia Dorko passed away July 11, 2004.
Curt Simmons Jr., passed away July 3, 2004.
Rayann Genter passed away July 9, 2004.
Alice Johnston Ewing passed away July 2, 2004.
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Pennsylvania taking a bite out of its taxes
Publication date:7/12/2025
Category:opinion
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Competition is a good thing � unless you�re a taxpayer in the state of New York.
If that�s the case, you�re constantly watching other states address the problems of high taxes, while your own p
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Mr. Huston, please don�t call me names
Publication date:7/12/2025
Category:opinion
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I sat by silently for a while, taking in city resident Steve Huston�s comments, criticisms and �surveys.�
My first reaction was to write a column. Then I decided against it. Now here it is.
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By the numbers: LPD Annual Report shows crime statistics for city
Publication date:7/12/2025
Category:news
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It was a year with a couple of high-profile violent crimes for the police department.
Detective Larry Eggert and K-9 Officer Steven Ritchie were wounded in a shootout at a mobile home park in
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Investigation continues into Albion slaying
Publication date:7/12/2025
Category:news
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ALBION � It�s the kind of 10-year anniversary no one wanted.
Gunshots rattled an apartment complex early Saturday morning, leaving a 26-year-old man dead and Albion police investigating who�s r
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Reporter turns farmer for a day
Publication date:7/12/2025
Category:news
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Jim Bittner runs a large-scale farming operation.
He says he�s the largest grower of maraschino cherries in the Northeast and the second-largest apricot grower in the state. So when his daught
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Monday's obituaries
Publication date:7/12/2025
Category:obits
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Terezia Dorko passed away July 11, 2004.
Evelyn A. (Murphy) Heck passed awayJuly 9, 2004.
Curt Simmons, Jr., passed away July 3, 2004.
Howard Costello passed away July 9, 2004.
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Sunday's obituaries
Publication date:7/11/2025
Category:obits
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Delores H. Pratt passed away July 8, 2026
Howard Costello passed away July 9, 2026
John W. Werth passed away July 9, 2004.
Robert J. Garis passed away July 8, 2004.
Bernadi
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Schulz jets to victory
Publication date:7/10/2026
Category:sports
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RANSOMVILLE � Winning his second Pro Stocks feature of the season Friday night, Dave �The Somerset Jet� Schulz will extend his already comfortable points lead at Ransomville Speedway.
Schulz, l
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The name game
Publication date:7/10/2026
Category:news
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From Apple to Moon Unit, we�re accustomed to hearing of stars giving their children eclectic names.
But beyond the gilded walls of Tinseltown, parents are following the trend and stepping away
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Lange due back in court Monday
Publication date:7/10/2026
Category:news
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A Lockport man and member of the city�s Citizen�s Advisory Board will appear in court again Monday on a charge he peeped on a woman at a city tanning salon.
Phillip C. Lange, 111 Autumnvale Dri
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Rookie officer called overseas
Publication date:7/10/2026
Category:news
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Todd Draper was going to serve and protect the residents of Medina, but instead, he will be protecting his country.
Draper, 22, who was hired as a Medina police officer in February 2004, gradua
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Smart Growth boxed out by big-box store
Publication date:7/10/2026
Category:opinion
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Now it gets tricky for Mickey.
Mickey Magno runs Smart Growth. She must be dumbstruck.
As you know, her buddies on the Lockport Town Board lifted the moratorium. Mickey never saw the wr
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City, town made two positive moves this week
Publication date:7/10/2026
Category:opinion
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Hallelujah � our local officials deserve praise this week.
Both the Common Council and the Lockport Town Board made wise decisions on two very different matters.
The Town Board agreed We
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Saturday's obituaries
Publication date:7/10/2026
Category:obits
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Delores H. Pratt passed away July 8, 2026
Regina Jane Albright passed away June 2, 2026
Virginia Bundy passed away July 8, 2026
Howard Costello passed away July 9, 2026
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Death list Aug. 10
Publication date:7/10/2026
Category:obits
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Baes, Lois M.
Dudek, John
Jankiewicz, Barbara R.
King, Clarissa M.
Miller, Ronald
Shirback, John A. Sr.
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Canal museum in Gotham makes sense
Publication date:7/9/2026
Category:opinion
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Some people question a plan for a $3 million interpretive center on the Erie Canal. That�s because it would be located, of all places, in New York City.
The idea sounded strange the first time
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Pirates set to menace Olcott during fest
Publication date:7/9/2026
Category:news
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OLCOTT � This weekend, local residents will be enjoying non-stop rides, vendors, music and entertainment for the whole family � while dodging a horde of crafty and menacing pirates.
The frolick
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Schools moving on ID badges
Publication date:7/9/2026
Category:news
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Visible identification for all staff and many students is the order of the new year in Lockport School District.
Citing a need for greater security precautions, the board of education directed
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Up and re-married
Publication date:7/9/2026
Category:news
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Roaring down Rainbow Boulevard, it wasn�t your typical wedding party that motored onto the grounds of the Flight of Angels balloon ride Thursday afternoon.
Foregoing any kind of street parking,
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Death notices July 9
Publication date:7/9/2026
Category:obits
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Hulshoff, Marjorie M., Liberty, Tenn.
Pitrello, Dorothy, Lockport
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Death notices July 8
Publication date:7/8/2026
Category:obits
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Elser, Albert L., North Tonawanda
Garbero, Sara Schoch Bennett, Lockport
Noble, Carolyn A., Barker
Pitrello, Dorothy, Lockport
Warwick, Robert F., Texas
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The ticket is set; let�s get to the meat and potatoes
Publication date:7/8/2026
Category:opinion
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Now that the dog-and-pony show is over, let the campaign for president get under way.
Presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry announced his choice Tuesday for running mate, first-term South C
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Summer �Festival of Faith� has it all
Publication date:7/8/2026
Category:opinion
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This summer, St. John�s is the place to be.
Golf and bid pitch tournaments, magic shows, concerts, lessons on bread- and pie-baking, seminars on art and spirituality and free health checks w
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Gun lock giveaway coming
Publication date:7/8/2026
Category:news
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A program to distribute gun locks to city and town residents was so successful last year that the police department will participate in the program again and have more locks to give away.
The d
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Go fish the canal
Publication date:7/8/2026
Category:sports
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Despite cloudy skies and a sprinkling of rain Wednesday, hundreds of avid fishermen and their families flocked to the banks of the historic Erie Barge Canal for the start of the 2004 Erie Canal Fishin
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Annual Wilson Garden Club tour is this weekend
Publication date:7/8/2026
Category:news
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WILSON � Whether one wants to learn more about successful gardening techniques, or simply enjoy the pleasure of viewing well-designed and maintained gardens, this weekend�s Garden Tours 2004 presents
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Town lifts temporary big building ban
Publication date:7/8/2026
Category:Choose category
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � The Town Board voted Wednesday night to lift its moratorium on the construction of large commercial buildings and approved changes to its zoning code � moves the board thinks will b
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Skateboarding ban defeated
Publication date:7/8/2026
Category:news
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With nary a skateboarder in sight coming out to speak his piece, the Common Council voted down a proposal Wednesday that would have banned skateboarding on all city streets.
The revision to cit
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Tuesday night races yield special wins
Publication date:7/7/2026
Category:sports
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RANSOMVILLE � Unadilla�s Bob Decker and Ransomville�s Kevin Wills posted feature wins on a special night of racing Tuesday at Ransomville Speedway.
Decker posted
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Local youths win 3-on-3 AAU Tourney
Publication date:7/7/2026
Category:sports
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The Niagara Police Athletic League (PAL) 14-year-old girls basketball team has won 14 consecutive AAU tournament games, including three tourney championships.
Coached by John Chunco and Scott K
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AWOL soldier should be returned from Canada
Publication date:7/7/2026
Category:opinion
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Texas native Brandon Hughey has been in the news lately for his protests against the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Unfortunately for Hughey, he�s making his protest from Canada, where h
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A naughty wife, a nutty juror and a naked juror
Publication date:7/7/2026
Category:opinion
IN BRIEF:
It�s not the latest foreign film.
But it is the latest edition of strange news.
Failure to stop
HAWTHORNE, Calif. � A woman is in hot water with her husband after recentl
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Helping strangers
Publication date:7/7/2026
Category:news
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Twenty people from Lockport Alliance Church went to Weston, W. Va., last week to work on the homes of the disabled, elderly and poor, as part of Reach Workcamps.
Seventeen teens and three adult
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Towers resident dies after accident
Publication date:7/7/2026
Category:news
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A city woman died early Tuesday after being struck by two vehicles on Main Street.
Cynthia A. Fisher, 49, 77 Main St., was struck as she ran across Main Street in front of her residence just be
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Council to vote on skateboarding ban tonight
Publication date:7/7/2026
Category:news
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A larger-than-usual public turnout to the City Council meeting is expected tonight.
The attention is driven by an interest in which way a majority of the Council will go when the question is ab
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Death notices July 7
Publication date:7/7/2026
Category:obits
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Bieler, Jewel Marie, Lexington, Va.
Elser, Albert L., Lockport
Fisher, Cynthia A., Lockport
Mietz, Frances, Lockport
Morello, Margaret E., Lockport
Yost, Betty J., f
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When race is the focus, no one wins
Publication date:7/6/2026
Category:opinion
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Let the breath-holding begin.
The city police board is pushing ahead in the process to hire new police officers. They�ve authorized administration of physical exams and Civil
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Cream of the crop
Publication date:7/6/2026
Category:sports
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MIDDLEPORT � Middleport�s Derek Boyle wears racing gloves for more than protection.
He doesn�t want everyone around him to see his green thumb.
Boyle, 21, the son of Bob �Bob-O� and Kare
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Ambassadors for a season
Publication date:7/6/2026
Category:news
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They probably didn�t intend it when they started, but Sally Bisher and her daughter have become unofficial ambassadors for Lockport.
Since agreeing to house the Lockport Visitors Center inside
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Not everything�s �peachy� about this year�s fest
Publication date:7/6/2026
Category:news
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Niagara County claims to be the No. 1 peach producing county in the state.
Knowing that, one could only guess that the Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival is lucky to have endless acres of the fuzz
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Respect, discipline and self-control
Publication date:7/6/2026
Category:news
IN BRIEF:
The two men behind the upcoming A+ Martial Arts After School Program are very clear about what their program is and isn�t about.
The program isn�t a day care center or baby-sitting service.
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Tuesday's obituaries
Publication date:7/6/2026
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Rena Ritts passed away July 3, 2004.
Ellen M. Marshall passed away July 3, 2004.
Maragret E. Morello passed away July 3, 2004.
Albert L. Elser passed away July 4, 2004.
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Monday's obituaries
Publication date:7/5/2026
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Violette L. Brozek passed away July 3, 2004.
Jerry D. Van Buren passed away July 1, 2004.
Wendy L. Randall passed away July 3, 2004.
Rena Ritts passed away July 3, 2004.
El
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Sunday's obituaries
Publication date:7/4/2026
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Florence C. "Chris" Smith passed away July 2, 2004.
Corrine L. Horvath passed awa July 1, 2004.
Phyllis C. Jerla passed away June 30, 2004.
Violette L. Brozek passed away July 3,
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Push on to help small manufacturers
Publication date:7/3/2026
Category:news
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Small manufacturers may benefit from a U.S. House push for more federal money to support their development.
Jack Tillotson Jr. and Harry Brockman Jr., owners of Custom Laser Inc. in the Lockpor
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Workers reflect on the week at the Workcamp
Publication date:7/3/2026
Category:news
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It was a week of sweat and sweltering heat, but Allison Smith of Pennsylvania said she had a blast.
�I was sick of doing the same old thing,� she said. �You see these things all the time and yo
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Wilson pier, Sunset Island set for repairs
Publication date:7/3/2026
Category:news
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WILSON � Thanks to a recent $350,000 grant, Wilson�s west pier and Sunset Island are both due for urgently needed repairs that will prevent serious deterioration to both.
The money was received
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Father/son roll perfect games
Publication date:7/3/2026
Category:sports
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PENDLETON � The father/son duo of Mike and T.J. Zastrow rolled perfect games on the same night in the Crunch & Munch League at South Transit Lanes.
T.J., 15, a ninth grade student at Wilson Hig
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County legislators are still lacking in courage
Publication date:7/3/2026
Category:opinion
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The �majority caucus� that runs the Niagara County Legislature proved it was all talk and no action when it comes to fixing runaway health care costs.
Once again, the troubled body failed to ag
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There are two sides to every beef
Publication date:7/3/2026
Category:opinion
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Kathy O�Keefe is sick of the rib-bing. Kathy runs the Taste of Lockport. She�s been accused of trying to keep Mrs. Ribs � AKA Sarah Person � out of the Taste. She�s even been called a racist. A lotta
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Saturday's obituaries
Publication date:7/3/2026
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Mary Catherine Schoelles passed away March 22, 2004.
Jerry D. Van Buren passed away July 1, 2004.
Florence C. "Chris" Smith passed away July 2, 2004.
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Saddam trial a test for new Iraqi government
Publication date:7/2/2026
Category:opinion
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The fledgling Iraqi government was given a big test Wednesday when it received legal custody of former dictator Saddam Hussein.
Saddam is still under American guard, but his ultimate fate is no
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Murphy, NBA/NU start, indicted
Publication date:7/2/2026
Category:sports
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HOUSTON � NBA Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy was indicted Thursday on six counts of sexually abusing five of his daughters more than 10 years ago.
The former Houston Rockets star, who is on leave
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Listening ears
Publication date:7/2/2026
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � �Shema,� a Hebrew word for listening.
Rolf Winch of Rockville, Md., walked around Dottie Waite�s patio Thursday with the word glaring in black marker on his forehead.
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Roy-Hart rethinks charges
Publication date:7/2/2026
Category:news
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MIDDLEPORT � After a prickly situation, the Royalton-Hartland Board of Education made adjustments to its summer school policy Thursday, dropping the fee of $195 per class and $32 per Regents exam and
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Death notices July 2
Publication date:7/2/2026
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Coppa, Andrew, Medina
Jackson, Deacon Thomas, Bradenton, Fla.
Schleef, Charlotte A., Akron
Schoelles, Mary Catherine, Padre Island, Texas
Wilson, Dorothy M., Wilson
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Hoping to ease concerns
Publication date:7/2/2026
Category:news
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Salvation comes from within.
That�s the message put forth by Mark Sanders � not the community police aide, not the pastor, but a man of color speaking for himself � at a gathering of city resid
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Second chance for Starlite
Publication date:7/2/2026
Category:news
IN BRIEF:
MIDDLEPORT � It took three months for Mat Mosher, owner of Starlite Cleaners, to get to this point.
He will reopen Starlite Cleaners, which was burned down by the fire in Medina, at a new loca
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Support Angelo's bid for ESPY
Publication date:7/1/2026
Category:opinion
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Congratulations to Brad Angelo, the Lockport professional bowler who�s in the running for a 2004 ESPY Award.
Angelo, who is ranked first in the world rankings, i
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Roy-Hart on the right track with summer school charges
Publication date:7/1/2026
Category:opinion
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The Roy-Hart school district has done it again. Stirred up some controversy, that is.
Just in case you missed it, the district has initiated a policy that charges high school students to attend
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Newfane teen headed to Europe for youth conference
Publication date:7/1/2026
Category:news
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NEWFANE � Her one bag is packed, and she is leaving on a jet today for a two-week conference in Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Carmel Kappus is 15 and will be joining 350 other teens
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Swimmers flock to Community Pool
Publication date:7/1/2026
Category:news
IN BRIEF:
On a warm summer day, swimmers appreciate Lockport Community Pool.
With the time clock at the old Lockport Savings Bank reading 81 degrees � kind of a rarity so far this summer � attendance to
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Police board looking for officers
Publication date:7/1/2026
Category:news
IN BRIEF:
The city police board is taking steps to hire up to three new police officers this year. Whether any of the hires will be black remains to be seen.
The commission agreed Wednesday to authorize
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Death Notices/ July 1, 2026
Publication date:7/1/2026
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Coppa, Andrew, Medina
Main, Charles W., Lockport
Pfeil, Mary Lorraine, Williamsville
Wiker, Kristopher J. Lockport
Wilson, Dorothy M., Wilson
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Workcamp teens performing real service
Publication date:6/30/2004
Category:opinion
IN BRIEF:
The hundreds of teens involved in the second Erie Canal Group Workcamp are now in the midst of their busy week here in Lockport.
We couldn�t be happier that they�re in town, and we hope they�re
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State bill bans need for skateboarding ban
Publication date:6/30/2004
Category:Choose category
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Before the city fathers decide whether to ban skateboarding, they might want to consider this.
A bill that would require skateboarders younger than 14 to wear helmets has passed the state Legis
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Parade route changing
Publication date:6/30/2004
Category:news
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The route is changing but the gist � eye and ear candy for all � will remain the same.
Lockport�s Independence Day parade will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday. But because of concerns earlier in the
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Lockport's Angelo up for Bowler of the Year ESPY
Publication date:6/30/2004
Category:sports
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Lockport pro bowler Brad Angelo has been nominated for a prestigious 2004 ESPY Award as Bowler of the Year.
This year�s 12th annual sports awards banquet will be televised nationally on ESPN at
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Teens bring faith to Lockport
Publication date:6/30/2004
Category:news
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For 27 years, Barbara Seiler has enjoyed her Cottage Street porch.
�I love sitting on the porch but my porch leaks,� she said. �I go out and sit and my neighbors come over.�
Seiler�s por
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Roy-Hart goes ahead with summer school fee
Publication date:6/30/2004
Category:Choose category
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MIDDLEPORT � Rae Barnett is digging deep into her pockets this month.
Her daughter, a sophomore at Royalton-Hartland Junior-Senior High School, will be taking tw
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Deaths for June 30
Publication date:6/30/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Burdick, Kenneth, Hicksville, Ohio
Main, Charles W. �Bud,� Sanborn
Pfeil, Mary Lorraine, Williamsville
Wilson, Elizabeth L. Lockport
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State bill bans need for skateboarding ban
Publication date:6/30/2004
Category:opinion
IN BRIEF:
Before the city fathers decide whether to ban skateboarding, they might want to consider this.
A bill that would require skateboarders younger than 14 to wear helmets has passed the state Legis
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State needs to cash in
Publication date:6/29/2004
Category:opinion
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In its first year of operation, the Seneca Niagara Casino generated $280 million in gross revenues, allowing the Seneca Nation to build its second gaming complex in Sal
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Medina or bust, but not by kayak
Publication date:6/29/2004
Category:opinion
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I had it all figured out, exactly what I was going to say.
Two weeks ago, when I went to a book-signing by local-guy-gone-large Tim Russert at Barnes and Noble, my mind was mapped out as to wha
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Erie Canal derby back for 14th year
Publication date:6/29/2004
Category:sports
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GASPORT � The most successful Erie Barge Canal fishing derby in Western New York history returns next week for the 14th time.
And with almost $60,000 in prizes, the 2004 Erie Canal Fishing Derb
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The FIRST lesson
Publication date:6/29/2004
Category:news
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As an inquisitive young boy growing up in Lockport, Mark Glynn observed with fascination construction work on Transit Road, not far from his home.
He watched fo
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Reservations for one
Publication date:6/29/2004
Category:news
IN BRIEF:
Sam Giamforcaro gets called �the male Martha Stewart� by friends.
The 34-year-old Tonawanda resident doesn�t seem to mind. Giamforcaro would rather cook for himself than rely on the microwaveab
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Traffic Committee: No to skateboarders
Publication date:6/29/2004
Category:news
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Members of the city�s traffic advisory committee held their ground Monday, asking Joseph Kibler to return to the city council and push for the tougher skateboarding ordinance it wants.
The comm
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Tuesday's obituaries
Publication date:6/29/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Col. John R. Hamm passed away June 25, 2004.
Mary P. Gugliuzza passed away June 26, 2004.
Roy Wilson passed away June 28, 2004.
Elizabeth Wilson passed away June 26, 2004.
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Monday's obituaries
Publication date:6/28/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Alvira M. Schultz passed away June 25, 2004.
Paul A. Crissman passed away June 25, 2004.
Ruby Grimble Malin-Conners passed away April 13, 2004.
Col. John R. Hamm passed away June
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Sunday's obituaries
Publication date:6/27/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Alice Mary Thorton passed away June 23, 2004.
Peter J. Justiana, Jr. passed away June 23, 2004.
Thelma Irene Depew passed away June 22, 2004.
Lugi J. Magliazzo passed away June 24
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Time to lift � and settle that rift
Publication date:6/26/2004
Category:opinion
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�Say good knight, Dave.�
That�s probably what Floyd Snyder would tell his councilman if he were Town of Lockport supervisor today.
And he�d be right. The town needs to lift the moratoriu
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Spending with no budget
Publication date:6/26/2004
Category:opinion
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n $15 million for jobs for impoverished teenagers.
n $500,000 a year for creation of government-funded eating disorder centers.
n $9.2 million for rural hospitals.
n $1.2 million
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Royalton man hospitalized after crash
Publication date:6/26/2004
Category:news
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Town of Lockport � A one-vehicle accident on Keck Road left an unidentified Royalton man fighting for his life Friday night.
According to Capt. Steven Preisch of the Sheriff�s Department, Krist
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God at graduation?
Publication date:6/26/2004
Category:news
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Michael Fiore�s education came from a public high school, where secularism rules.
But most every other aspect of the Niagara Falls teenager�s life is anything but void of religion. So Fiore, a
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Kennys are kings of Big R
Publication date:6/26/2004
Category:sports
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RANSOMVILLE � A pair of Ransomville Kenny�s claimed their first Streetstocks Division feature wins of the season on a crystal clear Friday night of DIRT racing at the Big R.
Kenny Washburn in c
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Saturday's obituaries
Publication date:6/26/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
John F. "Jack" White passed away June 24, 2004.
Hazel M. Gursslin passed away.
Irving F. Clark passed away June 24, 2004.
Patricia R. Larson passed away June 23, 2004.
Char
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Congrats to grads, parents
Publication date:6/25/2004
Category:opinion
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It�s been 12 long years and a lot of work, but this weekend, local high school seniors will celebrate graduation with ceremonies throughout the county.
To parents, it may seem like it was over
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Spending your way to savings
Publication date:6/25/2004
Category:news
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When Joe Rymarczyk was preparing to open his Tonawanda eatery, Banana Peppers on Niagara Street, he needed a little start-up capital. So he took out a loan.
The loan he received now pays divid
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Roy-Hart does some housecleaning
Publication date:6/25/2004
Category:news
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MIDDLEPORT � The Roy-Hart Board of Education made a move Thursday night to dispel recent criticism for cutting positions that are vital to students.
To that end, the board reinstated teacher Je
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Wilson trench war may end
Publication date:6/25/2004
Category:news
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WILSON � The stalemate in the trench warfare here appears to be ending.
Local developer Myron Moyer recently filled in trenches he dug at both ends of Casewood Drive in an protest move on Apri
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Friday's obituaries
Publication date:6/25/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Mitchell Anthony Rusin passed away June 20, 2004.
Richard A. Voelker passed away June 22, 2004.
Linda L. Shumate passed away June 23, 2004.
Mary Catherine Schoelles passed away Ma
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�Marathon mom� takes St. Joe�s 5K
Publication date:6/24/2004
Category:sports
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�Marathon Mom� Judy Arlington of Lockport continues to dominate local women�s running races.
Arlington, the mother of three children, captured two recent events, the 13.1-mile Buffalo Nissan Ha
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�Wings of Hope� celebrates life
Publication date:6/24/2004
Category:opinion
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Death is something none of us like to think about, much less talk about. But the folks at Niagara Hospice deal with death all the time.
Just in case you�re not familiar with Niagara Hospice, it
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�Wings of Hope� celebrates life
Publication date:6/24/2004
Category:opinion
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Death is something none of us like to think about, much less talk about. But the folks at Niagara Hospice deal with death all the time.
Just in case you�re not familiar with Niagara Hospice, it
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Sunlight needs to shine on South Block
Publication date:6/24/2004
Category:opinion
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t�s time for the dog-and-pony show to end.
We�re talking about the much-ballyhooed, but little-detailed South Block project.
The ball got rolling on the super-secret South Block deal May
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Roy-Hart�s top two
Publication date:6/24/2004
Category:news
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MIDDLEPORT � It was about to be three years in the making, but for Roy-Hart salutatorian Stephen Shuttleworth, more than perfect wasn�t good enough to take home the gold star.
Shuttleworth scor
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The people have spoken
Publication date:6/24/2004
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � The Town Board wants to take a smart approach to development and Wednesday night�s 2�-hour public hearing was the panel�s attempt at making informed decisions.
The board hear
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Cheverie gets 15 months in prison
Publication date:6/24/2004
Category:news
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The Lockport man who provided a semi-automatic rifle to a man who later used the gun to shoot two Lockport police officers was sentenced Wednesday in federal court.
U.S. District Judge Richard
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Thursday's obituaries
Publication date:6/24/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Mitchell Anthony Rusin passed away June 20, 2004.
Richard A. Voelker passed away June 22, 2004.
Charlton A. (Chuck) Bulmer passed away June 22, 2004.
Linda L. Shumate passed away
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Lockport�s Agronin agrees to NU deal
Publication date:6/23/2004
Category:sports
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LEWISTON � Niagara University women�s basketball coach Bill Agronin has agreed to a new four-year contract with the school, securing his services through the 2007-08 season.
In his ninth season
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White House needs to come clean about its logic for war
Publication date:6/23/2004
Category:opinion
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The bipartisan 9/11 commission spoke loudly and clearly last week when it judged the Bush administration�s claim of links between al Qaida, Saddam Hussein and the 2001 attacks on America to be fleetin
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How little things have changed in Lockport
Publication date:6/23/2004
Category:opinion
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Do you think there is racism in Lockport?
Terry Tennison thought so.
�We�ve got a problem here in Lockport. There are 400 city employees and only five of them are blacks,� Tennison s
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Scholars inspired by families
Publication date:6/23/2004
Category:news
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WILSON � Gabrielle Hoover had a great role model to inspire her work at Wilson Central High School � her mother.
Barbara Stout just graduated from Niagara County Community College.
Gabri
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A Silver opportunity
Publication date:6/23/2004
Category:news
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There was a time not too long ago when Walter Belling couldn�t reach his back pocket to grab his wallet.
That may have kept him from overspending, but it wasn�t the way he wanted to continue hi
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South Block developer still not named
Publication date:6/23/2004
Category:news
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All that�s left is introducing a developer and holding a public hearing.
The South Block was unanimously designated as an urban renewal site by the city planning board Tuesday, making the prope
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Wednesday's obituaries
Publication date:6/23/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Lina S. Hull passed away June 15, 2004.
Austin J. Pratt passed away June 20, 2004.
Lillian R. Mesler passed away June 20, 2004.
Lawrence Hollenbeck Cochrane passed away June 17, 2
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Baby Joe: �Nobody can make me fight�
Publication date:6/22/2004
Category:sports
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Tonawanda native Joe Mesi has been under fire by various news sources which said he suffered not one, but three subderal hematomas in his fight with Vassily Jirov.
But Mesi, the No. 1 ranked co
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'Taste' was an experience for this judge
Publication date:6/22/2004
Category:opinion
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If stomachs could talk, mine would have had a word or two with me Saturday.
Ever have chicken, rice and beef with a blooming apple ice cream/fried apple thing for dessert.
Maybe you have
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Let your feelings on moratorium be heard
Publication date:6/22/2004
Category:opinion
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Residents have another chance Wednesday to speak up for � or speak out against � the Town of Lockport�s current nine-month moratorium on the construction of buildings larger than 80,000 square feet.
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Tuesday's obituaries
Publication date:6/22/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Florence B. Woodcock passed away June 20, 2004.
Linda S. Hull passed away June 15, 2004.
Mary Swann Allgeier passed away May 23, 2004.
Gary M. Doeing passed away June 19, 2004.
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South Block deal close
Publication date:6/22/2004
Category:news
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A historic-style retail and office complex that�s said will revive downtown Lockport moved closer to reality Monday.
The county planning board unanimously passed an urban renewal designation fo
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Answer for feral felines
Publication date:6/22/2004
Category:news
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�There is definitely a problem with unwanted cats in the area,� said Jane Voelpel, spay/neuter clinic coordinator for Save-a-Pet of Niagara County.
�There is also a humane way to deal with them
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Board to consider moratorium again
Publication date:6/22/2004
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � It�s been almost six months since the first rumors of a Super Wal-Mart coming to town started flying, and the Town Board is slated to make a decision in two weeks that could bring t
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Cruisin' with dad
Publication date:6/21/2004
Category:news
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NEWFANE � Dozens of modern and classic cars lined Lockport-Olcott Road on Sunday afternoon, proudly showing off their pristine paint jobs, shiny engines and powerful turbos at the first Miller Hose Vo
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The Goose is golden; Mickleson lays an egg
Publication date:6/21/2004
Category:sports
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SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) � Phil Mickelson lumbered to the 17th tee with that goofy grin and a one-stroke lead in the U.S. Open.
The New Yawkers were going bonkers, thoroughly convinced that Lefty
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A return to the days of real punishment for kids is refreshing
Publication date:6/21/2004
Category:opinion
IN BRIEF:
We had an interesting debate in the newsroom last week about a story that made national headlines from Rochester. The debate, in my opinion, shows the problem with today�s society.
A Rochester
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Toddler dies in drowning in Lockport
Publication date:6/21/2004
Category:news
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Niagara County sheriff�s deputies are investigating the death of a 2-year-old Town of Lockport boy.
Deputies said they received a 911 call from a home in the 7200 block of Akron Road, and the c
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Lewis named outstanding youth
Publication date:6/21/2004
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � Ralph Lewis II stands out among Lockportians.
The son of Donald and Lisa Lewis, Lewis was recently presented the town�s Outstanding Youth Award by Supervisor John Austin.
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We should pledge not to bring stupid lawsuits
Publication date:6/21/2004
Category:opinion
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The Supreme Court tossed out a controversial challenge to the use of the phrase �one nation, under God,� in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Last week, the justices ruled that Michael Newdow, who brou
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Monday's obituaries
Publication date:6/21/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Melinda Lee Cooper, Lockport, passed away June 18, 2004.
Florence B. Woodcock, Warrens Corners, passed away June 20, 2004.
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Saturday's obituaries
Publication date:6/19/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Marie E. DeVoogel passed away June 7, 2004.
Donald R. Starkweather Sr. passed away June 16, 2004.
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Watkins wins All-American status
Publication date:6/19/2004
Category:sports
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Lockport native Lacey Watkins, a freshman on the Malone College women�s track and field team, earned All-American status in her first year.
At the NAIA Outdoor National Championships in Louisvi
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The Clipboard
Publication date:6/19/2004
Category:opinion
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Let�s talk shop. Or better yet, shopping.
We need a way to get downtown residents to the Transit stores. And we need it now.
Ever since Jubilee closed, downtowners have no options open.
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Legislators made tough, but necessary choice
Publication date:6/19/2004
Category:opinion
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Congratulations to the Niagara County legislators who had the courage to make a tough, but necessary, decision on the Mount View Health facility.
Following the recommendation of the county mana
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Newfane's top two
Publication date:6/19/2004
Category:news
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NEWFANE � Getting an education is one of the most important things in Sheila Kappus�s life.
Doing the same thing almost cost her mother her life.
When Mahdokht �Mahee� Kappus was a stu
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Man accused of making terror threats arrested
Publication date:6/19/2004
Category:news
IN BRIEF:
A Niagara Falls man accused of threatening to blow up the Department of Social Services building earlier this week was arrested Thursday afternoon.
State police arrested Timothy Mathews, 42, 12
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Can�t dodge the latest trend
Publication date:6/19/2004
Category:news
IN BRIEF:
All the cool kids are doing it. And this time around, it�s the big kids getting into the game.
Dodgeball � the sport that requires you to whale balls at people and duck like a coward when your
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Movement on South Block plan begins with county
Publication date:6/18/2004
Category:opinion
IN BRIEF:
It�s the necessary �evil� that may lead to development on the South Block.
Urban renewal.
On Monday, City Attorney John Ottaviano will go before the Niagara County Planning Board to pitc
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LHS to celebrate 50 years on Lincoln
Publication date:6/18/2004
Category:news
IN BRIEF:
There�s some photos, newspapers and a graduation program.
Tickets for graduation, the Bible, a penny, a nickel, a dime and a quarter.
All from 1954.
In October of that year, the
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Roy-Hart sweeps trophies at local music festival
Publication date:6/18/2004
Category:news
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MIDDLEPORT � Roy-Hart�s Mike Robertson has worked hard with his students for the past four years.
As the district�s director of elementary band, Robertson recently has seen his proteges garner
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D�Angelo posts bond
Publication date:6/18/2004
Category:news
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BUFFALO � The Amherst man accused of running a sophisticated drug laboratory out of his home will be confined to his mother�s Town of Lockport home while his case makes its way through federal court.
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Friday's obituaries
Publication date:6/18/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Lester G. Powell passed away May 7, 2004.
Donald L. Farnsworth passed away June 16, 2004.
Walter C. Weinheimer passed away June 16, 2004.
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Thursday's obituaries
Publication date:6/17/2004
Category:obits
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Otto Ernest Schwartz Jr. passed away June 14, 2004.
Lester G. Powell passed away May 7, 2004.
Carol Clack passed away June 6, 2004.
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LHS athletes earn post-season honors
Publication date:6/17/2004
Category:sports
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Fifteen Lockport High School athletes in three sports have earned post-season honors from the Niagara Frontier League.
The LHS baseball Lions produced six all-league selections, beginning with
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Questions mounting over health facility
Publication date:6/17/2004
Category:news
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What now?
That�s the question plaguing Mount View employees and families the day after the county Legislature decided to sell the nursing home.
Sanborn resident Larry Gee said his mothe
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Horses on parade
Publication date:6/17/2004
Category:news
IN BRIEF:
They patrol the Niagara County Fair, area parades, various community fairs and other events.
They also provide extra patrol in the mall parking lots in the area during the busy holiday season.
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80,000 doses of Ecstasy found
Publication date:6/17/2004
Category:news
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BUFFALO � A shipment of sassafras oil to a Buffalo post office Monday is what federal officials say tipped them off to a drug-making laboratory at an Amherst home.
The laboratory was manufactu
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Straight from the heart
Publication date:6/17/2004
Category:opinion
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Up until this week, when children met their prospective foster or adoptive parents at the Niagara County Department of Social Services, they had to sit in a boring, uninspiring room for the interview.
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Huston was making the right point the wrong way
Publication date:6/17/2004
Category:opinion
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Steve Huston is right.
Unfortunately, he�s also wrong.
The former chairman of the Human Relations Commission brings up important � and valid � race issues facing everyone in the city, re
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Newfane baseball players make town proud
Publication date:6/16/2004
Category:sports
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NIAGARA FALLS � Playing off one of the most memorable sports sendoffs in Newfane history, the baseball Panthers returned home heroes a week ago, after placing second in the New York State Public High
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Three days for one minute
Publication date:6/16/2004
Category:opinion
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There was Philadelphia, a 42-year-old factory worker who had hopped in his car at the end of his shift Thursday afternoon.
There was Irving, Texas, a handsome 27-year-old accountant. He was the
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Tucker doing well, but more action is needed
Publication date:6/16/2004
Category:opinion
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In the private sector, it�s not uncommon to get an evaluation after just six months.
So why not the public sector?
That�s why we decided to grade Mayor Michael Tucker six months out of
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Mount View to be sold
Publication date:6/16/2004
Category:news
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A spillover crowd filled the Legislature chambers Tuesday for the vote on the future of Mount View, but their numbers didn�t dissuade the lawmakers from voting to sell the facility.
Impassioned
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Police address race issue
Publication date:6/16/2004
Category:news
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You are cordially invited to find out exactly how the Lockport Police Department operates.
There isn�t an open house, but Community Policing Aide Mark Sanders said in light of actions taken by
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Tasty tidbits
Publication date:6/16/2004
Category:news
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Back when Rich Hoose and Joe Speer were brainstorming for names of their Lockport-based food and entertainment festival, they thought there may be confusion with other �Tastes.�
What they got
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Wednesday's obituaries
Publication date:6/16/2004
Category:obits
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Judith Skivington passed away June 13, 2004.
Peggy Maxine Day passed away June 15, 2004.
Otto Ernest Schwartz Jr. passed away June 14, 2004.
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Feds bust major drug lab
Publication date:6/16/2004
Category:news
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AMHERST � A methamphetamine lab bust is considered the largest seizure made in Western New York, federal officials said.
A two-month investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administrati
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Mount View vote tonight
Publication date:6/15/2004
Category:news
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A union that represents 365 county workers is asking for a no-layoff clause and the resolution of two grievances in exchange for health care and wage concessions in the negotiating process over Mount
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Tucker: Huston�s fired from Human Relations Commission
Publication date:6/15/2004
Category:news
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Steve Huston says he wants the mayor to officially fire him from his Human Relations Commission chairman post. But Michael Tucker said he already has.
Huston resigned late last week, but said F
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Pallotta case to go to grand jury
Publication date:6/15/2004
Category:news
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NEWFANE � The case against a Newfane man charged with 50 counts of possessing child pornography will be presented to a grand jury, said Assistant District Attorney Henry Schmidt.
Michael J. Pal
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Leaving my pride at the finish line
Publication date:6/15/2004
Category:opinion
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Yes, I was a weekend warrior of sorts.
As a kid, I always had to laugh when I would go to the park on the weekend and see guys in their 30s rollerblading around thinking they were Wayne Gretzk
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Horrifying death highlights need for helping our neighbors
Publication date:6/15/2004
Category:opinion
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The tragic death earlier this month of 8-month-old Melissa Vanderlinde at the hands of her mother, Kirsten, highlights the need for changes in how our community deals with social problems.
The
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Tuesday's obituaries
Publication date:6/15/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Judith Skivington passed away June 13, 2004.
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A fitting tribute
Publication date:6/14/2004
Category:news
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For Niagara County brothers Orville, Everen and Myrlin Strassburg, it was hard not to be impressed by the National World War II Memorial unveiled in Washington D.C. over the Memorial Day weekend.
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Monday's obituaries
Publication date:6/14/2004
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Samuel J. LaSpada passed away June 10, 2004.
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Reagan's funeral teaches us lessons
Publication date:6/14/2004
Category:opinion
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A couple of unfortunate spin-offs I observed after the death of Ronald Reagan last week:
So long, Canada
I think the days of the United States playing big brother to Canada are over.
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Welcome to "Your Town"
Publication date:6/14/2004
Category:news
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OK. So maybe I should have started a little smaller.
My first activity for the weekly �Your Town� feature on things to do in and around Lockport was to go kayaking on the mighty Erie Canal.
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IDA to answer lingering questions
Publication date:6/14/2004
Category:news
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County development officials say they�ll have some answers next month to a Town of Wheatfield resident�s lingering questions about their ability to lend money to private interests.
Board of Di
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Compromise in order on drug law reform
Publication date:6/14/2004
Category:opinion
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What a disappointment it is to have heard state Senate Republicans declare last week that they don�t see any point in continuing to negotiate an end to the harshest aspects of the so-called Rockefelle
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Race survey creates feud for thought
Publication date:6/12/2025
Category:opinion
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Huston, we no longer have a problem � sort of. Mayor Mike Tucker asked for the resignation of Human Relations Commission Chairman Steve Huston. Huston agreed to do so, but only if Tucker officially fi
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Organizers: Taste isn't about race
Publication date:6/12/2025
Category:news
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The Taste of Lockport isn�t racist in any way, says one of the food festival�s organizers.
In response to published comments made by Lockport Journal columnist Clip Smith and Human Relations Co
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Huston resigns after mayor�s request, but later rescinds
Publication date:6/12/2025
Category:news
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Mayor Michael Tucker made his decision and Steve Huston, chairman of the Human Relations Commission, accepted it.
But only for a little while.
In a meeting held after Huston wrote a Mail
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Arrest made in peeping case
Publication date:6/12/2025
Category:news
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Police arrested a 55-year-old Lockport man Friday for a March incident in which a city woman accused him of looking into the tanning booth she was using.
Phillip C. Lange, 111 Autumnvale Drive,
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Flips bring home the medals
Publication date:6/12/2025
Category:sports
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ORCHARD PARK � Lockport�s Flips Gymnastics and Sport brought home two first-place medals at the recent New York State Championships.
Paige Kelkenberg and Becky Henning earned gold medals at the
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Sparks a winner at Ransomville
Publication date:6/12/2025
Category:sports
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RANSOMVILLE � North Tonawanda�s Brian Sparks was a first-time feature winner at Ransomville Speedway on Friday night.
Sparks entered the first of Friday�s twin DIRT Streetstocks features 18th i
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What really affected the vote in Roy-Hart?
Publication date:6/12/2025
Category:opinion
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Three-tenths of one percent.
That�s apparently all it takes to make the voters in the Royalton-Hartland School District happy with their budget.
After voting down the original $20.39 mi
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Saturday's obituaries
Publication date:6/12/2025
Category:obits
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Marlee J. Pecoraro passed away June 9, 2004.
Samuel J. LaSpada passed away June 10, 2004.
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A capital idea at City Hall
Publication date:6/11/2025
Category:Choose category
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No wish-list items and no surprises.
That�s the way the Tucker administration is approaching its first budget deliberations, and this year may include a new budget item: A capital improvements
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Barker's best
Publication date:6/11/2025
Category:news
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BARKER � Amanda Ribbeck and Brett Owen are very different people.
Ribbeck is president of the student council and the American Field Exchange, secretary for the Class of 2004 and vice presiden
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Grants help open doors in Newfane
Publication date:6/11/2025
Category:news
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NEWFANE � Using one of the new computers at the Boys and Girls Club to do her homework, 10-year-old Haley Klug hit a small snag.
�How do you spell insect?� she asked.
Once told, she was
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Town hopes for green with fee
Publication date:6/11/2025
Category:news
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � The town is hoping to see a little green with its green space.
The town now is charging a fee of $800 per lot in new major subdivisions, and $250 per lot in new minor ones, t
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Lockport�s Harris hits new school track record
Publication date:6/11/2025
Category:sports
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A Lockport High School track and field record was erased at the 2004 New York State Public High School Championships last weekend at North Syracuse High School in Cicero.
Running in the semifin
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Summer tennis program returns
Publication date:6/11/2025
Category:sports
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The Lockport summer tennis program returns for its 29th consecutive year beginning June 28 at the Altro Park tennis courts on Willow Street.
More than 150 local tennis enthusiasts participated
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Friday's obituaries
Publication date:6/11/2025
Category:obits
IN BRIEF:
Hattie Ramsey passed away December 27, 2003.
William Hiddie passed away June 9, 2004.
Nancy Gascoyne Burkhardt passed away June 10, 2004.
Rachel J. Colletti passed away April 8, 2
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Reagan�s strength was in his honesty
Publication date:6/11/2025
Category:opinion
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A lot has been said and written about Ronald Wilson Reagan during the past week, much of it filtered through the rose-colored lens of time.
In death, the life of the 40th president of the Unite
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Teen accused of abuse appears in court
Publication date:6/11/2025
Category:news
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A Town of Lockport teen accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl was in Niagara County Court on Thursday to plead guilty to a reduced charge.
But after he proved unable to admit his actio
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What to do with Mt. View?
Publication date:6/10/2026
Category:news
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While a union official tries to save the troubled Mount View facility, one legislator has proposed letting voters decide its ultimate fate.
Ed McDonald, president of the American Federation of
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No ruling on Jermain competency
Publication date:6/10/2026
Category:news
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Richard Jermain will have to undergo another round of examinations by doctors before a determination will be made regarding his mental competency.
The 64-year-old Wilson man accused of murderin
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Roy-Hart voters give thumbs-up to budget
Publication date:6/10/2026
Category:news
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MIDDLEPORT � Voters in the Royalton-Hartland Central School district passed a $20.33 million budget Wednesday in a second vote.
The slightly modified budget, which passed 827-501, cut $62,500 i
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A fun funeral
Publication date:6/10/2026
Category:opinion
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With all the interest in the Civil War lately, I�m surprised that the story about the last Civil War widow�s death didn�t garner more media coverage. After all, the war ended nearly 140 years ago.
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Kurtz, Pierce named to N-O First Team
Publication date:6/10/2026
Category:sports
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Fresh off their 2004 state runner-up finish, two Newfane baseball players have been named to the Niagara-Orleans League all-star First Team.
Senior pitcher Tony Kurtz and senior shortstop Jeff
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Skateboarding ban is waste of time, energy
Publication date:6/10/2026
Category:opinion
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On a variety of levels, the proposed skateboarding ban on city streets is a big waste of time.
First of all, how big of a problem is this? Alderman-at-Large Joe Kibler, who came up with the ide
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Court of art
Publication date:6/10/2026
Category:news
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An old lot on Market Street will go from basketball court to a piece of artwork.
Volunteer artist Lynda Crego, in cooperation with the YMCA Teen Club and Reality Check, want to transform the co
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Thursday's obituaries
Publication date:6/10/2026
Category:obits
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Patricia J. Striker passed away June 7, 2004.
Gilbert Dean Hoch passed away May 31, 2004.
Hattie Ramsey passed away December 27, 2003.
Jane W. Eckburg passed away June 8, 2004.
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Two commissioners step down because of survey
Publication date:6/9/2026
Category:Choose category
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In the wake of the release of a race-based survey, two members of the Human Relations Commission have resigned with more possibly to come, Mayor Michael Tucker said Tuesday.
Mary Brennan-Taylor
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Paying my respects to a great American
Publication date:6/9/2026
Category:opinion
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It�s the least I can do.
At the stroke of midnight (hopefully) Thursday, I will be turning my wheels south and heading to Washington, D.C.
It will mark the beginning of my one-and-a-half
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Mount View one step closer to going up for sale
Publication date:6/9/2026
Category:news
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The county�s nursing home is one step closer to going up for sale after a Legislature committee vote Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a union president says he has a plan that could make county lawmakers ch
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Wednesday's obituaries
Publication date:6/9/2026
Category:obits
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Patricia J. Striker passed away June 7, 2004.
Gilbert Dean Hoch passed away May 31, 2004.
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Feds subverting justice
Publication date:6/9/2026
Category:opinion
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So the federal government has let us in on a little secret: Accused would-be terrorist Jose Padilla confessed his intentions to the justice department a while back.
Are we satisfied now that Pa
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Students hope to teach
Publication date:6/9/2026
Category:news
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PENDLETON � Starpoint�s �top two� this year are academic leaders, both headed toward a career in education.
Valedictorian Amanda Stockwell, a science teacher hopeful, wasn�t planning on being n
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Coming Thursday
Publication date:6/2/2026
Category:coming
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How was "Our Town" received?
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Anti Wal-Mart author coming to town
Publication date:5/27/2004
Category:frontpage
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TOWN OF LOCKPORT � Lockport Citizens for Smart Growth is hoping to further educate people on what happens when Wal-Mart moves in.
The group � formed earlier this year to counter the company�s p
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City needs to clean up spill
Publication date:4/29/2004
Category:frontpage
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The clock�s ticking on a Park Avenue site cleanup, and with each passing day, the city comes closer to having to pay stiff court fines.
The city was sued by the owners of 237 Park Ave. � the ol
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When you�re elected, show up or step aside
Publication date:4/29/2004
Category:opinion
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Anyone who wants to serve in public office should remember one thing: It�s a position charged with serving the public.
Most Niagara County legislators get it.
In a Lockport Journal study
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Cutting summer school just may teach a lesson
Publication date:9/1/2026
Category:opinion
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Being the recipient of a measure of good, old-fashioned sternness never hurt a pre-teen. With that in mind, we applaud the Lockport School District for a decision made to not offer summer school at th
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City ready to roll with Ulrich
Publication date:8/5/504
Category:news
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The city�s designation of David Ulrich as the preferred developer of the South Block on Wednesday was preceded with favorable comments by residents who turned out to have a say in the matter.
J
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