http://www.lockportjournal.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:43:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_311024205.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_311024205.html There are only two locations in Niagara County where motorists can fill their gas tanks with E85 ethanol fuel. One of them is now open at the corner of High and South Transit streets. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:25:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_310022741.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_310022741.html Ransomville’s Teagan Clark and her “Friday Fish Fry” are the winner of the Hasbro “Ready, Go Play-Doh” national food Play Doh sculpture contest. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:47:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_309000138.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_309000138.html What would happen in the rest of the county if an earthquake struck Niagara Falls? National Guard civil support teams came together Wednesday in Lockport to find out. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:56:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_308235834.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_308235834.html The Navy and the Niagara County Sheriff’s honor guard turned out for the Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony at Wednesday’s meeting of the county Legislature. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:42:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_304023910.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_304023910.html Friday was the last day of domestic violence month, but Mary Brennan-Taylor, vice president of programs for the YWCA of Niagara County, said it’s never too late to spread domestic violence awareness. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:05:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_303021313.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_303021313.html October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a time when pink ribbons are everywhere and the focus is on the disease that affects women each year. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:20:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_300002135.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_300002135.html Just as the water main broke outside the Vacanti family’s residence three weeks ago, Joshua Vacanti, 16, got a call “from America’s Got Talent judge and producer Nigel Lythgoe. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:26:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_296232215.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_296232215.html Donna Eick’s homemade soups and salads needed a place to call home. Eick and Jeff Hayes opened a new cafe, The Flavorful Palette, last month on Market Street. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:34:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_294013648.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_294013648.html The little bridge over Tonawanda Creek that connects Niagara County to Erie County could cause big headaches for commuters for the next nine months. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:15:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_293001641.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_293001641.html Some time ago, Darrell Scott — the father of Rachel Scott — received a call from Austin, a disc jockey in Colorado who just had a baby girl. Scott was touched to learn Austin would name his daughter Rachel. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:30:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_290043049.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_290043049.html Literature lovers filed into the Historic Palace Theatre on Friday night to take part in an evening with Lockport’s own nationally esteemed author, Joyce Carol Oates. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:12:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_290041442.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_290041442.html Wilson students are named National Merit semifinalist and commended student for PSAT scores. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:47:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_288004546.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_288004546.html Every Saturday morning, the City of Lockport’s Youth and Recreation Department holds a specific theme for its program. This Saturday, the theme is Crime Prevention Day. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:38:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_288004139.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_288004139.html Wilson will be making an appearance in another national magazine next month. In the upcoming November issue of Bicycling, Wilson’s morning exercise program for students will be mentioned in an article about the effects of exercise on kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:17:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_282230545.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/communities/local_story_282230545.html Roy-Hart is one of the schools in the area participating in Independent Health’s “Fitness for Kids Challenge.” The idea behind the challenge is simple, it’s just to encourage kids to be physically active and adopt healthy habits.