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LEWISTON: Shrine to get big lift
LOCKPORT: Lincoln Corridor project is dead
State study would have cost city $650,000.
HIGHER EDUCATION: NCCC gives out award; NU offers nursing seminar
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: This legislator sounded more like a pastor
SAFETY: State urges motorcyclists to have a safe season
Rick Parson remembers the summer day in 2001 when, while riding his motorcycle at French Road and Campbell Boulevard, a Ford Mustang cut out in front of him.
DELPHI: Company reports wider loss in first quarter
Auto parts maker Delphi Corp. reported Friday that it lost more money in the first quarter than it did a year ago, but that an expanded credit line will still allow it to emerge intact from bankruptcy protection.
NEWFANE: Mother suspected drugs in missing girl case
More details have emerged about the search for a missing girl that took sheriff’s deputies from Newfane to the Town of Tonawanda on Thursday afternoon.
PEOPLE PROFILE: Jody Naughton, foster mom, honored by county
Jody Naughton is the mother of four, stepmother of four, adoptive mother of one and has been the foster mother of 14.
With those numbers, it was no wonder why Jody and Curtis Naughton of Pendleton were named Foster Parents of the Year by the Niagara County Department of Social Services this week.
DEVELOPMENT: WNY officials stake claim to Upstate czar
With news that Gov. David Paterson may consolidate economic development offices back into one statewide position, local officials said Friday they plan to lobby for the new czar to be stationed in Western New York.
NEWFANE
: Mother suspected drugs in missing girl case
More details have emerged about the search for a missing girl that took sheriff’s deputies from Newfane to the Town of Tonawanda on Thursday afternoon.
MISSING CHILD: Newfane girl found; suspect accused of child endangerment
A little girl is safe tonight, and the man police sought in connection with her disappearance has been arraigned on a child endangerment charge. The Niagara County Sheriff’s Department canceled a missing child alert after a Newfane girl was found Thursday afternoon.
BUSINESS: Spring and landscaping — in bloom
It’s finally getting warm outside, and now it’s time to get some yard work done. And according to some business owners, most people have a good idea of what they want their yards to look like. To help with those projects, customers seem very much in the know about what products they need to accomplish their goal.
MEMORIAL DAY: WW II veterans to be honorary parade marshals
All area men and women who served in the military between Sept. 16, 1940, and Sept. 2, 1945, are invited to be honorary grand marshals of Lockport’s Memorial Day parade on May 25.
BUSINESS: Wheatfield developer urges consolidation to attract more business
A prominent Wheatfield developer on Thursday encouraged leaders in Niagara County to strongly consider consolidation as a way to help make the area more attractive to the investment community.
CITY OF LOCKPORT: Fire chief to ask for OK of ambulance bid
Lockport Fire Chief Thomas Passuite will ask the Common Council to approve a bid for two new ambulances for the fire department.
ROY-HART: District shows off budget to the public
Royalton-Hartland residents were able to see the district’s proposed budget for the 2008-09 school year Thursday at the school board meeting.
CRIME: Teen accused of shooting boy with BB gun
A city teen was charged Wednesday with shooting a young boy in the leg with a BB gun as the boy rode his bike on South Street.
CRIME: Man charged with stealing checks
A city man is facing several felony charges after he allegedly forged several checks from a co-worker’s bank account.
STATE: BOCES hiring practices faulted by attorney general's office
The state announced a settlement agreement Thursday with a local law firm, ending improper employment arrangements with school districts and various BOCES.
BREAKING NEWS
:The Niagara County Sheriff’s Department has cancelled a missing child alert for a Newfane girl
The Niagara County Sheriff’s Department has cancelled a missing child alert for a Newfane girl.
BREAKING NEWS:
Sheriff’s department looking for missing Newfane girl
The Niagara County Sheriff’s Department has issued a missing child alert for a Newfane girl.
ROYALTON
: Country club reports third recent larceny
The Niagara-Orleans Country Club on Telegraph Road has reportedly been hit by thieves for the third time in two weeks.
WATCH THE VIDEO: MRS Plating demolished as part of EPA cleanup
As officials from the Environmental Protection Agency looked on, a bulldozer began to demolish the MRS Plating building on Park Avenue on Wednesday morning.
CITY OF LOCKPORT: Lincoln construction motions pulled back
Fourth Ward Alderman Patrick Schrader on Wednesday withdrew two legislative motions that would have signed the city onto a Lincoln Avenue and crossroads reconstruction project.
WILSON: Suspect in alleged assault is arrested on drug charges
One of the Wilson High School baseball players charged in connection with an alleged assault on a school bus has been arrested on drug charges.
ROYALTON: Super stallion still a sire of champions
The great white horse owned by a Royalton couple that gave the United States gold and silver medals at the 1984 Olympics and won the 1985 World Championship is still leaving his mark in town and around the world.
HEALTH: Lockport tattoo artist praises licensing law
Niagara County is on the brink of regulating tattoo parlors and Johnny Rotten of Lockport feels the law can’t come too soon.
NIAGARA COUNTY: Beilein's back on track for state job
The wait is apparently over for Niagara County Sheriff Thomas Beilein. Gov. David Paterson will send Beilein’s nomination to become chairman of the state Commission of Correction to the state Senate for confirmation by early June, sources say.
CITY OF LOCKPORT: Rental registry gets go-ahead
The Common Council adopted a rental property registry law Wednesday.

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