FALLS COUNCIL OK'S $7.6 MILLION CAPITAL PLAN...THAT INCLUDES 9 NEW SNOW PLOWS!!

A $7.6 million list of capital projects aimed at improving quality of life issues received unanimous support Mondayfrom the Niagara Falls City Council. The plan includes spending almost $2 million to improve snow removal efforts and fix potholes in the city. City officials fielded hundreds of calls within the part week from residents complaining about snow removal and a perceived slow response time. DPW Director David Kinney has defended his crews, pointing out the aging and reduced fleet is not enough to handle the city's needs. The capitol project addresses that handicap by purchasing 9 new pieces of snow removal equipment. In addition, the department will receive a $142,000 lift truck for forestry and a new $105,000 street sweeper. Public safety nees were also a top priority as the council crafted the final list. The police department is slated to receive $420,000 to purchase 12 marked cars and 8 unmarked cars, and another $65,000 for a prisoner transport vehicle.

GOV. SPITZER ADMITS USING CALL GIRLS IN PROSTITUTION RING!!

Govenor Eliot Spitzer, facing potential criminal charges for his involvement with a high en prostitution ring, is under growing pressure to resign. The govenor, who has been identified as a client of an international prostitution ring that was shut down last week by federal prosecutors, reportedly paid $4300 to a woman identified as "Kristen" after a 2 hour tryst in a Washington hotel last month. Spitzer has not retained a high profile lawyer from a New York City law firm. Meantime, legal papers show the govenor, a millionaire, may have had a rolling account with the call service that caters to wealthy clients from Paris to Washington. Spitzer, who had used wiretaps and e-mails to charge offenders during his days as attorney general, apparently was caught by FBI agents who were wire-tapping ringleadersof the Emperor's Club VIP. A prostitution ring that gave diamond ratings to its call girls who charged as much as $5500 dollars an hour. Meantime, democratic allies of the govenor, speaking privately, said they could see no way for Spitzer to avoid resigning as the state's 54th govenor. If he does resign, Lt. Gov. David Patterson would become the state's first black govenor.

SABRES LOSE IN SHOOTOUT TO RANGERS....CLOSE TO WITHIN 3 POINTS OF A PLAYOFF SPOT!!

The Bufffalo Sabres came close but no cigar to the Rangers Tuesday night at the arena, where they lost to the Blueshirts 3-2 in a shootout. And in doing so they earned a point, and closed to within 3 points of a playoff spot. Jasen Pomenville scored 16 seconds into the contest, and scored the only goal for the Sabres in the shootout. But Ryan Miller allowed goals to Brendon Shanahan and Scott Gomez in the shootout, as the Sabres dropped to 0-4 against the Rangers this season. Adding injury to the insult of the loss were injuries to defensemen Dimitri Kalinen and Jaro Spacheck, who joined Henrik Talinder as injured blue liners. Despite the loss, the Sabres closed to within 3 points of the 8th place Flyers, with Buffalo next in action tomorrow night in Pittsburgh against the Penquins.