LOCKPORT ICE RINK

The President of the group wanting to put an
ice arena in the former Jubliee Market in
downtown Lockport announced yesterday
the facility would contain two rinks. John
Ottaviano said former Buffalo Deputy Mayor
Sam Iraci Junior is their new Executive Director.
He's best known for the role he played in the
development of a $20-million Sports and
Entertainment Center in Elmira while he served
as Mayor. Iraci said the conceptural drawings
for the Ice Arena are done and a business plan
has been completed. He said it provides all
the documentation they need to put the
financing together. It could cost as much as
$12.45-million. The business plan calls for
charging $235 an hour for ice time during the
hockey season. The Toronto firm of
Brisbon Brook Benyon will design the
building. They worked on the Air Canada
Center in Toronto and are currently redesigning
Madison Square Garden. Iraci said a lot of
work would have to be done on the structure.
The roof will be raised and repaired and the
building expanded to 83,000 square feet. One
of the rinks will have seating for about 700
spectators . There'll be a dozen locker rooms
and retail space for parties and concessions.
No-one would predict when the project would
be finished.

HYDE PARK ICE RINK

NYPA President Richard Kessell was in the
Falls Thursday to announce they will pay
for about $500,000 in energy upgrades at the
Hyde Park Ice Arena. They'll coinincide with
a project by the City to rennovate the 37 year
old Pavillion. Kessell said they would
modernize the cooling equipment, weather
strip the building, update the lighting, replace
two old hot water tanks with a high efficiency
boiler, and upgrade heaters and air
conditioners. It's estimated it will save about
$40,000 a year in energy costs. Mayor Paul
Dyster said the project would be completed
next year. The City Council has already decided
to spend $400,000 of it's own money on the
building. Kessell said the agency would also
help to find energy savings at City Hall, the
DPW, and the two library branches.

FALLS SCHOOL BOARD

The Falls School Board last nigt responded
to criticisms leveled in last year's report by
the State Comtroller. They o-k'd a one year
contract with the Alliance of Western New York
Benefit Fund to handle their $16.7-million in
employee health insurance costs. The
Comptroller last year accused the district
of mismanaging it's health insurance benefits
and said it cost taxpayers $2.1-million more
than was needed to maintain them for retirees.
He also said they had paid benefits to some
that were ineligable and 14 others that had
passed away. Acting School Chief Cynthia
Bianco said the deal was only for a year to see
how things go.

TOY FUND MOTORCYCLE RUN

Firefighters in the Falls will start raising money
for this years Christmas Toy Fund Sunday when
they hold their 4th annual Motorcycle Run.
Fire Chief Bill MacKay said it would start at
10am at the Bergholz Fire Department. The
participants will go through the County and
end up at Porter On the Lake where a
large picnic type event will take place. It'll
include a classic car show, live entertainment,
and food and drinks will be on sale. More
than a hundred bikers from both sides of the
border have particpated in the past. All the
proceeds will go to the Toy Fund. MacKay
said everyone is donating their time and
the Hard Rock Cafe, Wall Mart, and
the School District would help out.
Registration starts at 8am Saturday at the
Fire Hall at 2470 Niagara Road. It's
$20 per bike and $10 per rider. Call
286-4720 for more information.

GOODBYE

Kitchen World will be moving to Erie County
in four months. President Bob Anderson said
they would relocate to the former Barnes &
Noble building on Transit Road across from
Eastern Hills Mall. Their sister business,
Candlelight Cabinetry, will stay in the City.
Sanderson said they were sorry to be leaving
Lockport but the business environment
demanded the move. He said about 75 percent
of their business comes from Erie County.

AMERICAN IDOL CONTEST

Lockport's Taboo Restaurant will sponsor the
Western New York version of American Idol
every Wednesday starting next week. It'll
run for 13 weeks and the winner will get a
thousand dollars. Taboo Manager Chris
Bell says M-B Entertainment will host the
contest. They have hired a well known vocal
instructor whose previously placed contestants
with American Idol. Local celebrities and popular
musicians will serve as judges. The contest
will start at 8pm each Wednesday.

BUSINESS FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT RANKINGS

Williamsville in the top spot in the annual
rankings of school districts done by
Business First magazine. Lewiston Porter
was the highest in Niagara County at number
11. Wilson was 18, Barker 20, Niagara Wheatfield
23, and Starpoint 26. Newfane placed at 35,
Lyndonville 39, North Tonawanda 48, and
Lockport 51. Roy-Hart came in at number 58,
Medina 62, and Niagara Falls 92. Ninety-seven
districts were rated. Williamsville has been
number one for six years. Clarence
was second and Amherst third.

FALLS WATER BOARD

State Senator Antoine Thompson says the
Niagara Falls Water Board will get $4.6-million
in stimulus money to help pay for an $11-million
project to clean up a sewer tunnel that runs
along the Niagara River Gorge. The rock tunnel,
called the North Gorge Interceptor, was built in
1937. It was designed to carry 53 million gallons
of wastewater daily during dry weather. Thompson
said the cleaning and repair work would restore it back
to it's expected capacity.

HYDE PARK SATURDAY EVENTS

A free fish and wildlife festival is set for
Saturday at Hyde Park in the Falls. Children
between the ages of 5 & 15 can take part in a
fishing contest sponsored by the Niagara
River Anglers Association between 8 & 11am.
The Festival starts at 11 and includes a free
hot dog lunch for all the kids taking part in
the contest. Many local natural resource
agencies and conservation associations
will have animal exhibits and food and drinks
will be on sale. Meantime, the City will issue
and renew dog licenses for residents at the
Oasis Pavillion between 2 & 4pm. It'll
coincide with a free rabies vacination clinic
offered by the County Health Department. A
license is $20.50 for dogs that have not been
spayed or neutered. It's only $12.50 for those
that have been.

BERMAN TO INTRODUCE WILSON

Bills owner Ralph Wilson says he's chosen ESPN's
Chris Berman to introduce him when he's inducted
into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 8.
Wilson says Berman has been a friend for many
years, adding that Berman really embodies the
Bills fans who have played such an important
role in his career in pro football.

SMOKING DECLINES

THE State Health Department announced yesterday
the number of adults who smoke has fallen to the
lowest level ever recorded. A recent survey found that
16.7 percent were smokers last year, a 12 per cent
decrease from 2007. Health Commissioner Doctor
Richard Daines attributed the drop to the hike in
cigarette taxes.

TASER USE O-K'D

County Court Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrezza
ruled yesterday it is legal for police to use a
taser on a suspect to get a DNA sample. The
judge said it was o-k as long as it was not done
maliciously or to an excessive extent or with
resulting injury. She said the sample obtained from
21 year old Ryan Smith by Falls Police last
September can be used in Court. The DNA
allegedly ties him to a shooting and a gas station
robbery. Defense lawyer Patrick Balkin denounced
the ruling. He said Falls Police now have the
discretion to taser anybody anytime they think
it's reasonable.

FALLS FIRE

A fire last night in a two story townhouse in the
Falls took the life of it's female resident. The
blaze at 150 Monteagle Ridge Estates was
reported by a neighbor around 6:30. Fire
Chief Bill MacKay said the fire started around
the area of the couch and they had ruled out
electrical problems and a cooking or
appliance that was being used. The victim's
name has not been released. MacKay said she
suffered severe burns. Neighbors said she
had moved in about five or six months ago.
She had recently suffered a fractured leg
and wasin a cast.

BUSINESS FIRST-HIGH SCHOOLS & SPORTS

Lewiston Porter was the top high school in
the County in the Business First list released
today. Wilson was ranked 33 and Niagara
Wheatfield 40. Niagara Catholic placed at
44, Barker 47, Starpoint 49, Newfane 53,
North Tonawnada 68 and Roy Hart 77.
Lockport wound up in 82nd place and
Niagara Falls 117. Buffalo's Nardin Academy
led the list, a spot they have occupied since
the magazine merged it's list of public and
private schools two years ago. Williamsville
East was second and Williamsville North was
third. Clarence was fourth and City Honors
fifth. The magazine also started a new listing
ranking the Top 50 High School sports
programs in District Six. The top five
are East Aurora, Orchard Park, Randolph, Clarence,
and Maple Grove. Lockport showed up at 30
and the Falls 19. Starpoint was 13, Barker 20,
Niagara Wheatfield 49, and Wilson 50.

DELMONTE=SIDEWALKS AND OTHER STUFF

Assemblywoman Francine del Monte reports
the City of Niagara Falls has been awarded a more
than $100,000 grant to replace sidewalks on 81st
and 82nd Streets between the Boulevard and
Frontier Avenue. The work will be done this
year. She also says a bill she sponsored to
require police officers to receive training in
handling sex assault cases passed the Assembly.
It would also require the Office of Court Administration
to provide training and education to judges with
respect to sex assault crimes. She urged the Senate
to take action on the bill before the session ends.

NIAGARA WHEATFIELD TEACHERS GET PAY RAISE

Teachers at Niagara Wheatfield will be getting
a 3.8 per cent pay raise under a contract o-k'd
last night by the School Board. The deal runs
from July of this year through the end of June
2012. The teachers agreed to switch to a less
costly medical plan, an increase in co-pays
and premiums, and the formation of a health
reimbursement account. Some changes were
made to the language regarding maternity and
sick leave. A committee was also formed to
study whether to move the district polling
place from Errick Road Elementary to
the High School.

LOCKPORT COUNCIL MEETING

Lockport lawmakers last night awarded a
$67,000 contract to an architectural company
to do a study of signage in the downtown
area. Caley & Company of South Wales
got the job. The cost will be split between
the City and State. Mayor Mike Tucker said the
owners of attractions have been complaining
that out-of-towners have trouble finding them.
The contract also calls for the company to
provide planning for an upgrade to the electric
building overlooking the Canal behind the
parking ramp. The report is expected to be
completed in about a month. The Council also
scheduled a public hearing for June 24 on the
City's Waterfront Revitalization plan. Wendell
Duchscherer has been working on it for about
six years. It could make the City eligible for
more State and Federal grants for projects
along the Canal and 18 Mile Creek.

DENNY'S ROBBER CAUGHT

A man who allegedly robbed the Denny's Restaurant
on Niagara Falls Boulevard early Sunday is being
held on $50,000 cash bail in the County Jail. Thirty-one
year old Mike Dubuc of 70th Street was arraigned Tuesday
on charges of armed robbery and grand larceny. The
manager of the restaurant said Dubuc placed a gun
to her neck early Sunday and escaped with about
$6,000 in cash. He was arrested Tuesday.

BICYCLE ACCIDENT

A 57 year old Falls man in serious condition
at ECMC after he was struck by a car around
9:15 last night on Lockport Road near
Walmore. John Keogh suffered a severe
head injury after he was hit by a Nissan Murano
operated by 40 year old Michelle Altman, also of
the Falls. The Sheriff's department said Keogh
was not wearing a helmet but was conscious
when he was found lying on the ground near
the intersection. The driver of the car was not hurt.
Neither person was charged.

LOCKPORT DRUG BUST

The County Drug Task Force seized more
than a pound of marijuana and $4,975 in
cash last night during a raid in an apartment
at 36 South Transit. Thirty year old Edward
Washburn was charged with second degree
possession. The raid at apartment three
was conducted on a search warrant issued
by City Judge Tom DiMillo.

GAS MAIN BREAK

Nobody was hurt around 3pm Wednesday when
a wall fell on a gas main at a building being
remodeled at 2555 Lockport Olcott Road in
Newfane. That's the location of the old
Shurfine Food Store and the future home of
Budweys. The Sheriff's Department said Miller
Hose responded to deal with the resulting gas
leak until NYSEG arrived. The work was being
done by Lamparelli Construction. The building
was evacuated until the problem was resolved.

LAWSUIT

County lawmakers announced last night
the legislature's lawsuit against the New
York Power Authority is proceeding. Majority
Leader Rick Updegrove said they are demanding
transparency and accountability and they intend
to find out why Western New York pays so much
for electricity. The suit also demands the State
give back the $544 it took from NYPA which
ended up being deposited in the State's general
fund. Legislature Chairman Clyde Burmaster
said they hoped other counties would join them
in the lawsuit. It was filed May 26 on behalf of
utility customers in the county.

TV ARGUMENT

A 39 year old Lockport woman was arrested
last night after she allegedly punched her
daughter in the face several times during an
arguement over what to watch on TV. Mary
Pelikan of 77 Main Street was charged with
third degree assault. The victim also told
police her mom had crushed a hydrocodone
pill and snorted it in her prescence with
another man. An additional charhe of
endangering the welfare od a child was
lodged. The victime was treated by the Fire
Department and then taken to ENH-Lockport.
She was released to her grandmothers care
for the night while Child Protective Services
decides what to do next.

CRACK FOR PICK-UP

A 38 year old Newfane man will be getting his
2008 Chevy Silverado extended cab pickup
back after Falls police stopped it in the
500 block of 16th Street yesterday. The
resident of Fuller Road told Lockport police
Tuesday he had loaned the truck to a man at
3am Monday in exchange for crack with
the understanding it would be returned
by 3pm that afternoon. ..and it had not been returned.
The truck was found around 12:30 yesterday
and Onstar helped. They told police it was in
the Falls on Elmwood Avenue near West
Market and it was mobile. An officer spotted
it a short time later on Ferry Avenue and officer
Jim Van Egmond pulled it over soon after that
on 16th Street. The driver, Robert Hillson,
and two passengers ..Terrill Thomas and
Melvin Calhoun all charged with unauthorized
use of a vehicle. Thomas and Calhoun also
with possession of marijuana.

MORE ON MONDAY'S FALLS COUNCIL MEETING

The Niagara Falls City Council on Monday ok'd
a partial settlement with the owners of the long
gone Golf Dome. Mayor Paul Dyster said the
City will reclaim the land and a task force
meeting will be held to decide what to do with
the property. Greater Niagara Sports Group signed
a long term lease with the City to revamp the 36
hole golf course and the sports dome in 2004
but it collapsed after a citizens group filed a
lawsuit. The dome itself collpased during a
snowstorm the following year. The deal does
not require the City to spend any money and
the settlement allows both sides to still pursue
contractural claims. Meantime Councilmember
Charley Walker expressed concerns the owners
of property near the new Public Safety Building
don't seem to be taking advantage of their location.
He said he thought at least a restaurant would
open to service all the users of the building.
City Administrator Donna Owens said the issue
was on the city's radar and they would come up
with a strategy to enhance the area. A grand opening
of the building will take place from 6 till 10pm
on Wednesday, June 17. Junkyard Dogs and
Everyday People will perform.

RESTRICTIONS ON TEEN DRIVING

Teens will face tough new restrictions on
driving under a law that is expected to pass
the State Legislature. The bill would require
them to wait six months after getting their
permit before they can take the license test.
It says only one other non family member
can be in the car with them once they
obtain the license. It also bans teens from
using any portable electronic devices
whether they are hand held or not. The
bill is sponsored by Rochester Assemblyman
David Gantt and is facing no opposition.
Car accidents are the leading cause of death
among teenagers.

BOTTLES

A Federal judge telling the State yesterday
they cannot start collecting nickel deposits
on bottles of water until next April. The
delay gives bottling companies another
chance to lobby for changes. It may also
cost the State an estimated $115-million
in unclaimed deposits it was to start
collecting this year. Environmental groups
criticized the action. The New York Public
Interest Research Group said more than
2-billion water bottles will end up in the
waste stream rather than being recycled.
The Judge said the law violates the US
Constitution's commerce clause because
it requires New York specific bar coding
on labels to make sure the bottles are sold
and redeemed in New York. Bills to amend
the law or postpone some provisions have
already been introduced.

TOWN OF WHEATFIELD REPUBLICANS

The Town of Wheatfield Republican Committee will
meet at 1pm Saturday to decide whether to replace
Supervisor Tim Demler as the endorsed GOP
candidate in the Fall. The 22 member committee
will meet in the Town Community Center. Town
party chairman Jim Heuer said four other candidates
will be interviewed to take the endorsement should
Demler lose it. Demler's under pressure because of
allegations he had an affair with a Town worker whose
also the wife of a member of the committee. They deny
the allegations. Demler says he will run for an 8th term
with or without the party endorsement.

LOCKPORT MUNICIPAL BUILDING SPRAY PAINTED

Vandals spray painted the front of the Lockport
Municipal Building overnight Monday. Officials
found "LG," "Looney Goonz," and Bugz Bunny"
in large red letters on the building's facade
Tuesday morning.

BUSINESS FIRST-MIDDLE SCHOOL RANKINGS

Stella Niagara is the top rated middle school
in Niagara County according to Business First
Magazine. The school was rated the 12th best
on their list of 211. Saint John's Lutheran School
at Niagara Wheatfield was number 17. You have to
go all the way down to 50 for the county's next
entry, Lewiston Porter. Newfane was next at 51
and Desales was number 56. Holy Ghost Lutheran
at Niagara Wheatfield placed at 57, Barker was 59,
Wilson 69, Starpoint 70, North Tonawanda Catholic
at 80, and Saint Peters Lutheran 88. The Edward
Town Middle School at Niagara Wheatfield was 89,
Saint Peters at Lew Port 92, Roy Hart 94, and
Saint Dominic Savio in the Falls 96. Lockport's
Emmet Belknap was at 100, North Park 106, and
the Christian Academy of Western New York 152.
In the Falls, La Salle Prep came in at 159,
Gaskill Prep 170. The list was led by two
schools in Williamsville. Transit Middle School
was number one and Casey Middle School nunber
2.

LOCKPORT HOCKEY ARENA

A member of the group that wants to put
an ice hockey arena in Lockport's former
Jubilee Supermarket says they have purchased
the property. City Corporation Counsel
John Ottaviano says they closed on the
structure yesterday. He said the Grigg
Lewis Foundation lent them $350,000 so
they could complete the purchase from
Benderson. The money will be paid back
after a $400,000 state grant is approved.
Grigg Lewis has already donated
$186,000 to the project which was
announced last July. Ottaviano says
plans for the building will be released at
a press conference at noon Thursday
when Samuel Iraci will be introduced
as the Executive Director. He was the former
deputy mayor of Buffalo under Jimmy
Griffin and was the City Planner for
Elmira. He also designed the Elmira
Rink and Ottaviano says he's the best
in the State.

DELPHI

The Delphi Corporation said Monday G-M
will buy back Lockport and four other plants
as part of it's plan to emerge from bankruptcy.
The auto maker will also take back others in
Rochester, in Saginaw and Grand Rapids
Michigan, and in Kokomo Indiana. Delphi
will now be run by Parnassus Holdings,
an affiliate of Platinum Equity. It's not known
when the sale of the five will take place but a
hearing to finalize Delphi's emergence is set
for July 23. Meantime, yesterday's GM
bankruptcy filing is expected to cause the loss
of between 218 and 261 jobs at the Powertrain
Plant in Tonawanda, The plant manager said
the cutbacks will be caused by a decision to
phase out the production of two engines.

DEMLER TO RUN

Wheatfield Supervisor Tim Demler said Monday
he will run for an 8th term in November even if
the Republican party withdraws its endorsement.
Demler's announcement coming as the Town's
GOP chairman said he would interview five other
possible candidates at a future meeting.

BUSINESS FIRST RANKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Saint Peters Lutheran School winning the
highest marks among elementary schools
in the County in the Business First rankings
released today. They were the 8th best among
292 schools across Western New York. Two
other schools at Niagara Wheatfield also made
the Top 25. Saint John's Lutheran was 18th and
Errick Road Elementary was 23rd. In Lockport,
Dewitt Clinton was rated 55th, Charles Upson
came in at number 56, and George Southard 81.
Washington Hunt placed at 132, John Pound 134,
Anna Merritt 162, and Roy B Kelly 229. DeSales
came in at 102 and the Christian Academy of
Western New York 216. In the Falls, Mann
Elementary was highest at 66. Our Lady of Mount
Carmel placed at 129, Maple Avenue 148, the
Kalfas Magnet School 170, and the 79th Street
School 192. The Hyde Park School came in
at 206, Prince of Peace 216, the Niagara Street
School 213, and Harry Abate 237. Elsewhere,
Starpoint was rated at 53, Pratt Elementary in
Barker 85, Thomas Marks at Wilson 113, Newfane
141, Roy Hart 176, and Colonial Village at Niagara
Wheatfield was 185. Smallwood Drive Elementary
in Amherst led the list for the third straight year.

FIFTH WARD CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENT

Democrat Scott Hughes announced his candidacy
Monday for the fifth ward council seat being vacated
by John Lombardi. He attended Geneseo State and
graduated from Buffalo State with a Masters in
Social Studies. He's taught it at Roy Hart Junior
High School since 1993. Hughes says he wants to
create an enviroment for Lockport that develops
green space and a recycling program not hampered
by study after study. The 44 year old also says it's time to
equalize assessments and create better programs
for young people.

FALLS COUNCIL MEETING

Several residents of the Falls speaking out
last night against the Police Departments
use of tasers during the Council meeting.
Helen Smith told lawmakers she was the
adopted mother of 21 year old Ryan Smith.
He's the man who was tasered by police
last September when he refused to give them
a DNA sample. She said she wasn't proud
her son was in trouble but questioned
whether any member of the Council would
want it done to their loved ones. Meantime,
residents urged the Council to adopt changes
to the proposed comprehensive plan and
zoning ordinances during a public hearing.
The big change would do away with a plan
to limit the height of buildings and make it
possible for taller ones...as high as 608 feet..
to be constructed. Members of the Evershed
Block Club in LaSalle also asked the Council
to intervene in their dispute with the Water
Board over the damage caused by a water
main break in March. They want lawmakers
to put pressure on the Water Board to release
the findings of their investigation, or to have
the Council do one on it's own.

TREASURER ACCEPTS PLEA DEAL

The treasurer of the Cayuga Youth Athletic
Association accepted a plea deal yesterday
in Niagara alls City Court. Forty-six year
old Paul Boyd admitted to stealing $56,000
since 2002 from the LaSalle Area Youth
Baseball League. He had been charged
with third degree grand larceny, a felony.
Boyd immediately paid back $21,000 and
made arrangements to return the rest
through the County Probation department.

DENNYS ROBBED

An armed man wearing a mask and a hoodie
got away with almost $6,000 Sunday morning
from the Denny's Restaurant at 8020 Niagara
Falls Boulevard in the Falls. A manager told
police she was in her office when the man came
in and put a gun to her neck. He then called
another employee into the office and ordered
them to put the cash into a bag. He ran out
of the restaurant and got into a car parked at
the nearby Delta Sonic Car Wash. The stolen
money was being prepared to be deposited
into the bank.

THREE FOUND DEAD IN THE FALLS

Falls Police on Sunday identified the three
people found dead Saturday in a home on
Caravelle Drive. They are said to be 27 year
old Bill Jacobi of Devlin Avenue, 25 year old
Victoria Eikenburg most recently from the
City of Tonawnada, and 22 year old Adam
Tafelski of North Tonawnada. Investigators
said it was too soon to speculate on what
may have caused their deaths but
numerous prescription painkillers were
found. Their bodies were discovered around
2:30 Saturday afternoon by Jakobi's 69 year
old grandmother. Towels and wash clothes
stained in what was believed to be blood
were found in an upstairs hallway near one
of the bodies. Another was found in the
bathtub and the third was kneeling into the
tub. Police are awaiting the results of
autopsys to determine the exact cause of
death.

ZOOM PROGRAM

Officials in the Falls say more than 20 citations
for building code violations have been issued
over the past several weeks. Another 39
properties were cited with orders to comply
with the property maintenance code and three
people were issued appearance tickets in City
Court. The City is calling it's emphasis on the
problem the ZOOM program. It stands for
Zone Outreach Objective and Mission. It
combines the efforts of police, fire, public
works, inspections, legal and the SPCA to
enforce the law. They'll be targeting the 400
blocks of 18th & 19th Streets today.

ALDERMAN AT LARGE

A self-described community activist in Lockport
announcing he's running this Fall for the alderman
at large seat on the City Council. Fifty-nine year old
Michael Manning says he's conerned about several
issues but mentioned blighted housing when we
talked to him. Another issue for Manning involves
the city's assessment practices. He says special
attention needs to be given to the city's bidding
process and he believes in transparency in
government. He says meetings should be
scheduled at a time when citizens can attend.
Manning is a native of Chicago and he and his
wife Bobbie have spent the last three years renovating
a Victorian home on High Street. He's a marketing
executive and consultant and currently serves on
the board of the not for profit, "Lockport Revitalization
Incorporated." They have four cildren.

FALLS CITY COUNCIL

The Niagara Falls City Council will vote
tonight on an agreement to forgive a past
debt owed by the former operators of The
Greens Restaurant at the Hyde Park Golf
Course. The former owners, Cazu
Incorporated, owe the City about $12,500
in back rent. They want to immediately
give the city a hot dog stand and awning
and then pay the remaining $1800 over the
next 18 months. The Council and the Planning
Board will also hold a joint public hearing
at 7 on proposed updates to the comprehensive
plan and zoning ordinances.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Three men were charged with disorderly
conduct around 2am Saturday after Lockport
police were called to break up a fight on
Main near Pine. Forty-two year old Gerald
Spedding of 6035 South Transit, 41 year old
Paul Entwistle of 6283 Charlottsville Road
in Newfane, and 26 year old Matthew Corraine
of 275 Ontario wereallegedly fighting when police
arrived.

HEINRICH CHEVROLET

Four tire rims and four truck tires were
discovered stolen Sunday night from two vehicles
parked in a lot at Heinrich Chevrolet. Sheriff's
deputies say two rear tires were taken from
a white Silverado and a gray Silverado parked
in the last row closest to Anzlone Electric.
Twenty-four tire bolts were found along with
two jacks that did not belong to Heinrich. The
four tires were worth $900, the rims $1800.

DWI-MONUMENT STRUCK

A 51 year old Lockport woman facing DWI
charges after her vehicle went off East Avenue
around 12:30 Sunday morning and allegedly
struck a monument in Veterans Park. Mary
Ritz of 7104 Chestnut Ridge Road and her
passenger were not hurt. Police said Ritz's
eyes were watery and bloodshot and she
appeared unsteady on her feet. She was
charged with DWI, DWI .18 & higher, and
unreasonable speed.