A Buffalo design firm told a Lockport committee
Monday they could have a preliminary design
ready in about three months to replace the Main
Street parking ramp. Foit Albert Associates
estimates it'll cost about $3-million to tear down
the current structure and $5-million to build a
two floor underground ramp with a park above
it. Mayor Mike Tcuker said the City doesn't have
that kind of money sitting around and they would look
for grants but they may have to borrow it. He said
it was a project that had to be done and they needed
to move along on it. He said they wanted to have
everything in place before starting. The plan is to
have it done by 2010. The preliminary design
will be paid for with money in the unappropriated fund balance.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
CAIN
The mother of convicted County gang leader
David Cain Junior was sentenced Monday to six
months of home confinement for tampering with a
witness in her son's case. Fifty-five year old Ann
Cain of Barker got a break because she's suffering
from terminal lung cancer. Her doctor says she has
about a year to live. Judge Richard Arcara sentenced
her to five years probation with six months of home
confinement. She was found guilty in a four day
trial in September 2006. Officials say she repeatedly
told a witness to lie to investigators the year before.
Her lawyer said she would be permitted to go to work
and to leave her home for medical treatment.
David Cain Junior was sentenced Monday to six
months of home confinement for tampering with a
witness in her son's case. Fifty-five year old Ann
Cain of Barker got a break because she's suffering
from terminal lung cancer. Her doctor says she has
about a year to live. Judge Richard Arcara sentenced
her to five years probation with six months of home
confinement. She was found guilty in a four day
trial in September 2006. Officials say she repeatedly
told a witness to lie to investigators the year before.
Her lawyer said she would be permitted to go to work
and to leave her home for medical treatment.
SIGN
A 53 year old Falls woman told police Sunday she
would take down a racially charged sign that she
had put up on the fence of her 25th Street home.
The handwritten sign said "I rent three bedrooms to
white people Niagara Falls." The woman told police
she put the sign up after someone tried to break into
her home. She agreed to remove it under protest,
telling officers she could do what she wanted because
she lives in America. Police said they had received
complaints about the sign. The officer said she had
7 more she was planning to put up.
would take down a racially charged sign that she
had put up on the fence of her 25th Street home.
The handwritten sign said "I rent three bedrooms to
white people Niagara Falls." The woman told police
she put the sign up after someone tried to break into
her home. She agreed to remove it under protest,
telling officers she could do what she wanted because
she lives in America. Police said they had received
complaints about the sign. The officer said she had
7 more she was planning to put up.
FACT FINDERS
A State appointed third party fact finder will be
called in to resolve the three year contract
stalemate between N-C-C-C and it's 164-member
faculty association. College President Doctor
James Klyczek said the two sides agreed to the
decision because they have not been able to
agree on a multitude of issues including pay and
health insurance. The contract expired at the
end of August 2006. Association President JoeColosi
said faculty morale is as low as he's seen it in his
36 years at the school.
called in to resolve the three year contract
stalemate between N-C-C-C and it's 164-member
faculty association. College President Doctor
James Klyczek said the two sides agreed to the
decision because they have not been able to
agree on a multitude of issues including pay and
health insurance. The contract expired at the
end of August 2006. Association President JoeColosi
said faculty morale is as low as he's seen it in his
36 years at the school.
SCHUMER WANTS RE-EXAMINATION
Senator Chuck Schumer called on FEMA yesterday
to re-examine the homes included in the Wheatfield
flood plain map. He wrote Acting FEMA Administrator
Nancy Ward complaining that nearly 400 families and
business owners still face the propsect of an annual
flood insurance bill that could cost more than $1100.
He called on the agency to re-examine the homes by
using the existing study.
to re-examine the homes included in the Wheatfield
flood plain map. He wrote Acting FEMA Administrator
Nancy Ward complaining that nearly 400 families and
business owners still face the propsect of an annual
flood insurance bill that could cost more than $1100.
He called on the agency to re-examine the homes by
using the existing study.
TWO SUSPECTS IN TIMKEY STABBING
A man and a woman wanted in connection with Sunday
night's stabbing of Lockport Limousine owner Bill
Timkey are being held by the Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff Jim Voutour said the pair were picked up about
2pm Monday by Amherst Police. He said they were at
Sweet Melody's on Transit Road in East Amherst when
the woman was picked up by her mother and taken to
Amherst Police. The man took off running through
fields off Millersport Highway but was caught after a
15-20 minute search. Voutour said the man had two
outstanding warrants....one for a parole violation..
and the other for a robbery in Lewiston. He said no
charges have been filed yet in the Timkey case , that
they wanted to build a good case for prosecution.
Timkey was stabbed in the stomach and is in stable
condition at ECMC. Voutour said he visited him
Monday night and Timkey was still weak from the attack.
night's stabbing of Lockport Limousine owner Bill
Timkey are being held by the Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff Jim Voutour said the pair were picked up about
2pm Monday by Amherst Police. He said they were at
Sweet Melody's on Transit Road in East Amherst when
the woman was picked up by her mother and taken to
Amherst Police. The man took off running through
fields off Millersport Highway but was caught after a
15-20 minute search. Voutour said the man had two
outstanding warrants....one for a parole violation..
and the other for a robbery in Lewiston. He said no
charges have been filed yet in the Timkey case , that
they wanted to build a good case for prosecution.
Timkey was stabbed in the stomach and is in stable
condition at ECMC. Voutour said he visited him
Monday night and Timkey was still weak from the attack.
Monday, March 2, 2009
BAR FIGHT
Nobody wanted to file charges after Sheriff's
deputies showed up at a fight around 7 o'clock
Sunday night at the Time Out Two Bar on
Main Street in Newfane. A 19 year old said he
had been struck in the face with a closed fist
but refused medical treatment and did not
want to file charges. Deputies said there were
multiple parties in the parking lot when they
arrived and everybody was yelling and screaming
at each other.
deputies showed up at a fight around 7 o'clock
Sunday night at the Time Out Two Bar on
Main Street in Newfane. A 19 year old said he
had been struck in the face with a closed fist
but refused medical treatment and did not
want to file charges. Deputies said there were
multiple parties in the parking lot when they
arrived and everybody was yelling and screaming
at each other.
POLAR BEAR SWIM
A record number of swimmers...807 in all...braved the
cold waters of Lake Ontario Sunday for the 40th
annual Polar Bear Day Swim. Participants from as
far away as Syracuse and Canada took part...raising
about $20,000 for the Lions Club. The water
temperature was 33 degrees while the air temperature
hovered around 20.
cold waters of Lake Ontario Sunday for the 40th
annual Polar Bear Day Swim. Participants from as
far away as Syracuse and Canada took part...raising
about $20,000 for the Lions Club. The water
temperature was 33 degrees while the air temperature
hovered around 20.
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN CAMP
A break-in was discovered yesterday in a cottage at the
Lighthouse Christian Camp in Barker. The owner found
a south side window broken out and an interior door was
pried open. He said drawers had been opened but it appeared
nothing was missing. He estimated the damage to the door and
window at $250. The Sheriff's Department says other cottages
in the park have also been broken into and reported to the
Barker Police Department.
Lighthouse Christian Camp in Barker. The owner found
a south side window broken out and an interior door was
pried open. He said drawers had been opened but it appeared
nothing was missing. He estimated the damage to the door and
window at $250. The Sheriff's Department says other cottages
in the park have also been broken into and reported to the
Barker Police Department.
TIMKEY STABBED
Fifty-seven year old William Timkey Junior is in
stable condition at ECMC after being stabbed
in the stomach around 10:30 last night during
an attempted robbery. It happened in the
Woodlands Mobile Home Park. Timkey told
deputies he picked up a white male and a
white female in his cab from the NOCO gas station on
South Transit. He said the two sat behind him
and, as he was driving on Fernwood Drive, the
male reached from behind and stabbed him in
the stomach. Timkey opened the door,
jumped from the moving vehicle, and ran to
1069 Fernwood where he banged on doors and
windows screaming for help. The two suspects
fled from the scene as the Caravan continued East
eventually striking a fence on the frontyard at
1074 Fernwood. Timkey said the man was about
6 foot 2, and wore a dark knit hat and a dark jacket
with a hood. The femalewas described as about
5 foot 6, with a medium build and dirty blonde hair.
The knit hat was found in the roadway, The NOCO
station gave deputies surveillance videos of the
two suspects, the phone book they used, and
a pair of gloves the man was possibly wearing.
K-9 units were dispatched to the scene. Anyone
with information is asked to call Investigator
Paul Perkins at 438-3409.
stable condition at ECMC after being stabbed
in the stomach around 10:30 last night during
an attempted robbery. It happened in the
Woodlands Mobile Home Park. Timkey told
deputies he picked up a white male and a
white female in his cab from the NOCO gas station on
South Transit. He said the two sat behind him
and, as he was driving on Fernwood Drive, the
male reached from behind and stabbed him in
the stomach. Timkey opened the door,
jumped from the moving vehicle, and ran to
1069 Fernwood where he banged on doors and
windows screaming for help. The two suspects
fled from the scene as the Caravan continued East
eventually striking a fence on the frontyard at
1074 Fernwood. Timkey said the man was about
6 foot 2, and wore a dark knit hat and a dark jacket
with a hood. The femalewas described as about
5 foot 6, with a medium build and dirty blonde hair.
The knit hat was found in the roadway, The NOCO
station gave deputies surveillance videos of the
two suspects, the phone book they used, and
a pair of gloves the man was possibly wearing.
K-9 units were dispatched to the scene. Anyone
with information is asked to call Investigator
Paul Perkins at 438-3409.
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