Governor David Paterson said Tuesday night he may need to
call State lawmakers back for another budget cutting session due
to the continuing mess on Wall Street. He said the failure of Lehman
Brothers, Bear Sterns, and the sale of Merrill Lynch are troubling signs
about the state of our economy. He said there's no doubt the State must
take deliberate action to ensure that we protect our solvency in the
months and years ahead. Lehman, Bear Sterns and Merrill Lynch
provided huge amounts of revenue to state coffers. Paterson said the
State's deficit has surely grown.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
THE HIGH COST OF CONVICTION
It cost the county a lot of money to put convicted murderer
Richard Matt behind bars. The Legislature's Community Safety
and Security Commitee voted last night to pay two special
prosecutors almost $217,000 for their work in the trial. Matt was
sentenced to 25 years to like in May for klling North Tonawanda
businessman William Rickerson. The special prosecutors,
assistant Erie County district attorneys Joe Mordino and Lou
Heremski were appointed to the case by State Supreme Court
judge Richard Klock. Paying the bill will drain the $149,000
in the county's contingency fund for the rest of the year and
the county will also have to allocate about $68,000 from
anticipated sales tax revenue. The full legilsature still has to
O-K the payment.
Richard Matt behind bars. The Legislature's Community Safety
and Security Commitee voted last night to pay two special
prosecutors almost $217,000 for their work in the trial. Matt was
sentenced to 25 years to like in May for klling North Tonawanda
businessman William Rickerson. The special prosecutors,
assistant Erie County district attorneys Joe Mordino and Lou
Heremski were appointed to the case by State Supreme Court
judge Richard Klock. Paying the bill will drain the $149,000
in the county's contingency fund for the rest of the year and
the county will also have to allocate about $68,000 from
anticipated sales tax revenue. The full legilsature still has to
O-K the payment.
LOCKPORT M-R-I
Lockport Memorial Hospital got it's new MRI machine Tuesday.
The $800,000 machine was won in a contest sponsored by Siemens
Medical Solutions that wrapped up in January. It was so big they
had to cut open a portion of the building's roof to get it into the spot
where it'll be located. Spokesperson Susan Wendler said workers
are putting the aparatus together and a public celebration will be
held sometime in early October. The contest required each participating
hospital to produce a video on why they needed the machine. The videos
were put on the company's web site and voted on by the general public.
L-M-H came in second behind a hospital in Georgia destroyed by a
tornado, but Lockport was declared the winner. The company said they
would also provide a machine for the Georgia hospital when they
reopen in 2010.
The $800,000 machine was won in a contest sponsored by Siemens
Medical Solutions that wrapped up in January. It was so big they
had to cut open a portion of the building's roof to get it into the spot
where it'll be located. Spokesperson Susan Wendler said workers
are putting the aparatus together and a public celebration will be
held sometime in early October. The contest required each participating
hospital to produce a video on why they needed the machine. The videos
were put on the company's web site and voted on by the general public.
L-M-H came in second behind a hospital in Georgia destroyed by a
tornado, but Lockport was declared the winner. The company said they
would also provide a machine for the Georgia hospital when they
reopen in 2010.
CANCER STUDY
The State Health Department releasing it's final report Tuesday
on the incidence of cancer near the former Lake Ontario
Ordnance Works site and the Niagara Falls Storage Site in
Porter and Lewiston. It showed there was an excess of cancers
in children through age 14 living near the Lew Port School campus.
Some had attended school there and others had not. It also found
unusual numbers of tersticular cancers in young men and gonadal
and germ cell tumors in children but said no conclusions could be
drawn because of insufficient information about where they went to
school and other risk factors. The study found no unusual cancer
patterns near the LOWW site and in areas downstream and downwind.
The only exception was a high number of prostate cancers near the
school campus and LOWW site. The investigation said the greater
than expected numbers of women with breast and bladder cancers
are not likely due to exposures received while they were attending
school because they were in older women who went to school before
the campus was built. The State said the occurence of the cancers
being the result of chance can't be ruled out. The State Health Department
will discuss the findings at a public meeting September 29 at 7 at
Lew Port High School.
on the incidence of cancer near the former Lake Ontario
Ordnance Works site and the Niagara Falls Storage Site in
Porter and Lewiston. It showed there was an excess of cancers
in children through age 14 living near the Lew Port School campus.
Some had attended school there and others had not. It also found
unusual numbers of tersticular cancers in young men and gonadal
and germ cell tumors in children but said no conclusions could be
drawn because of insufficient information about where they went to
school and other risk factors. The study found no unusual cancer
patterns near the LOWW site and in areas downstream and downwind.
The only exception was a high number of prostate cancers near the
school campus and LOWW site. The investigation said the greater
than expected numbers of women with breast and bladder cancers
are not likely due to exposures received while they were attending
school because they were in older women who went to school before
the campus was built. The State said the occurence of the cancers
being the result of chance can't be ruled out. The State Health Department
will discuss the findings at a public meeting September 29 at 7 at
Lew Port High School.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
LOCKPORT BUDGET
Budget meetings in Lockport that were set for this week have
been cancelled. Mayor Mike Tucker says the City Council asked
him last week to submit a reccommended spending plan for next
year. It's called the "mayor's budget" and he said he worked on
it all weekend and expects it will consume the majority of
his time this week. Tucker is being helped by Budget Director
Dick Mullaney and others. He'll present it to the Council next week and
they will be free to make further additions or deletions as they
see fit.
been cancelled. Mayor Mike Tucker says the City Council asked
him last week to submit a reccommended spending plan for next
year. It's called the "mayor's budget" and he said he worked on
it all weekend and expects it will consume the majority of
his time this week. Tucker is being helped by Budget Director
Dick Mullaney and others. He'll present it to the Council next week and
they will be free to make further additions or deletions as they
see fit.
PARLATO
Falls businessman Frank Parlato Junior told a crowd of about a
hundred people last night he plans to install half a dozen slot
machines at his One Niagara building to protest the tax free status
of the Seneca Nation. He didn't say when or if he will go through
with a promise to allow his customers to gamble there against state
law. In a speecg, Parlato complained the Senecas can open a casino
but regular citizens can't. He said the Senecas pay no business taxes
while business owners in the State are among the highest taxed in the
nation. And he said the Seneca's don't have to comply with building
codes, Parlato handed out petitions protesting what he called the
disastrous inequality that grants a person born a Seneca superior
rights over Americans. He said if the Seneca's are tax free in the Falls
than all Americans should be tax free. He said it was not an anti-Seneca
meeting but a pro-American and pre-equality meeting.
hundred people last night he plans to install half a dozen slot
machines at his One Niagara building to protest the tax free status
of the Seneca Nation. He didn't say when or if he will go through
with a promise to allow his customers to gamble there against state
law. In a speecg, Parlato complained the Senecas can open a casino
but regular citizens can't. He said the Senecas pay no business taxes
while business owners in the State are among the highest taxed in the
nation. And he said the Seneca's don't have to comply with building
codes, Parlato handed out petitions protesting what he called the
disastrous inequality that grants a person born a Seneca superior
rights over Americans. He said if the Seneca's are tax free in the Falls
than all Americans should be tax free. He said it was not an anti-Seneca
meeting but a pro-American and pre-equality meeting.
NIAGARA FALLS TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD
N-T-C-C President John Percy Monday night defended his membership
in the Robert Moses Parkway Preservation Committee before members
of the Niagara Falls Tourism Advisory Board. Percy said the parkway
plays a major role in linking tourists to attractions to the North of the city
and maintained it would be detrimental to shut it off. The Tourism
Advisory Board and the City Council want it removed so tourists would
have to drive through the city. Chairman Jerry Genova said Percy's
membership on the parkway board is another example of the city not
being fairly represented by the N-T-C-C.
in the Robert Moses Parkway Preservation Committee before members
of the Niagara Falls Tourism Advisory Board. Percy said the parkway
plays a major role in linking tourists to attractions to the North of the city
and maintained it would be detrimental to shut it off. The Tourism
Advisory Board and the City Council want it removed so tourists would
have to drive through the city. Chairman Jerry Genova said Percy's
membership on the parkway board is another example of the city not
being fairly represented by the N-T-C-C.
LOCKPORT REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
Ken Genewick was re-elected to a two year term Monday night
as the chairman of the City of Lockport Republican committee.
Tom Grezbinski was chosen vice chair, Bob Scalzo as treasurer,
Dave Licata as secretary, and Shawn Hughes as Sergeant at Arms.
There are several vacancies on the committee and Genewick says
to call him if you're interested at 940-6818.
as the chairman of the City of Lockport Republican committee.
Tom Grezbinski was chosen vice chair, Bob Scalzo as treasurer,
Dave Licata as secretary, and Shawn Hughes as Sergeant at Arms.
There are several vacancies on the committee and Genewick says
to call him if you're interested at 940-6818.
DEL FUEGO
A fire extenguisher was used Monday to put out a small blaze
in an apartment above the soon to open Del Fuego restaurant
in Newfane. The fire was confined to a wall. It was discovered
around 2pm when smoke was seen on the side of the building,
which did suffer some water damage when a fire company sprayed
the wall to make sure the blaze was out. The restaurant is expected
to open November 1.
in an apartment above the soon to open Del Fuego restaurant
in Newfane. The fire was confined to a wall. It was discovered
around 2pm when smoke was seen on the side of the building,
which did suffer some water damage when a fire company sprayed
the wall to make sure the blaze was out. The restaurant is expected
to open November 1.
PALMER
Wheatfield councilman Art Palmer resigned from the Town Board
Monday night. The action takes effect at noon Tuesday. Palmer's
been a fixture on the board for a dozen years and is in the middle of
a two year term. He's going to retire in Smith Station Alabama and
plans to leave the area in a few days after wrapping up some things
at Town Hall. Town attorney Bob O'Toole says a special election for
the remainder of Palmer's term will take place in November. He said
nominations would be made by party chairman or committees. In
the night's official business, lawmakers decided to hold a public
hearing October 20 on a plan to create a special charge on
property owners to pay for drainage work.
Monday night. The action takes effect at noon Tuesday. Palmer's
been a fixture on the board for a dozen years and is in the middle of
a two year term. He's going to retire in Smith Station Alabama and
plans to leave the area in a few days after wrapping up some things
at Town Hall. Town attorney Bob O'Toole says a special election for
the remainder of Palmer's term will take place in November. He said
nominations would be made by party chairman or committees. In
the night's official business, lawmakers decided to hold a public
hearing October 20 on a plan to create a special charge on
property owners to pay for drainage work.
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