N-C-C-C OPEN HOUSE

A Spring open house for prospective students
and their families is set for tomorrow night at
NCCC. It'll include campus tours from 5:30 till
7:30, a financial aid seminar at 6, student housing
tours from 6-8, and a parents seminiar at 6:45.
More than 60 high quality degree and certificate
program representatives will be there to answer
questions.

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY FIRE

Several fire companies were called to Clet Hall on
the Niagara University campus overnight after a fire
alarm went off around 2am. Students were evacuated
and the cause was determind to be smoke coming from
a heater in the basement. Students had to stay out in
the cold for a few hours.

CRAIGS LIST

A 45 year old Amherst man told Sheriff's depuites
this morning he was approached by a masked man
while he was waiting for two women that he met
on Craig's List last night. John Cowden of
Willowgreen Drive ran from a rear parking lot
at 6293 Robinson Road to the nearby Robinson Road
Plaza after the man threatened him with an
unknown weapon. Deputies tood Cowden back
to his Chevy Suburban and found the right rear window
smashed and the door open but apparently nothing
was taken. Cowden allegedly admitted to deputies
he was going to pay the women $200 for some type
of sexual encounter. The Sheriff's Department believes
he was brought to the location so they could rob him
of the $200 they knew he was carrying.

SABRES FALL BEHIND

Boston took a two games to one lead over the
Sabres in their best of seven series last night as
they defeated Buffalo 2-1. Patrice Bergeron
scored the winning goal in the third with about
six minutes left in the game. Mike Grier scored
for the Sabres in the first period and Dennis Wideman
tied it all up less than nine minutes later. Ryan
Miller had 27 saves. Game four will be played
tomorrow night in Boston.

CUOMO HAS BIG LEAD

The Siena Research Institute released a new poll
Monday that showed Attorney General Andy Cuomo
has at least a 35 point lead over his three potential
Republican challengers in the Governor's race. He
leads Rick Lazio 61-24, Steve Levy 58-23, and Carl
Paladino 64-19. Cuomo is viewed favorably by
66% of the voters, unfavorably by 18%. The survey
found that Paladino is unknown to 76% of voters.
Eighty-three per cent thought Albany's problems
could be fixed if the right people are elected...
53% said the State should put a temporary tax
on people earning at least $250,000 a year, and
47% were opposed to the Governor's proposal to
withhold agreed upon pay raises to State workers.
One in five support the Tea Party movement. The
survey was taken last Monday-Thursday and included
calls to 806 registered voters.

PENDLETON MAN SENTENCED TO A YEAR IN JAIL

A 41 year old Pendleton man was sentenced to a year
in jail Monday for selling phony travel vouchers to
charitable organizations. Joseph Ehrenreich ran a
company called Destination Management Group out
of his Oakwood Drive home. Attorney General Andy
Cuomo said he tricked them, saying they could auction
off expensive trips to help their bottom line , but the
trips were bogus. Ehrenreich had plead guilty February 1.
He has paid back over $131,000 to 29 victims.

MOTORCYCLE -CAR CRASH

A 20 year old Falls man is in critical condition
at ECMC following a motorcycle-car crash in the
Town of Niagara Sunday night. The State Police
say Ron Register was operating a 2000 Kawasaki
at a high rate of speed on Military Road when he
crashed into an '84 Mercedes that was backing
into a driveway. A passenger in the car was
treated and released for minor injuries at Mount
Saint Mary's. Register was taken to the hospital
by Mercy Flight.

LILLY WANTS BACK ON SCHOOL BOARD

Former Lew Port School Board member Ed Lilly
is among seven people who'll be running for
three seats on the school board next month.
The 49 year old was kicked off the board in 2007
for not meeting training requirements and sued
to get back on. He lost a re-election bid last year in
a four-way race for two seats. The other candidates
are Board President Kieth Fox, Vice President
Jim Sperduti, Dr Jerome Andres, Dennis Bonnette,
jim Hildreth and Jodee Riordan.

ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD

Two Lockport residents are facing child
endangerment charges after police allegedly
found drugs and several weapons around 4:30
Monday morning in an apartment on Pine
Street. Thirty-one year old Edward Washburn
Jr of 36 south Transit and 20 year old Linda
Skutt of 198 Pine were both arrested. Skutt
was also charged with possession of marijuana
and possession of a controlled substance. Two
children were turned over to a grandparent.
Police had gone to the apartment to
investigate a fight. A sword, a red scabbord,
and two knives were also allegedly found in the
apartment.

BRUSH FIRE

It took the Pekin Volunteer Fire Company about
45 minutes last night to put out a brush fire on the
east side of Blacknose Springs Road. First Assistant
Chief Darwin Hasely said the cause was not
determined but it seemed to be suspicious. He
said the field seems to have a fire every year around
this time. The blaze started on the southwest end
of a field near Blacknose Springs Road and spread
northeast. It was reported around 6:45pm.