PATERSON AND HIS WIFE ADMIT TO AFFAIRS DURING THEIR MARRIAGE!!

Govenor David Paterson has acknowledged that he and his wife Michelle had affairs during a rough patch in their marriage several years ago. Paterson told the New York Daily News that he maintained a relationship with another woman from 1999 until 2001. He and his wife eventually sought counseling and repaired their marriage. The couple agreed to speak publicly about their marriage in response to rumors about Paterson's personal life that have been swirling in Albany since Eliot Spitzer resigned last Wedneseday. After the govenor's inauguration Monday, the Patersons acknowledged the relationships, but did not go into details. With Paterson telling the Daily News that "this was a marriage that appeared to be going sour at one point. But I went to counseling, and we decided we wanted to make it work. Michelle was well aware of what went on." Michelle Paterson said "like most marriages, you go through certain difficult periods. What's important is for your kids to see you worked them out." The Patersons have 2 children, a 19 year old student at Ithaca College who is from Michelle's previous marriage, and a 14 year old who attends public school in New York City.

VIRTUOSO TO PRESENT RESOLUTION TO BRING BACK LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL TO LCTV, ALONG WITH TOM CHRISTY!!

The cancelation of a popular local cable show will be one of the items brought up in Tuesday night's meeting of the county legislature. After former host tom Christy's appearence on dialogue last week, informing listeners of the cancellation of Legislative Journal, county legislator Dennis Virtuoso called into the show and expressed his disgust with that decision. And now, Virtuoso has drafted a resolution in support of the show. Hometown 1340 WLVL has obtained a copy of the resolution, and it names

GOV. PATERSON MAKES QUITE THE SPLASH DURING HIS INAUGURATION SPEECH IN ALBANY!!

David Patterson became the state's firstblack govenor Monday and used his inaugural address to urge his former colleagues in restoring trust in state government and resolving New York's worsening fiscal problems. Sworn in shortly after 1pm, an hour after the disgraced Gov. Eliot Spitzer officially resigned, the Harlem Democrat told an assortment of the state's political elite of his desire for detente at the Capitol, a missing commodity for much of the last year. The ascendancy of Paterson, now the state's 55th govenor, came almost exactly a week after news of Spitzer's involvement as a patron of a high priced prostitution ring. Spitzer could still face federal criminal charges, and has remained in seclusion since annoucing his resignation last week.

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.

LOCKPORT WOMAN KILLED WHEN CAR FLIPS INTO DITCH!!

A 33 year old Lockport woman was killed Thursday night when the vehicle she was driving left Goodrich road in Clarence, stuck a culvert and flipped over onto its roof in a water-filled ditch, according to State Police in Clarence.

WINTER STORM WARNING SAYS A FOOT OF SNOW COULD FALL THIS WEEKEND!!

If you like snow, then you'll love this weekend. A winter storm warning has been issued by the National Weather Service, beginning at 4 Friday afternoon and continuing until Sunday morning at 8. With the snow to come in 2 shifts, with wet snow on Friday afternoon, 1-2 inches worth, and then more overnight, 2-3 more inches, and 3-5 more inches on Saturday. Storm totals could reach 8 to 12 inches or more by Sunday Morning. It was just last Monday when we reached 63 degrees, before an ice storm hit on Wednesday.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIMES STARTS THIS WEEKEND!!

Most people will trade an hour's sleep this weekend for more sunlight in the evenings. Daylight Saving time begins Sunday morning at 2am, your official notice to "spring forward" this year, earlier than any other. But most folks will reset their clocks and watches before going to bed. The shift to daylight saving time also serves as a reminder to install new batteries in warning devices like smoke detectors and carbon dioxide detectors. In areas that observe Daylight time, standard time will return on November 2nd. Some parts of the country don't observe daylight time. Those include Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas.

TEMPORARY LAYOFFS TO AFFECT ABOUT 190 WORKERS AT DELPHI!!

About 190 workers at Delphi in Lockport will be on temporary layoff starting this week, as a result of the American Axle strike that began on Feb. 26th. Lindsey Williams, the senior manager of corporate affairs for Delphi, said the local Delphi layoffs will certainly take place this week, and may have already begun as of Monday. "There will be a temporary layoff of approximately 190 workers because of reduced volumn at our customer locations," Williams said. He said the customer locations that Delphi supplies primarily involve G.M.