Over 200 people showed up last night to celebrate the
85th birthday of Lockport's DeWitt Clinton Elementary
Schhol and it's impending closure. The ceremonies
included a speech by principal Amy Moeller as well
as special guest speakers who have contributed to the
school. The celberation included the singing of the
school song. Attendees looked at displays of old
text books, photo albums, newspaper articles, and
school memorabilia. The school is being closed at
the end of the term to save money.
Friday, June 4, 2010
CANAL STREET MYSTERY
Nobody was saying much yesterday after the
Greater Lockport Development Corporation held
a closed door meeting on the future of Canal Street.
The Board spending about an hour with developer
David Ulrich on a plan he has for the three buildings
on the block. They also met privately with an official
from Waterbourne Real Estate, a company they've
hired to try to find tenants for the buildings. Corporation
Counsel John Ottaviano said there are three local
companies or individuals wanting information
about the structures. One is said to be retail, another
is food related, and the third is described as semi -tourism.
Ulrich repeatedly told reporters "no comment" when
they tossed questions at him as he left.
Greater Lockport Development Corporation held
a closed door meeting on the future of Canal Street.
The Board spending about an hour with developer
David Ulrich on a plan he has for the three buildings
on the block. They also met privately with an official
from Waterbourne Real Estate, a company they've
hired to try to find tenants for the buildings. Corporation
Counsel John Ottaviano said there are three local
companies or individuals wanting information
about the structures. One is said to be retail, another
is food related, and the third is described as semi -tourism.
Ulrich repeatedly told reporters "no comment" when
they tossed questions at him as he left.
PALADINO
Gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino started a
campaign yesterday to collect the 15,000
signatures he'll need to force a Republican
primary with endorsed candidate Rick Lazio.
The Buffalo developer said he would spend
$10-million of his own money, an amount Lazio
can't mathc. The former Congressman easily
beat Paladino for the party endorsement
Wednesday at the GOP convention in New York
City.
campaign yesterday to collect the 15,000
signatures he'll need to force a Republican
primary with endorsed candidate Rick Lazio.
The Buffalo developer said he would spend
$10-million of his own money, an amount Lazio
can't mathc. The former Congressman easily
beat Paladino for the party endorsement
Wednesday at the GOP convention in New York
City.
BANK ROBBER
A Buffalo man whose plead guilty to bank robberies
in Erie County admitted to another one yesterday in
Niagara County Court. Thirty-two year old David
Anderson plead guilty to last November's robbery of the
M&T branch in the Falls. Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrezza
said Anderson would be sentenced ti 2 1/2 to 5 years
in prison when he's sentenced July 29.
in Erie County admitted to another one yesterday in
Niagara County Court. Thirty-two year old David
Anderson plead guilty to last November's robbery of the
M&T branch in the Falls. Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrezza
said Anderson would be sentenced ti 2 1/2 to 5 years
in prison when he's sentenced July 29.
TACO BELL
The former Long John Silver's building in the Town
of Lockport will be torn down and replaced by a
Taco Bell. Town Building Inspector Brian Belson
says the Planning Board will consider the site plan
next Wednesday.
of Lockport will be torn down and replaced by a
Taco Bell. Town Building Inspector Brian Belson
says the Planning Board will consider the site plan
next Wednesday.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
CANAL STREET/NUISANCE LAW
Lockport developer David Ulrich will meet
behind closed doors at 4pm today with the
Greater Lockport Development Corporation
about his ideas for Canal Street. Mayor Mike
Tucker said yesterday everyone on the board
has to sign a confidentiality agreement or
Ulrich will not speak. Tucker said a
representative of the real estate company they
hired to seek tenants for the three buildings
would also address the board after Ulrich.
They're expected to present a couple of other
prospective ideas. Corporation Counsel John
Ottaviano said any deals would have to be
approved by the Council and he expected they
would be revealed next week. The council also
talked about the third revision to second
ward alderman Jack Smith's proposed nuisance
law. It's the one that would set up a point system
for code violations and criminal charges and gives
the city the power to close buildings and evict
residents if they pile up enough points. The latest
version gives the power to evict people to a board
rather than the Common Council. The board would
consist of a representative from each ward. They
would be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the
Council. Smith said all the calls he's received so far
have been favorable.
behind closed doors at 4pm today with the
Greater Lockport Development Corporation
about his ideas for Canal Street. Mayor Mike
Tucker said yesterday everyone on the board
has to sign a confidentiality agreement or
Ulrich will not speak. Tucker said a
representative of the real estate company they
hired to seek tenants for the three buildings
would also address the board after Ulrich.
They're expected to present a couple of other
prospective ideas. Corporation Counsel John
Ottaviano said any deals would have to be
approved by the Council and he expected they
would be revealed next week. The council also
talked about the third revision to second
ward alderman Jack Smith's proposed nuisance
law. It's the one that would set up a point system
for code violations and criminal charges and gives
the city the power to close buildings and evict
residents if they pile up enough points. The latest
version gives the power to evict people to a board
rather than the Common Council. The board would
consist of a representative from each ward. They
would be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the
Council. Smith said all the calls he's received so far
have been favorable.
HERO
A 46 year old instructional associate for the Newfane
School district is being called a hero for saving the
life of a young boy on Friday, May 21. Donna MacFarlane
is also a bus driver for Ridge Road Express. She told
WLVL she got a call from another driver about a
situation on her bus where a boy was choking on a
piece of candy. MacFarlane had just dropped off
the last of her students and rushed to the other
bus in Wrights Corners where she performed the
heimlich maneuver on six year old Sam Capen of
Burt. He's a student at DeSales in Lockport and he
was on his way back to his "home" school in Newfane.
MacFarlane said she knows the boy's family, but
didn't know he was the one choking until after
she got there. MacFarlane was said to be very
humble when she was honored by the School Board
Tuesday night. She's also been nominated for a
national award by the Red Cross.
School district is being called a hero for saving the
life of a young boy on Friday, May 21. Donna MacFarlane
is also a bus driver for Ridge Road Express. She told
WLVL she got a call from another driver about a
situation on her bus where a boy was choking on a
piece of candy. MacFarlane had just dropped off
the last of her students and rushed to the other
bus in Wrights Corners where she performed the
heimlich maneuver on six year old Sam Capen of
Burt. He's a student at DeSales in Lockport and he
was on his way back to his "home" school in Newfane.
MacFarlane said she knows the boy's family, but
didn't know he was the one choking until after
she got there. MacFarlane was said to be very
humble when she was honored by the School Board
Tuesday night. She's also been nominated for a
national award by the Red Cross.
GOP CONVENTION
Carl Paladino is expected to try to force a GOP
primary by collecting 15,000 signatures on petitions
after the party chose former Congressman Rick Lazio
as it's candidate for Governor yesterday in New York
City. Lazio's win was a huge loss for party chairman
Ed Cox and his handpicked candidate, Democrat
turned Republican Steve Levy. Levy did not get enough
support to face Lazio in a primary. He hinte dhe might
try to run on a third party line. Paladino got about
eight per cent of the vote, mostly from Erie, Orleans,
and Genesee counties. The party also endorsed Staten
Island DA Dan Donavon for Attorney General. The
convention goers will choose someone to run against
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today and are expected to
nominate Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards
for Lieutenant Governor.
primary by collecting 15,000 signatures on petitions
after the party chose former Congressman Rick Lazio
as it's candidate for Governor yesterday in New York
City. Lazio's win was a huge loss for party chairman
Ed Cox and his handpicked candidate, Democrat
turned Republican Steve Levy. Levy did not get enough
support to face Lazio in a primary. He hinte dhe might
try to run on a third party line. Paladino got about
eight per cent of the vote, mostly from Erie, Orleans,
and Genesee counties. The party also endorsed Staten
Island DA Dan Donavon for Attorney General. The
convention goers will choose someone to run against
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today and are expected to
nominate Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards
for Lieutenant Governor.
DE WITT CLINTON
Lockport residents will get a chance to say goodbye
tonight to the soon to be closed DeWitt Clinton Elementary
School. One of the special collections on display was
found in the former home of a teacher at the school.
Miss Bender left behind spelling books and work papers
from the 60's. The students names are on them and you
can see how they were working on their writing and spelling.
The event will run from 6 till 7:30 tonight. It'll start at the
Clinton Street doors where there'll be short remarks from
the current principal, students, and a former teacher who
retired last year after spending her entire career at the school.
The chorus will sing the De Witt Clinton School song, it
was written by a teacher before she passed away from cancer
several years ago. They'll also take orders for this year's
school T-shirt and some notepads they're selling featuring
a picture of the school. De Witt Clinton will close at the end
of the term after 85 years.
tonight to the soon to be closed DeWitt Clinton Elementary
School. One of the special collections on display was
found in the former home of a teacher at the school.
Miss Bender left behind spelling books and work papers
from the 60's. The students names are on them and you
can see how they were working on their writing and spelling.
The event will run from 6 till 7:30 tonight. It'll start at the
Clinton Street doors where there'll be short remarks from
the current principal, students, and a former teacher who
retired last year after spending her entire career at the school.
The chorus will sing the De Witt Clinton School song, it
was written by a teacher before she passed away from cancer
several years ago. They'll also take orders for this year's
school T-shirt and some notepads they're selling featuring
a picture of the school. De Witt Clinton will close at the end
of the term after 85 years.
TOPSOIL
An Appleton businessman told lawmakers in the Town
of Lockport last night a proposed law that would
require developers to pay for topsoil removed from
residential subdivisions would chase him and other
developers away. Dan Furmanek owns DDR Development.
The law would require that at least six inches of
topsoil be left on each subdivision, but developers could
remove the rest and sell it, providing they buy a
$250 permit and pay the Town 50-cents for each
cubic yard they sell. Furmanek has recently developed
two subdivisions in the Town. A vote is expected July 7.
The Board last night passed laws restricting the use of
snowmobiles and outdoor wood burning furnaces last
night. The snowmobile law prohibits their use on
town owned land or on the shoulders of roads. The
furnance law requires them to be at least 150 feet from
a neighbor's home and at least 40 feet from the property
line. It also says only wood can be burned in them.
of Lockport last night a proposed law that would
require developers to pay for topsoil removed from
residential subdivisions would chase him and other
developers away. Dan Furmanek owns DDR Development.
The law would require that at least six inches of
topsoil be left on each subdivision, but developers could
remove the rest and sell it, providing they buy a
$250 permit and pay the Town 50-cents for each
cubic yard they sell. Furmanek has recently developed
two subdivisions in the Town. A vote is expected July 7.
The Board last night passed laws restricting the use of
snowmobiles and outdoor wood burning furnaces last
night. The snowmobile law prohibits their use on
town owned land or on the shoulders of roads. The
furnance law requires them to be at least 150 feet from
a neighbor's home and at least 40 feet from the property
line. It also says only wood can be burned in them.
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