A 64 year old Falls woman died this morning as a
result of injuries she suffered during an overnight
fire at 2114 22nd Street. Susan Hurtt was removed
unconscious from a second floor bedroom by
firefighters and taken to the Medical Center where
she passed away. The fire was reported around 10pm.
It did an estimated $25,000 damage to the building and
$6,000 to it's contents. Firefighters cleared the scene
just before 3am. We're told it was caused by the
improper disposal of smoking materials and the
smoke detectors on the second floor were not working.
A second blaze was reported at 5:30am at 2017 22nd.
It was also in a 2 story home and the damage has been
estimated at $35,000 to the building and $10,000 to
it's contents. All the residents got out safely. The cause
has not yet been determined.
Friday, July 23, 2010
STOLEN VEHICLES
Three vehicles that were reported stolen were found
around 8pm last night in a wooded area east of Chew
Road on the Tuscorora Indian Reservation. One of
them was a $35,000 GMC Envoy owned by a Falls
woman who said it had been taken from Fantasy Island.
The Sheriff's department was led to it's location by
OnStar. Deputies said it had been stripped of it's
passenger sliding door, front grill, and tires and there
was damage done to the inside. A 2001 Chevy Silverado
was also found that had been reported stolen out of
Amherst. It was stripped of it's tires and passenger
door and the steering column was damaged. The third
was a 2005 Chevy Silverado that had been stolen from
McCartney Electrical on Linden Avenue in Buffalo. It
was stripped of it's tail gate and the steering column was
also damaged.
around 8pm last night in a wooded area east of Chew
Road on the Tuscorora Indian Reservation. One of
them was a $35,000 GMC Envoy owned by a Falls
woman who said it had been taken from Fantasy Island.
The Sheriff's department was led to it's location by
OnStar. Deputies said it had been stripped of it's
passenger sliding door, front grill, and tires and there
was damage done to the inside. A 2001 Chevy Silverado
was also found that had been reported stolen out of
Amherst. It was stripped of it's tires and passenger
door and the steering column was damaged. The third
was a 2005 Chevy Silverado that had been stolen from
McCartney Electrical on Linden Avenue in Buffalo. It
was stripped of it's tail gate and the steering column was
also damaged.
FIRST NIAGARA
First Niagara Financial Group reported record
operating earnings yesterday for the sec0nd quarter...
$44.9-million or 22-cents a share. That's up 76% from
$25.5-million or 18-cents a share a year ago. Officials
attribute the increase to it's two Pennsylvania
acquisitions, strong commercial loan and core
deposit growth, and their stable credit quality.
operating earnings yesterday for the sec0nd quarter...
$44.9-million or 22-cents a share. That's up 76% from
$25.5-million or 18-cents a share a year ago. Officials
attribute the increase to it's two Pennsylvania
acquisitions, strong commercial loan and core
deposit growth, and their stable credit quality.
DOMIN CAUGHT
The 37 year old man who allegedly stole a Dodge
Charger Wednesday and led police on a high speed
chase down the Boulevard was caught yesterday
morning after a citizen in North Tonawanda saw
him walking on Ruie Road and called police. John
Domin was arrested a short time later at a nearby Red
Apple convenience store. He's facing multiple charges
including grand larceny, unauthorized use of a
motor vehicle, reckless endangerment, fleeing a police
officer in a vehicle, and two counts of child endangerment.
The last leveled because Domin's girlfriend and her
two children..one 1 1/2 and the other 2 1/2 years of age
were in the Charger for most of the chase. He's also
facing a variety of vehicle and traffic charges. Domin
said he spent Wednesday night in the woods after
avoiding capture. He was arraigned in Wheatfield
Town Court and ordered held without bail until his
next court appearance Tuesday.
Charger Wednesday and led police on a high speed
chase down the Boulevard was caught yesterday
morning after a citizen in North Tonawanda saw
him walking on Ruie Road and called police. John
Domin was arrested a short time later at a nearby Red
Apple convenience store. He's facing multiple charges
including grand larceny, unauthorized use of a
motor vehicle, reckless endangerment, fleeing a police
officer in a vehicle, and two counts of child endangerment.
The last leveled because Domin's girlfriend and her
two children..one 1 1/2 and the other 2 1/2 years of age
were in the Charger for most of the chase. He's also
facing a variety of vehicle and traffic charges. Domin
said he spent Wednesday night in the woods after
avoiding capture. He was arraigned in Wheatfield
Town Court and ordered held without bail until his
next court appearance Tuesday.
OLD HOME WEEK
Lockport's Old Home Week kicks off tomorrow
with two parades and other activities. Chairman
Jay Krull says a kiddee parade starts at 11am at the
Erie Canal Discovery Center and the Grande Parade
is set for 1pm. It'll start at the hospital and go
down East Avenue and Main Street and end at
Ida Fritz Park. Between 110 and 120 units will be
in the March and he expects it will run 2 1/2 hours.
A family concert will be held at 4pm at the Lockport
United Church of Christ. Opening day ceremonies
and more music will begin at 5pm at City Hall. It'll
feature the Jackie Davis band and the group 21. Sunday's
events include a Welcome Back breakfast with former
astronaut Bill Gregory from 8 till 11 at the Holiday Inn.
He will also be at the Lockport Town Hall from 1 till 4.
A complete list of all that's going on can be found at
Lockport Old Home Week.com
with two parades and other activities. Chairman
Jay Krull says a kiddee parade starts at 11am at the
Erie Canal Discovery Center and the Grande Parade
is set for 1pm. It'll start at the hospital and go
down East Avenue and Main Street and end at
Ida Fritz Park. Between 110 and 120 units will be
in the March and he expects it will run 2 1/2 hours.
A family concert will be held at 4pm at the Lockport
United Church of Christ. Opening day ceremonies
and more music will begin at 5pm at City Hall. It'll
feature the Jackie Davis band and the group 21. Sunday's
events include a Welcome Back breakfast with former
astronaut Bill Gregory from 8 till 11 at the Holiday Inn.
He will also be at the Lockport Town Hall from 1 till 4.
A complete list of all that's going on can be found at
Lockport Old Home Week.com
PALACE CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY
Lockport's Palace Theatre will celebrate it's
85th birthday during the Old Home Week celebration.
Free tours will be offered every half hour from 6-9pm.
The movie Casablanca will be shown at 7:30 pm Sunday
and admission will be $5.
85th birthday during the Old Home Week celebration.
Free tours will be offered every half hour from 6-9pm.
The movie Casablanca will be shown at 7:30 pm Sunday
and admission will be $5.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Director of Patient Services for the County
Health Department reported Thursday the
number of people visiting the sexually transmitted
disease clinic has been steadily rising...but Wanda
smiley said the number of actual cases has been falling.
She said more than 1,500 men and women visited the
free clinic in the Trott Access Center last year. The
number of confirmed cases was generally down except
for chlamydia and syphilis. There were 173 confirmed
cases of chlamydia compared to 103 in 2007. Ten
cases of syphilis were confirmed. There were four in 2008
and none the year before that. Three cases of HIV were
also confirmed out of 767 tests that were adminstered.
Health Department reported Thursday the
number of people visiting the sexually transmitted
disease clinic has been steadily rising...but Wanda
smiley said the number of actual cases has been falling.
She said more than 1,500 men and women visited the
free clinic in the Trott Access Center last year. The
number of confirmed cases was generally down except
for chlamydia and syphilis. There were 173 confirmed
cases of chlamydia compared to 103 in 2007. Ten
cases of syphilis were confirmed. There were four in 2008
and none the year before that. Three cases of HIV were
also confirmed out of 767 tests that were adminstered.
UNEMPLOYMENT
The Governor said yesterday about 190,000 New
Yorkers will benefit from the extension of
unemployment benefits signed yesterday by the
president. Paterson said state lawmakers can
help the unemployed by passing his bill that
would increase maximum benefits for the first
time in a decade and restore the state's unemployment
system to solvency. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter
said the bill signed by Obama will retroactively restore
payments to recipients who started losing their
benefits as early as the end of May. She said 12,000
people in Western New York will benefit from the
extension.
Yorkers will benefit from the extension of
unemployment benefits signed yesterday by the
president. Paterson said state lawmakers can
help the unemployed by passing his bill that
would increase maximum benefits for the first
time in a decade and restore the state's unemployment
system to solvency. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter
said the bill signed by Obama will retroactively restore
payments to recipients who started losing their
benefits as early as the end of May. She said 12,000
people in Western New York will benefit from the
extension.
ONE NIAGARA
State Supreme Court Judge Frank Caruso Thursday
ordered one of the owners of One Niagara in the Falls
to post a $500,000 bond to protect the building on
Rainbow Boulevard from tax foreclosure. Frank
Parloto Jr and his company...Whitestar Development..
were told to post the bond in light of more than
$476,000 in back property taxes owed on the building
from 2006 & 2007. The co-owners, Incredible
Investments Limited..sued Parloto and Whitestar
in June in an attempt to force them to pay the back
taxes. The $476,000 is just a portion of the $1.57-million
in property taxes owed on the structure. They could
put the property on the tax foreclosure list due out
later this year.
ordered one of the owners of One Niagara in the Falls
to post a $500,000 bond to protect the building on
Rainbow Boulevard from tax foreclosure. Frank
Parloto Jr and his company...Whitestar Development..
were told to post the bond in light of more than
$476,000 in back property taxes owed on the building
from 2006 & 2007. The co-owners, Incredible
Investments Limited..sued Parloto and Whitestar
in June in an attempt to force them to pay the back
taxes. The $476,000 is just a portion of the $1.57-million
in property taxes owed on the structure. They could
put the property on the tax foreclosure list due out
later this year.
FLOOD PLAIN
The Lockport Common Council o-k'd a federally
mandated flood control law Wednesday that
includes the revised flood plain maps drawn up
by FEMA. The only people in the city left in the
flood plain are the residents of the Common on
Davison Road. The new law imposes a $50 fee
for anyone wanting to build in a flood plain to
apply for approval by the Building Inspection
Department.
mandated flood control law Wednesday that
includes the revised flood plain maps drawn up
by FEMA. The only people in the city left in the
flood plain are the residents of the Common on
Davison Road. The new law imposes a $50 fee
for anyone wanting to build in a flood plain to
apply for approval by the Building Inspection
Department.
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