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Wed, May 14 2008

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Communities

LEW-PORT: Candidates debate spending, bad board image

Hopefuls running for the Lewiston-Porter Board of Education made their appeals to the public Tuesday night, addressing issues such as frivolous spending, the board’s negative image and anonymous mailers slamming two of the candidates.....more>>

TOWN OF NIAGARA: Purchase will help combat speeding
The Police Department will soon be sending a message to motorists.
YOUNGSTOWN: Former POW returns to Niagara
Heinrich Willert is fielding questions about his past — about his capture as a Luftwaffe officer in the German Army in 1945 and how he ended up at Fort Niagara as a prisoner of war.
TOWN OF NIAGARA: The trash talk is over
One of the last New York municipalities to offer curbside recycling is finally coming into compliance.
LEWISTON: Marra to seek re-election in village
Michael Marra confirmed Monday that he plans to run for re-election.
YOUNGSTOWN: Languishing development upsets residents, officials
The sign says West Oak Terrace.
Except the street is a fraction of its intended length and the only evidence of a home is a foundation.
LEWISTON: Confusion still exists in village race
Caucuses formally wrapped up Monday in the Village of Lewiston in preparation for the election of two village Board of Trustees seats in June.
But it appears the fun has just begun.
LEWISTON: Sattleberg lots ready for shovel
The Sattleberg Farms subdivision in the Town of Lewiston is set to multiply, as the Town Board approved an 83-lot proposal Monday by a 4-1 vote.
WHEATFIELD: Board approves tax breaks for home repairs
Following a brief public hearing Monday night, the Wheatfield Town Board adopted an amendment to a local law that will offer tax breaks for home improvements.
LEWISTON: Plumbing issue aims for soft landing
A hot-button issue that spurred a boisterous public hearing appears to be heading toward a soft landing in the Town of Lewiston.

Wheatfield

• TOWN OF LOCKPORT: Pop & Lock Corp. checking out Lockport after Wheatfield deal collapses
• WHEATFIELD: Public hearing's going to the dogs
• WHEATFIELD: Pit bull reportedly attacks neighbor’s dog
• WHEATFIELD: Residents question part of rezoning
• WHEATFIELD: Santa makes pit stop in Wheatfield

Lewiston

• LEWISTON: Marra to seek re-election in village
• LEWISTON: Confusion still exists in village race
• LEWISTON: Kiwanis Club marks 50th year
• LEWISTON: Plumbing issue aims for soft landing
• PROFILE: Lewiston man heads corner custard stand

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News Refresh

• WEDNESDAY: Dennis gives DNA (5:19 p.m.)
• WEDNESDAY: Woman charged with lying about robbery (3:01 p.m.)
• WEDNESDAY: Attorney wants imprisonment charge dismissed (2:50 p.m.)
• WEDNESDAY: Woman pleads guilty in Spitzer prostitution probe (12:06 p.m.)
• WEDNESDAY: New storm head toward cyclone-devastated Myanmar (11:35 a.m.)

Sports

• BOYS TRACK: L-P's Seyler soars in new sport
• BILLS: Rookie WR Hardy allegedly brandishes gun
• HS ROUNDUP (May 14): OP hands N-W lax first league loss
• COMMENTARY: Skateboarders and others like them still misunderstood
• FOOTBALL: Newfane hosting NFL Jr. developmental program

Opinion

• WHITE-WALKER: Fame or fabric?
• GUEST VIEW: Niagara’s own Berlin Wall
• GUEST VIEW: Time for a change in Lew-Port
• OUR VIEW: Scrap meters: All of them
• LUCINSKI: Avoid battle over Army Center

Communities

• LEW-PORT: Candidates debate spending, bad board image
• TOWN OF NIAGARA: Purchase will help combat speeding
• YOUNGSTOWN: Former POW returns to Niagara
• TOWN OF NIAGARA: The trash talk is over
• LEWISTON: Marra to seek re-election in village

Night & Day

• TELEVISION: FOX dropping 'Back to You'
• THEATER: ‘In the Heights’ heads list of 2008 Tony nominees
• MOVIES: 'Speed Racer' gets passed in its debut
• 'Speed Racer' reviewed
• MUSIC: Artpark schedule announced

Niagara Living

• AUDIO SLIDESHOW: The Niagara County Sheriffs' Mounted Division.
• TINY TREASURES: Geocaching in the Niagara region
• VIDEO: Watch the Puff Girls make marshmallow magic!
• VIDEO: Niagara Falls bed and breakfast owners band together
• VIDEO: Tour the Lockport Sleep Medicine Center

Lifestyle

• INDUSTRY: Family-owned businesses often fail because of infighting
• LIFESTYLE: Fictional mothers can teach us a lot
• ENViRONMENT: More Americans feel guilty for not living greener
• HEALTH: New dads twice as likely to become depressed
• HEALTH: Action is louder than weight

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