City of Lockport
• CHARGED: Jessie A. Ackroyd, 24, 29 Vanburen St., was charged with second-degree criminal contempt. According to the report, the offense was Oct. 19 on East Avenue and the arrest was Saturday. The victim said he had an active stay-away order against Ackroyd who approached him during an Narcotics Anonymous meeting.
Wheatfield
• CHARGED: Keith Dewayne Drake, 44, 2654 Ferchen St., was charged with driving while intoxicated and felony aggravated unlicensed operation. At 9 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a civilian complaint of a possible intoxicated driver southeast on Niagara Falls Boulevard. The officers said they detected an odor of alcohol coming from Drake’s breath. He also reportedly had glassy eyes, slurred speech and impaired motor coordination. The police said Drake failed sobriety tests. Drake’s driver’s license privileges was revoked for three convictions in the last eight years. Bail was set at $750 and Drake has a court date Tuesday at the Town of Wheatfield Town Hall.
Porter
• PETIT LARCENY: At 11:35 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to Creek Road for a larceny report. The victim reported that sometime during the night an unknown suspect entered his unlocked vehicle and stole a $250 Nikon digital camera, and a $280 pair of Oakley sunglasses. A witness thought she saw a white male trying to get into the garage about 1 a.m. When the victim looked back outside, the suspect was gone.
Youngstown
• PETIT LARCENY: A Creek Road resident reported that sometime after 11:30 p.m., an unknown suspect entered her unlocked vehicle and stole a pair of $150 Versace glasses and $28 in Canadian money.
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Paying Respect
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Palace, Hartland get Greenway funding
The Historic Palace Theatre and the Town of Hartland both were cleared Tuesday to receive Niagara River Greenway funding for improvement projects.
The eight-member Host Communities Standing Committee voted unanimously to approve funding requests of $151,000 for the Palace and $244,000 for Hartland, which is planning a multi-phase town park enhancement project.
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Erie Canal photo contest underway
The seventh annual Erie Canalway photo contest is under way.
Entries are being accepted now through Sept. 7. Winning photos will be published in the 2013 Erie Canalway calendar.
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Jobless totals drop slightly
Unemployment in the Lockport area decreased slightly last month, but it wasn't because more people are going back to work.
The New York State Department of Labor reported Tuesday about 1,000 city residents were without a job in April, the fifth straight month with over 1,000 unemployed. That was down from the 1,100 it reported in March, however, the number of employed stayed the same at about 9,700 people.
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Fishing for 'Ultimate' perks
Olcott teaming up with Ontario town in running for Canadian equivalent.
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Sprinkler work coming
Piping in high school fire sprinkler system will be addressed in July.
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Willow Street victim identified
The victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Willow Street on Saturday was identified by Lockport Police as Richard Boye, 46.
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Cutting the travel time
For the most part, there is a lot of planning that goes into traveling. Some like to handle the details on their own, making arrangements on the phone or using travel websites to book hotels, planes, vehicles and so on.
But lately, working with a travel agent is becoming more popular.
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