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St. Anthony sale may be very soon
The sale of St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church on Bristol Avenue is very close, according to Kevin Keenan, director of the Office of Communications for the Diocese of Buffalo.
“The buyer is working out last-minute details,” Keenan said. “We hope to have sale finalized in the next couple of weeks.”
St. Joseph’s and St. Anthony’s, two Italian parishes, were twinned and then merged with St. Patrick’s, now All Saints. St. Joe’s on Market Street is now an oratory of All Saints and a citywide religious education center.
St. Mary’s, also scheduled to be closed, is appealing its merger into All Saints.
Almost 4 million Italians came to America the first quarter of the 20th century, and former miners from Pennsylvania and West Virginia migrated to Lockport. Many settled near the railroad yard on the west side of Lockport.
St. Anthony’s was built on the west end and St. Joe’s was beneath the escarpment in Lowertown.
According to the Rev. Joseph Dumphrey, St. Anthony’s was finished in less than six months in 1928 at a cost of $40,000.
After St. Mary’s of Gasport was merged into St. John the Baptist, the church property was sold. The disposition of the remaining buildings and property were left to the discretion of the merged parish.
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Parading their Irish roots
The annual All Saints parade on St. Patrick's Day brings Irish traditions to downtown Lockport.
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Attorney wants burglary count dropped for murder defendant
Wearing T-shirts featuring a smiling Renee Greco, her loved ones watched as Buffalo attorneys asked a Niagara County Court judge to dismiss five counts against her alleged assailants Wednesday morning.
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Canal Street going ‘retail’ for the summer
Lockport Main Street Inc. is taking over Canal Street this summer to organize outdoor vending and entertainment for tourists.
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InLighten deal still pending
A Depew-based company is still exploring the possibility of buying four city-held buildings on Canal Street, officials said Wednesday.
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Frontier Skydivers put on hold
The Frontier Skydivers did not have clear sailing in a public hearing at the town board meeting Wednesday to renew their permit for the club on Beebe Road.
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Town zoning code hearing April 7
The town will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. April 7 on a series of amendments to its zoning ordinance.
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Maximum sentence for fugitive on assault charge
Christopher K. Crego was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to one-year and 15 days in Niagara County Jail on assault and driving while intoxicated charges.
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Obama's health care plan picks up support
President Barack Obama's much-challenged health care overhaul gained traction Wednesday as a liberal lawmaker became the first to switch his opposition, and Catholic nuns publicly broke with the bishops to declare their support.
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Fuller, Meyer win trustee seats in Barker
• Charles “Chuck” Fuller and Herbert Meyer won trustee positions Tuesday in the Village of Barker, where residents cast 104 votes for five candidates.
• In Wilson, Democrat Bernard Leiker defeated Republican Keith Douglas 142 to 132.
• In Middleport, Tom Conley and trustee Richard Westcott ran unopposed.
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