Barker News

Two elderly Rochester Road residents were rescued from a fire in Middleport at 12:40 a.m. on Sunday.

Following is a weekly listing of upcoming events of area faith groups held around Niagara County.

If public school districts were graded on their high school graduation rates, the Barker School District would get an A. The New York State Education Department released 2008 high school graduation rates for every public school district last week.

City of Lockport n MENACING: Ronald E. Skilton, 27, 472 Prospect St. Apt. 3 ,was charged with second-degree menacing and third-degree assault.

When held upside down, the numbers 3407 take the shape of a word. It's the same word that appears on a necklace Starpoint High School valedictorian Nicole Borner was given in February.

For the second time since two group home residents were charged with killing their counselor earlier this month, a resident at another local home has been accused of threatening another counselor.

Another student in the Buffalo Public School District is in critical condition with swine flu.

The Niagara County Health Department has confirmed five more cases of swine flu, all involving school-aged children.

The Niagara County Health Department is confirming five new cases of H1N1 influenza, also known as Swine Flu, in school-aged children and one possible case in a pre-school aged child.

A judge ruled last week that AES Corp. does not have to pay the tax bills it received from the Town of Somerset and the Barker Central School District in the wake of a court decision canceling its tax break.

Renee Greco's mother cradled her daughter's ashes while friends and family sobbed and tried to sing "You Are My Sunshine" Saturday morning at St.

The college portfolio art class at Barker High School got the chance to see their sketches brought to life last week with the unveiling of a student-designed steel sculpture outside the school's Herbert F. Lugwig Auditorium.

Four eastern Niagara school districts cracked the top 50 in Business First's 2009 ranking of all 97 public school districts in Western New York.

Eastern Niagara school districts saw improvement in the annual state math tests, according to results released Monday by the state Education Department.

Public school districts all over New York State will be going to the voting booth Tuesday.

All six Eastern Niagara County public school districts received passing grades on their proposed budgets Tuesday.

The AES power plant and the taxes it pays were the big topic as the Somerset Town Board and the Barker School Board searched for common ground in a three-hour executive session at town hall Wednesday.

No. Residents of the Wilson Central School District voted down the school resource officer proposition Tuesday by a 577-198 margin.

The sour national economy has been good for school districts across New York State, including Niagara County, at least at budget time.

Reducing the magic number for clinching at least a share of the title to one, Albion romped to a 20-0 victory over Akron on Tuesday in a Niagara-Orleans League game.