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Yesterday | Union-Sun & Journal

AES: Somerset, Barker school district, county agree on new PILOT resolutions

The Town of Somerset, Barker School District and the Niagara County Legislature agreed to new payment-in-lieu-of-taxes resolutions at separate meetings Tuesday night, which promises to end the tax assessment battles with the AES coal-burning power plant.

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Thu Nov 26, 2009

Union-Sun & Journal

POLICE: Sheriff's department, Lockport police win AAA traffic safety awards

Keeping the roads safe is the job of area police departments, as well as a goal of the AAA.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

Press & Sun-Bulletin

Fund balances' financial cushion make the difference for municipalities

Last year, the Town of Barker had enough money left in its budget after paying bills to give every man, woman and child in the town a refund of $725. At the same time, the Village of Johnson City was forced to borrow more than $800,000 to meet payroll because there was not enough money in its account to meet expenses.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Union-Sun & Journal

STARPOINT: Residents ready for flu shots

By Bill Wolcott bill.wolcott@lockportjournal.com PENDLETON - Apprehension dissipated of the last month and the first school-based Point of Dispersion of H1N1 vaccine went smoothly at Startpoint High School on Saturday.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Niagara Gazette

CUOMO: AES must disclose financial risks

State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced an agreement Thursday that would require AES Corp.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Buffalo News

Sex offender gets prison; viewed nudist Web sites

A sex offender who violated probation four years ago by viewing the Web sites of nudist colonies was sentenced to one to three years in state prison Thursday by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Buffalo News

Barker man, 38, stabbed during fight on Hall Road

A 38-year-old Barker man was stabbed in the shoulder early Sunday morning, according to Niagara County sheriff's deputies.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Union-Sun & Journal

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Barker mom is a survivor

BY JULIE OBERMILLER newsroom@lockportjournal.com October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a time when pink ribbons are everywhere and the focus is on the disease that affects women each year.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Union-Sun & Journal

A home of their own

The Tina Page family officially has a home of its own today. The celebration took place Sunday at 8480 Lower Lake Road with more than 100 people taking part in the Habitat for Humanity dedication and singing "Bless This House." Tina Page and her sons Clark, Travis, Darrin and Jonathan and her mother, Judy Ames, put more than a 1,000 sweat equity ...

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

NetsDaily Blog

Writers' Reads on Nets Not a Pretty Picture

The writers who follow the Nets most closely are the writers who have the most pessismistic view of the team's prospects.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Union-Sun & Journal

NT: New sex offender living in motel where parolee had resided

Paroled sex offender James McKinney has been moved out of North Tonawanda to the satisfaction of city officials, but not as planned.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

CSRwire.com

New York City Private Sector Leads Charge to Transform Public Schools

Nearly 400 New York City business and civic leaders kicked off the 2009-10 PENCIL Partnership Program today by participating in a New York tradition-PENCIL's Principal For A Day event.

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Thu Oct 08, 2009

Buffalo News

Bras benefit cancer fight

Carol Ander wants to get something off her chest - and she hopes others will, too.

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Tue Oct 06, 2009

Union-Sun & Journal

SOMERSET: Thirty-Mile Point Lighthouse lures lovers of lake history

With about 200 registered friends, several volunteers and 3,000 annual visitors, the Lighthouse at Thirty-Mile Point is improving with age.

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Sun Oct 04, 2009

Niagara Gazette

Things to do: Taking a bite out of Apple Fest

Rain, clouds and a chilly wind didn't deter some people from coming to the annual Niagara Apple Fest Saturday.

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Sat Oct 03, 2009

Niagara Gazette

SOMERSET: Lighthouse lures lovers of lake history

With about 200 registered friends, several volunteers and 3,000 annual visitors, the lighthouse at Thirty-Mile Point is improving with age.

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Thu Oct 01, 2009

Buffalo News

Audit of Barker schools finds surplus funds are too high

The Barker Central School District has been stashing millions of dollars in overstuffed reserve funds for the past five years and should consider spending the money or cutting taxes, a state audit said this week.

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Wed Sep 30, 2009

Union-Sun & Journal

BARKER: Reserves could have reduced tax levy, comptroller says

The Barker School District should have used funds to benefit taxpayers, instead of increasing various reserve accounts, according to an audit report by the state comptroller.

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WIVB-TV Buffalo

State audits Barker Central Schools

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Tuesday announced his office completed audits of Alfred-Almond Central School District, Barker Central School District, Friendship Central School District, Hornell City School District, Morristown Central School District, Orleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services and Western Suffolk ...

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Mon Sep 21, 2009

Buffalo News

A supervisor for the generations

William A. Annable fondly recalls his early beginnings as town supervisor more than 30 years ago, when he had to clear the dining room table to make room for Jeanne, his wife and town bookkeeper, to analyze the town ledgers in their home.

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