Gasport News

David W. Stroup, 25, of Gasport, has been arrested on a charge of second-degree assault for causing multiple injuries to a 4- month-old baby left in his care last month, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.

Frankincense and myrrh. Poor man's bread. Mosaics and other ancient crafts. The hustle and bustle of census-taking. Bethlehem at the time of Jesus' birth will be recreated Saturday at Hartland United Methodist Church.

City of Lockport A* LARCENY: Derrick L. Tyson, 24, 1357 Linwood Ave., Niagara Falls, was charged Tuesday with petit larceny for allegedly failing to repay a $100 debt owed to Lockport City Court since 2008.

City of Lockport A* PETIT LARCENY: Kimberly J. Wiepert, 26, 157 Cottage St., Apt.

Niagara Falls A* CHARGED: Jerquan M. Moragne, 19, 1132 Fairfield Ave., was charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief and resisting arrest about 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to Falls police.

YNN A'Get Away GuyA' Mike OA'Brian, films the Festival of Lights displays at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine on Tuesday night.

November 29, 2009, 7:11 AM / Three University at Buffalo students were awarded Fulbright scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year.

LACKAWANNA DWI: George J. Alverio, 27, of Tonawanda, was arrested for DWI at a DWI checkpoint.

Michael D. Coe, 36, of Branch Street, was sentenced Tuesday to 1x to four years in prison for burglarizing a house on East Avenue in Gasport on July 17, 2008.

The Royalton-Hartland School District is asking the state transportation department to take a look at the school zone on Rochester Road in front of its elementary school.

Genesee County sheriff's deputies Friday night charged a 33-year-old Gasport man with driving while intoxicated after stopping him for having no tail lights on his vehicle.

These days are busy ones for turkey farmer Thomas Britt, whose 34-acre Gasport farm is home to 1,200 turkeys.

A current UB student and two recent graduates have been awarded Fulbright student scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year and are abroad studying and contributing to the health and education systems of other countries.

City of Lockport A* HARASSMENT: Amy L. Bower, 36 North Adams St., was charged Friday with second-degree harassment.

A dog who went missing after a Hartland car crash was found Friday, thanks to the kindness of strangers.

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.

Ruth Hall is not surprised when people ask for the secret to her pie crust. Her flour-dusted fingers shape about 7,000 pies a year at Becker Farms in Gasport, working four days a week with two skilled helpers.

Wilson will be making an appearance in another national magazine next month. In the upcoming November issue of Bicycling, Wilson's morning exercise program for students will be mentioned in an article about the effects of exercise on kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Joyce Carol Oates isn't the only best-selling author visiting Lockport. Next week, David Ebershoff comes to the city.

The state Department of Motor Vehicles has launched its Resources for the Older Driver Web site.