Niagara Gazette Local News 2012-02-12T06:32:44-05:00 urn:uuid:37660127-3c8f-4175-a996-0a332a742fcb State senator, wife beaten at Seneca Niagara Casino Staff Reports urn:uuid:c3de3dc0-c5df-4617-9a26-29a016f8ecc1 2012-02-11T19:08:59-05:00 <p> A state senator and his wife were attacked and beaten and a casino &#8220;shareholder&#8221; was arrested after one or more incidents at the Seneca Niagara Casino Friday night.</p> Staff cuts, large tax increase being considered to fill N-W's $10.M deficit By Timothy Chipp urn:uuid:f4f0ecc6-75c3-4403-a127-a332e49b37a0 2012-02-10T23:32:00-05:00 Police searching for jewelry thief caught on tape By Rick Pfeiffer urn:uuid:593f8637-7f01-41bd-881c-420853aed714 2012-02-10T23:29:39-05:00 Falls cops arrest pot and heroin dealers By Rick Pfeiffer urn:uuid:f68ad9e6-5747-423f-ad87-e8460ddc96a5 2012-02-10T23:26:15-05:00 Child run over be car on Niagara Avenue By Rick Pfeiffer urn:uuid:2ed96e54-a927-4a7d-9a8d-abfdaa325a68 2012-02-09T23:15:54-05:00 <p> Falls Traffic Division investigators said an 11-year-old boy was struck after he darted into the street, in front of a car as it pulled away from a stop sign.</p> Gerber resigns from SPCA board; calls for adding veterinarian to staff By Rick Pfeiffer urn:uuid:66117e8b-a051-4a4d-9e64-979bdc1ad1a7 2012-02-09T23:13:23-05:00 <p> A Town of Niagara veterinarian and long-time member of the SPCA of Niagara Board of Directors has stepped down.<br /> Dr. William Gerber submitted his resignation on Tuesday. It was effective immediately.</p> Militello paid $50K to leave Niagara-Wheatfield urn:uuid:b0f71f0c-2be3-4270-8c22-1155fd7e3c31 2012-02-09T22:20:59-05:00 <p> Former Niagara-Wheatfield Superintendent Carl Militello is receiving a $50,000 from the district, according to a separation settlement agreed to on Feb. 1.</p> Joseph Davis State Park gets some green By Mark Scheer urn:uuid:62d4e026-0640-4c76-a7c6-1b55c88f3e53 2012-02-09T21:07:17-05:00 <p> Officials in the Town of Lewiston received approval Thursday to spend a significant portion of the community&#8217;s incoming greenway funds on the redevelopment of Joseph Davis State Park.</p> Has NYPA relicensing agreement led to a revival? By Mark Scheer urn:uuid:80a0ee4e-025f-4037-8abd-1a58ad59fd0c 2012-02-09T20:29:23-05:00 <p> A state senator is calling for an audit of the low-cost power and cash used in the last seven years by Niagara County entities that have shared in the benefits of the 50-year relicensing agreement with the New York Power Authority.</p> Autopsy unable to determine cause or time of Judith Burr’s death By Rick Pfeiffer urn:uuid:61fdf051-85b2-4535-b037-2a64293d6608 2012-02-09T20:01:36-05:00 <p> An autopsy by an Erie County Medical Examiner has failed to determine either the time of death or the cause of death of Judith Burr.</p>