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RELIGION: Former Lockport pastor dies in Georgia
Longtime Lockport pastor Margaret Wilson died July 15 at DeKalb Medical Center in Georgia.
Born May 8, 1925, in Union Springs, Ala., she began preaching as a child and came to Lockport with her husband, Cliff Wilson, where she became pastor of the Historic Old Christ Church at Market and Vine streets, later known as the House of God Church.
Elder Margaret, as she was known around Lockport, served in the community for 52 years. She was given the key to the City of Lockport five times, along with numerous other awards.
Probably best known for her free holiday dinners for the needy, Wilson was the first African American woman Pentecostal preacher in the city. She is listed in the book “Who’s Who” and was also in Tyler Perry’s movie “Diary Of A Mad Black Woman.”
After the death of her husband, Wilson relocated with her daughters to Atlanta, where for the past 12 years she was a host of the radio program “Prayer Clinic.” Family members said she always ended the program with the encouraging words: “It is so nice to be nice.”
Wilson is survived by her daughters, evangelist Sandi (T.E.) Collins, Karen (Daniel) Harris and Nora Wilson Reed; two sons, Cliff Wilson and the late Apostle William Wilson; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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SLIDESHOW: New Niagara USA Visitors Center
Slideshow of the New Niagara USA Visitors Center.
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AP Sources: Silver, Sampson plan SUNY compromise
A state official involved in the negotiations says Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate leader John Sampson are crafting a bill that would empower the state’s public universities to grow unfettered by Albany and allow them greater control over raising tuition.
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Ethics panel accuses Rangel of 13 violations
A House investigatory panel is alleging 13 violations of congressional ethics and federal law statutes by veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel.
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Track set for new Falls train station
The project has been in various stages of discussion in Niagara Falls since the late 1980s.
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Violante pleads the Fifth on DWI case
Niagara County District Attorney Michael Violante won’t explain why he allowed the daughter of an elected official to avoid a DWI charge last week in a rare plea deal in North Tonawanda City Court.
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State judge defends court’s handling of case
State Supreme Court Judge Richard Kloch on Wednesday defended the decision of North Tonawanda City Court Judge William Lewis last week to accept a plea deal that spared the daughter of a North Tonawanda councilwoman a DWI trial.
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District Attorney Michael Violante's statement on Donovan case
The following is an exact transcript of Niagara County District Attorney Michael Violante’s press release issued Wednesday in response to public criticism of a plea deal he offered to the daughter of North Tonawanda Alderwoman Nancy Donovan. Sara E. Donovan was arrested for DWI earlier this month after a one-car accident but instead pleaded guilty to a parking ticket and a speeding ticket.
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Olive Garden plan approved for Falls
Niagara Falls is one step closer to getting an Olive Garden restaurant.
Members of the city’s planning board on Wednesday approved a site plan for a proposal to build a new Olive Garden near the main entrance to the Walmart plaza off Military Road in LaSalle. -
Questions remain over LaSalle library historic designation proposal
Members of the Niagara Falls Library Board want to discuss a few more details before they agree to lend their support to plans for designating the LaSalle Library building as an historic site.
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Unusual Special Olympics event set for Seneca Niagara Casino
If everything goes as planned, those little things dangling over the edge of the Seneca Niagara Casino today will be brave volunteers raising funds for the Special Olympics.
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