Image of the Day – June 1, 2013

Vintage counter top advertising display for a Carborundum product from yesteryear.

Legislation passes electric car charging stations through Senate

Senator George Maziarz (R-C, Newfane) is pleased to announce that legislation that he sponsors in the Senate that would preempt the Public Service Commission (PSC) from regulating electric car charging stations passed through the Senate today.Recently, the Legislature approved the Charge NY Program as part of the 2013-2014 budget. By its passage, Charge NY will install 360 electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid charging stations across New York. The first of these stations was recently opened in Colonie NY, with the goal that there will be a statewide network of up to 3,000 stations over the next several years, putting up to 40,000 plug-in vehicles on the road.

Upon passage of similar legislation in California in 2010-2011, controversy erupted when the State

Retiring Falls Det. Patrick Stack lived life on the streets [From Niagara Gazette]

[From Niagara-Gazette.com]

He’s had a rifle put to his head during a drug buy and a “hit” placed on him and his family.

He’s also investigated some of the city’s bloodiest homicides.

For Falls Police Detective Patrick Stack, the last 25 years have been interesting to say the least.

But now, Stack says it’s time for him to move in a new direction and, on Thursday, he closed out his law enforcement career. His wife says she wasn’t entirely surprised by his decision.

“The last two years, he’s talked about leaving,” Cathi Stack said. “And I think the last year, with the death of the little girl (Isabella Tennant) and some other (cases), it was pretty action packed and was packed with some pretty sad stuff.”

READ FULL STORY HERE: http://niagara-gazette.com/local/x2026368172/Stacking-it-up

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Image of the day – May 31, 2013

Niagara USA Chamber Small Business Awards – After party

Body Worlds is back again

Gunther von Hagens

Food trucks now in the Falls

Food Trucks are

Niagara Fishing & Outdoor Expo

GET HOOKED ON THE GREATER NIAGARA FISHING & OUTDOOR EXPO

Vendors Booking Before July 1, 2013 Receive a 10 Percent Discount

Calling all fishing and outdoor sports vendors!

Nancy Gara, you will be missed

Our community lost an angel this week.

Image of the Day – May 30, 2013

Another night in paradise – Youngstown, NY