Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

The Common Council voted Wednesday to approve terms of a new contract with Hickory Club, the city police union. Full Story »

Three residents spoke during Tuesday’s public hearing on Niagara County’s tentative 2010 budget. All of them told lawmakers they should be doing more to cut costs in light of current economic conditions. Full Story »

• BURGLARY: Andrew B. Hodur, 21, of Birchwood Drive, was arrested on felony charges of second- and third-degree burglary and third-degree grand larceny after allegedly breaking into homes at the Woodlands trailer park in July. A police report said State Police Troop A in Batavia teamed up with the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office for the investigation. Full Story »

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. Full Story »

The Thursday night movie was on the minds of many who mingled Tuesday at the Sister Mary Loretto Memorial soup kitchen organized by the Salvation Army on Cottage Street. Full Story »

MAS Software Solutions has done some remodeling and would like to show it off. The West Avenue computer software development firm hosted an open house Tuesday to showcase its work, and will hold another open house Dec. 10. Full Story »

Hundreds of people lined up along Aisle 8 at the Tops on Transit Road to meet Buffalo Sabres center Derek Roy on Tuesday night. Full Story »

A resident of the Lincoln Heights Apartments discovered a small fire in a basement laundry room there Tuesday afternoon, alerted authorities and helped several people out safely, officials said. There were no injuries. Full Story »

• 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. A police report said that back on April 27, 2008, Tyson was arrested on aggravated unlicensed operation and various drug charges and was released on $500 cash bail at the Lockport Police Department. Full Story »

Seasons Floristry and Gifts is opening today at Ulrich City Centre.Seasons is Wilhelm and Ashe Home under new ownership. Well-regarded floral designer Noel Daubney is buying the business from her former bosses, Margaret and Gary Ashe. Full Story »

As Allen Tomaino plays Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” on the piano Monday, he entertains a room full of volunteers and people enjoying each others’ company while eating a hot lunch at the Sister Mary Loretto Memorial soup kitchen. Full Story »

On Monday morning Michael Cancilla was a little black and blue. And red. And green. And yellow. The principal of W.H. Stevenson Elementary in Ransomville was turned into a human painting by Tammy Sieck’s second-grade students as a reward for surpassing their reading goal by a larger margin than any other Stevenson class. Full Story »

The Barker School District and Town of Somerset plan special meetings today to vote on a resolution to resolve the payment-in-lieu-of-taxes dispute with the AES coal-burning power plant. Full Story »

The Western New York group MUFON is bringing one of the “founding fathers” of UFOlogy to the area for a lecture on landing and material evidence cases. Full Story »

The Common Council will vote Wednesday on a proposed five-year labor agreement with the Hickory Club police union. Full Story »

The town board will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a proposed local law barring property tax breaks for converted condominiums. Full Story »

There were no injuries reported in a house fire Sunday night at 6421 Riddle Road in Royalton. Full Story »

• MARIJUANA: Justin K. Bond, 23, 75 Orange St., Buffalo, was charged Monday with unlawful possession of marijuana and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation. Officers who approached a vehicle sitting in a parking lot said the driver of the vehicle had a suspended license. Full Story »

The Tops on Young Street was the first of two of the supermarket’s locations targeted by a robber Saturday afternoon.The other location was the store at Niagara Falls Boulevard and Robinson Road in Amherst, on the border of North Tonawanda. Full Story »

Genesee and Locust: Center of a renaissance? When the crossroads are referenced, “vibrant” and “desirable” are not the words that come to mind.They could be, though, and sooner than anyone dared hope. Full Story »

Walmart and Bon-Ton were busy all day Friday. But so were some smaller local businesses. Millions of people crowded stores all across the country Friday for the unofficial start of the Christmas shopping season Full Story »

A community soup kitchen needs a few things to stay open — among these are money and volunteers. Donors can help the Sister Mary Loretto Memorial Soup Kitchen with both. Full Story »

The First Niagara Financial Group is in the process of applying to the Federal Reserve Board to become a bank holding company. Full Story »

Downtown Lockport’s promotional agency will be hosting a pair of informational meetings Thursday. Full Story »

A department head’s illness has forced Niagara County Manager Gregory Lewis to temporarily assume oversight of the county’s Office for the Aging. Full Story »