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Fri, May 16 2008

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HS BASEBALL: Raiders take it on the chin
Clinching at least a tie for the 2008 Niagara-Orleans League title on Thursday, Albion trimmed Barker 3-2 Thursday to stay perfect at 11-0 in the league....more>>

• PRO FOOTBALL: Lockport’s O’Day honored by Edinboro University
• COLLEGE ROUNDUP (May 16): Niagara baseball splits with Canisius

Your Towns

Albion | Lyndonville | Medina

EDUCATION: Local BOCES students triumph in technology competition
Hands-on education has paid off big-time for Orleans/Niagara BOCES....more>>

• LYNDONVILLE: Water lines to be mapped
• ROYALTON: Budget and sewer problems break out

Buffalo Bills

BILLS DOSE: Schein likes Buffalo’s chances
FOXSports.com columnist Adam Schein recently published his thoughts on what the Buffalo Bills have done so far this offseason....more>>

• BILLS: Everett eligible for disability pay after release
• BILLS: Rookie WR Hardy allegedly brandishes gun

Lifestyle

Entertainment | Food

INDUSTRY: Family-owned businesses often fail because of infighting
Family-owned businesses make up a huge portion of the economy, but they come with a built-in conflict. When family life and workplace life collide, it can create so many problems that observers say family-owned businesses generally fail not because of economic issues, but because they can’t resolve family turmoil....more>>

• LIFESTYLE: Fictional mothers can teach us a lot
• ENViRONMENT: More Americans feel guilty for not living greener

Business

MEDINA: Brunner geared for expansion
A privately owned company with a 16-year presence in the Town of Ridgeway will add 50 employees to its operation within the next two years....more>>

• INDUSTRY: Family-owned businesses often fail because of infighting
• BUFFALO BOUND: Taste of Avanti

Night & Day

Art | Music | Travel

TELEVISION: 'Chopper' dudes debuting coaster at Darien Lake.
Darien Lake Theme Park will debut a new roller coaster Friday, and a couple VIPs will be in town to take the first ride.
Mikey and Paul Teutul Jr. of “American Chopper” will be on hand at the Genesee County theme park to cut the red ribbon on the Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster. In addition to opening the coaster to the public, the two will gather inspiration for a custom motorcycle to be built for the park, the process for which will be recorded for a future episode of The Learning Channel show....more>>

• Internet video goes mainstream
• TELEVISION: 'Gladiators' on NBC reviewed.

Opinion

Columns | Letters to the Editor

VALLEY: Keep your ear on the ball
While traveling to my hometown in northern New York last week, I drove through a small rural village that brought back a few memories. While playing in a high school baseball game in that community, I was struck in the ear by a ball that necessitated medical attention at the local hospital.
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• CONFER: Downstate interests cause gas pains
• WHITE-WALKER: Fame or fabric?

Schools

ORLEANS COUNTY: Student art work is on display
On display at the Genesee-Orleans Regional Council on the Art’s satellite galleries in Albion and Medina are the pieces that placed in the 10th annual Student Art Competition.
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• ALBION SCHOOLS: Students DARE to graduate
• HEALTH: Exploring the lives of school nurses

AP Video

Multimedia

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VIDEO: Watch the demolition of MRS Plating
As officials from the Environmental Protection Agency looked on, a bulldozer began to demolish the MRS Plating building on Park Avenue on Wednesday morning, starting by plucking the business sign off the front of the brick structure and dumping it on the ground. more>>

• SLIDESHOW: Sunday Snapshots for May 11
• VIDEO: Soccer training at Proformance

COMMUNITY & DISCUSSION FORUMS

HOLLEY: School voting times have changed

Residents of the Holley Central School District should note that the times for the school budget vote and school board election on Tuesday have changed. The new hours are noon to 8 p.m. in the Holley High School Foyer. For more information, call the district office at 638-6316, ext. 2003.
More HOLLEY: School voting times have changed