07/13/11 Laura Fotusky said that her religious beliefs prevented her from signing a marriage certificate for a gay couple
07/13/11 Faced with the choice of either abiding by professional standards and doing the job for which she was paid, or adhering to the stipulations of an anti-gay faith tradition, a town clerk in New York reportedly chose to resign -- an arguably laudable decision, given that it resolves the question of professionalism while preserving the individual's conscience.
07/13/11 HUDSON, New York (Reuters) - A town clerk in western New York has resigned to avoid being forced to sign marriage licenses for gay and lesbian couples, citing religious objections to same-sex marriage.
07/13/11 Julia Gillard has urged a hostile electorate to reserve its judgment on the carbon tax until the 2013 election, by when people would have had a ''lived experience'' of the new regime.
07/13/11 There is a replacement for Laura Fotusky-- the Town of Barker clerk who is resigning because of the gay marriage issue. It is Julie Scott, a town resident who will begin her duties July 22nd.the day after her predecessor steps down, and just a few days before the law takes effect making gay marriages legal in New York state. Wednesday, Fox 40 News found strong support in the town for Fotusky ...
07/13/11 Town of Barker clerk Laura Fotusky has announced that she is resigning over the gay marriage issue. Fotusky will leave her post July 21, three days before New York's gay marriage law goes into effect. She objects to being forced to issue same-sex marriage licenses because it is against her Christian beliefs. In her letter of resignation, Fotusky said she believes there is a higher law than the ...
07/07/11 Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. (Barker, N.Y.) A Niagara Frontier Transit Authority police officer is facing felony charges for allegedly 'sex-ting' a minor.
07/07/11 LOCKPORT, NY - He's supposed to uphold the law, not break it. Now an NFTA Police Officer is facing charges filed by the State Police.
07/06/11 WILSON, NY - Niagara County Sheriff Deputies responded to a fatal motorcycle accident Tuesday morning at the corner of Lake Road and Lincoln Avenue in the town of Wilson.
07/01/11 The makeovers of the Florida Panthers and Philadelphia Flyers continued with a free-agent flurry Friday. Whether it was a case of slapping another coat of lipstick on a sow or simply ouching up a supermodel's blush, well, that remains to be seen.
07/01/11 The free agency signing period has begun and Stu Hackel will be continuously reporting, providing analysis and commmentary on transactions and speculation throughout the weekend.
06/14/11 By Lee Callan: Steve Collins, the 'Celtic Warrior', amassed an 82-8 amateur record that included a win over world-class Hungarian Zoltan Fuzesy.
06/14/11 The Penn Transplant Institute medical team developed the concept of the Barker Transplant House in response to the need for low-cost housing for families of transplant patients. Photo: Ty Cole.
06/09/11 BUFFALO, NY - Make it 10-for-10. Nardin Academy High School is once again ranked first on the Buffalo Business First list of Western New York's top high schools.
06/08/11 Nardin Academy High School finished on top of academic ratings of Western New York high schools.
06/08/11 BUFFALO, NY - The annual rankings of Western New York middle schools by Buffalo Business First were released on Wednesday morning. This year's number one middle school has been there before. Transit Middle School of Williamsville is once again ranked in first place.
06/07/11 Southern Tier Catholic School has successfully maintained its hold on first place in the 2011 Business First ranking of area Elementary Schools.
06/06/11 Pending approval by the national Episcopal Church, the Rev. J. Scott Barker will become bishop of the Nebraska Diocese.
06/06/11 BUFFALO, NY - Buffalo Business First released its 2011 elementary school rankings on Tuesday, and a small Catholic institution from Olean is again at the top of the list.
06/03/11 Town of Barker, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Broome County fire investigators are working to find the cause of an afternoon barn fire, which took multiple fire departments about an hour to extinguish. | 
