EDITOR’S NOTE: Time to gaze into that crystal ball for 2010. Last year’s predictions were off a fraction from a year ago.

JAN. 1: City Council adopts resolution extending Mayor Dyster best wishes for New Year. Councilman Sam Fruscione abstains.

JAN. 5: A 20-inch snowfall paralyzes most of Western New York. A golfer at St. David’s, Ont., scores hole-in-one.

JAN. 30: Newly-appointed Ransomville Police Chief Ernest Palmer cracks crime ring in the hamlet.

FEB. 2: Ground Hog Day: Punxsuntawney Phil spots his shadow, meaning it will be six years before another hearing is scheduled for ‘The Magical Land of Oz’ in Wheatfield.

FEB. 10: Asked by reporters if he is a candidate for governor, Andrew Cuomo says, “All I’m interested right now is being this state’s attorney general” (Translation: he fully intends to run.)

MARCH 10: Canadian dollar reaches $1.10 (U.S.). Massive traffic jams at international bridges.

MARCH 12: Town of Niagara police force working double shifts to handle gridlock near Fashion Outlets, Military Road.

MARCH 17: City’s St. Patrick’s Day Party at Polish Nook instead of Convention Center. Restauranteur Eddie Gadawski livid over new site: “At least we have leprechauns on our walls!”

APRIL 1: Prisoner in Niagara Falls Jail rescued from drowning after falling off a mattress floating in a cell block.

APRIL 8: Budget crunch in Albany forces closing of Joseph State Park.

APRIL 20: Canadian auto parts mogul Frank Stronach interested in buying Fort Erie Race Track if he doesn’t have to invest any of his own money.

MAY 2: Soon after takeoff, Myrtle Beach-bound flight returns to Niagara Falls International Airport because U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is uable to turn off his cell phone.

MAY 23: Emory Simon rejects lucrative offer from Playboy baron Hugh Hefner for the State Armory here. “I’d put a split-level car wash in there before I’d let that guy and his harem in the door,” Simon says.

MAY 28: Businessman Frank Parlato, owner of One Niagara (the former Occidental Center) announces new parking lot rates for the prime tourist season ($5 per vehicle until the lot across the street is filled.)

JUNE 6: Suspicous visitor from Yemen appears confused as he moves around City Hall offices. He is later identified as a finalist for a top development post in the Dyster administration.

JULY 30: The Press Box Restaurant, Niagara Street, closed five years for delinquent tax payments, reopens. New owner says customers will now go directly into the kitchen, write up their own orders, and then serve themselves. (American money accepted at par).

AUG. 7: Botswana firm in southern Africa proposes to Niagara Falls City Council a plan for installing state-of-the-art parking meters in the South End. A company spokesman said the cost will be lower because the holes are already in place.

SEPT. 6: The Ontario House (‘Stone Jug’) wins best-float award in Youngstown Labor Day field day and parade. The horse-drawn (Clydesdales) float with the theme “One for the Road” is driven by Tom Niland, a local resident.

OCT. 16: U.S. Border Patrol officers detain five Somalians along Lower River Road, Lewiston. The men (all UB professors) explain they’re on a retreat at Stella Niagara.

NOV. 2: Erie County Executive Chris Collins, dark horse GOP candidate for governor, concedes defeat before the polls close.

At his tumultous victory party, Gov. Paterson recalls how former governor Thomas E. Dewey — according to that famous newspaper headline — defeated Harry S. Truman for president.

DEC. 20: The Buffalo Bills (3-12) announce sharp increase in ticket prices for 2011. Also, under a new policy no beer will be sold after the coin toss.

DEC. 25: Sunny and mild, with the high in mid-60s. One-hour wait to play at the Snow Park miniature golf course.

DEC. 31: Extra city police, 90 state troopers from Long Island and 200 National Guard members provide orderly atmosphere for New Year’s Eve gala on Third Street, the Entertainment District.

Happy New Year!