Local news briefs News-Chronicle Green Bay Pearl Street rail crossing under construction The West Walnut Street railroad grade crossing at Pearl Street will be closed at 7 a.m. today for reconstruction work. The repair work is scheduled to be completed and the street reopened by June 10. All motorists planning to access the River's Edge Apartments or Neville Museum during the railroad construction work must use Dousman Street. Access to these two destinations from Walnut Street will not be allowed during the work because vehicles won't be able to cross the tracks. Most traffic already is using alternative routes because Walnut Street at the bridge is closed while a pedestrian pass is being constructed under the bridge. NWTC to locate Learning Center in Niagara The Northeast Wisconsin Technical College board of directors recently agreed to house the North Regional Learning Center n Niagara. The center is one of four new centers designed to support educational offerings in district communities. It will offer learning and support options such as associate degree courses and certificates offered onsite, specialized occupational training for business and industry and educational counseling. NWTC next will identify the building within Niagara the will best meet its needs. For information, call Betty Wittig, NWTC community and regional learning services manager at 498-5505 Ext. 5515 or Sandy Duckett, NWTC director of institutional advancement at 498-6915 Ext. 6915. Be aware of bears This week is Bear Awareness Week, and in celebration of this, the Northeast Wisconsin Zoo is hosting a special program at 3 p.m. Saturday. Zoo staff will take visitors to see Susie and Gertrude, the NEW Zoo's resident black bears and will explore how bears live in the wild, as well as provide an educational survival activity about bears. No pre-registration for the day is required, and cost is the regular zoo admission rate - $1 for children and seniors, $2 for adults and $5 for families. For more information, call 434-7841 or Debbie Nowak, NEW Zoo education coordinator at 434-4162. Rockland Hooligans moooove cow statue The Brown County Sheriff's Department is investigating a case of criminal damage to the large fiberglass cow statue at the Gold Dust dairy. According to sheriff's reports, several suspects tipped over the statue at about 3:10 a.m. Sunday, causing moderate damage. A vehicle the suspects used in the incident was impounded. The situation remains under investigation. Pulaski/Pittsfield Portion of Crest Drive closed for construction Crest Drive from St. Augustine Street at the Brown County line to State 32 will be closed today for road reconstruction work, and will reopen in late August. Access will be maintained for Crest Drive residents.