Dennis Brochey honored

More than 200 U.S. troops and their families were on hand recently at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo to present Lewiston's Dennis Brochey certificates of appreciation and a large Minuteman statue for his efforts in raising money for military families of Western New York. Brochey and 24 volunteers, hundreds of competitors and sponsors, have raised more than $94,000 for U.S. troops and their families.

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Welcome to Lewiston, ChrisFit

ChrisFit Personal Training, a new member of the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce, celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, May 10. Owner Chris Tybor with his wife, Cathy, recently took ownership of the Lewiston site, formerly Niagara Health and Fitness, located at 734 Cayuga St. ChrisFit also has another location on Hyde Park Boulevard in Niagara Falls.

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Help make Lew-Port Post Prom Party a success

by Rachel Jolbert

The days are getting longer and spring has finally sprung. Prom season is just around the corner and the Lewiston-Porter community is coming together to host the first ever Post Prom Party at Lewiston-Porter High School.

The goal of the party is to provide a safe, fun, supervised, drug and alcohol-free alternative to Lewiston-Porter students and their dates to continue the prom celebration.

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Town Board OKs land sale, BAN financing, referendum vote

by Terry Duffy

With momentum building toward next Tuesday's Niagara Greenway Commission public meeting/review/vote to determine consistency and funding for the proposed Lewiston Civic Center, the Town Board has taken further steps to make the project a reality.

At its Monday work session, the Lewiston Town Board voted in favor of three items pertaining to the Civic Center.

First, it approved a land sale contract with the Lewiston-Porter School District. The town will pay Lew-Port $50,000 for a 10-acre parcel of land situated on Creek Road and Daryl Johnson Way, in front of the high school. This would be the site for the new facility.

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Former Lewiston Mayor Soluri to return to Greenway Commission

State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, has announced Richard Soluri of Lewiston will be reappointed as a full member of the Niagara River Greenway Commission.

"Dick Soluri is without comparison when it comes serving the people of the Niagara Region," Maziarz said. "He truly enjoyed his former experiences on the Greenway Commission, and the organization began to make a lasting difference thanks in large part to his leadership."

Soluri previously served as a member and vice chairman of the commission from its inception in 2004-5 until the summer of 2009, when he was removed from that post by then-Gov. David Paterson at the behest of then-Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte and Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster.

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Maziarz receives St. Vincent De Paul Award from Niagara University

State Sen. George Maziarz, a member of the Niagara University Class of 1976, was presented with the St. Vincent de Paul Award from his alma mater during commencement services.

In presenting the award, the Rev. Joseph Levesque, C.M., Niagara University president, highlighted Maziarz' exemplification of Vincentian ideals. He remarked, "Today, we recognize the ability of one man to inspire so much positive change in the Western New York community."

The award cited several of Maziarz' legislative accomplishments, including helping to develop a sex offender registry under Megan's Law, protecting senior citizens through the Assisted Living Reform Act, and facilitating Nik Wallenda's high-wire walk across Niagara Falls in the summer of 2012, which put the Niagara Region in the international spotlight.

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