Fri, Nov 26th 2021 07:00 am
All across the media spectrum, reports show that Americans are most concerned about current economic conditions. There is a great feeling of unease as the pandemic lingers on and a rise in inflation, the likes of which we have not seen in a generation or more, drives up costs on families. I can't tell you how many conversations I have had of late about how much people paid for a gallon of gas.
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Fri, Nov 26th 2021 07:00 am
The ninth annual "Saturday for Soldiers" event was held at The Ontario House (Stone Jug) last weekend. Organized by Colleen Mary Johnson Summerville, the event benefits local veterans and active-duty service members in need.
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Fri, Nov 26th 2021 07:00 am
The Lewiston Community Lions and Lewiston VFW Downriver Post 7487 are collecting toiletry items to assist local female and male homeless veterans and those in the VA hospital and shelters.
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Fri, Nov 26th 2021 07:00 am
If you're one of the countless people who shop small, then you know a lot of aggravation can be avoided by patronizing locally owned merchants.
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Fri, Nov 26th 2021 06:55 am
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, representatives of area beverage collection organizations gathered last week in Wilson to present their annual monetary donations to officials of local food pantries.
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Wed, Nov 24th 2021 08:40 pm
Full edition: The Tribune-Sentinel for Nov. 26, 2021
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Wed, Nov 24th 2021 07:10 pm
Full edition: The Tribune-Sentinel for Nov. 19, 2021
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Wed, Nov 24th 2021 06:30 pm
Deposits for Food (D4F) recently made its annual holiday donations to four Niagara County food pantries - just in time for the holidays. Checks totaling $3,000 were presented to Community Missions, and Heart, Love & Soul of Niagara Falls on Wednesday by D4F founder Angelo Sarkees. Checks were previously given to Wilson Food Pantry and Care-N-Share Pantry of Ransomville.
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Wed, Nov 24th 2021 06:30 pm
Boy Scout Troop 855 will hold its annual Christmas tree fundraiser from Sunday, Nov. 27, until sold-out, at the South Ninth and Cayuga streets corner of Academy Park in Lewiston.
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Wed, Nov 24th 2021 06:30 pm
Niagara County Chairwoman Becky Wydysh released the following statement Wednesday in Response to Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz.
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Wed, Nov 24th 2021 05:20 pm
Sitting on a building's stairs, a blind boy sat with a hat at his feet. Beside the hat was a sign that read, "Please help me I am blind."
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Wed, Nov 24th 2021 05:15 pm
Members of the Niagara River Green Commission Host Communities Standing Committee met last week for a brief session, where approvals were made for projects in the Town of Lewiston and the City of North Tonawanda.
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Wed, Nov 24th 2021 11:50 am
The resort will host its annual holiday tree-lighting celebration on Thursday, Dec. 2, starting at 5 p.m. on the casino said of the resort. Santa Claus will be on the scene, and he will have plenty of special helpers, including Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, Sabretooth, Billy Buffalo and Rex (Buffalo Bandits' mascot).
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Tue, Nov 23rd 2021 05:40 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Niagara River Greenway Standing Committee has canceled its next meeting (Wednesday, Dec. 1) due to lack of business.
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Tue, Nov 23rd 2021 12:25 pm
New York Power Authority fishing facilities, including the fishing pier at the base of NYPA's Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant, will close for the season, at dusk, Tuesday, Nov. 30. The fishing pier near the Upper Mountain Fire Co. at the Lewiston Reservoir and at the water intakes along the upper Niagara River will also close for the season.
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Mon, Nov 22nd 2021 12:50 pm
Janet Hoffman, administrator for the Wilson Food Pantry, expressed gratitude to Gerry Kadryna, general manager of the Wilson Lakeside Market, for assisting with food donations to the pantry.
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Mon, Nov 22nd 2021 12:40 pm
The Wilson Lions Club is sponsoring its first "Meatball Throwdown Contest" on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, at the Wilson Historical Society. The contest is an initiative dedicated to raise funds for the Wilson Lions Club.
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Mon, Nov 22nd 2021 12:40 pm
After a two-year pause for building restoration, a much-loved holiday tradition will return to Lockport on Dec. 2 when the historic Col. William Bond House becomes the setting for "Winterfest Evening." The first brick house built in Lockport (circa 1823), the Bond House will be decorated for the holidays in 19th Century fashion.
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Mon, Nov 22nd 2021 12:00 pm
The Big Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series will make its return to the Big R for the 37th edition of the Summer Nationals on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The 2022 edition of the Summer Nationals will be a 75-lap feature for "The Beasts of the Northeast." Thursday, Aug. 25, will be used as a rain date, if needed.
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 05:40 pm
The Lewiston Family Ice Rink opened this weekend, thanks in part to a $1,000 donation from Great Lakes Real Estate.
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 10:30 am
Members of O. Leo Curtiss American Legion Post 830 teamed up with Youngstown VFW Lake Ontario Post 313 and First District Niagara County Legislator Irene Myers to present their annual Chiavetta's Veterans Day chicken barbecue dinner.
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 10:15 am
Cambria Troop 8's Jack Olszewski recently presented the Village of Lewiston Board with a Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout proposal to install a new bicycle repair station behind the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce on Center Street.
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 10:05 am
The Village Bake Shoppe prides itself on being Western New York's premier from-scratch bakery. It backs that claim up with a wall filled with myriad accolades and customer awards; partnerships with Hibbard's "Original" Frozen Custard and De Dees Dairy; and by being the go-to cake and pastry maker for many a wedding party (this writer has enjoyed sweet treats at two such events in just the past three months).
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 10:00 am
DiMino Lewiston Tops was a major sponsor for the recent "RockOut Cancer" event at the Lewiston Stone House. On Wednesday, owner Anthony DiMino presented a generous donation to the Lower Niagara Community Survivors, which organized the fundraiser.
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 10:00 am
The holidays are quickly approaching, which means it is officially the giving season. Community Missions of Niagara Frontier is welcoming donations and volunteers as it prepares for its annual celebration of #GivingTuesday.
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 10:00 am
The Battle Flag Tavern is just plain cool.
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 10:00 am
The philosophy behind Trait-Carré isn't complicated.
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 09:55 am
Recommending an area business to check out during the Small Business Saturday holiday shopping experience means much more than simply choosing a brick-and-mortar establishment to visit for a purchase.
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 09:55 am
It didn't take long for Krissy Paul to learn what most Center Street merchants already know:
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 09:55 am
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce has once again joined the Small Business Saturday Coalition and, together with American Express, supports this year's Small Business Saturday celebration on Nov 27.
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 09:50 am
Holiday decorations are in place in the Village of Lewiston, with the Department of Public Works hanging colorful Christmas lights and, as pictured, volunteers Tasia and Paul Fitzpatrick and Susan Hofert placing trees and bows at the corner of Center and Fourth streets.
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Fri, Nov 19th 2021 08:00 am
It began as a stop at the side of the road. A stand, like so many others seen on countless country roads, that sells homegrown produce. That was over 100 years ago. And as things change, so they stay the same.
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Thu, Nov 18th 2021 09:30 am
SkillsUSA student officers from the Orleans and Niagara Career and Technical Education Centers recently participated in the Fall Leadership Conference in Albany.
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Thu, Nov 18th 2021 09:25 am
Niagara County Community College has announced a new partnership.
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Wed, Nov 17th 2021 05:15 pm
Niagara County Legislator Owen Steed will host his annual Thanksgiving dinner for local families on Monday, Nov. 22. Rather than a sit-down dinner, residents will pick up meals to take home and enjoy. Steed said the format change was primarily based on the rise in COVID-19 cases.
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Wed, Nov 17th 2021 04:35 pm
From the week ending Oct. 23 to the week ending Nov. 13, COVID-19 cases have increased 105% in Erie County.
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Wed, Nov 17th 2021 08:20 am
Niagara Hospice announced it has received the first major community gift toward the $2 million capital campaign to expand Hospice House, where terminally ill patients and families receive specialized care and support.
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Wed, Nov 17th 2021 08:20 am
Dozens of displays and hundreds of thousands of colored lights synched to festive seasonal music will delight visitors at the "Buffalo/Niagara Holiday Light Show." The attraction opens Nov. 19 and runs through Dec. 30 at the Niagara County Fairgrounds.
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Tue, Nov 16th 2021 04:45 pm
Participants from the People Inc. Artisan's Edge program recently presented paintings to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
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Tue, Nov 16th 2021 04:40 pm
New York Secretary of State Rossana Rosado on Tuesday announced her approval of the Town of Porter Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP), which provides a step-by-step process to advance the town's waterfront planning from vision to implementation. Porter's LWRP was prepared in partnership with the Department of State and supported by $34,250 in grant funding from the Environmental Protection fund (EPF).
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