Sat, Nov 8th 2014 01:00 pm
Youngstown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 313 will distribute buddy poppies from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this weekend at Melloni's Marketplace, 200 Lockport St.
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Sat, Nov 8th 2014 07:05 am
Right now, churches, businesses, warehouses and homes across Western New York are being transformed into collection spots for Operation Christmas Child. Local collection sites hope to collect 21,000 gift-filled shoeboxes from individuals, families and groups for needy kids during Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week, Nov. 17-24.
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Wed, Nov 5th 2014 02:55 pm
"Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale" will be presented as Artpark & Company's annual springtime on-school-time children's theater offering. Casa Manana Theatre of Fort Worth, Texas, will present two Mainstage Theater performances May 5, 2015 (10 a.m. and noon).
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Tue, Nov 4th 2014 10:00 pm
Unofficial Election Day results in the Town of Lewiston show Republican Beth Ceretto defeating Democrat David Sanchez by a more than 400 votes (2,485-2,039). Ceretto, wife of re-elected Assemblyman John Ceretto, who ran unopposed, will serve a three-year term.
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Mon, Nov 3rd 2014 04:35 pm
Providing care for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease can be stressful and isolating, but support groups can provide coping tools and a welcoming embrace from others in the same position.
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Mon, Nov 3rd 2014 01:40 pm
The annual Jack Beatty Memorial Hospice Cruise and Clambake held in July continued its tradition of great entertainment, delicious food and leisurely sailing and power boating up the Niagara River, all to benefit patients and families served by Niagara Hospice. The event, now in its 15th year, raised a record $40,000.
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Mon, Nov 3rd 2014 01:40 pm
More than 520 Niagara University alumni, students and friends came together in the name of educational access and affordability during the institution's 2014 President's Dinner, held Nov. 1 at the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel & Event Center.
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Sat, Nov 1st 2014 07:05 am
Anyone who's ever wondered how donations to the Youngstown Volunteer Fire Co. are spent or where money raised at the annual Field Days goes should take the time to stop at the firehall Sunday, Nov. 2.
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Sat, Nov 1st 2014 07:00 am
Beyond Artpark, Monday's Lewiston Town Board discussions transgressed to a number of other areas - just about all of them budget-related.
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Sat, Nov 1st 2014 07:00 am
The Lewiston Town Board opened Monday's session amid good feelings with commendations for Lewiston Police Officer Gregory T. Schuey, who marked his final day of service with LPD Sept. 7 at the Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival in Academy Park.
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Sat, Nov 1st 2014 07:00 am
Volunteers from the Historic Association of Lewiston performed maintenance Thursday on both the Freedom Crossing and Tuscarora Heroes monuments in Lewiston.
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Sat, Nov 1st 2014 07:00 am
Town of Lewiston councilmembers and Supervisor Dennis Brochey stand with retired LPD Officer Greg Schuey following Monday's presentation.
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Sat, Nov 1st 2014 07:00 am
One year ago, Lewiston's The Country Doctor moved to 549 Center St. - the heart of the village's business district. Vendors made the move, in part, because of the uncertainty of a potential development engulfing their former site. Just as importantly, they realized business would boom at this end of Center Street.
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Sat, Nov 1st 2014 07:00 am
At its Tuesday meeting, the Lewiston-Porter Board of Recognition presented a "Do The Right Thing Award" to Middle School student Charlie Dieteman.
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Sat, Nov 1st 2014 07:00 am
Lewiston Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 presented a 50-inch flat screen TV to James Stuart of Lewiston. The prize was part of the fire company's recent fund drive where residents who responded were entered in the giveaway.
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Sat, Nov 1st 2014 07:00 am
The Winery at Marjim Manor is hosting its annual fall vendor fair Saturday, Nov. 8, and Sunday, Nov. 9.
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Sat, Nov 1st 2014 06:55 am
Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Club has congratulated Roger Wisniewski of East Amherst on his hole-in-one on its 18th hole Monday, Oct. 20. Wisniewski used a TaylorMade 7-iron and Titleist golf ball for the shot of 136 yards.
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Fri, Oct 31st 2014 04:25 pm
George H. Hibbard, 63, of Lewiston, died after a lengthy illness Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
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Fri, Oct 31st 2014 04:20 pm
A retirement party for recently retired Village of Lewiston Clerk/Treasurer Anne Welch, pictured, will be held from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Barton Hill Hotel & Spa, 100 Center St.
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Fri, Oct 31st 2014 04:15 pm
Bergholz will soon be home to the Town of Wheatfield's first ever powerlifting competition, thanks to the efforts of a local athlete.
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Fri, Oct 31st 2014 03:20 pm
Carrie Teresa, Ph.D., an assistant professor of communication studies at Niagara University, was presented with two awards during the American Journalism Historians Association conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, held Oct. 9-11.
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Fri, Oct 31st 2014 07:00 am
Tickets for this year's "Tour of Homes," themed "Christmas in the Country," are now on sale.
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Thu, Oct 30th 2014 07:40 pm
The board of associates of Mount St. Mary's Hospital is sponsoring its annual pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at St. John de LaSalle Parish Hall.
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Tue, Oct 28th 2014 02:50 pm
Impaired drivers are involved in nearly 60 percent of all Halloween highway fatalities nationwide, according to the National Highway Traffic Administration.
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Mon, Oct 27th 2014 05:30 pm
The Niagara County Coyotes Bantam Major AA team won the Bantam Major Division in the Niagara Falls Columbus Day Tournament Monday, Oct. 13. The Coyotes won the championship defeating the Southpointe Rink Rats from Pennsylvania by a score of 4-2.
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Mon, Oct 27th 2014 05:30 pm
Last month, students in Ms. Khatib's and Mrs. Danahy's fourth- and fifth-grade multi-age classes at the Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Education Center swept the shores of Lake Ontario for the Aquarium of Niagara's annual Beach Sweep.
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Mon, Oct 27th 2014 05:25 pm
The NWAA Wildcats defeated the TFC Redskins 35-20 in an Oct. 19 playoff game to remain undefeated at 8-0 in the NEYSA 145-pound youth football division.
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Mon, Oct 27th 2014 03:25 pm
The New York Power Authority will reopen the south access road and pedestrian walkway leading to the popular free fishing pier at the base of the Niagara Power Project's Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant effective Saturday, Nov. 1. The shoreline stairway also will open for seasonal use.
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Mon, Oct 27th 2014 03:20 pm
Lewiston Council on the Arts (www.artcouncil.org) and Just Buffalo Literary Center (www.justbuffalo.org) will present the fifth and final program in the Lewiston Arts Cafe' series featuring Western New York poets and musicians.
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Mon, Oct 27th 2014 03:20 pm
As the Berlin Wall was being razed in the early 1990s, Dr. Péter Forgách was watching closely from afar.
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Sat, Oct 25th 2014 07:00 am
Wednesday evening, the Town of Porter Republican Committee held its annual fundraiser reception where the group honored one of its own as Republican of the Year. In his naming of Lee "Moo Cow" McCollum, Porter GOP Committee Chair Duffy Johnston spoke of the resident's involvement in the community.
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Sat, Oct 25th 2014 07:00 am
Porter Town Supervisor Mert Wiepert reports Town Board discussions are continuing as the town's tentative $5.255 million budget nears completion.
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Sat, Oct 25th 2014 07:00 am
News from Lewiston-Porter Middle School finds the Lewiston-Porter Middle School PTSA, a volunteer organization comprised of parents, teachers and administrators, has returned for the 2014-15 school year.
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Sat, Oct 25th 2014 06:55 am
Is it possible for science education to begin in the kitchen? How will craft store supplies help to teach Earth science?
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Fri, Oct 24th 2014 06:25 pm
The Town of Porter announced a town-wide tire collection day will be held 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Ransomville firehall, 2521 Youngstown-Lockport Road.
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Fri, Oct 24th 2014 06:25 pm
The Mug & Musket Tavern, 418 Main St., Youngstown, offers a little bit of Britain this weekend, with members of the Niagara University cast of "Sweeney Todd" appearing at 8:30 p.m. Saturday to offer a show preview.
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Fri, Oct 24th 2014 06:05 pm
The New York Power Authority board of trustees has taken action for the acquisition of two new tugboats to support the operation of the Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant.
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Fri, Oct 24th 2014 06:05 pm
The Niagara County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Bureau is continuing its investigation into a robbery that occurred at approximately 2:55 p.m. Tuesday at the Subway restaurant, 2846 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn.
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Wed, Oct 22nd 2014 11:55 pm
At 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, Lewiston Council on the Arts presents "A Tribute to the Edmund Fitzgerald" at the Brickyard Pub & B.B.Q., 432 Center St. This multisensory, multimedia tribute will be hosted by artist and Fitzgerald enthusiast Thomas Paul Asklar.
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Wed, Oct 22nd 2014 11:50 pm
Children can get a running start on Halloween at the New York Power Authority's annual "Halloween Spooktacular" Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Power Vista, the visitors center for NYPA's Niagara Power Project in Lewiston.
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