Thu, May 3rd 2012 01:40 pm
The terrific smell of barbecue chicken and ribs will be in the air at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center on Friday, May 11. From 3 to 6 p.m., the St. Francis Guild will host its 14th annual chicken and ribs barbecue. Lewiston's The Brickyard Pub & B.B.Q will cook the food.
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Thu, May 3rd 2012 01:30 pm
Niagara Feline Friends is running a low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats. It's open to anyone, regardless of income. The cost is $75, which also includes distemper and rabies shots.
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Thu, May 3rd 2012 07:25 am
Although the "King of the High Wire" holds a Guinness World Record and comes from a seven-generation circus dynasty, he needs to prepare.
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Wed, May 2nd 2012 02:00 pm
Video: Nik Wallenda, "King of the High Wire," will dare to tightrope walk across the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls.
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Tue, May 1st 2012 03:30 pm
Lewiston currently in second place, behind last year's runner-up; lovers of Lewiston cuisine urged to double-up efforts to vote.
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Tue, May 1st 2012 07:00 am
More than 220 volunteers from Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center and the Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence were recognized at the Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon held Friday, April 27, at the Niagara Falls Country Club.
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Tue, May 1st 2012 06:40 am
The Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees approved the municipality's 2012-13 budget at a special meeting Monday night. The total budget rose from $3,126,609 to $3,298,631, but the tax rate remains $7.12 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.
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Mon, Apr 30th 2012 07:45 pm
The winners of the 17th annual Lewiston Kiwanis and Lewiston Service Guild Spring Fling One Mile Race for Kids (held on Sunday, April 29) are: Brandon Castellani for the boys in a time of 5:52 and Alexandra Whitney for the girls in a time of 5:44.
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Mon, Apr 30th 2012 08:30 am
Niagara Falls attorney and Democrat Robert M. Restaino today announced his candidacy in the upcoming election for New York state's newly outlined 145th Assembly District.
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Mon, Apr 30th 2012 07:00 am
The Kiwanis Club of Lewiston reports the Lewiston Police Department's Drug Awareness Resistance Education was a recent recipient of a $2,000 donation.
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Sat, Apr 28th 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston Relay For Life held its second informational meeting on Wednesday, April 25. The topic of the meeting was: "Where does the money go?"
The theme for this year's Lewiston Relay For Life is "Mission Possible." The theme will be used throughout the event from decorating tent sites to when teams take their first lap.
Julie Kumiega of American Cancer Society Family and Patient Services talked numbers to the group. The amount of people in Niagara County diagnosed with cancer on a yearly basis is more than 1,000. About 480 women are diagnosed and 638 men.
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Sat, Apr 28th 2012 07:00 am
The Sanborn Business & Professional Association has chosen H.A. Treichler & Sons greenhouse and farm as the 2012 Sanborn Business of the Year.
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Sat, Apr 28th 2012 07:00 am
There has long been a legend in Lewiston about Alexander Millar, the famous Mudball ringleader, who in 1810 as a 15-year-old built a makeshift fort on the bank of the Niagara River with his teenage friends.
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Sat, Apr 28th 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston Public Library, 305 S. Eighth St., in the Village of Lewiston, announces the following programs, events and activities for the month of May.
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Sat, Apr 28th 2012 07:00 am
Zehr's on the Lake Farm Market and Nursery and Niagara Hospice are teaming up to support end-of-life care in the community. Bring a Niagara Hospice voucher May 1 through June 15 to Zehr's on the Lake and Mark and Laurie from Zehr's will donate 20 percent of your purchase to Niagara Hospice at no cost to you.
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Fri, Apr 27th 2012 11:00 pm
Construction work continues at 65 Center St., Brio, The Brickyard, Academy Park and Niagara Family Medicine in the Village of Lewiston. Photo gallery.
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Fri, Apr 27th 2012 10:00 pm
Energy savings to the town, Joseph Davis Park plus environmental and zoning topics were among the newsmakers at Monday's Lewiston Town Board meeting.
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Fri, Apr 27th 2012 10:00 pm
Village of Lewiston Mayor Collesano and the Village Board of Trustees extend a special "Thank you" to Earth Day volunteers who participated on Saturday, April 21:
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Fri, Apr 27th 2012 09:45 pm
OK, you heard it here.
What is the difference between a steelhead trout and a rainbow trout? Around here in our watershed you could say they are the same, and people like to call them all "steelhead." Maybe it just sounds better. Genetically, they are both the same.
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Fri, Apr 27th 2012 03:30 pm
It was an evening of saying thanks to members for their service to the community as Lewiston No. 1 Volunteer Fire Co. held its annual induction/recognition banquet last Saturday evening at the Days Inn in Niagara Falls.
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Thu, Apr 26th 2012 03:45 pm
Soully Created is celebrating its 10th anniversary in the Village of Lewiston. To mark the occasion, the boutique will offer a store-wide sale and refreshments for customers from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5.
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Thu, Apr 26th 2012 07:00 am
The Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas is proud to bring back the 2012 Women's Expo & Boutique. Attendees will enjoy an array of displays, shopping opportunities and services from businesses covering everything from fashion, health and wellness, home products and services, financial issues, education, beauty and more.
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Thu, Apr 26th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara-Wheatfield School District voters will have another chance to speak out about the proposed 2012-13 budget, as well as meet the candidates for the Board of Education on Wednesday, May 2.
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Wed, Apr 25th 2012 12:40 pm
The Lewiston GardenFest is looking for interested homeowners who are willing to showcase their private gardens during this year's annual event, June 23 and 24. Residents do not need to showcase their entire yard, but instead can choose a section they wish to highlight.
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Wed, Apr 25th 2012 12:40 pm
State Sen. George D. Maziarz has announced that 20 businesses in Niagara and Orleans counties were selected under the first round of allocations under the new "Recharge NY Program" at Wednesday morning's New York Power Authority board meeting.
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Wed, Apr 25th 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston Town & Village Republican Committee has endorsed Chris Collins for New York's 27th Congressional District. Lewiston is the first town in Niagara County to endorse in this race for Congress.
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Tue, Apr 24th 2012 05:00 pm
Tuscana Salon and Day Spa recently opened at 705 Center St. (former D'Amore Salon location), in the Village of Lewiston.
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Tue, Apr 24th 2012 03:30 pm
Nominated for USA Today's "Best of the Road, 2012 Best Small Towns in America"; Lewiston fans urged to vote and write quick reviews.
Can you help promote Lewiston to a national audience? Do you have a couple of minutes to sing Lewiston's praises?
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Mon, Apr 23rd 2012 04:55 pm
This past winter, Visit Buffalo Niagara and the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp. engaged Longwoods International, a world leader in tourism marketing research, to conduct a study on Buffalo/Niagara as a shopping destination for Canadians.
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Mon, Apr 23rd 2012 04:55 pm
Niagara University has announced that two of its students were presented with awards for presentations they made at the Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication, held April 18 at RIT.
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Mon, Apr 23rd 2012 04:50 pm
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce has hosted student interns from the Lewiston-Porter High School Career Exploration Internship Program for the past three years. Interning at the chamber this year are seniors Krystina Ventry and Shelby Lehr, who are interested in careers in marketing.
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Mon, Apr 23rd 2012 04:45 pm
The Niagara Floral Center and Greenhouse at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara announces the first sale of 2012 -- A Mother's Day floral sale. All orders are due Friday, April 27. (Deadline extended for Niagara Frontier Publications readers!)
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Mon, Apr 23rd 2012 04:45 pm
Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Niagara County Community College Department of Nursing have formed a new partnership to offer current students who are pursuing their nursing degree hands-on experience in the medical field. Working in conjunction with the hospital's newly established Center for Women, Mount St. Mary's will accept four students to participate in a paid maternity nursing externship program this summer.
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Mon, Apr 23rd 2012 04:45 pm
St. Peter's R.C. School in Lewiston celebrated Earth Day on Friday, April 20. The entire school donned gloves and, armed with garbage bags, cleaned up around Lewiston.
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Mon, Apr 23rd 2012 07:00 am
Lower Niagara Moose Lodge 584 recently donated $300 to Dennis Brochey's Red Brick Bench Press Championship. Funds from the annual event are, in turn, donated to the U.S. military.
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Mon, Apr 23rd 2012 07:00 am
The Niagara Frontier Country Club will hold an "Open House Golf Tournament" on Saturday, May 19.
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Sun, Apr 22nd 2012 07:00 pm
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, co-chair of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force, announced this week she has introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the speedy creation of an action plan to block Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes through a number of rivers and tributaries.
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Sat, Apr 21st 2012 07:00 am
Mayor Terry Collesano has selected Robert "Bob" Hotchkiss Welch as the 2012 Village of Lewiston Citizen of the Year.
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Sat, Apr 21st 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston Police Department announced this week it is now on Facebook, alongside many other law enforcement agencies around the community and the country, said LPD Chief Chris Salada.
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Sat, Apr 21st 2012 07:00 am
The Town of Porter Board moved further on finalizing alternative solar energy options eyed for two town locations, at this month's regular meting.
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