Thu, Apr 6th 2023 10:30 am
Village of Lewiston Department of Public Works employees reportedly were out until 1 a.m. Tuesday morning, dealing with a rash of watermain breaks that occurred Monday.
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Tue, Apr 4th 2023 03:05 pm
The Village of Lewiston recently hinted improved holiday lighting could be in the works, with new LED strands extending down Center Street and into Academy Park.
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Mon, Apr 3rd 2023 04:30 pm
Monday morning was a dreary, windy, fall-like day. But for a moment, just before Hibbard's Original Frozen Custard opened for the season, it was unusually sunny and bright.
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Fri, Mar 31st 2023 11:00 am
Kindness and charity has the power to change people's lives. In wake of the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake that took place in February, former Lewiston salon owner Semir Huzmeli felt he could not just stay here and witness the suffering of his family and community overseas.
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Fri, Mar 31st 2023 11:00 am
Trustees in the Village of Lewiston held a public work session Monday to begin shaping the fiscal year 2023-24 budget. At the meeting, board members discussed raising the tax rate 20 cents - to $7.964858 per $1,000 of assessed property valuation.
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Fri, Mar 31st 2023 10:30 am
It was learned this week that Lewiston-Porter Board of Education member Julie Donnelley and her family were displaced in a house fire that occurred Saturday on Michelle Court in the Town of Lewiston. A fundraiser was announced Tuesday by the school district to help the family get back on its feet.
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Fri, Mar 31st 2023 07:00 am
Spring holds a special kind of promise for the congregation at the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, as it anticipates the blooming of 200 daffodils that were planted in the fall around the site at 100 Church St.
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Wed, Mar 29th 2023 09:25 am
Since 1966, the Lewiston Art Festival has attracted visitors and art lovers from Western New York and Southern Ontario, as well as international visitors from Niagara Falls. Each year, this juried art show brings 25,000 visitors to the heart of the picturesque and historic Village of Lewiston.
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Mon, Mar 27th 2023 12:50 pm
NYPA fishing facilities, including the fishing pier at the base of the New York Power Authority's Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant, are now open for the season. The fish cleaning station and handicap access elevator at the dam site will also be available provided that temperatures remain above freezing.
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Mon, Mar 27th 2023 10:40 am
On Saturday, Lewiston Fire Co. No. 1 responded to a residential structure fire.
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Fri, Mar 24th 2023 11:00 am
The Lewiston Porter Youth Football League has grand expansion plans for Richard F. Soluri Park at the Lewiston plateau off Portage Road.
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Fri, Mar 24th 2023 09:30 am
The 2023 Northwest Jazz Festival in Historic Lewiston, NY main stage headliners will truly be SOMETHING ELSE!
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Thu, Mar 23rd 2023 12:20 am
Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle will perform at the Artpark Amphitheater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 14. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 31.
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Mon, Mar 20th 2023 09:35 am
The Youngstown Business and Professional Association sponsored the annual O'Riordan St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.
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Fri, Mar 17th 2023 11:35 am
NHL Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine and CEO of Life Sports Chris Price will lead a conversation on re-imagining 21st-century youth sports, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, in the Russell J. Salvatore Dining Commons on the Niagara University campus.
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Fri, Mar 17th 2023 11:00 am
Back in 1972, a group of like-minded citizens, who loved Lewiston and its history, got together and shared a vision - a vision that would shape our community's destiny for decades, maybe even centuries.
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Tue, Mar 14th 2023 03:25 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and the Tuscarora Nation announced a partnership aimed at combatting illegal tire dumping on sovereign Nation lands.
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Mon, Mar 13th 2023 10:30 am
One of the biggest draws from the original "Tuesdays in the Park" concert series, rock band Styx will perform at the Artpark Amphitheater on Friday, June 2. The show starts at 7:30 p.m.
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Fri, Mar 10th 2023 11:00 am
At Monday's Village of Lewiston work session, trustees approved a motion awarding the North Ninth Street water system improvements project to DJM Contracting Inc. The construction cost is $278,000.
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Fri, Mar 10th 2023 10:00 am
This weekend, the Lewiston businesses are presenting the "Sip. Shop. Eat!" event. It is held on Saturday, with shopping from 1-5 p.m., featuring special promotions and businesses pairing up and hosting other businesses in their store. Attendees can grab a shopping passport, fill it out, and redeem it at a participating restaurant for a chance to win one of 15 prize packages!
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Tue, Mar 7th 2023 02:40 pm
The Niagara Power Project's control room - the space that contains remote operating controls for the entire Niagara Power Project, including the Robert Moses Power Plant, the Lewiston Pump Generating Plant and associated switchyards - recently completed its first major upgrade since the plant was built over 60 years ago (in 1961).
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Mon, Mar 6th 2023 03:30 pm
The 54th Olcott Lions Club Swim For Sight was another fun day in Olcott Beach. The ice-free lake was still very cold Sunday, and many folks had a good time going in the water and raising money for the Lions Club.
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Fri, Mar 3rd 2023 10:30 am
Lewiston's first big shopping event of the year has arrived, with the return of "Sip. Shop. Eat!" on Saturday, March 11.
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Fri, Mar 3rd 2023 10:15 am
Coming off a week leaders spent in New York City for the Association of Town's meetings, Monday's session of the Lewiston Town Board was one of transition. The meeting saw long-time Lewiston Councilman Bill Geiben declare his intentions to not seek reelection in 2023. Then came the sudden resignation of Cathy Cvijetinovic from her position as Lewiston Recreation Department director.
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Fri, Mar 3rd 2023 10:15 am
During the Feb. 27 meeting of the Lewiston Garden Club, 2023-24 club officers were elected.
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Tue, Feb 28th 2023 08:00 pm
Niagara University has partnered with Niagara Memorial Medical Center to strategically elevate workforce opportunities through the establishment of paid work opportunities at the hospital.
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Fri, Feb 24th 2023 11:00 am
At Tuesday's Village of Lewiston Board meeting, trustees approved the prepared State Environmental Quality Review Act Environmental Assessment Form for the development plans for Artpark State Park improvements.
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Fri, Feb 24th 2023 10:15 am
At Tuesday's Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees meeting, it was announced only about nine short-term rental site owners have completed the process now required to run a temporary lodging site in the residential zoned districts. That's out of almost 50 locations identified during a recent canvassing associated with new municipal laws.
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Fri, Feb 24th 2023 10:15 am
Lewiston residents may soon have a new place to properly discard their flags.
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Fri, Feb 24th 2023 09:10 am
As the Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees heads into budget season, it does so with some good news.
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Fri, Feb 17th 2023 09:40 am
Mount St. Mary's Hospital recently presented the DAISY Award to Theresa Schuey, R.N., a nurse in the Clearview Treatment Services unit of the hospital.
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Wed, Feb 15th 2023 11:10 am
Singer-songwriter, musician and composer Ben Folds will bring his "What Matters Most Tour" to the Artpark Mainstage Theater at 8 p.m. Friday, June 16. This concert is presented by Live Nation.
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Fri, Feb 10th 2023 11:00 am
On Monday, Town of Lewiston Historian Marjorie L. Maggard and Veterans of Foreign Wars Downriver Post 7487 leaders Gordon Spencer and Vince Canosa updated the Board of Trustees on the "Hometown Heroes" program, which they're looking to implement locally in time for Memorial Day.
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Fri, Feb 10th 2023 10:20 am
The Youngstown Volunteer Fire Co. held its 112th Installation Dinner and Awards gathering on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Youngstown firehall. The event featured a number of swearing-in ceremonies for the various officers representing YVFC's 65 members, as well as recognition paid to some special individuals who serve the company.
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Wed, Feb 8th 2023 08:15 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced $100 million in state funding has been released to support the renewal of roadways impacted by extreme weather. The funding supports repaving projects at 64 locations, totaling almost 520 lane miles of pavement, and "complements the record level of investment in infrastructure across New York state."
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Tue, Feb 7th 2023 03:20 pm
The Home Assistance Referral Team has received a $25,000 grant from The John R. Oishei Foundation to expand the services HART has been providing for over 40 years.
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2023 11:00 am
Ellicott Development, the principal pillar in the Frontier House ownership team, is drawing closer to awarding construction bids to renovate Lewiston's most-famous building.
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2023 09:50 am
Brand-new traffic lights and street signs have been installed at the intersection of Center and Fifth streets in the Village of Lewiston. This is part of the streetscape project that began in 2022, and was funded by the New York State Department of Transportation.
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Tue, Jan 31st 2023 12:10 pm
On Tuesday, trailblazing musician, author and activist Tori Amos announced she will bring her "Ocean to Ocean Tour" to the Artpark Mainstage Theater at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 8.
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Mon, Jan 30th 2023 01:45 pm
Barenaked Ladies are hitting the road again this summer. The "Last Summer On Earth 2023" with special guests Five for Fighting and Del Amitri visits the Artpark Amphitheater at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 11.
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