Mon, Mar 20th 2023 07:00 am
North Tonawanda Mayor Austin J. Tylec announced the city will once again participate in the annual Canal Clean Sweep on Saturday, April 22, in conjunction with the New York State Canal Corp. Parks & Trails and the various communities along the 524-mile canal system.
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Fri, Mar 17th 2023 06:00 pm
Catholic Health does not own or operate Eastern Niagara Hospital (ENH). We are excited construction is progressing on our new Lockport Memorial Hospital, which is expected to open this fall. Our health system will continue to provide care to residents throughout Niagara County at our other facilities, as well as take over operations of ENH's urgent care and ambulatory surgery center on Transit Road immediately following the hospital's closure.
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Fri, Mar 17th 2023 12:05 pm
Canal Fest of the Tonawandas announced the third week of July will be a little bit quieter this year along the banks of the Erie Canal. "But just for this year!"
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Wed, Mar 15th 2023 08:40 pm
The New York State Department of Transportation will host a public hearing from 4-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, on a proposed multiuse trail project in the Town of Wheatfield and City of North Tonawanda.
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Wed, Mar 15th 2023 08:15 pm
Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced that Reginald Barnes, age 29, entered a guilty plea to attempted aggravated assault on a police officer, the highest charge he faced, in County Court on Tuesday morning.
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Tue, Mar 14th 2023 08:55 am
The Niagara-Wheatfield Kiwanis Club will host its annual Maple Weekend pancake breakfast on Sunday, March 19, at the American Legion Post, 6525 Ward Road, Sanborn.
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Mon, Mar 13th 2023 12:45 pm
On March 11 at 8:28 a.m., Niagara County emergency communications received several 911 calls stating that smoke and flames could be seen coming from the prefabricated home on Lot 213 in the Lynch Trailer Park. Responding police and fire units arrived on scene and observed smoke and fire coming from the roof of the structure. No one was inside at the time of the fire.
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Mon, Mar 13th 2023 12:45 pm
Veteran actor David Autovino will lead a voice acting workshop at Niagara County Community College's Arts and Media Theatre from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 21. The course is free and open to the public.
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Fri, Mar 10th 2023 03:15 pm
Niagara County Legislator Jesse Gooch announced the Niagara County Parks Department is accepting reservations for picnic shelters at its parks. The county operates five parks: Krull, Oppenheim, Royalton Ravine, West Canal Marina and Burmaster at Bond Lake.
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Fri, Mar 10th 2023 11:00 am
Town of Niagara officials are pushing back a request to rezone a portion of a land parcel in the 3400 block of Military Road, citing a need to include the entire piece of land.
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Fri, Mar 10th 2023 11:00 am
When town highway crews are not plowing snow at all hours of the night, they are always on the lookout for light pole outages across the town, according to Wheatfield Highway Superintendent Paul Siegmann.
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Wed, Mar 8th 2023 04:00 pm
At 2 p.m. Thursday, March 23, Karen Sherwood, a farmer, retired teacher and living history demonstrator, will present a free public program on farming in Western New York from the 1830s to the 1930s (when almost everyone utilized some farming skills).
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Wed, Mar 8th 2023 04:00 pm
The Wheatfield Business Association's scholarship applications are now available at area high school guidance departments.
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Wed, Mar 8th 2023 04:00 pm
On Sunday, March 19, the Kiwanis Club of Niagara-Wheatfield will host its annual pancake breakfast and basket raffle at the American Legion Post, 6525 Ward Road, in Sanborn.
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Tue, Mar 7th 2023 09:10 am
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper is inviting the public to attend a community meeting about Gill Creek, and give input to the development of a master plan for the waterway.
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Mon, Mar 6th 2023 10:50 am
The Niagara County Center for Economic Development will host the 2023 Agribusiness Outreach Forum from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday, March 24, at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Training Center, 4487 Lake Ave., Lockport. This is a free event, but attendees must register at https://www.niagaracountybusiness.com/featured-events.
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Mon, Mar 6th 2023 07:00 am
The YWCA of the Niagara Frontier will hold its annual cash raffle on Saturday, April 22. The event will take place from 6-10 p.m. at the Shawnee Volunteer Fire Co., 3747 Lockport Road, Sanborn.
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Fri, Mar 3rd 2023 12:20 pm
The YWCA of the Niagara Frontier is accepting applications for the YWCA of the Niagara Frontier Munk/Human scholarships for Niagara and Erie County women returning to post-secondary education for the 2023 fall semester. Scholarships in excess of $5,000 are available.
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Fri, Mar 3rd 2023 11:00 am
A new Excelsior Orthopaedics Niagara Falls facility has more to offer the Western New York community. The comprehensive musculoskeletal care center will be able to serve a larger area of Niagara County.
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Fri, Mar 3rd 2023 11:00 am
Married for 63 years, Sam and Diane Sansone celebrated Valentine's Day in a unique way - getting cataract surgery together.
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Fri, Mar 3rd 2023 09:55 am
The American Legion Band of the Tonawandas will present a spring pops concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the Cardinal O'Hara High School Performing Arts Center, 39 O'Hara Road, Tonawanda.
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Fri, Mar 3rd 2023 09:40 am
The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association will host a free conference titled "It's Memory Loss. Now What?" for Niagara County residents on Wednesday, March 15.
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Fri, Mar 3rd 2023 09:35 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (NFMMC) announced its Stroke Center achieved primary stroke certification through the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC).
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Fri, Mar 3rd 2023 09:30 am
The Mental Health Association in Niagara County (MHA) is again offering its annual Justin Budwey Memorial Scholarship to a Niagara County high school senior and/or adult who is entering and/or returning to a higher learning institute, who plans on working in the field of human services.
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Thu, Mar 2nd 2023 08:50 am
Niagara County Legislator Chris Voccio on Wednesday said the sale by the Niagara Orleans Regional Land Improvement Corp. (NORLIC) of two properties in Niagara Falls is a blueprint for a path forward in revitalizing Niagara Falls neighborhoods.
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Wed, Mar 1st 2023 10:45 am
Destination Niagara USA, the destination marketing organization for Niagara County, is seeking nominations for the inaugural Tourism Employee Spotlight Awards.
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Tue, Feb 28th 2023 09:05 am
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced 34-year-old Marty M. Walton of North Tonawanda was sentenced yesterday afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Haendiges to 15 years in prison followed by 20 years of post-release supervision. He will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release.
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Mon, Feb 27th 2023 09:55 am
Just before 2 a.m. Monday, Deputy Westmorland attempted to initiate a traffic stop for several vehicle and traffic law infractions. A vehicle failed to yield and a pursuit ensued. The vehicle fled through the Town of Niagara and into the City of Niagara Falls, where the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck an apartment building on the corner of Cayuga Drive and Mang Avenue.
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Fri, Feb 24th 2023 05:10 pm
Tops Friendly Markets is celebrating the grand reopening of its store at 301 Meadow Drive, North Tonawanda.
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Fri, Feb 24th 2023 01:20 pm
Niagara County Legislator Chris Robins on Friday announced the legislature approved a resolution transferring a 2010 Sure Trac cargo trailer previously used by the Niagara County Department of Emergency Services to the Town of Niagara Active Hose Fire Co. The resolution, sponsored by Robins and Legislator Mark Grozio, passed unanimously.
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Fri, Feb 24th 2023 11:00 am
Capitol Theatre in Niagara Falls welcomed scores of moviegoers last weekend, with approximately 345 people turning out to see Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania."
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Wed, Feb 22nd 2023 05:25 pm
On Tuesday, members of the FBI Buffalo agents and support staff partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara Falls, and were assisted by members of the Niagara Falls Police Department narcotics intelligence division, to conduct an FBI junior special agent program at Harry F. Abate Elementary School.
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Tue, Feb 21st 2023 03:40 pm
Niagara Wheatfield High School announced the following students have been named to its high honor, honor and merit rolls for the second quarter marking period of the 2022-23 academic year.
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Tue, Feb 21st 2023 03:20 pm
In advance of Vietnam Veterans Day, Congressman Brian Higgins will hold an event to honor Western New York Vietnam veterans and to provide information about services and benefits available to all local veterans, including expanded benefits provided under the recently approved PACT Act.
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Fri, Feb 17th 2023 04:45 pm
The community came together to remember, pray and reflect upon the life of Lloyd, a pitbull dog who touched the lives of so many, who died on Jan. 11. Lloyd was honored Monday as part of the Niagara SPCA's second annual "Celebration of Life" Illuminated Memorial Ceremony, held at Otto Redanz Funeral Home.
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Fri, Feb 17th 2023 04:40 pm
As a resident of the Town of Wheatfield for 43 years, I have been employed by the Wheatfield Highway Department for over 33 years, initially hired as a laborer and moved up through various positions to achieve deputy. I have been highway superintendent for the last nine years.
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Fri, Feb 17th 2023 04:35 pm
Niagara Wheatfield Central School District's spring 2023 Community Education is in full bloom!
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Fri, Feb 17th 2023 04:30 pm
Savor Restaurant, located within the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute, will host guest chef Bobby Anderson on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. Teaming up with the college to celebrate Black History Month, Chef Bobby will prepare a four-course meal titled "A soul food extravaganza," which promises to satiate your mind and your appetite.
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Fri, Feb 17th 2023 03:10 pm
Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced Howard J. Murphy, age 61, of the Town of Niagara, entered a guilty plea in County Court to the crime of criminal mischief in the second degree, as a hate crime. Murphy admitted to vandalizing a neighbor's fence on May 16, 2022, by spraypainting onto it a violent message containing a racial slur. The incident occurred just two days after the mass shooting at Topps in Buffalo.
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Wed, Feb 15th 2023 11:05 am
Wegmans announced it is now accepting Electronic Benefits Transfer and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) payments for online grocery orders made via www.wegmans.com and the Wegmans app. Customers who use EBT SNAP as their payment will receive free delivery for three orders.
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