Thu, May 29th 2025 09:45 am
This year's "Stamp Out Hunger" event, held May 10, was "amazingly successful," said Dave Conboy, president of the Grand Island Neighbors Foundation.
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Thu, May 29th 2025 09:45 am
At the Town of Grand Island's Memorial Day ceremony, guest speaker Wayne West shared a harrowing tale of a battle in Vietnam fought in darkness.
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Thu, May 29th 2025 09:35 am
Action for Belden Center neighbors seems to have taken shape after three residents approached the Town of Niagara Board about vacant buildings in their neighborhood at the town's regular business meeting on Tuesday, May 20.
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Mon, May 26th 2025 05:45 pm
The Village and Town of Lewiston joined forces with Veterans of Foreign Wars Downriver Post 7487 on Monday to salute those River Region residents who have served in defense of this country.
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Sat, May 24th 2025 10:55 am
Looking for a calendar of Artpark concerts, BPO events, festivals and other fun events? We've got you covered!
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Fri, May 23rd 2025 01:55 pm
As the Buffalo Bills were making a run for a Super Bowl championship late last season, another team was in town looking to claim a television title.
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Fri, May 23rd 2025 11:00 am
Steven Page will perform Friday, June 6, on the Alphonso I. DiMino Memorial Band Shell. He will be joined by Steven Page Trio bandmates Craig Northey (guitar, vocals) and Kevin Fox (cello, vocals).
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Fri, May 23rd 2025 11:00 am
A revised version of the Town of Grand Island's zoning code amendment regarding allowable uses in the commercial districts will be the subject of a public hearing at 8 p.m. Monday, June 2.
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Fri, May 23rd 2025 11:00 am
Some of the Town of Niagara's infrastructure and properties are slated toward improvement and development, following action at the Town Board's regular business meeting Tuesday.
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Fri, May 23rd 2025 10:55 am
The wind blew and the rain fell on the afternoon and evening of May 17 at Town Commons, but Grand Island's 24th annual Relay For Life went on. This year's theme was the football-inspired, "Tackle Cancer."
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Fri, May 23rd 2025 10:30 am
For the next few weeks, the Buffalo Bills will be playing in Hallmark Stadium.
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Fri, May 23rd 2025 10:25 am
The Village of Lewiston recognized outgoing Lewiston Police Department Chief Frank Previte and thanked him for three decades of keeping the public safe.
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Fri, May 23rd 2025 10:20 am
Fichte, Endl & Elmer has set its sights on offering eyewear selections that are unique and wide-ranging. It has a vast array of eyewear, sunglasses and frames, with "styles for everyone and every budget."
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Thu, May 22nd 2025 11:30 pm
Full free edition: The Tribune-Sentinel/Dispatch for May 23, 2025
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Wed, May 21st 2025 07:20 pm
Niagara County voters spoke their minds on the future Tuesday, with school budget referendums approved and school board candidates elected.
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Wed, May 21st 2025 08:45 am
On May 20, voters in the Grand Island Central School District cast their ballots in favor of approving the 2025-26 budget by the vote of 558 in favor and 387 opposed. The budget for the school district's new fiscal year is $79,321,145. Proposition 2, which provides for the purchase of vehicles, passed by the vote of 573 in favor and 370 opposed.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 11:00 am
The Lewiston Smelt Festival returns to Academy Park on Friday, May 23, serving up the River Region's favorite fried fish from 6 p.m. This much-loved community celebration, hosted by the Upward Niagara Chamber of Commerce, promises a fun-filled evening of food, music and local flavor.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 11:00 am
The Grand Island Lawnmower Race is revving up for another Father's Day event.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 11:00 am
The vote on the Grand Island Central School District's proposed 2025-26 budget, as well as an election of two trustees, is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 20.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 10:55 am
There's new action for two iconic Island gathering places as a result of Monday's town Planning Board meeting.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 07:00 am
Full free edition: The Tribune-Sentinel/Dispatch for May 16, 2025
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Fri, May 16th 2025 07:00 am
What generations of St. Peter R.C. School students once knew as their cafeteria/rolling skating party room is now home to a library, tech hub, STREAM labs, a robotic playground ... and a stack of academic trophies.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 07:00 am
Lewiston Town Board members had an active work session Monday, with more than a few interesting news items. Included was a public hearing for the 5/4 Development President's Park apartment complex, under consideration for Washington Drive between Madison and Jefferson avenues.
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Thu, May 15th 2025 08:50 pm
It's been an intense year for the members of Chicago's Firehouse 51.
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Tue, May 13th 2025 03:50 pm
Community Missions, in partnership with Niagara County Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services and M&T Bank, opened its Lantern Project on Monday afternoon. Co-located within the organization's emergency housing shelter at 1570 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, the Lantern Project is a two-bed safe place reserved for individuals ready to engage in substance treatment.
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Mon, May 12th 2025 11:35 pm
The final piece of the 54-mile-long Niagara River Shoreline Bike Trail, a path for bikers and walkers that spans from Buffalo to Youngstown, was opened Monday behind the Frontier Volunteer Fire Co. firehall on River Road at the border of North Tonawanda and Wheatfield.
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Mon, May 12th 2025 11:10 pm
On Monday, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced a nearly $12 million project to improve and expand the visitor experience at Earl W. Brydges Artpark State Park is complete. Upgrades include a new connector trail, entrance features and parking improvements meant to improve traffic flow for events and better connect the park with the trails and amenities of the Lower Niagara River.
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Mon, May 12th 2025 11:00 pm
The Niagara Region of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has opened the first ever public archives, housing thousands of objects related to the New York State Parks located in Erie and Niagara counties.
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Fri, May 9th 2025 08:35 am
The Frontier House has been closed for more than 20 years, but that's about to change. Lewiston's crown jewel is expected to reopen to the public in June.
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Fri, May 9th 2025 08:30 am
Acclaimed Billy Club culinarians Daniel Hagen and Jake Strawser are bringing their best to Fairbanks - the new Lewiston restaurant they plan to open mid-June inside the Frontier House on Center Street.
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Fri, May 9th 2025 07:00 am
Full free edition: The Tribune-Sentinel/Dispatch for May 9, 2025
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Fri, May 9th 2025 07:00 am
Lifco Hydraulics may make internet stars of some of its employees in a new promotional video series being shot at its Grand Island site.
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Fri, May 9th 2025 07:00 am
Reassessment was still the sore point with six Island residents who spoke at the start of Monday's Town Board meeting. They said they wanted the reassessment stopped. But they learned there was no turning back.
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Fri, May 9th 2025 07:00 am
The 2025-26 budget planning process continues for both the Lewiston-Porter and Niagara Wheatfield central school districts, following release of Gov. Kathy Hochul's $254 billion tentative 2026 fiscal year budget on April 28.
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Fri, May 9th 2025 07:00 am
Plans to install a playground within Clyde L. Burmaster Park in the Town of Lewiston continue, as the Niagara County Legislature gets ready to vote at its May 6 meeting on whether to increase funding for the project.
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Thu, May 8th 2025 12:00 pm
Approximately 40 people gathered in Cataract House Park directly across the street from the Turtle Building, on 25 Rainbow Blvd., to create awareness of the importance of this structure to the Haudenosaunee people, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy.
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Fri, May 2nd 2025 11:00 am
Just like Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls of the late-1990s, Apple Granny is starting a second "-peat." The Lewiston restaurant was named WNY's Best Fish Fry by Tribune/Sentinel • Dispatch readers, winning its second consecutive title. Apple Granny four-peated as champion from 2018-21.
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Fri, May 2nd 2025 11:00 am
Carol Horrigan has loved music ever since, as a 5-year-old, she discovered the piano.
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Fri, May 2nd 2025 11:00 am
A move to pause the 2025 reassessment was rejected 4-1 by the Grand Island Town Board during a sometimes-contentious Monday workshop meeting.
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Fri, May 2nd 2025 07:00 am
Full free edition: The Tribune-Sentinel/Dispatch for May 2, 2025
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