Artpark & Company will celebrate the beginning of summer on Saturday, June 17, by transforming the park grounds and the Mainstage Theater with a "Summer Solstice Celebration" from noon through midnight.

Looking for something fun to do with your dog, while raising money for a good cause? Bring your dog and a donation of at least $10 to Fort Niagara State Park (Main Street in Youngstown; south entrance, Shelter 1A) at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, for a dog "Easter Egg Hunt for a Cure." Each dog will search for treat-filled eggs, with some containing prizes.

The Lewiston-Niagara-On-The-Lake Rotary Club recently presented the Lewiston Council on the Arts with a check in support of a new event, "International Music in the Peace Garden." The two-day event will coincide with the Lewiston Harvest Festival on Sept. 22-24, with performances scheduled from noon until 4 p.m. both days in the Peace Garden.

A demolition crew is wasting no time tearing down the former Fairchild Manor Nursing Home site on Onondaga Street in Lewiston. An entire wing was removed on Monday, and enormous piles of metal, concrete, wood and brick were sorted and removed on Tuesday.

The sixth annual "O'Riordan St. Patrick's Day Parade," held March 18, was a huge success!

Gov. Andrew Cuomo released this statement on Saturday:

Claudia Marasco and Arlene Sliz were chosen by Village of Lewiston Mayor Terry Collesano and the Board of Trustees as the 2017 Village of Lewiston Citizens of the Year. Together, their volunteer work for the "Invest in a Vest" program has ensured extra protection for our local police force.

Local leaders are brainstorming ways to ensure the public is protected from future storms, safe during long-term power outages, and shielded from acts of violence at large gatherings.

Western New York's renowned Summer of '69 All-Star Band will take the Lewiston Event Center stage on Saturday, April 8. From 6-10 p.m., these musicians will be joined by Lewiston Music School students and local celebrities in a fundraiser for the interfaith Home Assistance Referral Team.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Downriver Post No. 7487, announced the Mobile Veterans Center service vehicle will be in Lewiston on Saturday, April 1.

St. Peter's Lutheran School in Sanborn will hold a drive-through Chiavetta's chicken barbecue from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at the school, 6168 Walmore Road, Sanborn.

Stella Niagara Education Park has rescheduled its open house for 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the school, located at 4414 Lower River Road, between Lewiston and Youngstown.

Demolition of the former Fairchild Manor Nursing Home began on Wednesday, and is expected to continue over the next few weeks.

The Breast Care Center of Mount St. Mary's Hospital is now home to the latest technology to detect breast cancer.

The St. Jude Shrine of Lewiston will hold its annual "Pasta Italiano" dinner from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at 975 Ridge Road, Lewiston.

The Historical Association of Lewiston's March program, titled "The Deep Cut," will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Lutheran Church of the Messiah Fellowship Hall, 915 Oneida St.

The little bar known as Somewhere in Youngstown was the place to be for St. Patrick's Day in northern Niagara. Crowds numbering in the hundreds visited throughout the afternoon and evening on Friday to celebrate Irish culture, highlighted by hours of Celtic entertainment by Somewhere owner Pat Stack and his Irish Wake Band.

The Village of Lewiston Planning Commission voted unanimously to endorse part of a redevelopment plan submitted by Jack Hornung, the new operator of the restaurant and bar located at 840 Center St.

A mishmash of topics - from water districts to solar panels, mulch, the EPA, the shuttle, cable TV broadcasts of Town Board government meetings, River Walk Phase 4 sidewalk installations and more - was heard Monday evening in Lewiston.

The Lewiston Garden Club will install its 2016-17 officers on Monday, March 27, at a meeting inside Apple Granny Restaurant, 433 Center St., Lewiston.

The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce O'Connor Family Greenhouses & Garden Center as the recipient of the Ransomville Business of the Year Award.

The Town of Lewiston Democratic Committee has chosen Town of Lewiston Highway Superintendent Dave Trane as Lewiston Citizen of the Year.

The Youngstown Recreation Commission announces its Nancy Price Celebrity Bartending fundraiser will be held from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Stone Jug, 358 Main St. (at Lockport Street), Youngstown.

The former Barton Hill Hotel & Spa has reopened with behind-the-scenes upgrades - and a new name: Niagara Crossing Hotel & Spa. The three-story Lewiston building, at 100 Center St., was shut on Jan. 1.

The Friends of the Youngstown Free Library and the Mug and Musket Tavern will host a "Billiards for Books" benefit starting at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 25. The event will take place at the Mug and Musket Tavern, 418 Main St., Youngstown. Proceeds from this event will go to the Friends of the Youngstown Free Library.

At a recent Youngstown Lions meeting, President Richard Allen presented a check to Patricia Degan, director of marketing, public relations and volunteer services at Niagara Hospice, and Mike Shaw, a Hospice volunteer.

A group of artists from Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara gathered at Mount St. Mary's Hospital on Thursday for a ceremony to bless their artwork, which is on exhibit at the hospital.

The Mount St. Mary's Child Care Center will hold an open house from 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23.

With less than a week before for the first day of spring, Niagara County residents were treated to perhaps the last vestiges of winter Tuesday and Wednesday, as "Superstorm Stella" roared through the area.

The Easter Bunny will make an appearance at St. Peter's R.C. School on Sunday, April 2, when the school will be hosting its second annual "Brunch with the Easter Bunny."

In the presence of her family and over 250 supporters in attendance at a celebration in her honor at the LaSalle Yacht Club, Judge Erin P. DeLabio announced her candidacy for the office of Niagara County Family Court judge.

Robert L. Bull Jr., M.D., F.A.A.F.P., has joined the medical staff at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's Lewiston Primary Care Center.

Artpark and Funtime on Monday announced the first concert of the new "Coors Light Concerts at Artpark" series scheduled for Artpark's Outdoor Amphitheater. 311 will appear in concert on Monday, July 10, at the Amphitheater stage as part of WEDG-FM 103.3 "The Edge" "Edgefest: The Series." Also on the bill will be special guests New Politics and The Skints.

Participating nonprofit organizations, their boards and individual donors will help kick off the fifth annual "Spring It On," a 24-hour online fundraising event powered by the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County that takes place March 14-15. A kickoff happy hour event will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Big Ditch Brewing Co., 55 E. Huron St., Buffalo. It is free and open to the public.

Did you know that Buffalo is recognized as the No. 1 U.S. city when it comes to "Best Cities for St. Patrick's Day Celebrations"?

The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Apple Granny Restaurant as the 2017 Lewiston Business of the Year. The Lewiston Advisory Committee, comprised of Lewiston businesses and organizations, assists the chamber in providing a business honoree, voted upon from member nominations, that has showed dedication and service to the Lewiston community.

The Sentinel recently caught up with Michael Linenfelser, the newspaper's first advertising rep, and Joelle Logue, the editor who so eloquently laid forth the newspaper's goals and code of conduct in the very first issue. Also shedding light on the matter was Skip Mazenauer, The Sentinel's first and only publisher.

In preparation for the upcoming boating season, U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 3-1 will be offering a series of "About Boating Safety" one-day classes this spring and summer, taught by certified instructors. Classes will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, March 25, April 29, May 13, June 10 and July 15, in the Officers Club at Fort Niagara State Park in Youngstown.

The popular "Jazz & Pasta" fundraiser is just around the corner - and has been expanded and renamed "A Taste of Jazz" for 2017.

Old Fort Niagara field musicians will participate in the Youngstown St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 18, starting at noon, in the village. The musicians will play the fifes and drums and wear, for the first time, the waistcoats sewn by Niagara University students during the fall 2016 semester.