Thu, Jun 28th 2012 02:45 pm
Amy Lewis, who became interim executive director of the SPCA of Niagara in February, has accepted a one-year contract from the agency's new board of directors to serve as executive director.
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Thu, Jun 28th 2012 02:45 pm
The Town of Wheatfield Focus Group presented to a public forum ideas for the town in the future as relating to agriculture, economic development, disaster planning, town center and the veterans memorial.
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Thu, Jun 28th 2012 02:00 pm
It was like stepping back 200 years when the U.S. Brig Niagara sailed into the Niagara River on an unexpected visit late Tuesday afternoon.
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Tue, Jun 26th 2012 04:25 pm
A freshman lawmaker has secured key funding for events in her hometown this summer - including a popular farmers market that will bring fresh produce and baked goods to local residents on a weekly basis.
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Tue, Jun 26th 2012 07:00 am
Gaenhyenhawi "Hawi" Solotes of Lewiston has been awarded the ElderWood Senior Care Mary S. and Robert R. Chur Scholarship.
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Tue, Jun 26th 2012 07:00 am
Jeff Valone, owner of Try-Lock Roofing in North Tonawanda recently spent some time with the Building Trades Program at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center.
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Tue, Jun 26th 2012 07:00 am
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University is offering a brand new art camp for teens ages 12-15 during the week of July 16 to 20.
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Mon, Jun 25th 2012 11:50 pm
The four-legged friends of Niagara County's older adults have a lot to wag about thanks to a new program being administered by the county's Office for the Aging.
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Mon, Jun 25th 2012 05:35 pm
The Niagara County Patriots' last meeting until September will be at 7 p.m. Monday, June 25, at the Wheatfield Community Center, 2790 Church Road.
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Fri, Jun 22nd 2012 05:05 pm
Coffee House at the Unitarian Church in Niagara Falls was a major teen hangout and folk music spot during the Vietnam War years. "Peace, love and music" relives those days with a reunion of former local flower children at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 639 Main St., Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Jun 22nd 2012 05:05 pm
An antique/collectibles show and flea market will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, on the grounds of Historic Holy Trinity Church at 1419 Falls St., Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Jun 22nd 2012 05:00 pm
The condition of abandoned trailers in Sabre Park has prompted the Town of Niagara Town Board to update town code for emergency demolition procedures.
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Fri, Jun 22nd 2012 05:00 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield School District's second attempt to get a budget passed for 2012-13 on Tuesday was a success as voters passed the revised $60.5 million budget.
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Fri, Jun 22nd 2012 05:00 pm
In 1928, the City of Niagara Falls invested $70,000 to establish the Niagara Falls International Airport. Its 150 acres was used for private, single-engine planes.
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Fri, Jun 22nd 2012 05:00 pm
The Wheatfield Farmers Market now is open from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays in the parking lot outside Town Hall.
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Fri, Jun 22nd 2012 05:00 pm
Edward Town Middle School students in John Mikulski's eighth grade class have been sharpening their writing skills this year by submitting school-related articles to the Tribune.
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Fri, Jun 22nd 2012 04:50 pm
Colonial Village Elementary School in Wheatfield celebrated Flag Day in grand style.
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Sat, Jun 16th 2012 07:00 am
Residents from the community are welcome to join the staff and volunteers at the McGuire Group's Northgate Health Care Facility as they show off the amazing talents, outfits and fun-loving nature of their canine companions on Friday, June 22.
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Sat, Jun 16th 2012 12:55 am
Friday night, with the eyes of the world watching, daredevil Nik Wallenda successfully walked a high wire across Niagara Falls. Wallenda began his trek from Niagara Falls, N.Y., at about 10:15 p.m., and finished about 10:45 p.m. in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
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Fri, Jun 15th 2012 07:00 am
Sixth-grade students at Edward Town Middle School participated in an unusual school assignment - they organized and took part in a walkathon to benefit a number of local charities.
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Fri, Jun 15th 2012 07:00 am
Wheatfield resident Donald Lauer will be up early Sunday in order to coach a 7 a.m. hockey game at the Northtown Center at Amherst.
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Thu, Jun 14th 2012 07:20 pm
Why are these people smiling?
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Thu, Jun 14th 2012 07:15 pm
Now that Wheatfield's large tote recycling program is proving successful, the town may be looking at providing garbage totes to residents as well.
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Thu, Jun 14th 2012 07:15 pm
Dean Venturin and Rachel Aquino were recently crowned king and queen at Niagara-Wheatfield's senior prom.
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Thu, Jun 14th 2012 07:10 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield School district will try again for a budget approval from voters from noon to 8 p.m. June 19 at the Adult Learning Center in the high school.
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Wed, Jun 13th 2012 10:20 pm
Local students from LaSalle Preparatory School in Niagara Falls, St. Peter's R.C. School in Lewiston, and the Community Charter School and Elmwood Village Charter School in Buffalo are joining daredevil Nik Wallenda and his team Thursday, June 14, at 10:30 a.m. for a unique, behind the scenes look at the science behind his historic walk across Niagara Falls. The event is taking place at the walk site, Terrapin Point on Goat Island, and also includes a student Q-and-A opportunity with Wallenda and representatives from the companies that built and set up the walk's rigging.
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Mon, Jun 11th 2012 07:00 am
Since the summer of 1995, Jesse Gooch, owner of Painters Plus, has hosted an annual party for family and friends. This party came to be known as "GoochFest." Gooch has donated funds raised at this event to local charities, including The Lions Club of Wheatfield and Niagara Hospice.
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Fri, Jun 8th 2012 07:00 am
Pierogi, popcorn, local honey, in-season fruits and vegetables and plenty more can be found on Wednesdays, starting June 13, at the Wheatfield Farmers Market.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 01:00 pm
The Bergholz Volunteer Fire Co. and Ladies Auxiliary's monthly chowder and baked goods sale begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at the truck hall on Niagara Road in Bergholz.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 01:00 pm
The Adams Volunteer Fire Co. Auxiliary will conduct its annual "Craft and Treasure Sale" on Saturday, June 9, on the fire company grounds at 7113 Nash Road, Wheatfield.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 12:55 pm
Although the Town of Niagara began as a farming community, to date there are only two farms left within its borders.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 12:55 pm
The church family of Faith Community Church of the Nazarene, located at 3520 Saunders Settlement Road in Sanborn, has a new pastor: the Rev. Wayne Hokanson.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 08:40 am
During the month of June, St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Sanborn and the Niagara Power Baseball Team of Niagara Falls will be joining together to promote outreach in the Niagara region, display Christian character for young people, and promote community through worship.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 08:35 am
The North Tonawanda History Museum's participation in New York Heritage Weekend included the Jim (Herk) Hurtubise Memorial Car Show. Hurtubise was a North Tonawanda racing legend and the museum has a permanent exhibit in his honor.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 08:30 am
The Town of Niagara continued its celebration of its bicentennial with the dedication of an 1812 replica cannon at the corner of Packard and Military roads.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 08:30 am
A summer gathering and senior dance will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the Wheatfield Community Center, 2790 Church Road, next to Town Hall.
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Wed, Jun 6th 2012 08:45 am
Area residents and visitors are invited to tour all four sites operated by Niagara County History Center in a bi-national tourism event known as "Doors Open Niagara 2012."
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center recently was presented with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2012 06:35 pm
Lauren Bonilla, fundraising coordinator for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Western New York, accepts a $1,000 check from Robert Burns at his Wheatfield Tim Hortons location on Niagara Falls Boulevard.
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Thu, May 31st 2012 02:00 pm
Niagara University recently held a graduation ceremony. It didn't come with the pomp and circumstance that came with commencement exercises, but it was no less important.
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