Tue, Dec 20th 2022 11:05 am
Niagara Hospice announced a major gift from Drive Against Diabetes (D.A.D.) to its fall fundraising campaign toward the purchase of two new automated medication-dispensing system units at Hospice House.
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Tue, Dec 20th 2022 10:35 am
Due to a lack of registrations from pizzerias, the "Festival of Slice" for 2023 will be canceled. Organizers said they did not receive enough interest from vendors to make the event successful.
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Mon, Dec 19th 2022 03:05 pm
The Wheatfield Business Association finally was afforded the opportunity to award its Business of the Year and Business Person of the Year recipients. Following a coronavirus pause, the ceremony was held last week at Pane's Restaurant.
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Mon, Dec 19th 2022 07:00 am
The North Tonawanda History Museum staff announced changes to the store at 712 Oliver St.
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Mon, Dec 19th 2022 07:00 am
The Niagara County Bar Association had its holiday party and toy drive on Dec. 14 to benefit the Niagara County Giving Tree. The organization collected toys from its members at the event, and the board of directors raised more than $3,000 for gifts.
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Fri, Dec 16th 2022 06:50 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $24.3 million has been awarded to support 56 municipalities and not-for-profit organizations for park improvements, heritage area enhancements and historic preservation projects through round XII of the Regional Economic Development Council Initiative. The grants from the Environmental Protection Fund are administered by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
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Fri, Dec 16th 2022 11:00 am
The Town of Niagara hired a lawyer Tuesday to represent them in any proceedings stemming from an officer-involved shooting Nov. 19.
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Fri, Dec 16th 2022 09:50 am
Full free edition: The Tribune-Sentinel for Dec. 16, 2022
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Fri, Dec 16th 2022 07:00 am
On Dec. 8, Niagara University's Club Figure Skating, Future Teacher's Club, and Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement teamed up to transform the university's Dwyer Arena into "Story Lane on Ice."
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Thu, Dec 15th 2022 08:05 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced 14 transformational projects in the City of North Tonawanda as part of the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award. Her team said the funding "will leverage the community's rich historic, cultural and natural resources."
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Thu, Dec 15th 2022 07:50 pm
Aero recently gave away 400 turkey meals to families in Niagara Falls. This was sixth year in a row the company made such a donation.
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Wed, Dec 14th 2022 04:25 pm
Women United of Greater Niagara's annual personal hygiene drive has wrapped up for the year. On Wednesday, Woman United volunteers gathered at the United Way office in Sanborn to separate and sort the estimated $5,000 of donated products for distribution to the nine local nonprofit agencies the drive supports.
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Wed, Dec 14th 2022 04:25 pm
Niagara Hospice announced the Hospice House expanded residential wing is now open to admit patients at 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport. After a year of construction, the six new residential patient suites bring the total at the facility to 16, the maximum allowed by New York.
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Mon, Dec 12th 2022 05:15 pm
The inaugural SUNY cannabis conference will take place Jan. 10, 2023, at Niagara County Community College, 3111 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn. In conjunction with the State University of New York, Genesee Community College, Jamestown Community College and SUNY Erie, NCCC will facilitate a unique conference that covers an array of topics from the "seed to sale" lifespan in the cannabis business.
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Mon, Dec 12th 2022 01:45 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the New York State Board for Historic Preservation recommended adding 11 properties to the state and national registers of historic places.
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Mon, Dec 12th 2022 12:15 pm
At New York Farm Bureau's annual convention, Appleton Fruit Farmer Jim Bittner received the group's highest honor, the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award.
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Mon, Dec 12th 2022 11:40 am
Air transportation specialists, or port dawgs, of the 30th Aerial Port Squadron and loadmasters of the 301st Airlift Squadron loaded a firetruck and a portable water reserve tank onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on Dec. 9, to be donated to La Ciénaga, Dominican Republic.
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Mon, Dec 12th 2022 11:40 am
On Saturday, Dec. 17, The Town of Niagara Lions Club, along with the Helping Hands and Town of Niagara Historian Peter Ames, will host a Wreaths Across America ceremony starting at 10 a.m. at the Witmer Road Cemetery. All are welcome to attend the gathering and remember the interred veterans.
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Sat, Dec 10th 2022 06:45 pm
At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, the Niagara Falls Police Department responded to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center for a gunshot victim who had arrived at the emergency room.
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Fri, Dec 9th 2022 02:25 pm
Niagara University announced it has partnered with Montante Solar to develop and maintain a solar array on its Lewiston campus. The array, which is expected to generate four megawatts at peak solar capacity, is targeted to be operational in October 2023 - and represents another major step forward in the university's commitment to environmental stewardship.
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Fri, Dec 9th 2022 12:15 pm
The Cardinal O'Hara High School Alumni Association will present two live concerts in the O'Hara Performing Arts Center, 39 O'Hara Road, Town of Tonawanda.
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Fri, Dec 9th 2022 12:10 pm
The Niagara County Department of Health is holding a free rabies clinic at the City of North Tonawanda Public Works Department, 758 Erie Ave., from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 10.
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Fri, Dec 9th 2022 11:00 am
Excelsior Orthopaedics has targeted early January for the opening of a much larger facility in Niagara Falls, where new non-surgical and diagnostic services will complement existing care for patients with shoulder, knee, hip and other ailments.
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Fri, Dec 9th 2022 09:55 am
Full free edition: The Tribune-Sentinel for Dec. 9, 2022
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Fri, Dec 9th 2022 09:25 am
On Dec. 5, 2022, Susan Mikula Campbell of Youngstown passed through the gates of Heaven into paradise, and into the waiting arms of Jesus and her loving parents, John and Pearl Mikula.
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Fri, Dec 9th 2022 09:20 am
A planned expansion of a Town of Niagara-located solid waste transfer facility continues to be delayed, with the latest pushback made Wednesday.
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Thu, Dec 8th 2022 06:55 pm
Niagara Wheatfield High School announced the following students were named to its high honor, honor and merit rolls for the first quarter marking period of the 2022-23 academic year.
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Thu, Dec 8th 2022 06:50 pm
The Niagara History Center has been awarded a Conservation Treatment Grant from the Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The award will go toward the conservation and preservation of an oil on canvas portrait of Belva Lockwood by M.W. Clark.
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Thu, Dec 8th 2022 06:40 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and Schoellkopf Health Center has named Thomas R. LoStracco as acting administrator of Schoellkopf Health Center, effective immediately.
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Thu, Dec 8th 2022 06:25 pm
State and county agencies are partnering on a series of winter energy fairs, including three upcoming events next week in Western and Central New York.
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Thu, Dec 8th 2022 11:15 am
The case numbers of influenza (flu) have been increasing exponentially across New York state, and the 2022-23 flu season is six weeks or more ahead of the typical spike in flu cases.
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Wed, Dec 7th 2022 11:45 am
On Tuesday, at approximately 5:03 p.m., the Niagara Falls Police Department responded to the intersection of 19th Street and Elmwood Avenue to investigate a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.
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Wed, Dec 7th 2022 11:00 am
At 3:13 a.m. Wednesday, Niagara County Sheriff's Office Deputy F. Bork attempted to stop a suspicious vehicle in the area of Woodland Avenue and Saint Joseph Road in the Town of Niagara. NCSO said, "The operator refused to comply and a vehicle pursuit ensued throughout the Town of Niagara. Ultimately, in the area of Sadlo Drive and Bellreng Drive, the two occupants fled from the vehicle on foot into the neighborhood.
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Wed, Dec 7th 2022 09:55 am
Niagara Falls firefighters delivered bags of toys to the Niagara County Courthouse rotunda right before the meeting of the County Legislature on Tuesday night. This was in support of the Christmas giving tree, where collections support Casey House Shelter, Twin Cities Outreach and the Salvation Army.
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Wed, Dec 7th 2022 09:55 am
Each year, the Niagara Falls Fire Department hosts a large fundraiser to benefit kids in the community by providing Christmas toys to those in need. Organizers said they hope to raise $90,000 now in year 94.
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Wed, Dec 7th 2022 09:55 am
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced there will be four lifeguard exams scheduled in the Niagara Region for the 2023 season.
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Wed, Dec 7th 2022 07:00 am
The Niagara County Historical Society will open the historic Col. William Bond/Jesse Hawley House to the public between 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, and Sunday, Dec. 18.
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Tue, Dec 6th 2022 04:40 pm
Destination Niagara USA, the official destination marketing organization for Niagara County, has been recognized by Smart Meetings Magazine with a Platinum Choice Award for 2022.
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Tue, Dec 6th 2022 04:20 pm
Niagara County Clerk Joseph A. Jastrzemski on Tuesday said the federal Department of Homeland Security is delaying enforcement of REAL ID requirements by 24 months, from May 3, 2023, to May 7, 2025. At that time, one will need a REAL ID to board any domestic flights, enter a military base and access certain federal facilities.
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Mon, Dec 5th 2022 04:30 pm
Mayor Austin Tylec and Police Chief Keith Glass have established a committee to comprehensively investigate and assess the safety and security at City Hall located on Payne Avenue in North Tonawanda.
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