Sat, Aug 14th 2010 04:00 pm
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Sat, Aug 14th 2010 04:00 pm
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Sat, Aug 14th 2010 09:55 am
A Youngstown teen is making his mark in the community, thanks to a project through the Boy Scouts of America.
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Sat, Aug 14th 2010 09:00 am
With the town's Sept. 6 Labor Day Festival fast approaching, Porter Board members moved on a number of improvement initiatives eyed for Porter on the Lake Town Park at their otherwise routine session Monday.
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Fri, Aug 13th 2010 02:00 pm
On Aug. 4, the Grand Island Fire Co. received continuing support from Allstate Insurance Co. in the form of a $500 grant to promote its fire cadet program, according to Chief Greg Butcher.
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 03:00 pm
Niagara County residents will have an opportunity to shape improvements at Bond Lake Park in the Town of Lewiston by taking an online survey set up by Niagara County Parks and Recreation.
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 03:00 pm
The Niagara River Anglers Association will be hosting its annual walleye contest from sunrise until 2 p.m. Saturday Aug. 28, at Fort Niagara in Youngstown.
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 01:45 pm
The Town of Niagara Recreation Awards Banquet was held last week.
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 01:00 pm
An attempt by Wheatfield Supervisor Bob Cliffe to fulfill a promise to work for term limits for the supervisor fell flat at Monday's meeting when the Town Board failed to second his motion.
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 01:00 pm
The Mediterranean Festival celebrated Middle Eastern culture once again over the weekend.
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 01:00 pm
The Town of Wheatfield Republican Club will hold its 40th annual family picnic from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, at the Wheatfield Lions Club picnic pavilion on Ward Road next to the Wheatfield Legion.
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 12:00 pm
Mick Jones must pat himself on the back every day.
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Sat, Aug 7th 2010 04:40 pm
Anyone who has attended the Lewiston Red Brick School is invited to attend a special reunion celebration from 4 until 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, at the 3-F Club on Swann Road in Lewiston.
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Sat, Aug 7th 2010 01:00 pm
A good-sized crowd was on hand as the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce held its summer "Business Blender" at Bandana's Bar & Grill in Youngstown on Thursday, Aug. 5. More than 50 business owners and community leaders enjoyed an evening of networking and great food prepared by restaurant staff.
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Sat, Aug 7th 2010 01:00 pm
The Lake Ontario Ordnance Works Restoration Advisory Board, as part of its continuing series, "LOOW Site Radioactive Storage: The Experts Speak," invites area residents to attend a program Monday, Aug. 9, at Niagara University.
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Sat, Aug 7th 2010 01:00 pm
Joan Winter Wolfgang of Lewiston died unexpectedly Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center at the age of 66.
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Sat, Aug 7th 2010 01:00 pm
Chris Burke, the actor best known for his role as Corky on the ABC series "Life Goes On," is starring in a new educational children's television program titled "Forever Friends." The program also stars and features the music of award-winning children's recording artists Joe and John DeMasi.
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Sat, Aug 7th 2010 01:00 pm
Residents enjoyed the country fair atmosphere of the Youngstown Volunteer Fire Co.'s annual Field Days last weekend at Veterans Park in the village.
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Sat, Aug 7th 2010 09:45 am
Starting the school year off on the right foot is important for any student.
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Sat, Aug 7th 2010 09:40 am
The Lewiston Dog Owners Group reports that work continues on the new Lewiston Dog Park now under construction on the Lewiston Plateau in the Village of Lewiston.
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Fri, Aug 6th 2010 01:00 pm
The Sanborn Area Historical Society is hosting its sixth annual Farm Festival on Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Museum at 2660 Saunders Settlement Road. Thousands are expected to attend this year for displays, demonstrations and activities celebrating farms.
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Fri, Aug 6th 2010 12:00 pm
Kathy (Gallo) Abbondanza is celebrating 50 years of teaching the community's young people the art of dance.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:25 pm
Are you getting it yet? You know, that question from the kids that often pops up midway through summer and a few weeks before school begins.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:25 pm
The early evening sky is becoming a very busy place. Through Aug. 20, Venus, Mars and Saturn will align in what is believed to be the same triangular grouping that formed the Star of Bethlehem. This grouping is known as a triple conjunction.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:00 pm
In four hours, nine tons of electronics and 1,000 pounds of clothing were gathered from 140 participants in Niagara County's electronics and clothing collection event on Saturday outside the South Wilson Fire Department.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:00 pm
A robber, wearing a stocking mask, jumped over the counter, pushed tellers aside and took an undetermined amount of cash on Monday morning at the M&T bank on Military Road, near Niagara Falls Boulevard.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:00 pm
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Niagara County Sheriff's Office continue to investigate the crash of a Cessna 185 on Sunday afternoon in the Town of Wilson that injured six people.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 11:00 am
You wanted more Emerson Hart, so the Hard Rock Café is bringing him back.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 09:00 am
More than 245 concerned citizens filed into the Wheatfield Community/Senior Center on Monday, July 26, to hear gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino speak on his platform.
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Sun, Aug 1st 2010 02:55 pm
Darien Lake Resort, Western New York's social and entertainment hub, welcomes more than 50,000 visitors from the U.S. and Canada to take part in Kingdom Bound, one of the largest Christian music festivals in the country. The festival takes place from Aug. 1-4 and is a four-day long celebration of freedom, togetherness and the arts.
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Sat, Jul 31st 2010 09:05 am
Lewiston's largest celebration of the arts returns Saturday, Aug. 14, and Sunday, Aug. 15, for its 44th year. The Lewiston Art Festival, a landmark event of the Lewiston Council on the Arts, brings together far more than just area residents. It brings together Western New Yorkers and visitors from Southern Ontario and beyond. It also brings together the visual arts, literature and music in one weekend.
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Sat, Jul 31st 2010 09:00 am
Niagara County Department of Health Deputy Director Victoria Pearson reported this week that a pool of mosquitoes in Erie County has tested positive for West Nile Virus, and she reminds all residents in Niagara County to take extra measures to protect themselves from the potentially serious illness.
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Sat, Jul 31st 2010 08:00 am
As preparations continue for the 53rd annual Niagara County Peach Festival, Sept 10-12 at Academy Park in Lewiston, Lewiston Kiwanis organizers report that New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Patrick Roemer has been named as its general chairman. Lewiston Kiwanis Club President Randy Gorzka made the announcement this week.
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Sat, Jul 31st 2010 08:00 am
Waste Management, parent company of CWM Chemical Services LLC in Porter, announced this week the area recipients to benefit from proceeds of its national charitable golf tournament. The event will be held Sept. 15-16 at the Niagara Falls Country Club. WM reports it expects to raise about $300,000 from this event.
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Mon, Jul 26th 2010 04:00 pm
Niagara Family Medicine Associates, a primary care physician group with offices in Niagara Falls and Lewiston, and Dr. Ronald Clark, DO, of Family Medicine in Niagara Falls, are the first Niagara County physician practices to receive funding for the purchase and implementation of an electronic medical record system through a new program administered by HEALTHeLINK, Western New York's clinical information exchange. Funded by BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, Independent Health and Univera Healthcare, the program is designed to help Western New York physicians acquire and implement EMRs in order to enhance safety and improve clinical quality for their patients.
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Sat, Jul 24th 2010 03:05 pm
Porter Town Board members briefly reviewed and adopted an updated Federal Emergency Management Agency floodplain prevention law - new guidelines of which impact limited areas and property owners - at its regular meeting on July 12.
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Sat, Jul 24th 2010 03:00 pm
A proposed $1 billion Great Lakes offshore wind project by the New York State Power Authority has some Niagara County residents concerned.
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Sat, Jul 24th 2010 03:00 pm
Photo essay by Wayne Peters
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Sat, Jul 24th 2010 03:00 pm
Officials at the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation recently named Melissa N. Morinello as the director of marketing and communications. Morinello, former development director at Planned Parenthood of Western New York, brings nearly 10 years of marketing and special events experience to the tourism organization.
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Sat, Jul 24th 2010 03:00 pm
The Niagara River Greenway Commission is hosting its fifth annual Paddles Up Niagara this Saturday, July 24, from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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