Thu, Jun 3rd 2010 09:00 am
Nearly 100 people listened and watched an inspiriting presentation by Vietnam War veteran, business owner and martial arts teacher Bob Kunkel at the Niagara County Patriot's Monday, May 19 meeting.
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Thu, Jun 3rd 2010 09:00 am
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, NY-28, announced May 27 that she has secured an additional $9.5 million authorization in the National Defense Authorization Act for the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.
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Sat, May 29th 2010 11:15 am
On Thursday, the Board of Trustees backed away from a Lewiston Lions Club proposal to collect charitable contributions inside of Artpark during the "Tuesday in the Park" concert series. Instead, trustees approved a plan wherein volunteers representing Heart, Love and Soul and Community Missions can solicit patrons outside of the performing arts venue's South Fourth Street entrance.
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Sat, May 29th 2010 11:15 am
Bruce and Andrea Blakelock say the trailer recently placed on Water Street is both disturbing to guests of their Riverside Motel and an obstruction of their waterfront view.
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Sat, May 29th 2010 10:00 am
Memorial Day weekend gives us an opportunity to remember and honor our veterans, both fallen and living. Many organizations have services or ceremonies open to the public for this occasion. Among these are the Lake Ontario VFW Post 313 in Youngstown, Lewiston VFW Post 7487, the Martin F. Jennings American Legion Post 836 in Wilson and the American Legion Post 1451 in Wheatfield.
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Sat, May 29th 2010 09:00 am
Get your taste buds ready. Get set with a pen and pencil to jot down great culinary and kitchen ideas. And, go to the second annual Tour of Kitchens in the Lewiston region on Saturday, June 12, and Sunday, June 13.
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Sat, May 29th 2010 08:00 am
The Lewiston Town Board heard quality of life issues and moved on approving a new highway superintendent Monday evening at Town Hall.
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Sat, May 29th 2010 08:00 am
Area residents will have now access to all New York state parks for the Memorial Day holiday, following news that an agreement on their funding has been finally reached in Albany.
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Sat, May 29th 2010 08:00 am
Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe has teamed up with the Lewiston Council on the Arts to present Earth Voices of the Great Spirit, an all-day event that will celebrate Native American culture on Aug 21.
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Sat, May 29th 2010 07:00 am
Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Health, and Niagara Catholic High School have teamed to organize the "Pathways to Careers" program.
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Thu, May 27th 2010 08:00 pm
William Stillman, a nationally known autism spectrum speaker and award-winning author, will be the keynote speaker for the first-ever special needs conference, "Demystifying Autism: An Inside-Out Perspective," on June 8 and 9.
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Thu, May 27th 2010 02:50 pm
The Wheatfield Town Board on Monday set a public hearing for 7 p.m. July 12 regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency's new floodplain maps for the town.
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Wed, May 26th 2010 09:00 am
The Hard Rock Café is taking advantage of the newly opened Old Falls Street, presenting six free music events within the strip this summer. "Hard Rock at the Falls," Niagara County's newest free concert series, boasts five national headliners and a special performance by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Sun, May 23rd 2010 03:00 pm
Buy NFP photos online
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:30 am
Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte, D-Lewiston, reported this week she is continuing her fight to keep Wilson-Tuscarora and Joe Davis state parks open by pushing for passage of a bill that would keep them operating through the end of the fiscal year, ending March 31, 2011 (A.11013). Specifically, the measure would require the state Office for Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to use funding allocated to them in the budget extenders to maintain the same level of services provided as last year.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
The Niagara River Greenway Commission voted in favor of eight projects - four Lewiston-based and three in Youngstown - at a meeting held Tuesday in the Beaver Island Clubhouse on Grand Island.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
Lewiston-Porter voters spoke their minds Tuesday, approving the district's 2010-11 budget plan and cost control referendum, and electing candidates with a general focus on addressing spending and maintaining educational quality.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
A preview day was held Thursday in Niagara Falls to give the public a taste of the Old Falls Street grand opening festival taking place Saturday, May 22.
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Fri, May 21st 2010 09:00 am
Island voters elected two newcomers to the Grand Island Board of Education Tuesday, while approving a $51 million budget for 2010-11.
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Thu, May 20th 2010 05:50 pm
Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District voters on Tuesday gave thumbs up to the district's $69.19 million school budget for 2010-11.
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Thu, May 20th 2010 05:00 pm
The Town of Niagara's plans to acquire by eminent domain a strip of land along the entrance of Veterans Memorial Park on Lockport Road met a stumbling block at Tuesday's public hearing on the matter.
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Thu, May 20th 2010 05:00 pm
A ribbon was cut and speeches made as Viatran celebrated its official grand opening Monday at its new headquarters in Calamar's mixed-used Woodlands Corporate Center East in Wheatfield.
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Mon, May 10th 2010 12:00 pm
Lewiston Police offered a brief look into the LPD shooting range Monday, where updates were discussed as well lessening the range's impact on neighbors.
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Mon, May 10th 2010 11:00 am
On Friday, May 21, the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual gala at the Niagara Falls Country Club, Mountain View Drive in Lewiston. The event opens at 6 p.m. with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction, followed by a sit-down dinner and awards program.
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Mon, May 10th 2010 11:00 am
The Niagara County Department of Health hold free flu shot and rabies vaccination clinics on Saturday, May 22, at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Merchant Building, 4487 Lake Ave., in the Town of Lockport. Time for both sessions, which are open to county residents, is from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Mon, May 10th 2010 10:00 am
While many stories have been written about Artpark in the past year - everything from its status as a state park to its role in allegedly hiding Elvis Costello - at the end of the day it's safe to say most people want to know one thing: Who's headlining Tuesdays?
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Thu, Dec 17th 2009 09:00 am
I've never been a big numbers guy. I've always preferred words to digits.
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Sat, Oct 24th 2009 09:00 am
Acting State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. has dismissed the case brought against the Village of Lewiston and Hastings Lewiston by PSR Press. Developer Richard Hastings is once again free to develop the property he owns surrounding the historic Frontier House.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2008 09:00 am
The Niagara River Greenway Commission unanimously endorsed all 11 plans put forward in the first round of project submissions. At the board's meeting on Tuesday, 10 commissioners and chairman Robert Kresse signed off on proposals ranging from maintenance at Old Fort Niagara to the reconfiguration of green space on Grand Island.
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Sat, May 19th 2007 09:00 am
The Niagara River Greenway Plan, which began in 2002 as a bullet point in then-Gov. George Pataki's State of the State address, was signed and approved Thursday by state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Carol Ash. The plan, in physical boundary and purpose, is a series of interconnected points stretching from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie. It was created to complement and herald the region's environmental, cultural and industrial heritage.
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