Mon, Jan 4th 2016 07:35 pm
Military Advanced Education & Transition has awarded Niagara County Community College the designation of a Top School in its 2016 MAE&T Guide to Colleges & Universities, which measures best practices in military and veteran education.
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Mon, Jan 4th 2016 12:55 pm
In November, the Aquarium of Niagara instituted a new, three-part conservation lecture series titled "Conservation Conversation." Jajean Rose-Burney will give the third and final talk in the series at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9.
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Thu, Dec 31st 2015 08:50 pm
Niagara County Manager Jeffrey M. Glatz submitted his resignation today, effective the last day of March 2016, preparing for a departure from the post he has held for five years.
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Thu, Dec 31st 2015 07:00 am
The 2016 Historic LaSalle Photo Calendar is available for purchase. Terry Lasher Winslow has put together the calendar, which features historical photographs of the Village of LaSalle.
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Wed, Dec 30th 2015 04:25 pm
Permanent signage was installed this week on the outside of the new Golisano Center for Community Health at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
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Thu, Dec 24th 2015 07:00 am
After business was discussed, the Town of Niagara Town Board said goodbye to two of its councilmen: Danny Sklarski and Robert A. Clark.
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Thu, Dec 24th 2015 07:00 am
After a long career in local government, Town of Niagara Councilman Danny Sklarski is retiring as a public official.
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Thu, Dec 24th 2015 07:00 am
Town Center Focus Group Chairwoman Melissa A. Germann informed Wheatfield residents at Monday's Town Board meeting that a survey would be released in early January on whether or not the town should consider building its own library.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 12:30 pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released an inactive hazardous waste disposal site classification notice Monday regarding the landfill site on Nash Road in the Town of Wheatfield.
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Tue, Dec 22nd 2015 10:45 am
The OB/GYN Center at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announced Hannah Bailey, M.D., will be joining its staff as a full-time obstetrician/gynecologist.
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Fri, Dec 18th 2015 09:30 am
Tuscarora Indian School Principal Elizabeth Corieri has been named the Educator of the Year by Niagara University.
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Fri, Dec 18th 2015 09:15 am
The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council announced Dec. 10 the Riviera Theatre's "Set the Stage" Expansion and Development Project has been awarded $1.2 million.
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Thu, Dec 17th 2015 09:55 pm
National Fuel has confirmed a public information forum will be held at the Wheatfield Community Center from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, on its proposed dehydration facility set to be installed near Liberty Drive in Wheatfield.
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Wed, Dec 16th 2015 06:00 pm
There's growing concern in Wheatfield surrounding the effects of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's proposed glycol dehydration station off Liberty Drive.
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Mon, Dec 14th 2015 02:50 pm
Just in time for the holidays, state Sen. Robert Ortt, AT&T and Niagara County Veterans Service Agency are proud to announce that, with the help of the community, more than 900 gently used mobile devices have been collected over the past month and are being donated to Cell Phones For Soldiers.
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Sat, Dec 12th 2015 07:05 am
Does your home have so many lights hung that it can be seen from outer space?
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 10:50 am
The Wheatfield Town Board and residents discussed Monday how to deal with the ongoing concern of the dehydration station set to be constructed off Liberty Drive, as well as National Fuel's compressor station planned for Pendleton.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 10:50 am
On Saturday, Dec. 5, residents of North Tonawanda and Western New York gathered around Webster Street to partake in the annual Gateway Cities Winter Walk.
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Sat, Dec 5th 2015 07:00 am
North Tonawanda's Riviera Theatre and Performing Arts Center is getting ready to welcome stars on Saturday, Dec. 12, from "A Christmas Story," a 1983 film that still airs each holiday season across the nation.
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Fri, Dec 4th 2015 11:00 am
A presentation and panel discussion, "Economic Vision 2016 and Beyond: Creating a Vibrant Future," was held Tuesday by the Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce and Niagara University at the Castellani Art Museum.
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Thu, Nov 26th 2015 07:00 am
As shop owners across the nation prepare for the upcoming Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28, merchants of the Tonawandas are working away on another holiday tradition.
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Fri, Nov 20th 2015 02:20 pm
The Niagara River Waterfront Multi-Use Trail project was discussed at Monday's Town of Wheatfield board meeting. A motion to approve supplement one for the project for a lump sum of $178,800 was considered, but not made.
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Thu, Nov 19th 2015 02:30 pm
The Niagara Town Board took some time to honor a local man on his way to serve the country. William Jasper III, a volunteer firefighter for the town, will soon be headed to the United States Air Force - and his hometown was on hand to say "thank you."
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Fri, Nov 13th 2015 07:05 pm
The Town of Niagara lit up Military Road on Saturday with its 11th annual Electric Lights Parade.
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Fri, Nov 13th 2015 07:05 pm
Year after year, as family's gather and give gifts, Mario's Pet Food Pantry founder Paulette Coty extends a helping hand to those in need of pet supplies to help take care of their companions, especially during the inevitably cold holiday season.
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Sat, Nov 7th 2015 09:40 am
As Veterans Day approaches, volunteers at the Retiree Affairs Office at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station in Niagara Falls would like to remind local military retirees of the resources they have access to as a result of their service.
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Sat, Nov 7th 2015 09:00 am
The Town of Niagara will host its first Veterans Appreciation Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the Town of Niagara Active Hose Fire Co. Inc., 6010 Lockport Road.
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Tue, Nov 3rd 2015 02:30 pm
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the Town of Niagara Lions and Lioness Clubs will once again honor this nation's veterans with a ceremony at Veterans Heights Park in the Town of Niagara (at the intersection of Lawson and Bellreng drives).
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Sat, Oct 31st 2015 12:40 pm
The Town of Niagara board held a public hearing on Oct. 27, where the 2016 $8.49 million budget and plans for local updates and improvements were highlighted.
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Fri, Oct 23rd 2015 12:45 pm
Although trick-or-treaters are gearing up for Halloween night, residents and officials of the Town of Niagara have already begun preparing for the upcoming winter holidays.
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Fri, Oct 23rd 2015 12:45 pm
Amendments to the initial tentative budget were revealed Oct.19, at the Town of Wheatfield's board meeting; however, taxpayers may now rest easy, as the minimum tax levy remains the same.
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Sat, Oct 17th 2015 11:30 am
It's that time of year again: Families are making a trip to the Wheatfield Pumpkin Farm to partake in seasonal hayrides, pumpkin picking and much more.
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Fri, Oct 16th 2015 04:45 pm
Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara, the Niagara County Chapter of NYSARC Inc., celebrated the ribbon-cutting and grand opening of the Covanta Energy Greenhouse on Monday, at the agency's location in Wheatfield.
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Wed, Oct 14th 2015 11:00 pm
On the evening of Oct. 7, more than 150 North Tonawanda teachers gathered outside a school board meeting, signs in hand, expressing their unified message: After waiting more than four years, they want a contract that can give them more than what they've been dealt.
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Fri, Oct 9th 2015 04:40 pm
The North Tonawanda and Tonawanda Youth, Recreation and Parks Departments and the cities' Gateway Committee are sponsoring the annual Haunted Harbor event, set to take place from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Gateway Harbor Park in North Tonawanda.
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Fri, Oct 9th 2015 04:00 pm
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Fri, Oct 9th 2015 04:00 pm
Autumn is the season for pumpkin pie, apple picking and, of course, budget talks.
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Fri, Oct 9th 2015 04:00 pm
The Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas Inc. held its official ribbon-cutting Sept. 24 for its new location, 254 Sweeny St., North Tonawanda.
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Wed, Oct 7th 2015 03:00 pm
The Ghostlight Theatre Inc. recently welcomed county lawmakers from North Tonawanda to show them accessibility upgrades that had been made to their theater facility thanks to an infusion of county casino funds.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 05:15 pm
Patty Wetterling, a child welfare advocate whose 11-year-old son was abducted in 1989 by a masked gunman, will keynote the Family Violence Intervention Project's 17th annual "Safe at Home" conference Oct. 22 at The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls.
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