Fri, Jun 3rd 2016 10:30 am
Students in Paul Dewey's and Brandon Lindke's Orleans/Niagara BOCES Conservation Program received 20 American chestnut tree seedlings, donated by the Niagara County Federation of Conservation Clubs, to be planted at their school.
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Fri, Jun 3rd 2016 10:25 am
Ivy Lea Construction broke ground Thursday for its new 10,000-square-foot office and warehouse facility at 765 Walck Road, North Tonawanda.
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Fri, May 27th 2016 10:10 am
The Town of Niagara Board agreed Tuesday to consider joining a Greater Niagara Orleans County Municipal health insurance consortium, which has a goal to reduce overall health care costs by having the two counties' 26 municipalities purchase joint insurance.
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Fri, May 27th 2016 10:05 am
Ceremonies and celebrations will be held throughout local communities in honor of Memorial Day this long weekend. Listed below are events scheduled for the Town of Niagara, the Town of Wheatfield and the City of North Tonawanda.
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Sat, May 21st 2016 10:15 am
The three-concert series takes place Fridays, June 24, July 1 and 8, at Gratwick Riverside Park, and features Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Rik Emmett and Three Dog Night.
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Fri, May 20th 2016 08:40 pm
Small businesses are working together to steer Buffalo Avenue on the road to improvement, by attracting new business and customers through enhancements to the area and beautification initiatives.
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Fri, May 20th 2016 03:55 pm
City of North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur G. Pappas, along with members of the city's Common Council, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to highlight the bike path extension and two new kayak launches in the city.
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Fri, May 20th 2016 03:50 pm
Wheatfield's biosolids law to ban the spread of human waste byproducts on town land has been ruled legal by State Supreme Court Justice Frank Caruso.
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Wed, May 18th 2016 02:05 pm
Congressman Chris Collins today announced $88,858 in federal funding for Adams Fire Co. in Wheatfield.
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Tue, May 17th 2016 11:40 am
A major grant from The John R. Oishei Foundation will help Niagara County Community College complete improvements to the college's current library facility, transforming it into a vibrant and welcoming learning commons space.
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Fri, May 13th 2016 09:00 pm
The Town of Niagara held its first farmers market Sunday in Veterans Memorial Community Park.
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Fri, May 13th 2016 09:00 pm
Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara will hold a hands-on succulent and cacti garden class at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at 2510 Niagara Falls Blvd. (between Sy and Witmer roads), in the Town of Wheatfield.
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Fri, May 13th 2016 08:50 pm
The Town of Wheatfield Planning Board approved the site plan of the proposed Niagara International Sports and Entertainment facility, contingent on if the town's engineering requirements are met.
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Fri, May 6th 2016 03:55 pm
The potholes around North Tonawanda have long been a major nuisance in the community. Some city residents spoke up on that issue during Tuesday's Common Council meeting at City Hall.
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Fri, May 6th 2016 03:50 pm
The Wheatfield Town Board Monday night heard from North Tonawanda resident Cory D'Agostino, who said the fence planned to be installed around the Niagara Sanitation Landfill in Wheatfield "isn't going to do any good."
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Fri, Apr 29th 2016 04:45 pm
Sometime next month, when a C-130 lifts into the air above the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, it will be the final deployment from the base by the 914th Airlift Wing using the huge military transport aircraft.
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Fri, Apr 29th 2016 03:45 pm
JB Aaron and the Brethren won the top prize of $750 and the right to be Smokin Joe's Native Center's house band during the "Search for the Sound of Smokin Joe's" event in downtown Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Apr 29th 2016 03:40 pm
Four locally based community groups each hand-painted a Dumpster to demonstrate their vision of what Earth Day means to them. This year's participants included Girl Scout Troop 70072 of Ransomville, and students of Tonawanda High School, Ken West High School and the Charter School for Applied Technologies Middle School.
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Sat, Apr 23rd 2016 07:05 am
A new trolley system is planned to transport visitors to points of interest in communities along and around the Niagara Gorge this tourist season.
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Fri, Apr 22nd 2016 10:35 am
The Wheatfield Town Board voted Monday to hold a public hearing regarding the implementation of a six-month moratorium on the installation and possession of ground-mounted solar panels in the town at 7 p.m. Monday, May 16, in Town Hall.
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Fri, Apr 22nd 2016 10:35 am
The Town of Niagara Town Board approved updates to all of its parks for the coming warmer weather seasons.
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Fri, Apr 22nd 2016 10:35 am
City of North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur G. Pappas recently announced the Arbor Day Foundation named the City of North Tonawanda the "2016 Tree City USA" in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management.
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Fri, Apr 15th 2016 08:55 pm
The mayor's office and the North Tonawanda Waterfront Commission are seeking volunteer cleanup groups and individuals to meet at 9 a.m. at the large pavilion at Mayor's Park on Sweeney Street. Supplies, including rakes, gloves, and trash bags, will be provided to all volunteers by the North Tonawanda Recreation and Parks Department.
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Fri, Apr 15th 2016 08:45 pm
Sites across Western New York are filling up fast with volunteers for Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper's annual Spring Shoreline Sweep, to be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 23.
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Fri, Apr 8th 2016 10:20 am
The Wheatfield Town Board approved a plan Tuesday to protect and maintain the town's agricultural farmland and assist local farmers who want to continue their practice.
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Fri, Apr 8th 2016 10:15 am
Bill Ross, former longtime Niagara County legislator, received the honor of being selected by the board of directors of New York State Administrators Association Hall of Fame Committee as a member of the third induction class.
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Fri, Apr 1st 2016 06:20 pm
The Town of Wheatfield Lions Club honored two of its members at its meeting on March 3.
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Fri, Apr 1st 2016 06:20 pm
City of North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur G. Pappas and his wife, Linda, hosted the Mayor's annual Snowflake Ball on Feb. 20 at the Knights of Columbus at 755 Erie Ave.
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Fri, Apr 1st 2016 06:20 pm
The Niagara County Community College Alumni Association will host its annual NCCC Alumni 5K Run/Walk on Friday, May 6, on the NCCC campus in Sanborn.
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Fri, Mar 25th 2016 10:00 am
The Wheatfield Town Board voted Monday to apply for $100,000 in state funds on behalf of Jacob's Ladder, an exercise equipment manufacturing company that is moving from North Tonawanda's Wurlitzer building to the vacant, former Motorad building at 6292 Walmore Road in the Town of Wheatfield.
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Fri, Mar 25th 2016 09:55 am
The Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas Women's Expo & Boutique will offer a day of pampering from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Tonawanda Castle, 69 Delaware St., Tonawanda.
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Fri, Mar 25th 2016 09:55 am
Children and adults can uncover more "Hidden History" as the Niagara History Center's family night series explores "Titanic Connections to the Niagara Frontier," 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12.
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Tue, Mar 22nd 2016 10:20 am
Empower, the not-for-profit organization formerly known as Niagara Cerebral Palsy, recently has opened a bottle and can redemption center, called Empties for Empower.
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Fri, Mar 18th 2016 06:40 pm
A resident at Tuesday's Town of Niagara board meeting expressed concerns about a strong smell coming from the Republic Services - Allied Waste Industries of Niagara Falls landfill.
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Fri, Mar 18th 2016 06:40 pm
Members of the Boy Scouts of America from the Greater Niagara Frontier Council pose with members of the 914th Niagara Falls Airlift Wing at the Airman and Family Readiness Center.
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Fri, Mar 18th 2016 10:50 am
The Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA recognized the Niagara County Auxiliary Police Force by presenting it with a grant of $2,500.
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Thu, Mar 17th 2016 04:40 pm
More than 40 local charitable organizations were presented with donations at the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA Wednesday during the "Give Fashionably" ceremony sponsored by the Town of Niagara and the mall.
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Thu, Mar 17th 2016 03:35 pm
The Wound Center of Niagara - the area's only multispecialty comprehensive care center for chronic and non-healing wounds - didn't skip a beat Thursday as Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center officials celebrated the completion of a $588,000 expansion that doubled the facility's size.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2016 11:10 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has appointed Bala Thatigotla, M.D., M.R.C.S., F.A.C.S., head of its division of minimally invasive surgery.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2016 10:00 am
Booth space is available for the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas' Women's Expo and Boutique, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, April 9, at the Tonawanda Castle, 69 Delaware St.
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