Mon, Jun 27th 2016 04:55 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins announced the winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition. The 2016 grand prizewinner from his district is Ricky Chen, an exchange student from China, living in Williamsville and attending Cardinal O'Hara High School in Tonawanda.
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Mon, Jun 27th 2016 03:35 pm
Artpark & Company officially opened its percussion garden Sunday with a ceremony and live performances by Emerald Grove.
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Mon, Jun 27th 2016 02:55 pm
Whether you're enjoying a barbecue in the great outdoors, traveling to see family or friends, or spending time at home, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food safety and inspection service (FSIS) is urging everyone to take extra food safety precautions when planning their menu.
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Mon, Jun 27th 2016 02:45 pm
The Niagara County Legislature's top social services program watchdog hailed today's opening of summer lunch sites around the county, where youth will be able to obtain free breakfast and lunch meals throughout the summer.
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Mon, Jun 27th 2016 02:35 pm
Two-time Grammy-Award winners for KING & COUNTRY will embark on their biggest headline tour to date this fall, along with KB and special guest Jordan Feliz.
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Mon, Jun 27th 2016 02:35 pm
Old Falls Street USA is partnering with Hammerl Amusements to present its first "4th of July Carnival" this three-day weekend (noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 2, through Monday, July 4).
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Mon, Jun 27th 2016 02:15 pm
The Erie County Department of Environment and Planning division of sewerage management has announced William Street in the Town of Lancaster will be closed between Transit Road and Penora Street starting on Tuesday. The road is expected to be re-opened Friday evening.
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Mon, Jun 27th 2016 02:15 pm
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Mon, Jun 27th 2016 02:10 pm
The Buffalo Sabres selected nine players on Saturday, the second day of the 2016 NHL Draft at First Niagara Center.
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Mon, Jun 27th 2016 02:10 pm
Grammy-nominated rockers Skillet will embark on a headline tour of the U.S. this September. The tour will kick off Sept. 22 in Clive, Iowa, and run through October with more dates to be added and announced in the near future.
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Sat, Jun 25th 2016 07:00 pm
Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs will bring a "Thank-A-Vet" outreach event to the Nike Base Community Center, located at 3278 Grand Island Blvd., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, to issue discount cards to honorably discharged veterans who file their original DD-214 (discharge papers) with the clerk's office.
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Sat, Jun 25th 2016 08:15 am
Members of the Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees said they're hopeful the third time will be the charm in requesting a lowering of Center Street's speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph.
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Sat, Jun 25th 2016 08:00 am
Lewiston Police Department contract issues occupied significant discussion at Monday's joint session of the Lewiston Town Board and the Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees, held at the Red Brick Municipal Building.
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Sat, Jun 25th 2016 08:00 am
School district employees picketed on the sidewalk of Ransom Road prior to Monday's Board of Education meeting.
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Sat, Jun 25th 2016 07:50 am
A volunteer group from Thermo Fisher Scientific cleaned up Staley Road as part of a newly created Adopt-A-Highway program with the Town of Grand Island.
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Sat, Jun 25th 2016 07:50 am
Members of the Zonta Club of Grand Island were among Grand Islanders attending the Voices Ending Violence Breakfast on June 10 at the Buffalo Convention Center.
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Sat, Jun 25th 2016 07:00 am
Members of the Lower Niagara Moose Lodge 584 board of officers recently presented a $500 donation to the Niagara River Anglers Association - proceeds from the lodge's participation in the annual Lewiston Smelt Festival.
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Sat, Jun 25th 2016 07:00 am
City of Tonawanda Mayor Rick Davis hosted an unveiling ceremony of the Niagara River/Erie Canal Signage Expansion Project, Erie County-Tonawanda section, on May 11 in the Niawanda Park Pavilion.
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Sat, Jun 25th 2016 07:00 am
Grand Island Fire Chief Matt Osinski reports the Grand Island Fire Co. is the recipient of the 2016 "Hands in the Community" award through the Mastantuono Allstate Agency.
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Sat, Jun 25th 2016 07:00 am
The Rotary Club of Niagara County Central is currently accepting applications for its 26th annual Olde Sanborn Days Arts and Craft Show.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 11:45 pm
The Buffalo Sabres selected forward Alexander Nylander (Mississauga - OHL) with the eighth overall pick of the 2016 NHL Draft at First Niagara Center.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 09:40 pm
Assemblyman John D. Ceretto announced the Lewiston Pubic Library has been awarded a $120,000 construction grant, which he helped secure in last year's state budget. The funding will be used to upgrade the library roof.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 09:30 pm
Old Falls Street kicked-off the first "Legends Live" concert of the 2016 season on Friday.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 06:25 pm
Filming in the Buffalo/Niagara region for "Marshall," a legal thriller starring Chadwick Boseman as a young Thurgood Marshall, a future Supreme Court justice, was recently on location at Daemen College's presidential residence, where scenes were shot for the new movie.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 06:15 pm
Adventure Room Niagara officially opens to the public Saturday. It's located in the Cayuga Street mini-plaza behind Tin Pan Alley. For more information, call 716-713-9066 or visit www.adventureroomsniagarany.com.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 04:05 pm
ABC's Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show "The Chew" has all you need to know to enhance your cooking as well as your life with an all-new instant upgrades show, a bonanza of barbecue options for summer entertaining, and sizzling celebrities.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 04:00 pm
The New York State Department of Transportation announced bridge maintenance is scheduled to begin next week on Interstate 190, in the City of Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 03:40 pm
Dr. Kevin Patrick Bolger and Dr. Meaghan Allyce Ruocco were married at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2016, in St. Michael's Church in Buffalo.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 03:40 pm
Saturday was perfect weather to get out and mow the lawn or watch the greatest spectacle in lawn mowing: the Grand Island Father's Day Lawn Mower Race, held on West River Parkway between Long Road and Sunset Drive.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 03:35 pm
The Wheatfield Town Board decided Monday it will consult the law firm Bond, Schenck & King on taking possible further action against the Department of Agriculture & Markets' June 9 ruling that the town's biosolids law is "unreasonably" restrictive.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 03:35 pm
A local event to honor servicemen and women and first-responders is set to take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 25, as the SPCA of Niagara hosts its annual "Hounds & Heroes" fundraiser at Reservoir State Park.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 03:30 pm
During Tuesday's Town of Niagara meeting, the board scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. July 19 to discuss rezoning of the former Walmart building from general business to light industrial.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 03:25 pm
The Das Haus, Einhaus, und Der Stall German Heritage Museum in Bergholz held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony June 4 for its reconstructed 1840s-era einhaus (house and barn combination).
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 03:25 pm
After nearly a century of service, the Rotary Club of the Tonawandas will soon be no more. But the organization is determined to make sure it will not be forgotten.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 03:20 pm
On Saturday, June 11, the Oakwood Cemetery at 763 Portage Road unveiled the newest honorees of its Notable Persons recognition program.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 03:15 pm
North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur G. Pappas announced another city resident will experience an exterior paint makeover this summer.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 03:15 pm
The Rotary Club of Niagara County Central was chartered by Rotary International on June 23, 1987. Twenty-nine years later, the club is still active in supporting the community.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 02:55 pm
Josee Doyon, a 23-years-young native of St. Georges, Quebec, who plays left-handed because she grew up shooting left as a young hockey player, was the 2015 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year in women's golf for Kent State.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 02:30 pm
Whether it's medicine, innovative artists or manufacturers, the left side of the state is home to lots of talented folks who are making what they love - and some are changing lives.
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Fri, Jun 24th 2016 12:25 pm
In Western New York, thousands of elementary school children who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches may not have enough nutritious food to eat at home over the weekend.
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