Thu, Jun 9th 2011 09:30 am
Stop by the Lewiston Museum in the heart of the village and check out the new Museum Store at 469 Plain St. It's open Wednesdays through Sundays, from 1 until 5 p.m.
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Thu, Jun 9th 2011 09:20 am
Construction crews have worked for the better part of two weeks on the new additions to Hibbard's Custard and the Natural Link butcher shop on Center Street and Portage Road in the Village of Lewiston. The former is adding an indoor seating area for lunch and dinner, while the latter is receiving some additional showroom space.
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Thu, Jun 9th 2011 08:55 am
Bring your cameras and experience the breathtaking gardens at the sixth annual Lewiston GardenFest, sponsored by the Lewiston Garden Club. The free event takes place on Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the village.
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Thu, Jun 9th 2011 08:50 am
The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency board of directors on Wednesday accepted an application of assistance from Falls Hotel LLC, which plans to construct a new $6.2 million Hampton Inn in the City of Niagara Falls.
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Thu, Jun 9th 2011 08:50 am
Mariska Raglow-DeFranco of Niagara-Wheatfield High School is on the first team and Haley Keeley of Starpoint High School is on the second team for Business First's 2011 All-Western New York Academic Team.
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Thu, Jun 9th 2011 08:50 am
The unusual tie vote for a one-year term on the Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education was officially broken Monday when candidate Daniel Maerten dropped out of the running allowing Steven Sabo to take the seat.
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Thu, Jun 9th 2011 08:45 am
It's a memorable week for Brittany Catchpole of the Town of Niagara.
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Thu, Jun 9th 2011 07:00 am
Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies on International Young Eagles Day, June 11, as Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 46 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Lancaster Airport.
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Wed, Jun 8th 2011 09:20 am
Niagara County lawmakers acted quickly to fill the vacant legislative seat formerly held by Niagara Town Councilman Danny W. Sklarski Tuesday, appointing Brittany Catchpole, D-Niagara, by a near-unanimous vote.
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Wed, Jun 8th 2011 07:00 am
The Youngstown Free Library is now on Facebook. "One way to learn about events, new materials or to check on our hours is to 'like' the library on Facebook," says the library's Jan Gilgore.
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Wed, Jun 8th 2011 07:00 am
The normally tranquil lakeside community of Wilson is in the "running" for the second annual celebration of "Wilson's Amazing Race."
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 09:40 pm
Calling all Gleeks: The wait is finally over as Oxygen premieres "The Glee Project" on Sunday, June 12, at 9 p.m. ET/PT when one lucky winner from a field of 12 contenders will win the chance of a lifetime -- a seven episode guest-starring role on the mega-hit series "Glee."
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 09:20 pm
On the eve of the summer concert season, Artpark has announced one more special event for 2011. Canada's The Sam Roberts Band will hit the Mainstage Theater for a headlining performance on Friday, Sept. 2. Tickets ($40 and $30) go on sale Saturday, June 11, at 10 a.m.
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 04:55 pm
The Niagara County Local Emergency Planning Committee will hold its annual meeting Wednesday at noon at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, 4487 Lake Ave., Lockport.
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 04:45 pm
NBC's "The Marriage Ref" (Sundays, 10-11 p.m. ET) begins its all-new and improved second season on Sunday, June 26, with comedian Tom Papa back in the center of the action where he serves as host. Papa was personally chosen by returning executive producer Jerry Seinfeld.
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 04:30 pm
The Little Yellow Artisan House, a member of the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, June 3, with local elected officials, artisans and the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce.
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 03:00 pm
In a first for a music competition series, NBC and Universal Republic Records will offer fans of NBC's "The Voice" (Tuesdays, 9-11 p.m. ET) the ability to vote for their favorite artists by downloading the studio versions of the songs that they perform on the live show each week via the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com).
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 02:30 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, and State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, have arranged a meeting with New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Rose Harvey to discuss the condition of Niagara Falls State Park and what steps can be made to address this issue before the height of the summer tourism season. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 15.
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 02:10 pm
Niagara Catholic High School is proud to announce its 2010-11 "MasterMinds" team achieved first-place honors in Buffalo League 5, comprised of seven area public and private high schools, finishing the season with a 12 wins and 0 losses.
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 02:00 pm
Disney/ABC Television Group has signed a multi-year, multi-platform agreement with Katie Couric, award-winning journalist, best-selling author and popular TV personality, to host and produce her own nationally syndicated talk show and to join the ABC News team, it was announced Monday by Anne Sweeney, president, Disney/ABC Television Group and co-chair, Disney Media Networks. The program will be distributed by Disney/ABC Domestic Television and will premiere in September 2012.
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 01:40 pm
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima and Knights of Columbus Council 14622 annual pilgrimage honoring Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha will be held Saturday, June 18.
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 01:30 pm
Drs. Mary McCourt and Larry Mielnicki, both Niagara University professors, are seeking females over age 18 to volunteer for a study that aims to detect biomarkers for breast cancer in the urine of women.
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 09:10 am
More than 100 Niagara University employees will tackle community service projects at 21 locations throughout Western New York on Thursday, June 9, as part of the university's annual Day of Service.
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 07:00 am
The Niagara Falls Education Foundation Inc. will present Distinguished Alumni Awards for the first time in the history of the Niagara Falls School District to Arthur Elia and Frank Mirabelli, cousins and friends whose families began successful construction related businesses in Niagara Falls.
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Tue, Jun 7th 2011 07:00 am
Jeanne Klein, a volunteer at the Lewiston Museum, will be presented the Josiah Tryon Award at this year's Historical Association of Lewiston's annual celebration that will take place at the Niagara Falls Country Club on Wednesday, June 29, at 6 p.m.
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 10:00 pm
Uninsured and under-insured county residents will now have access to steep discounts on prescription medications, thanks to a new prescription discount card endorsed by the Niagara County Legislature and being mailed to county residents.
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 10:00 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, today announced that Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb will join him in hosting a "People's Convention to Reform New York" Town Hall meeting in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, June 8. The event is scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Niagara Falls Public Library, located at 1425 Main St., Niagara Falls.
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 09:50 pm
Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton team to open show by singing "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions"
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 09:40 pm
The following activity occurred Monday, May 23, to Sunday, May 29, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. A total of 95 calls were answered by LPD during this period.
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 09:35 pm
WNY's only indoor action sports complex is now conducting a summer camp at its 30,000 square-foot arena in Buffalo, filled with ramps and rails for inline skating, skateboarding, BMX bikes and scooters.
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 09:35 pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announces that several free fishing clinics will be held in Western New York throughout June. These family-friendly events will offer free instruction on basic fish identification, aquatic ecology, fishing equipment and techniques to anglers of all ages.
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 09:35 pm
Master John Presti, owner of the Presti Karate Centers, and his longtime friend and teacher Grand Master Chuck Norris will once again team up for a martial arts event in Las Vegas this July.
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 09:30 pm
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 09:25 pm
The Town of Porter Republican Committee has announced its endorsements of candidates seeking office in the town and in Niagara County in the November general elections.
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 09:25 pm
Continuing on last week's leadoff of area candidate announcements, in this week's Sentinel, Porter Town Councilman Larry White and Gail Zachary announce their re-election plans for office. Other candidate announcements will appear as they are submitted.
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 09:25 pm
Bring your adventurous side to the 18th annual Ransomville Community Faire. The all-day faire will be held on Saturday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the grounds of the William J. McLaughlin Library (Ransomville Library), located at 3733 Ransomville Road.
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 07:00 pm
Hundreds of families and scores of kids visited Artpark on Sunday to partake of the debut "Fairy House Festival." The event was created to reunite video game-playing children with nature through the creation of miniature houses. Buildings, made of sticks, moss, shells and other natural materials, adorned the trees and sat in the fields at the Lewiston performing arts venue.
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Mon, Jun 6th 2011 06:35 pm
A second public input session on the Robert Moses Parkway North and Niagara Gorge corridor plan was held Monday at the Niagara Falls Public Library.
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Sat, Jun 4th 2011 07:00 am
The Buffalo District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced it will hold a workshop next week to discuss its recently released Remedial Investigation Report Addendum on the Interim Waste Containment Structure at the Niagara Falls Storage Site.
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Fri, Jun 3rd 2011 06:45 pm
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce will honor nine businesses and individuals at its annual Chamber Awards Gala, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the Niagara Falls Country Club in Lewiston.
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