Fri, Mar 11th 2011 04:00 pm
The election of the 2011 Wheatfield Business Association's officers and board members was held at the annual Christmas/Holiday party on Dec. 13 at the Meeting Place in Bergholz. The newly elected Wheatfield Business Association 2011 officers and board members were sworn into office by Wheatfield Supervisor Robert Cliffe at the Feb. 17 meeting held in the Wheatfield Community/Senior Center.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:35 pm
On Feb. 2, the Town of Niagara Lions Club hosted a visit by District Governor Lion Gary Carini, at the JetPort Restaurant.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:35 pm
The Winery at Marjim Manor, 7171 E. Lake Road, Appleton, will host a St. Joseph's Table on Saturday, March 19, from noon until 4 p.m. The donations collected will be donated to a local food pantry.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:30 pm
The following is a sampling of the calls the Town of Niagara Police responded to between Feb. 22 and March 6. During that time period, police answered 276 calls.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:30 pm
The Board of Trustees of the North Tonawanda History Museum has joined with the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families in its second year of a collaborative initiative named the Blue Star Museums program.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:30 pm
Registration for the Town of Niagara's summer baseball and softball program will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, March 16 and 23, and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays, March 19 and 26, at the Town of Niagara Community Center.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:30 pm
Town of Wheatfield men's Friday night slow pitch softball currently has openings for four teams in the "A" division and two teams in the "B" division.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:30 pm
Gleason's Gymnastics' Niagara Frontier Level Five Team recently participated in the Patriots Cup in Williamsville.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:25 pm
Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara, which provides programs and services to people with developmental disabilities and their families, is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on its board of directors and standing committees.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:25 pm
"The Merchants of Martinsville" will be the topic when the Historical Society of North German Settlements meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at the Wheatfield Community Center.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:20 pm
One of the last opportunities for certified pesticide applicators to gain recertification credits before the growing season will be offered at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Niagara County on March 31 from 12:45 to 4:15 p.m.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:20 pm
Joe D's fourth WNY Toy, Comic Book and Collectibles Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at American Legion Post 1322, 950 Payne Ave., North Tonawanda.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:20 pm
St. Vincent de Paul Parish Rosary Altar Society will sponsor a card party from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the St. Leo's site parish center at 2748 Military Road, Town of Niagara.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:15 pm
Town of Niagara Active Hose Volunteer Fire Company will hold its Lenten Fish Fry from 3 to 8 p.m. every Friday until April 22 at 6010 Lockport Road.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:15 pm
Melissa Dunlap, executive director of the Niagara County Historical Society in Lockport, presents a special History Center of Niagara County presentation with a Women's History Month theme at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the North Tonawanda History Museum.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:15 pm
Head over to the Adams Volunteer Fire Company at 7113 Nash Road, Wheatfield, on Sunday, March 13, for an all-you-can-eat farmers breakfast.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:10 pm
Carl Reisig answered questions from the crowd when he spoke to the Historical Society of North German Settlements in WNY last month at the Wheatfield Community Center.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:10 pm
Wheatfield, along with the rest of the area got wet feet last weekend, dealing with thawing snow, heavy rain, then more snow.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:10 pm
The Bergholz Fire Co. and Ladies Auxiliary will hold its monthly chowder and baked goods sale at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, at the truck hall on Niagara Road.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:00 pm
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce has announced the bronze sponsors for the 45th annual Citizen of the Year Award.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:00 pm
The Grand Island Central School District, in cooperation with the Grand Island School and Business Alliance will present the 13th annual Corporate Bowl March 15 and 22.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 03:00 pm
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce has announced that Russell's Restaurant and Salvatore's Grand Hotel is a platinum sponsor for the 45th annual Citizen of the Year award banquet.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 09:00 am
Elisabeth Ochs entered into rest Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Dallas.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 09:00 am
Grand Island resident Mary M. (Daigler) Henshaw entered into rest Saturday, March 5, 2011.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 09:00 am
The Rev. Reba J. Edwards went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 7, 2011.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2011 09:00 am
Fresh from taking Artpark's "Rock the Park" contest and a headlining slot at the venue this summer, Lewiston's Free Henry! was crowned winner of the Hard Rock Café Niagara Falls' Battle of the Bands on Thursday.
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Thu, Mar 10th 2011 05:00 pm
A snowplow operator accidentally hits your house while clearing the driveway. Ice and snow buildup on the roof leads to water damage inside your house. Ice-laden tree limbs fall and damage your roof.
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Thu, Mar 10th 2011 05:00 pm
The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency board of directors this week approved applications for assistance submitted by Jai Devi Inc., which plans to renovate a vacant building in Niagara Falls into a boutique hotel, and Dojo, LLC, which will be expanding the office building of a long-standing community medical practice in Wheatfield.
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Thu, Mar 10th 2011 05:00 pm
Wheatfield resident Kevin M. Smith is only appointed to the Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education for a few months, but they are the most important months in the board year as a budget for tough economic times is prepared.
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Wed, Mar 9th 2011 10:50 am
Niagara University announces Martin Byrne Sr. has been elected to a two-year term as president of its Alumni Association. A 1978 alumnus of the university, Byrne is a senior account executive at Toshiba Business Solutions New York.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:45 pm
Sen. George D. Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, today announced that the New York State Senate has passed legislation (S.3164) backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to enact significant reforms to Power For Jobs, a key program that provides low-cost hydropower to support economic development.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:35 pm
The Niagara County Conservative Party today announced their endorsement of businesswoman Jane Corwin for New York's 26th Congressional District.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:35 pm
NBC's freshman series "Law & Order: Los Angeles" will return to the regular lineup with a two-hour original premiere on Monday, April 11 (9-11 p.m. ET). The crime drama procedural will resume in its regular day and time on Monday, April 18 (10 p.m. ET).
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:30 pm
On Sunday, NBC's new alternative series "America's Next Great Restaurant" revealed the top 10 restaurant concepts that will compete throughout the rest of the season. Every week, investors Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone, Steve Ells and Lorena Garcia will test and evaluate these contestants and their concepts in order to determine whose restaurant will open in three locations across the country.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:15 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, will present Russian National Ballet Theatre in "Romeo & Juliet" on Sunday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus. This performance is sponsored by M&T Bank. There will be a pre-performance talk at 6:45pm.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:05 pm
Niagara Feline Friends is once again hosting a low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats on Sunday, March 20.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:05 pm
On Wednesday, March 9, the Emmy Award-winning syndicated series "The Doctors" (check local listings) welcomes Nancy Grace, host of "Swift Justice," as she candidly discusses the recent heath scare that landed her in the hospital. She weighs in on what women should know about their bodies in order to avoid experiencing a similarly agonizing journey.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:00 pm
In a series first, Bravo invites former student Bradley Cooper back to his alma mater for a milestone episode of "Inside the Actors Studio" on Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m. After 17 successful seasons and more than 250 celebrity guests, host James Lipton welcomes the first graduate from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University to join him on the legendary stage for one of the most emotional interviews in the series history.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:00 pm
Grammy-winning recording artist and actor Marc Anthony has joined the cast of TNT's "Hawthorne," the powerful drama series starring and executive-produced by Jada Pinkett Smith ("The Women," "The Matrix" trilogy). Anthony will reprise the newly expanded role of Police Detective Nick Renata, the character he introduced as a guest star in two episodes last season.
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Mon, Mar 7th 2011 04:20 pm
Shortly before 8 a.m. this morning, Grand Island Fire Co. firefighters responded to a structure fire at 3998 East River Road, which had been reported by a neighbor.
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