Sat, Jun 2nd 2018 06:10 pm
Saturday marked the official start of the Lewiston Artisan Market at Academy Park. Local elected leaders joined organizer Jamie Symmonds of Willow Consulting to welcome residents, merchants and guests - who started showing up as soon as the market opened at 8 a.m.
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Sat, Jun 2nd 2018 09:00 am
With its summer schedule approaching (no work sessions in June, July and August), the Lewiston Town Board got down to business on a number of items at its Thursday regular meeting. Among them:
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Sat, Jun 2nd 2018 09:00 am
"Calling all farmers, veterans and flag carriers of our great United States of America. It's that time of year again and we need you!"
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Sat, Jun 2nd 2018 09:00 am
Linda Gray, a longtime volunteer for Susan G. Komen and a breast cancer survivor, will be honored at the 2018 Western New York Race for the Cure on June 9 at Buffalo RiverWorks.
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Sat, Jun 2nd 2018 09:00 am
The Taste of Buffalo presented by Tops announced May 30 the complete lineup of restaurants, food trucks, and wineries that will participate in the 2018 food festival, which takes place July 7 and 8 in downtown Buffalo. Fifty-three restaurants, including two from Grand Island, will be on site this year for the Taste's 35th birthday celebration.
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Sat, Jun 2nd 2018 09:00 am
Twenty-five years ago, Mark and Maureen Tyson of Grand Island built a relationship while working in the laboratory of Kenmore Mercy Hospital.
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Sat, Jun 2nd 2018 09:00 am
Grand Island Fire Co. President Michael Dallessandro welcomed local government officials, family members, and special guests on Saturday, May 19, to commemorate 80 years of community protection by the GIFC.
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Sat, Jun 2nd 2018 08:00 am
It's only rock 'n' roll ... well, actually, this is more than that. The United States Air Force Blue Aces Band of the USAF Heritage of America Band will play at Hennepin Park in Lewiston at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 7, as part of the 70th anniversary of the Air Force Reserve.
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Sat, Jun 2nd 2018 08:00 am
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, is holding its sixth annual outdoor "Garden Party & Flower Show" fundraiser from 3-7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 16. The evening will include a cash wine and beer tent; free, fresh fried dough; appetizers served at 5:15 p.m.; a gourmet buffet available at 6 p.m.; a "Golden Ticket" raffle, plus a floral basket raffle, curio table and "Ladies' & Men's Hat Contest."
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Sat, Jun 2nd 2018 08:00 am
As reported in last week's Sentinel, delays in construction of a new plaza on Center Street in Lewiston led the Zoning Board of Appeals to rule previously granted variances had expired. The ZBA's unanimous opinion is that construction should've begun on the project within one year of the granting of eight village code modifications - by late July 2017.
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Sat, Jun 2nd 2018 07:00 am
Summer 2018 is all about sun, sand and STEM!
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 04:50 pm
Niagara's Choice Federal Credit Union and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Federal Credit Union announced their merger has received regulatory approval as well as approval by a majority vote of NFMMCFCU membership. The merger will become effective June 4, with a soft opening first and then a grand opening planned later this year.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 04:30 pm
"The Chew" co-hosts Michael Symon, Clinton Kelly and Carla Hall are cooking up a fantastic week of sugar treats, shareable recipes, summer comfort foods, midweek miracle dishes and a fabulous yacht party for the week of June 4-8 (1 p.m. on ABC; cast subject to change):
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 04:30 pm
Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning actor Kelsey Grammer ("Cheers, "Frasier," "Boss") has joined the cast of FOX's upcoming drama, "Proven Innocent." Grammer will play Gore Bellows, a hard-as-nails and tough-on-crime state's attorney, who goes up against an underdog legal team committed to reopening investigations to exonerate the innocent who were "proven" guilty.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 04:30 pm
The Buffalo Beauts on Friday announced the team agreed to terms with forward Hayley Scamurra.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 04:25 pm
Aspen Dental recently announced its fifth annual Day of Service event, which provides free dental care to this nation's veterans, will be held Saturday, June 9. During the annual event, dentists and teams from approximately 500 Aspen Dental offices will provide free dental care to thousands of veterans.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 03:15 pm
At 7 p.m. Saturday, June 2, the Niagara Power will face off against the Genesee Rapids at Sal Maglie Stadium in Hyde Park, Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 03:05 pm
Christopher Richel, beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away comfortably under Hospice care in Arizona surrounded by his loving family on April 30, 2018.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 12:10 pm
Ms. Christina Lopardi's fourth-grade class from Catholic Academy of Niagara Falls came out to Community Missions to learn more about the needs of the community. Students brought with them a donation of $100 and washcloths for use in the shelter.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 12:05 pm
The New York Power Authority board of trustees has approved $1.6 million in funding to Moog, one of the world's leading manufacturers of precision control components and systems with locations in Wheatfield and Elma in Western New York. The funding supports the company's creation of 100 jobs and the retention of 50 jobs in Niagara and Erie counties, and is directly tied to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's May 2017 announcement that the firm would be expanding in Western New York.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 07:00 am
Three young ladies from the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center are getting ready to compete at the SkillsUSA National Competition in Louisville on June 25-28. The competition is a showcase for career and technical education students from all around the country.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 07:00 am
City of North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur G. Pappas has announced the revealing of the Veteran Hometown Hero Banner Program.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 07:00 am
When tragedy strikes, it's nice to know people have your back. In Niagara-Wheatfield, Anthony Gilmore can know members of the "Falcons Family" have his back when adversity strikes.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 07:00 am
When she came to Buffalo from Texas two years ago, Donna Neiberline had no experience with making things. She only knew the world of fast food and serving.
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Fri, Jun 1st 2018 07:00 am
A new study published in The Journal of Urology reports men with prostate cancer who had worse urinary, bowel and sexual function after surgery or radiotherapy than others experienced more emotional distress.
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Thu, May 31st 2018 05:45 pm
Revered guitarist Albert Lee comes to Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Buffalo, on Saturday, June 8, for a rare and intimate performance as part of the "Howlin' At The Tralf Summer Series."
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Thu, May 31st 2018 05:45 pm
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday announced a new, $250 million electric vehicle expansion initiative, Evolve NY, with the New York Power Authority.
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Thu, May 31st 2018 05:45 pm
The Food Bank of WNY announced the expansion of its direct delivery program and unveiled its new, 26-foot, refrigerated "Partners Fighting Hunger" truck in order to better serve its 34 Cattaraugus County member agencies - and distribute more food to people in need throughout the community.
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Thu, May 31st 2018 12:00 pm
Community Missions of Niagara Frontier Inc. (CMI) held its 26th annual Compassion in Action Awards Brunch on Wednesday afternoon at the LaSalle Yacht Club in Niagara Falls.
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Thu, May 31st 2018 11:55 am
Lewiston Garden Club members thanked Gloria Baker and Northwest Bank staff for sponsoring the printing of brochures for GardenFest 2018. The brochures, detailing the daily events and open gardens, will be distributed to all GardenFest attendees during the two-day event June 16-17 on Center Street.
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Thu, May 31st 2018 11:50 am
Join the Castellani Art Museum from 2-4 p.m. Sunday for an afternoon of traditional music performances, featuring Recep Ornek on the Turkish kanun, Eva Pan Pin on the Chinese guqin, and Julie Dulanski on the hammered dulcimer. "Strung Together: Zither Encounters'" explores three different zither instruments played in the Buffalo-Niagara region by local musicians through a mix of performance, presentation, and discussion.
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Thu, May 31st 2018 11:25 am
Argyle Road Productions will produce the Buffalo premier of "The Red Dress" at The New Phoenix Theatre on the Park May 31 through June 23. The play is based on the lives of the parents of the play's renowned writer, Tania Wisbar, and will be directed by Buffalo native Frank A. Rossi.
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Thu, May 31st 2018 11:20 am
The Breast Cancer Network of WNY (BCN), in collaboration with the Buffalo Bisons, Amherst Federal Credit Union and WNY Imaging Group, will present its second annual "Strike Out Breast Cancer" event on Saturday, July 7. This family-friendly event includes a two-hour pregame party downtown at Cathedral Park, a short breast cancer awareness walk to Coca-Cola Field, and admission to that evening's Buffalo Bisons baseball game.
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Thu, May 31st 2018 11:20 am
An international conference on glaciers and ice sheets will bring about 80 climate researchers from around the world to Buffalo this June.
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Thu, May 31st 2018 11:20 am
Empire State Development and the Martin House on Wednesday announced work has begun to restore the extensive Frank Lloyd Wright-designed landscape on the grounds of the Darwin D. Martin House estate in Buffalo.
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Thu, May 31st 2018 10:55 am
The 61st annual Niagara County Peach Festival will be held Sept. 6-9 at Academy Park on Center Street in Lewiston. An estimated crowd exceeding 35,000 is expected over the now four-day festival.
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Wed, May 30th 2018 12:50 pm
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. and Canalside Management Group (CMG) recently announced Canalside's 2018 season of summer events and programming.
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Wed, May 30th 2018 12:35 pm
With nearly 800,000 subscribers on YouTube and half-a-million followers on social media, Elevation Worship has captured the hearts of a new generation bent on worship. Elevation Worship announced their Hallelujah Here Below Tour will journey across the East Coast and into Canada this October.
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Wed, May 30th 2018 12:30 pm
On Friday, May 18, United Way of Greater Niagara announced its Women United of Greater Niagara initiative along with the new program's officers, mission and action plan for this year.
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Tue, May 29th 2018 10:20 pm
On Tuesday evening, the Niagara-Wheatfield Falcons strolled into Williamsville East High School with one thing on their mind: winning a Class AA Section VI title. Unfortunately, the Falcons were halted by No. 5 Lancaster, as the Legends defeated N-W, 7-5.
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