Sat, Jun 8th 2013 07:00 am
Marc Romanowski, M.D., will speak at a free seminar titled "New Treatment for Tendonitis" at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at The McGuire Rehabilitation Center located at Northgate Health Care Facility, 7264 Nash Road, Wheatfield.
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Sat, Jun 8th 2013 07:00 am
Join naturalist Chuck Bartlett at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 15, to learn what invasive species are all about, and what species are being removed from Joseph Davis State Park this spring as part of the habitat restoration program.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 11:30 pm
Niagara County Department of Health has rescinded a beach advisory at Olcott Beach.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 11:10 pm
The Lewiston Police Department's family-fun fundraiser is Saturday, June 15, starting at 11 a.m. at De La Casa Authentic Mexican Restaurant, 1437 Ridge Road, Lewiston.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 11:05 pm
The Kiwanis Club of Lewiston will hold a fishing derby open to children ages 3 to 11 on Saturday, June 8, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Niagara River Anglers Association Fishing Preserve, Balmer Road in Youngstown.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 11:00 pm
Congressman Chris Collins, NY-27, says Washington needs to do more to ensure young people become actively involved in agriculture.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 11:00 pm
The Lewiston Police Department this week announced it will be part of events to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics of New York.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:40 pm
Dunkin' Donuts today continued its sustained growth and expansion in Western New York with the opening of a new restaurant in Lockport.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:40 pm
Iskalo Development's Electric Tower will be illuminated "pink" Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8, in celebration of all Western New York Breast Cancer Survivors and the 13th anniversary of the Susan G. Komen Western New York Race for the Cure.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:30 pm
Republican Assembly members Michael Montesano (Glen Head), Raymond Walter (Amherst), Steve Hawley (Batavia), Jane Corwin (Clarence), David DiPietro (East Aurora) and Joseph Giglio (Gowanda) led a legislative hearing Friday at the Amherst Town Hall Council Chamber in Williamsville concerning the implementation of the recently enacted SAFE Act.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:25 pm
Using every communications vehicle available, including television, radio, social media and the pulpit, Bishop Richard J. Malone is urging Catholics to oppose Governor Andrew Cuomo's effort to increase the availability of abortion in New York.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:25 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins was joined Friday by Niagara County resident Mamie Simonson, whose home, he said, was taken against her will by the New York Power Authority in 1959 and demolished in preparation for construction of the Robert Moses Parkway.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:25 pm
When NBC's new singing competition "The Winner Is" premieres on June 10 (10 p.m.), viewers on both coasts can go to the show's official page (http://www.nbc.com/the-winner-is/) and enter to win* $10,000 during each original broadcast.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:25 pm
Special Olympics New York invites Western New Yorkers of all ages to come out to the University at Buffalo June 14 and 15 to cheer on the 1,800 athletes and coaches from the region and across the state competing in the annual State Summer Games.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:25 pm
Congress members Brian Higgins and Louise M. Slaughter introduced the Great Lakes Navigation System Sustainability Act to modernize the current Great Lakes navigation system.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:25 pm
In the closing days of the 2013 legislative session, New York architects - led by AIA New York State and its 7,000 members - are mounting a concerted effort for passage of "Good Samaritan" legislation in Albany.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:25 pm
Shakespeare in Delaware Park's 38th season of free professional outdoor theater is just around the corner. This summer's season will begin June 20 when "Hamlet" takes the stage. Shakespeare's story of madness, sorrow, treachery and revenge is said to be the most powerful and influential tragedies in all of literature.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:25 pm
Syfy announced Thursday that "Warehouse 13," the Emmy Award-nominated, long-running hit series, will commence production on its fifth and final season June 24 in Toronto.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 09:20 pm
At Niagara-Wheatfield High School, Kevin Schucker's fifth period advanced marketing class organized its own business through the Junior Achievement program.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 09:20 pm
The 2013 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Travel Magazine is packed with ideas for exploring the 518-mile National Scenic Byway that hugs the freshwater shoreline of New York and Pennsylvania.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 04:00 pm
The American Red Cross has recognized National Grid, a local energy company with significant operations in New York, for its support of Red Cross disaster response work through the Annual Disaster Giving Program.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:50 pm
Volunteer firefighters now can have up to 100 percent of their tuition costs for online courses at SUNY Empire State College's Center for Distance Learning funded by the Firemen's Association of the State of New York Higher Education Learning Plan.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:40 pm
Betsy Diachun of Lewiston's years of volunteerism in her community have paid off, with the active senior being named the 2013 Senior of the Year by the Niagara County Office for the Aging.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:35 pm
Congressman Chris Collins, NY-27, has been named to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, his third committee assignment. Three committee assignments is a rarity among members of Congress, especially newly elected members of the House of Representatives.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:15 pm
The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station will hold a mass accident response exercise with a simulated plane crash at the Niagara Falls International Airport the morning of Saturday, June 8.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:15 pm
The Bergholz Volunteer Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary plans a Home Party Extravaganza from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 9, with vendors from Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Longaberger, Silpada, Origami Owl and more.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:10 pm
Several Wheatfield Seniors trips are planned in coming months, including:
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:05 pm
The Wheatfield Farmers Market will reopen June 12 and run Wednesdays through Oct. 9, still outside of Town Hall, but relocated to the front parking lot to provide more visibility and convenience for both the vendors and clientele.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:00 pm
Niagara County legislators William L. Ross, Kathryn L. Lance and David E. Godfrey, representing the second, seventh, and 10th legislative districts, will hold their quarterly community meeting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Wheatfield Community Center next to Town Hall.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:00 pm
Tom Larson this week announced his candidacy for supervisor in the Town of Wheatfield.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 02:55 pm
All eight of the young award winners looked a bit nervous Tuesday as they were individually marched up on the vast Niagara Falls High School stage by a member of the Niagara County Sheriff's Honor Guard.
Wheatfield's Robert Dikcis wasn't that nervous when he reported the fire at West Street Elementary School last month.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 02:55 pm
The Niagara Wheatfield Teachers Association has announced its three scholarship winners for 2013.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 02:55 pm
Residents who want to comment on the revised Niagara-Wheatfield School District's revised $62.35 million budget for 2013-14 are invited to a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, in the Adult Learning Center at the high school.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 02:55 pm
The Wheatfield Business Association awarded three scholarships during its May 20 meeting at the Walmore Inn. The recipients of the 2013 scholarships are, from left, Kirsten Scherrer, Nilab Hussain and Christopher Galvano.
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Thu, Jun 6th 2013 05:10 pm
Cassadee Pope, the season-three winner of NBC's hit musical competition series "The Voice," is atop the iTunes all-genre chart following her return appearance on the show Tuesday night.
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Thu, Jun 6th 2013 05:10 pm
Mayor Robert G. Ortt has announced Niagara River Cruises Inc. will begin their summer operations beginning on Saturday, June 8. North Tonawanda will be one of the three pickup locations for the new business venture initiated by Robin Hoch and Tom Hauser, two avid local boaters.
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Thu, Jun 6th 2013 05:00 pm
MaryAnne Brown has worked at Niagara University since 1996. During that time, she has participated in the university's employee Day of Service every year that it's been offered.
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Thu, Jun 6th 2013 04:15 pm
Bravo's "Top Chef Masters" returns for a fifth season with 13 new award-winning chefs ready to compete for bragging rights, the title of "Top Chef Master," and $100,000 for their charity. The series premieres Wednesday, July 24, at 10 p.m.
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Thu, Jun 6th 2013 04:15 pm
The Buffalo Sabres have announced the hiring of John Koelmel as president of HARBORcenter, the mixed-use hockey and entertainment facility currently under construction on the Webster Block in downtown Buffalo.
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Thu, Jun 6th 2013 04:10 pm
CBS Daytime kicks off summer in style, celebrating dads and new grads with surprise guests, giveaways and big prizes on "The Price Is Right," Friday, June 7, and Friday, June 14, and on "The Talk" the entire week of June 10-14, on the CBS Television Network.
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