Mon, Jan 21st 2013 01:10 pm
A sign that spring and a new boating season is not far away is the annual installation of officers of the LaSalle Yacht Club in Niagara Falls.
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Mon, Jan 21st 2013 01:05 pm
Brews, food, music and art: The "Art of Beer," the annual fundraiser for the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, will be held from 6 until 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22. Craft beer lovers, who also appreciate great food and music, will pack the NACC for the seventh annual event. Last year, more than 500 patrons were in attendance.
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Mon, Jan 21st 2013 01:00 pm
There was a clear thirst for the return of the NHL as Saturday's two-game regional coverage on NBC scored a 2.0 overnight rating (3:30-6:15 p.m.), resulting in a host of records and milestones, according to official data released Sunday by The Nielsen Company. The 2.0 overnight was (excluding Winter Classics):
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Mon, Jan 21st 2013 01:00 pm
The Buffalo Sabres have announced that Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret is still under the weather and will not be on the broadcast for Monday night's Sabres game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Kevin Sylvester of "Sabres Hockey Hotline" will handle the play-by-play duties for the broadcast, with Rob Ray handling the color commentary.
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Mon, Jan 21st 2013 07:00 am
Registration for the Niagara Pioneer Soccer League 2013 house league season is approaching.
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Mon, Jan 21st 2013 07:00 am
A retirement party is being planned for outgoing Niagara Catholic Junior-Senior High School Principal Bob DiFrancesco from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at The Como Restaurant, 2220 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls.
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Mon, Jan 21st 2013 07:00 am
Dr. Glenda R. Rose and Dr. Thomas G. Barba, of Rose Chiropractic P.C. in Lewiston, announce they will be sponsoring the 23rd annual "Doctors with a Heart Day" on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for their patients.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 10:00 am
"Bon Jovi Because We Can - The Tour" has just added a Buffalo concert at First Niagara Center at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
The following activity occurred Monday, Jan. 7, to Sunday, Jan. 13, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD logged a total of 68 response calls during this period.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
The Shawnee Sno-Chiefs Snowmobile Club, in cooperation with the Shawnee Volunteer Fire Co., will hold a New York state snowmobile safety course on Jan. 21 and 22 at the firehall, 3747 Lockport Road, Sanborn. This course is open to anyone age 10 and above.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
OK, let me tell you a little story.
Ice fishing is a great sport, fun, and a real challenge sometimes.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
Life with school-age children can be quite busy, as any parent knows. "When your family has baseball practice and dance class and many other commitments, including homework, it can be difficult to fit it all in," says Katie Bone, director of the Kenmore Huntington Learning Center.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
St. Peter's Holy Name Society in Lewiston recently installed its new officers for 2013 and 2014.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
David Woodley Sr., a longtime Lewiston resident, is shown with nurse Brittany Harris donating blood this week at a Red Cross blood drive at First Presbyterian Church in the village. On Wednesday, Woodley started his 21st gallon.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
News of a returning summer festival at Porter on the Lake, finalizing a new park committee and complaints of a derelict property owner on Youngstown-Lockport Road were among issues discussed at Monday's Porter Town Board meting.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
The Lewiston-Porter Board of Education accepted, with regret, the resignation of Don Rappold, assistant superintendent for administrative services. Rappold joined Lew-Port on Aug. 1, 1987 and will leave the district at the end of business on June 30.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
Residents For Responsible Government announced this week it will hold a press conference on Friday, Jan. 25, at 9:30 a.m. in front of Lewiston-Porter High School on Creek Road.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
Monday evening, staffers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation hosted two public hearings in the Lewiston-Porter High School auditorium. Their purpose was to gauge public comments on a draft permit renewal application on file with DEC by CWM Chemical Services LLC.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
While Lewiston readies for its first-ever Cocktail Festival in March, folks up in the Village of Youngstown have been busy in their own forms of fun to help ward off the winter doldrums.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
John A. McCarthy of Grand Island entered into rest on Jan. 16, 2013.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
Jerome L. Szczublewski passed away on Jan. 16, 2013.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
Claude "Bob" Pettitt passed away Dec. 25, 2012, at the age of 88 in Dayton, Ohio. He was formerly of Grand Island.
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Sat, Jan 19th 2013 07:00 am
Robert A. Savoy, entered into rest Jan. 10, 2013. He was a resident of Grand Island.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:40 pm
Phil Arno, owner of WBBZ-TV, along with General Manager Bob Koshinski, announce a 21-game broadcast schedule to air on WBBZ-TV.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:25 pm
The Ransomville Speedway 2013 season officially kicked off on Jan. 1 with the 13th annual Hangover 150. A great crowd was on hand to scratch that racing itch despite very chilly temperatures. With the event officially in the record books, the focus has turned to the upcoming regular season, which is tentatively set to kick off in late April.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:20 pm
The Niagara Falls Country Club informs that, weather permitting, it will provide cross-country skiing on the NFCC grounds for its membership this winter.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:15 pm
Niagara County Community College announced that Gemma Fournier, surgical technology program coordinator, was recently selected as one of 10 recipients of the 2012 Fellow of the Association of Surgical Technologists at the Association of Surgical Technologists national conference held in Washington, D.C.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:10 pm
After a lengthy illness, Ernest "Ernie" Murdoch, 73, of Lewiston passed away on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in Mount St. Mary's Hospital.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 05:20 pm
The Buffalo Sabres will open their 2012-13 regular-season schedule on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 12:30 p.m. against the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 05:15 pm
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier has announced defenseman Adam Pardy and forwards Kevin Porter and Nick Tarnasky cleared waivers were assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL).
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 05:15 pm
"60 Minutes" will be pre-empted this Sunday, Jan. 20, by CBS Sports' coverage of the AFC Championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 05:15 pm
The Buffalo Sabres have announced they will once again offer the "Tickets for Troops" and "Ultimate Sabres Fan Experience" programs for the 2012-13 season.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:35 am
On Friday, Jan. 18, 29 leaders across the region will begin a yearlong graduate level leadership development program sponsored by Leadership Niagara. The inaugural meeting of the class will be a two-day retreat at the Four Points by Sheraton in Niagara Falls, held for students to learn leadership concepts and principles, the importance of community interrelationships, how to enhance their personal style through DiSC behavioral assessments, critical thinking, and other introductory exercises to prepare for their year together.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:00 am
I want to thank my legislative colleagues for your vote of confidence in selecting me as the 2013 chairman of the Niagara County Legislature. It is an honor and a pleasure to address you this evening (Jan. 2) on the state of the county.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:00 am
Sheriff James R. Voutour has announced the Sheriff's Community Police Academy will be held Feb. 28 and every Thursday through May 30 at no cost.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:00 am
The Wheatfield Town Board on Monday held three public hearings before getting its regular meeting under way.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:00 am
The towns of Wheatfield and Niagara are cooperating in a plan to bring a public dog park to the grounds of the SPCA of Niagara on Lockport Road.
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Thu, Jan 17th 2013 07:30 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, expressed his opposition Thursday to the reintroduction of Assembly bill 2597, known as the Dream Act, by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. The measure would allow illegal aliens who "meet certain criteria" to receive higher education subsidies at taxpayer expense.
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Thu, Jan 17th 2013 06:25 pm
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Town of Niagara Police between Jan. 7 and 14.
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Thu, Jan 17th 2013 06:25 pm
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Niagara County Sheriff's Office from the Town of Niagara and Wheatfield area between Jan. 7 and 14.
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