Wed, Aug 1st 2012 10:25 am
State Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, has announced that he has been named to presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Polish-American coalition. Maziarz joins the 11 member coalition on the National Advisory Board.
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Tue, Jul 31st 2012 03:55 pm
On Sunday, Aug. 5, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., The Wrights Corners Fire Co., Miller Hose Fire Co. of Newfane and the Olcott Fire Co. will host a corn roast at Murphy Orchards. The proceeds of the event will be donated to the Johnson family.
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Mon, Jul 30th 2012 01:30 pm
Last week, when it was so hot the trees were whistling for the dogs, my wife and I took a little car ride.
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Mon, Jul 30th 2012 07:00 am
Public insurance company Allstate has been a presence in the Lewiston area for years, but recently has moved - if only across the street, to 424 Center St. The Lewiston agency's new exclusive agent is Phil Mastantuono.
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Mon, Jul 30th 2012 07:00 am
While the communities of Lewiston, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Queenston, Ontario, come to mind when the War of 1812 is mentioned, it was from Youngstown, located in the Town of Porter, that the first families fled in the early morning of Dec. 19, 1813, when the British and attacked and captured Fort Niagara.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 11:00 am
"It was really a good time for people," Gordon Deppe says of the 1980s. "A lot of good memories. Positive economics. People were just having fun. It was like 10 years of Halloween, in a way."
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 08:15 am
Youngstown author Dave Curtis has released his first book, "The Eyes Have It," a historical-fiction novel, and will be in Lewiston for a book signing on Saturday, Aug. 4
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 08:15 am
"What happened was that standing water appeared when they removed the old pavement of the parking lot. So they used a digital camera to take pictures during a period of time, and found that it was seeping through the ground," says Bryan Meigs, superintendent of the village's Public Works Department.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 08:10 am
Dean Ramirez was named Lewiston-Porter Middle School principal at a special meeting of the Lewiston-Porter Board of Education on July 18.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 08:10 am
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 08:00 am
Parents of the late Jonathan Miller assembled this week with Lewiston Kiwanis and KeyBank officials to announce the 34th annual Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival 5K Run is Saturday, Sept. 8, at 9 a.m.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 07:55 am
The Wilson and Ransomville area community came out in force Tuesday evening to show its support for the Johnson family, filling the grandstand at Wilson High School's Walter J. Hutchison Field.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 07:30 am
Nathan Morski (left) shot his first hole in one this week at the Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Club on Creek Road.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 07:20 am
Ten years after its inaugural TopSpin exhibition, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University is mounting a retrospective exhibition featuring all 29 of the artists who have exhibited in the series over the past decade. "TOPSPIN 10/The Ten Year TopSpin Retrospective" will open with a 2 p.m. reception on Sunday, Aug. 5.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 07:00 am
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County has always worked to better the community through local environmental and health research education.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 07:00 am
A light rain fell for most of the night Thursday, but the folks at the Level Regatta Street Dance didn't mind dancing in the rain.
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Fri, Jul 27th 2012 08:10 am
Assemblyman John D. Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, announced Thursday his candidacy for re-election in the newly drawn 145th District. Ceretto, who took office 18 months ago, pledged to continue his efforts to transform state government, help rebuild Western New York's economy and create jobs.
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Thu, Jul 26th 2012 02:15 pm
Three members of the Johnson family, who were injured in a house explosion in Wilson on Tuesday, are improving from their physical injuries.
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Thu, Jul 26th 2012 09:20 am
As part of the Country Fair and Community Yard Sale, held by the Village of Lewiston Recreation Department on Sept. 15, there will be a new clothesline show of historic pictures of Lewiston. It's titled, "Clothesline Show of Historic Photos of Lewiston: Series 3."
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Thu, Jul 26th 2012 07:00 am
Jennifer and John Cooper present an American flag to Michael Beam, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University. The flag, which has 15 stars, is a reproduction of the flag in use during the War of 1812.
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Wed, Jul 25th 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston Council on the Arts was recently recognized as a recipient of two grants awarded through the Arts Niagara Decentralization program.
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Tue, Jul 24th 2012 04:15 pm
Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour is releasing additional details connected to the house explosion that occurred Tuesday morning at approximately 6 a.m. at 4972 Chestnut Road, Wilson.
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Tue, Jul 24th 2012 07:00 am
Gene Colucci of Lewiston received the "Best in Show" award at the first "Super Cruise" car show in conjunction with the Cataract Cruisers of Western New York to benefit the Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence.
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Tue, Jul 24th 2012 07:00 am
New York State Parks officials were joined Monday by State Sen. George Maziarz, Assemblyman John Ceretto and contractors from Ferguson Electric and Wendel Duchscherer to commission electrical upgrades that were recently completed in Old Fort Niagara State Park.
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Mon, Jul 23rd 2012 07:00 am
There's something new for everyone at this year's Niagara County Fair, Aug. 1 to 5 on Lake Avenue in Lockport.
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Sat, Jul 21st 2012 08:50 am
Two-time NCAA Division I national champion Matt Valenti of Pennsylvania University will headline the first "State Champ Boot Camp" hosted by Lewiston-Porter.
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Sat, Jul 21st 2012 07:00 am
Seems that high temperatures and high intensity go hand in hand in Youngstown this summer.
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Sat, Jul 21st 2012 07:00 am
Town of Lewiston councilmen Steve Reiter and Mike Marra unveiled the new playground behind the Red Brick Municipal Building in the Village of Lewiston.
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Sat, Jul 21st 2012 07:00 am
The eighth Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Festival, an annual festival held on Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Museum grounds known for its tractor shows, family festivities and rich farm history offerings, is fast approaching.
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Sat, Jul 21st 2012 07:00 am
Occasionally I bump into a long time friend of mine and we get into some great conversations, and a few evenings ago this was no different.
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Fri, Jul 20th 2012 10:35 pm
Lions International President Wing-Kum Tam of Hong Kong set a goal last July for the 1.4 million Lions worldwide to plant one million trees. This goal has been achieved with more than eight million trees planted thus far.
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Fri, Jul 20th 2012 08:30 pm
Savory Sips and Village Wine Tours, a new business on Center Street, and owner Rebecca Christie is eager to begin doing her part to serve the Buffalo region. After Christie came up with the idea to hold a tribute concert to help fund Roswell Park Cancer Institute research, she began contacting musicians to play at the event and businesses to support the endeavor.
The sponsors and musicians Christie contacted for the event, "Inspiration," were equally enthusiastic. Christie says, "When I came up with this idea, I found that Roswell was thrilled to be a part of this event, and the band (playing the concert, Beatle Magic), donated a lot of money to sponsor this project. I was also able to make up the rest of the difference with enthusiastic sponsors."
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Fri, Jul 20th 2012 08:30 pm
Third-grade students at Lewiston-Porter found this past spring that learning history can also help the environment and their community while teaching them how to live a healthier lifestyle. The subject: water.
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Fri, Jul 20th 2012 08:00 pm
An interview with Ann Wilson of Heart ahead of the band's "Tuesday in the Park" concert at Artpark.
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Thu, Jul 19th 2012 09:45 am
The Marble Orchard Players are as hardy as the Niagara Frontier pioneers they portray. The volunteer actors braved Tuesday's heat and humidity in full costume in the Lewiston Cemetery to film a video of their latest show about the War of 1812.
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Thu, Jul 19th 2012 09:40 am
William Ross, center, chairman of the Niagara County Legislature, reads a proclamation for the eighth annual Mediterranean Festival, which took place July 13, 14 and 15 at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church on Saunders Settlement Road.
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Wed, Jul 18th 2012 12:15 pm
More than 370 physician practices and counting are now utilizing HEALTHeLINK, Western New York's clinical information exchange, to improve the quality of patient care through better access to clinical information.
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Tue, Jul 17th 2012 05:10 pm
Santa Fe was named "Best for Food" in the 2012 Rand McNally/USA Today "Best of the Road" competition. The New Mexico town topped five other destinations - including Lewiston - to take the title. The official announcement was made Tuesday afternoon as part of the Destination Marketing Association International annual convention in Seattle.
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Tue, Jul 17th 2012 09:15 am
Today is the day Lewiston residents will discover if their community is the winner of the Rand McNally/USA Today "Best of the Road" "Best for Food" competition. The big announcement will be made this afternoon in Seattle, and relayed to each nominated municipality. Check this website and our social media sites for the big news as it's presented.
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Tue, Jul 17th 2012 07:00 am
When Chris Castellani learned HAL was launching an $18.12 campaign to help fuel the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Queenston Heights and the War of 1812, he stepped up to the plate in a huge way.
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