Sat, Feb 11th 2012 07:00 am
Rachel Novelli, director of the Lewiston/Grand Island Dance Centers has announced the following students as recipients of dance center scholarships.
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Sat, Feb 11th 2012 04:30 am
Center Street restaurant expands, adds menu items.
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Fri, Feb 10th 2012 06:10 pm
Lewiston police are continuing their search for the driver of a vehicle that fatally a pedestrian on Mount Hope Road Wednesday at 10 p.m.
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Fri, Feb 10th 2012 06:00 pm
The Village of Lewiston asks readers to vote the Historic Frontier House as one of the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
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Fri, Feb 10th 2012 05:40 pm
District Governor Lion Clancy Berquit recently inducted two new members into the Lewiston Lions Club: John and Linda Mayue.
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Fri, Feb 10th 2012 05:30 pm
The Lewiston Kiwanis Club named its annual Kiwanian of the Year at the organization's Valentine's Day dinner on Wednesday at the Como.
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Fri, Feb 10th 2012 04:45 pm
For the second year in a row, the Niagara University Skating Club was awarded the club trophy for first place at the Skaneateles Figure Skating Invitational competition
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Fri, Feb 10th 2012 04:40 pm
On Feb. 8, the Lewiston Police Department in conjunction with the Lewiston-Porter School District conducted a random K-9 drug search at Lewiston-Porter Middle School.
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Fri, Feb 10th 2012 04:25 pm
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce and the Bistro at the Old Fort Inn are hosting a "Winter Business Blender." The mixer is on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 5 until 7 p.m. at the restaurant, 110 Main St., Youngstown.
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Thu, Feb 9th 2012 05:30 am
The Greater Niagara Ballet Company announces auditions for its spring production, "Peter and the Wolf," will take place Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Feder School of Classical Ballet, located within the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, 1201 Pine Ave.
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Wed, Feb 8th 2012 02:40 pm
Top government officials from Niagara County, Lockport and surrounding communities were on hand Wednesday at Lockport City Hall to receive a briefing on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's 2012-13 executive budget from one of the state's top economic development officials.
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Wed, Feb 8th 2012 01:50 pm
The Niagara Area Development Corporation board of directors today received an application for assistance for consideration from Niagara University to refinance $24.5 million of existing tax exempt bonds and for $23.5 million of new tax exempt bonds to build a state-of-the-art science building on the Lewiston campus.
"This is an exciting project for Niagara County and Niagara University, and we will do all we can to assist in ensuring the new science building is constructed," said Henry M. Sloma, chairman of the Niagara Area Development Corporation. "Niagara University is one of the treasures of Niagara County, and we are thrilled to work with the school (to) build a new science building that will help train our future workforce in the latest sciences - a much needed trade for this region."
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Wed, Feb 8th 2012 10:20 am
The Greater Lockport Family YMCA and YMCA Camp Kenan are once again gearing up for the annual "Race Series" benefitting the YMCA Camp Kenan Camper Scholarship Fund. Each year, YMCA Camp Kenan assists in providing scholarships to campers from across Western New York. The goal is to make weeklong residence camp experiences a reality for families in need.
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Wed, Feb 8th 2012 07:00 am
The Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees presented a framed copy of Capt. James Van Cleve's portrait of Lewiston to Mount St. Mary's Hospital.
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Tue, Feb 7th 2012 04:15 pm
Volunteers representing the food pantries at Heart, Love and Soul, Community Missions and Ransomville Methodist Church seek to collect donations outside of Artpark before "Tuesday in the Park" concerts. They asked the Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees for permission at Monday's work session.
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Tue, Feb 7th 2012 04:15 pm
Following the Town of Lewiston's closure of the ice rink at Academy Park, the Village of Lewiston Board wants to be included in future discussions pertaining to the outdoor attraction.
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Tue, Feb 7th 2012 01:35 pm
First Presbyterian Church hosts "The Making of a Dancer" as part of its "Second Saturday Series" at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11. The event, featuring performers from the Greater Niagara Ballet Company, will take place in the church performance hall, 100 Church Street, Youngstown
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Mon, Feb 6th 2012 04:20 pm
The Niagara County Legislature recently awarded Old Fort Niagara a grant of $37,500 to support 1812 Bicentennial programming.
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Mon, Feb 6th 2012 04:05 pm
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Mon, Feb 6th 2012 05:20 am
First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown announces "The Making of a Dancer," featuring performers from the Feder School of Ballet.
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Sat, Feb 4th 2012 05:45 pm
State Sen. George Maziarz, Assemblyman John Ceretto and Lewiston-Porter Superintendent Chris Roser announced Friday evening that attempts to relocate sensitive materials from the LeRoy Superfund Site to Niagara County were blocked and federal officials will have to look elsewhere.
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Sat, Feb 4th 2012 09:55 am
Active local Democratic Party organizer and businessperson Gary D. Parenti offered the following statement Saturday regarding press inquiries into whether he intends to seek the chairmanship of the Niagara County Democratic Committee:
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Sat, Feb 4th 2012 07:00 am
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Sat, Feb 4th 2012 07:00 am
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Sat, Feb 4th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara Frontier Bible Church will host a Super Bowl party, Sunday, Feb. 5, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the church, 5287 Bronson Drive, Lewiston. The event is open to families and visitors of all ages.
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Sat, Feb 4th 2012 05:30 am
Angel to Apple hosts a one-day bridal gown sample sale.
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Sat, Feb 4th 2012 05:00 am
Now comes the hard part. Following an active period of successful operation, the Town of Lewiston Rec. Department's Family Ice Rink began its takedown process this past week at Academy Park.
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2012 06:05 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, is sponsoring Assembly bill 8800-A, legislation that would authorize the use of school buildings and sites for religious meetings and worship when the facilities are not in use for school purposes. Since the services hosted by these organizations are open to the general public, Ceretto said there is no reason why they should be prohibited from using public buildings.
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2012 06:00 pm
At its annual general meeting, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission elected its slate of officers for 2012.
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2012 05:35 pm
•Lewiston Hollow Mercantile is hosting its annual storewide sale. Starred items are priced 20 to 80 percent below the tag price. Wreaths, swags, garland and artificial flowers are 30 percent off, and everything else (except sock monkeys) is discounted 10 percent.
"It benefits the locals as much as visitors," storeowner Marianne Gittermann said.
Lewiston Hollow Mercantile is located at 335 Center St. (at the corner of South Fourth Street). The storewide sale will continue for the next couple of weeks.
•"Absolutely everything is on sale" at Zeeter's Outdoor Stuff, said owner Pamela Pedley-Deming.
She invites patrons to shop for winter. All performance gear is discounted.
"Snow is actually going to arrive," Pedley-Deming said.
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2012 04:00 pm
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2012 03:30 pm
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce presented a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newest member, Verizon Wireless.
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2012 07:45 am
Dr. Grant Hobika to "evaluate all animals and oversee their care, as well as assist in the development of animal handling protocols," according to SPCA press release.
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2012 07:00 am
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University's TopSpin Series of exhibitions for emerging regional artists continues with "Betsy Potter: Breaking Nature."
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Thu, Feb 2nd 2012 03:30 pm
The mission committee of Mount St. Mary's Hospital will host its 10th Valentine's Day Extravaganza on Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the main lobby of the hospital. The annual event benefits the St. Vincent de Paul employee assistance fund and mission projects. Open to the community from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., the event features a basket auction, bake sale, 50/50 split, "Plinko" and food. The drawing for prizes will begin at 3 p.m.
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Thu, Feb 2nd 2012 03:20 pm
Top leaders from Western New York were on-hand in Cambria to announce that New York state had designated a new high-tech business park in Cambria "shovel-ready."
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Wed, Feb 1st 2012 11:40 am
Niagara University has received a $2 million gift from William Gacioch, Class of 1961, and his family for the renovation of Meade Hall, which will be renamed the Gacioch Family Alumni and Admissions Center.
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Wed, Feb 1st 2012 08:25 am
Top leaders from Niagara County and New York state will be on hand 9 a.m. Thursday as a new high-tech industrial park sited in the Town of Cambria receives New York state's new "Shovel-Ready Certification" from Empire State Development Corp. officials (meaning that new companies can break ground at the site without the red tape often associated with new construction projects).
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Tue, Jan 31st 2012 07:05 am
As part of Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center's wellness initiative and enhanced cardiac and diagnostic laboratory services, the hospital is offering a free "Community Lipid Panel Screening."
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Tue, Jan 31st 2012 07:00 am
Niagara Feline Friends hosts its next low-cost spay/neuter clinic on Sunday, Feb. 19. The procedure includes a full exam and rabies and distemper shots.
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