Tue, Aug 23rd 2011 09:55 am
The Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival Peach Queen contestants gathered together on Sunday, Aug. 21, for a pageant picnic at Pletcher Park.
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Tue, Aug 23rd 2011 09:55 am
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce is excited to partner with Beyondus Design & Marketing in offering a series of marketing and social media seminars to members and the community.
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Mon, Aug 22nd 2011 01:50 pm
Two special events will add to this weekend's "Historically Hip" Lewiston Jazz Festival.
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Mon, Aug 22nd 2011 12:35 pm
The Youngstown Garden Club is holding open meetings for potential members this fall. The schedule includes:
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Sat, Aug 20th 2011 07:00 am
The newly formed Niagara LOOW Action Council will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Alumni Room of the Lewiston-Porter Community Resource Building on the Creek Road campus.
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Sat, Aug 20th 2011 07:00 am
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Fri, Aug 19th 2011 11:05 pm
Jack Nicholson once said, "The blues and jazz will live forever ... so will the Delta and Big Easy." Well, it may be arguable about the Delta and Big Easy, but Nicholson is right about the blues and jazz.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2011 11:00 pm
Many Artpark patrons and Lewiston residents were offended Tuesday by headliner Ted Nugent's gratuitous foul language. As it turns out, Artpark & Co. President George Osborne wasn't happy, either.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2011 11:00 pm
The Lewiston-Porter School Board came to a decision at its Tuesday's session on a proposal that was on the table for three weeks: whether or not to add a mandatory work session each month to the board's regular schedule. Members approved the idea, which was first discussed last year.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2011 10:40 pm
George's Appliance chartered "The Black Pearl" sailing ship in the Village of Lewiston on Wednesday to shoot the store's next commercial, titled "The Pirates of the Lakes." The production, one of the store's largest to date, starred George's staff.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2011 10:25 pm
The Lewiston Council on the Arts has announced the 2011 Lewiston Art Festival winners:
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Fri, Aug 19th 2011 10:00 pm
The Kiwanis Club of Lewiston will host a Peach Recipe Contest Taste-Off during the upcoming Niagara County Peach Festival, Sept. 9 to 11 at Academy Park in the Village of Lewiston.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2011 09:45 pm
The floral arrangements at the foot of Hennepin Park were named "Garden of the Week" (Aug. 15-21) by the Lewiston Garden Club.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2011 09:45 pm
The Bee Hive ceramics studio on Center Street hosted live music last weekend as part of the Lewiston Art Festival.
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Thu, Aug 18th 2011 12:35 pm
The Village of Lewiston Board granted St. Peter's R.C. School permission Monday to use Academy Park for a fundraiser.
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Tue, Aug 16th 2011 10:00 am
We all read the paper and watch the news, and sometimes the amount of tragic information we take in daily can be overwhelming. As a small panacea, I have a fabulous, feel-good, happy tale to share with you!
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Tue, Aug 16th 2011 09:50 am
After listening to a trio of concerned residents - and the unease of his own board - Village of Lewiston Mayor Terry Collesano pledged Monday to reduce the size and scale of Artpark & Co. concerts next summer.
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Mon, Aug 15th 2011 05:30 pm
A dogfight between the Village of Lewiston and local environmentalists is starting to yield tangible results.
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Mon, Aug 15th 2011 05:10 pm
The Village of Lewiston hosts the 10th annual Historic Lewiston Jazz Festival from Aug. 26-27 along Center Street.
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Mon, Aug 15th 2011 07:00 am
Saturday, Aug. 20, will be a very busy day in Youngstown.
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 06:30 pm
Chalk Walk powerhouse Grand Island High School took first prize in the 2011 Lewiston Art Festival competition.
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 07:00 am
To kick off the annual Lewiston Art Festival, New York State Assemblyman John Ceretto presented the Lewiston Council on the Arts with a proclamation on Thursday at the Hennepin Park Gazebo. Ceretto paid tribute to the LCA, which has hosted the Art Festival for 44 years.
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 01:50 am
With pleasant weather on the outside and few residents inside, the Porter Town Board session was short in duration Monday at Town Hall. In stark contrast to July's heated session on the boating law controversy that had the meeting room overflowing, this one lasted well under an hour. But it did include productive discussion and some work done also.
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 12:45 am
The Youngstown, Wilson and Lewiston Lions clubs combined to help the needy and make a difference. Their fifth annual Golf Classic was a success, with a portion of the proceeds directed to the Vision Beyond Site Foundation.
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 12:25 am
The Town of Lewiston has been awarded $340,000 in Greenway funding in order to enhance the Niagara Greenway corridor, by creating new town projects and improving upon existing ones. The Lewiston Council on the Arts received $15,000 toward this year's Lewiston Jazz Festival, and $325,000 will be used toward the War of 1812 bicentennial commemoration.
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 12:15 am
Jerry Wolfgang's TV program, "Target Success," can be seen on LCTV and OSC-21. Tune in weekly to see guests from the local community.
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 12:10 am
Judy Lewis was chosen as the recipient of Friday's "Yard of the Week" award, as selected by the Youngstown Garden Club.
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 12:00 am
The Ransomville Street Dance, which will be held Saturday, Aug. 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., may include a new funding source this year, but that does not mean it will waver from its traditional format.
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 12:00 am
The Niagara County Sheriff's Office reported the arrest this week of a Ransomville resident on a violation of Leandra's Law after she was pulled over on the 5000 block of Lower Mountain Road in the Town of Cambria.
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Fri, Aug 12th 2011 11:00 pm
Cool and the Gang entertained audiences all over the world singing the band's hit sensation, "Celebration." Part of the lyrics include:
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Wed, Aug 10th 2011 01:35 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, and State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-I-Newfane, today announced their joint "Empower Niagara" petition drive. The petitions, which call for a Niagara County resident to be appointed to the New York Power Authority Board of Trustees, will be hand delivered by Ceretto and Maziarz to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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Wed, Aug 10th 2011 11:00 am
Michael Roemer, 2011 chairman of the Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival, announced the festival's annual cheerleading competition will take place on Friday, Sept. 9, at 5 p.m. on the Academy Park stage. The Kiwanis Club encourages all Western New York and Canadian high school cheerleading groups to enter this fun, cost-free competition.
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Tue, Aug 9th 2011 02:00 pm
Students and instructors at Curtain Call Dance Academy, located in Youngstown, have had a busy summer.
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Tue, Aug 9th 2011 12:25 pm
An 1812 American flag, rocking chairs and a calendar of events are among the new changes on display at the Village of Lewiston Welcome Center at Academy Park. Deputy Mayor Bruce Sutherland said a team of volunteers is now in place and enjoying interacting with tourists -- including a couple that recently visited from Denmark.
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Mon, Aug 8th 2011 11:40 am
For six years the Youngstown mayor's office has teamed up with the Youngstown Garden Club to select a "Yard of the Week." Winners were selected based on curb appeal and a welcoming feel.
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Mon, Aug 8th 2011 11:25 am
The Lewiston Choraleers will provide a preview of the group's fall performance at Disney World when members entertain visitors to the Lewiston Art Festival Saturday, Aug. 13, at noon at the Hennepin Park Gazebo on the corner of Fourth and Center streets.
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Mon, Aug 8th 2011 07:00 am
The Town of Porter Historical Society announces that a special War of 1812 bicentennial program, "Women's Voices: A Different View of the War of 1812," will be offered as a village walk on Wednesday, Aug. 10, beginning at 6 p.m.
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Mon, Aug 8th 2011 07:00 am
From 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University presents "A Collector's Roadmap," an informative panel discussion on aspects of building and caring for a private art collection.
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Mon, Aug 8th 2011 07:00 am
Magnificent paintings, excellent photography, wonderful graphic art, unique sculptures, one-of-a-kind artistic crafts and stunning jewelry. These are just a few of the exceptional features that will be at this year's Lewiston Art Festival, taking place Saturday, Aug. 13, and Sunday, Aug. 14, on Center Street.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 07:00 am
The Youngstown Free Library One World Many Stories Drama Club will present "A World of Stories" on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Red Brick School Village Center gym. Library spokesperson Jan Gilgore reports the drama club participants have been practicing, making costumes and props for several weeks. The program is open to the public.
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