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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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:45 am
Following two straight record-setting crowds at Artpark & Co.'s "Tuesday in the Park" concert series, Village of Lewiston Mayor Terry Collesano and Police Commissioner Al Soluri are asking when enough is enough.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:45 am
Following the July 25 vote by Steering Committee members of the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works Restoration Advisory Board to dissolve and organize as the Niagara LOOW Action Council, comes news of others associated with the earlier RAB who now seek to remain as a separate group.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:45 am
With week two of Artpark concert "heavies" now passed, Lewiston Police Department Chief Chris Salada says area law enforcement overall has been up to the task in addressing the bigger than normal crowds, the very heavy traffic and various uncertainties.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:15 am
The Town of Lewiston Town Board lent its approval last month to three projects aimed at enhancing the Niagara River Greenway corridor. Now under consideration before the Niagara River Greenway Commission is a $500,000 proposal to fund three projects: an ice rink in Academy Park, Artpark event programming and Lewiston Council on the Arts event programming.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:05 am
Several Western New York businesses have stepped forward in a big way to support the 10th annual Lewiston Jazz Festival. While this festival is free to those who attend, it costs more than $150,000 to host.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:00 am
The Bee Hive, a pottery and crafts studio located at 419 Center St., Lewiston, plans to offer many specials this upcoming month.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:45 pm
The Advantage Sports Training Program of Mount St. Mary's Hospital's Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation recently completed its sessions for Lewiston-Porter High School students at the Lewiston-Porter campus.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:00 pm
On Aug. 13 and 14, British redcoats will square off with American continental soldiers as Old Fort Niagara hosts its annual "Soldiers of the Revolution" event. Weekend activities include two battle re-enactments, interactive games for families, demonstrations of muskets and muzzle-loading artillery, military music, and historical drama.
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2011 06:00 am
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard (and his dog) enjoyed a round of golf Monday at Seneca Hickory Stick in Lewiston.
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Mon, Aug 1st 2011 07:00 am
The Lewiston Public Library, 305 S. Eighth St., in the Village of Lewiston, announces the following programs, events and activities for the month of August.
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