Thu, Apr 28th 2011 04:00 pm
Don't look now, but a favorite rite of spring in northern Niagara is fast approaching.
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Thu, Apr 28th 2011 04:00 pm
Normally, the baseball/softball season at Wheatfield town parks would begin this coming Monday.
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Thu, Apr 28th 2011 04:00 pm
The high honor, honor and merit rolls for the third marking period for grades six through eight at Edward Town Middle School have been annouced.
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Wed, Apr 27th 2011 10:15 am
Matt Chorey lives near Veterans Park and is waiting for the day when he can have the chance to play baseball just like every other child on the Island.
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Sat, Apr 16th 2011 09:00 am
Florence Taylor, a resident at The McGuire Group's Northgate Health Care Facility in Wheatfield, will celebrate her 100 birthday on Wednesday, April 20.
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Sat, Apr 16th 2011 09:00 am
The Youngstown Volunteer Fire Company and VFW Lake Ontario Post 313 are hosting the second annual Original Buffalo Road Show on Saturday, April 16, from 7 to 10 p.m.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 05:00 pm
Nearly 20 days later than last year, the weather is finally cooperating for removal of the Lake Erie-Niagara River Ice Boom.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 03:25 pm
On Wednesday, March 16, the Cancer Services Program of Niagara County presented awards to Budwey's Supermarket and Eastern Niagara Hospital Lockport Imaging Center at its fifth annual Awards Breakfast.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 03:25 pm
Candace Corsaro is a businesswoman, a community activist and a cancer supervisor. But before she was any of those, she was a mom. And moms never forget the children in their lives.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 03:20 pm
The Town of Niagara Democratic Committee is accepting letters of interest from those individuals seeking an elected office for the Town of Niagara in the up coming November elections. All letters are due by Monday, May 2.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 03:15 pm
A 2011-12 budget proposal was brought to the Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education on Wednesday evening featuring a 9.5 percent decrease in spending, but a 2.9 percent increase in the total tax levy.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 03:15 pm
The Niagara County Legislature has set a public hearing on the latest version of its proposed redistricting plan for 6:30 p.m. on April 19 at the regularly scheduled Niagara County Legislature meeting.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 03:10 pm
A report on the town's improving financial condition, the use of the youth center by the YMCA this summer and an influx of funds from Time Warner highlighted the Wheatfield Town Board meeting on Monday.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 03:05 pm
When is the last time you said "thank you" to a U.S. armed services veteran? If County Clerk Wayne Jagow has his way, Niagara County's veterans will be getting those well deserved pats on the back every day in the form of discounts at local businesses.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 09:00 am
The Niagara County Public Works Department and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation stocked several popular fishing holes in Niagara County late last week, and a pair of local elected officials were there to usher in trout-fishing season in Niagara County.
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Wed, Apr 13th 2011 11:55 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, today announced that he will meet with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to discuss the appointment of a Niagara County resident to the New York Power Authority's board of trustees in order to fill one of its vacancies. The meeting was scheduled after Ceretto personally reached out to Cuomo earlier this year to express his concerns about the board's exclusion of local representatives.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 05:05 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, today joined his State Senate and Assembly colleagues at a press conference calling on the leadership of the Assembly majority conference to bring the governor's property tax cap bill to the floor of the Assembly for a vote.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 02:45 pm
The Town of Niagara Police Department recently conducted a seatbelt safety check (Buckle-Up New York) expanded enforcement period funded by a grant by the governor's traffic safety committee.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 02:45 pm
The Adams Volunteer Fire Co. has announced the establishment of its website - www.Adamsfireco.com.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 02:40 pm
The annual Wheatfield Family Picnic will have two new attractions this year. There will be a 24-foot high rock wall from the Niagara Climbing Center for those brave enough to test their climbing skills and martial arts demonstrations put on by students from the YI-DAN CHA GI Martial Arts and Kid Safe Center of Wheatfield.
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Sat, Apr 9th 2011 12:10 am
The Bergholz Fire Co. and Ladies Auxiliary will hold its monthly chowder and baked goods sale at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at the truck hall on Niagara Road.
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Sat, Apr 9th 2011 12:05 am
A Chiavetta's chicken barbecue will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 10 at St. Johnsburg Volunteer Fire Co., 7165 Ward Road, Wheatfield.
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Fri, Apr 8th 2011 11:55 pm
Direct Air, the first low-cost airline to offer flights out of Niagara Falls International Airport, announced two more destinations on Thursday, April 7, this time the airport's first ever international non-stop service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and to Nassau, Bahamas.
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Thu, Apr 7th 2011 05:50 pm
Abbagail's Law (S.164), sponsored by State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C, Newfane, was approved by a vote of 56-1 in the State Senate Monday afternoon.
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Thu, Apr 7th 2011 05:00 pm
This weekend, volunteer fire companies across New York state, including several in Niagara County, will hold informational and recruitment programs with the aim of expanding their membership ranks.
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Thu, Apr 7th 2011 04:20 pm
Residents had a chance this week to comment on planned redistricting to allow the Niagara County Legislature to be reduced from 19 to 15 members.
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Thu, Apr 7th 2011 04:00 pm
About 50 young people and more than 20 adults will be making a public statement of their beliefs as well as raising funds at the Project Future Kick-a-thon Against Drugs and Violence this Saturday.
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Thu, Apr 7th 2011 04:00 pm
For the sixth year in a row, students from Tuscarora Indian School were busy collecting pennies during the month of February for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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Thu, Apr 7th 2011 02:55 pm
The final proposed maps for Niagara County's 15 new County Legislature districts are now available for public review on Niagara County's website, www.niagaracounty.com.
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Fri, Apr 1st 2011 09:30 pm
District Director Barbara Diebold of North Tonawanda will give an insider's view of the state DAR organization and projects when the Niagara Falls Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, meets for a noon luncheon Saturday, April 2. The meeting will be held at the Del Fuego Steakhouse, 2990 Lockport-Olcott Road, Newfane.
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Thu, Mar 31st 2011 04:25 pm
Niagara Catholic High School's senior sociology students recently had a chance to explore Indian culture.
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Thu, Mar 31st 2011 04:20 pm
Saralyn Notaro Rietz, M.D. and her husband, Ralph Rietz, took first place honors at their first international regional competition at the Falls Premier Ball held in January in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
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Thu, Mar 31st 2011 04:15 pm
The 28.6 percent jump in population for Wheatfield in the latest census means a financial bonus for the town.
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Thu, Mar 31st 2011 04:00 pm
Robert E. Herman started Tuesday's Town of Niagara Town Board meeting as a councilman and ended it as the town's highway superintendent.
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Tue, Mar 29th 2011 05:30 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, is pleased to announce that clothing and footwear sold for less than $55 per item will be exempt from the state's 4-percent sales tax starting Friday, April 1.
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Tue, Mar 29th 2011 03:45 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education will hold an open board meeting session at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30.
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Sat, Mar 26th 2011 06:00 am
Orders are being taken until Thursday, March 31, for the Easter floral sale at the Niagara Floral Center and Greenhouse at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara.
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Sat, Mar 26th 2011 06:00 am
Western Door Paranormal will present an evening of ghostly fun at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at the Lewiston Opera Hall, 732 Center St., Lewiston.
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Fri, Mar 25th 2011 05:30 pm
Members of the Sanborn Area Historical Society basket committee, shown above, are getting ready for their eighth annual Antique Show and Sale. In the photo, from left, are Linda Jackson, Paul Jackson, Bonnie Haskell, Lynn Hoffman, Hilda Snyder, Valerie Dumpleton, Glenn Wienke and Chairman Jane Schultz.
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Fri, Mar 25th 2011 05:25 pm
"The year 2012 will be an exciting year for our town and its residents," Town of Niagara Supervisor Steve Richards promises.
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