Thu, Sep 2nd 2010 03:00 pm
Some Niagara-Wheatfield residents are wondering how, in these tight economic times for schools, the Board of Education can be putting to a vote an $11 million capital project that includes more than $4 million in safety updates and the rest in Greenway plans to create and improve recreational opportunities for students and the community.
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Thu, Sep 2nd 2010 02:40 pm
Primaries tend to pass by without much attention or voter turnout, unless a major state or national office is in contention.
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Thu, Sep 2nd 2010 02:00 pm
Wheatfield resident Leatta Broeker gets some assistance from Mike Carney, Republican deputy commissioner from the Niagara County Board of Elections, learning about the new voting machines.
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Thu, Sep 2nd 2010 02:00 pm
Wednesday, Sept. 8, will be the first day of school in the Niagara-Wheatfield School District.
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Thu, Aug 26th 2010 12:10 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education approved the 2010-11 school tax rate at its meeting last week.
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Thu, Aug 26th 2010 12:10 pm
After a night of thunder, lightning and rain, the sun shone brightly the morning of Friday, Aug. 20, as the Legion Riders began their trek to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.
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Thu, Aug 26th 2010 12:00 pm
The place for Wheatfield families to be this weekend is Fairmount Park. After a year's hiatus, the Wheatfield Family Picnic is back on Saturday, Aug. 28.
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Thu, Aug 26th 2010 12:00 pm
The days of unlimited pet ownership in Wheatfield are over.
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Thu, Aug 26th 2010 12:00 pm
The charity auction and raffles at the recent Precious Plate and Precision Process family picnic at the Wheatfield Lions Club Five Senses Nature will benefit the grassroots Tonawanda charity called Jammies for GIs.
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Thu, Aug 26th 2010 12:00 pm
After taking a year off for "family and farm," Traci and Patrick Garland have again turned an eight-acre cornfield in Wheatfield into The MAiZE.
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Thu, Aug 19th 2010 12:00 pm
The Town of Niagara has a new employee, who come November is expected to be sniffing out drugs as a member of the police department.
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Thu, Aug 19th 2010 12:00 pm
The Town of Niagara Town Board on Tuesday decided against offering the New York State and Local Retirement System Incentive to its employees.
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Thu, Aug 19th 2010 12:00 pm
Niagara-Wheatfield School District officials are beaming about test scores theses days.
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Thu, Aug 19th 2010 12:00 pm
Last weekend, Aug. 13 to 15, marked the third annual Smokin' Eagles International Barbecue, newly located near the Erie Canal Fest in North Tonawanda.
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Thu, Aug 19th 2010 12:00 pm
On Friday, Aug. 20, members of the Wheatfield Post American Legion Riders will escort Cheryl Lepsch of Jammies for GIs and a 24-foot Penske truck loaded with clothing and personal items directly to wounded troops at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.
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Thu, Aug 19th 2010 12:00 pm
For a third straight year, the Hunters Hope Foundation will hold an Every Step Walk, to promote universal health screening for newborns. And, for a third straight year, Niagara County's Federal Credit Union will be a sponsor, along with other Western New York credit unions.
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Thu, Aug 19th 2010 12:00 pm
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 03:15 pm
Comfort, warmth and love are being sent out into the world thanks to the talented fingers of a small group of women at Crestwood Commons senior housing in Wheatfield.
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 03:00 pm
Niagara County residents will have an opportunity to shape improvements at Bond Lake Park in the Town of Lewiston by taking an online survey set up by Niagara County Parks and Recreation.
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 03:00 pm
The Niagara River Anglers Association will be hosting its annual walleye contest from sunrise until 2 p.m. Saturday Aug. 28, at Fort Niagara in Youngstown.
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 01:45 pm
The Town of Niagara Recreation Awards Banquet was held last week.
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 01:00 pm
An attempt by Wheatfield Supervisor Bob Cliffe to fulfill a promise to work for term limits for the supervisor fell flat at Monday's meeting when the Town Board failed to second his motion.
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Thu, Aug 12th 2010 01:00 pm
The Mediterranean Festival celebrated Middle Eastern culture once again over the weekend.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:50 pm
The Lewiston/Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club is sponsoring its first Art of Ribs festival on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 15, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in conjunction with the 44th annual Lewiston Art Festival.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:25 pm
Are you getting it yet? You know, that question from the kids that often pops up midway through summer and a few weeks before school begins.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:25 pm
The early evening sky is becoming a very busy place. Through Aug. 20, Venus, Mars and Saturn will align in what is believed to be the same triangular grouping that formed the Star of Bethlehem. This grouping is known as a triple conjunction.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:00 pm
In four hours, nine tons of electronics and 1,000 pounds of clothing were gathered from 140 participants in Niagara County's electronics and clothing collection event on Saturday outside the South Wilson Fire Department.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:00 pm
A robber, wearing a stocking mask, jumped over the counter, pushed tellers aside and took an undetermined amount of cash on Monday morning at the M&T bank on Military Road, near Niagara Falls Boulevard.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:00 pm
Friday, Aug. 20, is the registration cutoff date for guaranteeing Niagara-Wheatfield bus service for the first day of school on Wednesday, Sept. 8.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:00 pm
The Bergholz German Band attracted a large and appreciative crowd to the Lewiston gazebo on July 30 for one of the Lewiston Council on the Arts' international concerts.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:00 pm
The barbecue, the music and the competition will be hot Aug. 13 to 15 as the annual Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival sets up in its new location near the Erie Canal in the Tonawandas.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:00 pm
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Niagara County Sheriff's Office continue to investigate the crash of a Cessna 185 on Sunday afternoon in the Town of Wilson that injured six people.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 01:00 pm
The Brickyard Pub & BBQ, 432 Center St., Lewiston, is hosting the 13th annual Celebrity Bartending Night from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, to benefit the Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation.
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Thu, Aug 5th 2010 09:00 am
More than 245 concerned citizens filed into the Wheatfield Community/Senior Center on Monday, July 26, to hear gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino speak on his platform.
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Sat, Jul 31st 2010 09:05 am
Lewiston's largest celebration of the arts returns Saturday, Aug. 14, and Sunday, Aug. 15, for its 44th year. The Lewiston Art Festival, a landmark event of the Lewiston Council on the Arts, brings together far more than just area residents. It brings together Western New Yorkers and visitors from Southern Ontario and beyond. It also brings together the visual arts, literature and music in one weekend.
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Sat, Jul 31st 2010 09:00 am
Niagara County Department of Health Deputy Director Victoria Pearson reported this week that a pool of mosquitoes in Erie County has tested positive for West Nile Virus, and she reminds all residents in Niagara County to take extra measures to protect themselves from the potentially serious illness.
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Thu, Jul 29th 2010 09:00 am
When it comes to dogs and cats, how many are too many for pet lovers to have in their homes?
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Thu, Jul 29th 2010 08:35 am
Amy Hope Witryol of Lewiston has announced her candidacy for the New York State Senate in the 62nd District, which encompasses Niagara County, Orleans County and western Monroe County.
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Thu, Jul 29th 2010 08:00 am
Niagara County leaders and officials of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority welcomed a very special flight into Niagara Falls International Airport on July 23.
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Thu, Jul 29th 2010 08:00 am
Thirty-five Scouts and adult leaders from Germany wrapped up a successful 12-day visit to Western New York on July 20.
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