Mon, May 9th 2011 11:40 am
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-Buffalo, today nominated Kathleen Wojtaszek-Gariano of Niagara Falls as a New York state "Woman of Distinction."
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Mon, May 9th 2011 11:35 am
Kinetic Kitchen and Bath, a seven-year old kitchen dealer in the Town of Niagara, has joined forces with Jim Fittante of Fittante Architecture, and Vic Battey of Adelchi Inc, an upscale building contractor. The trio will do business as The Kinetic Group.
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Sat, May 7th 2011 03:30 pm
With the announcement by Niagara Falls Democratic Party Chairman David Houghton that the committee has decided against endorsing incumbent Robert Anderson for re-election this year, city Republican Party Chairman Robert Krause is offering Anderson the support of the city's Republican committee. The Democratic committee decided to throw its support behind city council candidates Alicia Liable and Don Zambotti.
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Sat, May 7th 2011 03:05 pm
Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center announced last week a new bonding of faiths for the benefit of the Niagara County community. It reports organizers of the former Temple Beth Israel "Reverse Draw" dinner will now designate its proceeds to benefit Mount St. Mary's Hospital.
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Sat, May 7th 2011 03:05 pm
Plans are coming along nicely for Youngstown's newest grocery shopping addition - Melloni's Market Place - slated to open for business at 9 a.m. next Saturday, May 14, at 200 Lockport St., in the village.
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Sat, May 7th 2011 03:05 pm
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce will honor nine businesses and individuals at its annual Chamber Awards Gala, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the Niagara Falls Country Club in Lewiston. The evening is one of the chamber highlights of the year. It's held to celebrate the business community and those citizens who help contribute to the success of the region.
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Fri, May 6th 2011 04:15 pm
The 2011 Ride For Roswell, Western New York's largest one-day cycling event, will take place June 25. The event supports cancer research and patient care at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
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Fri, May 6th 2011 03:00 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto is pleased to announce that upcoming construction of a Seneca Street entrance ramp onto the Robert Moses Parkway is scheduled for completion prior to the season opening at Earl W. Brydges Artpark. The ramp will be used to mitigate traffic congestion following performances at the Artpark in the Village of Lewiston.
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Thu, May 5th 2011 02:20 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Niagara County's first state-designated stroke center, will hold a series of community events to promote stroke awareness and prevention in May.
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Thu, May 5th 2011 02:10 pm
State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C, Newfane, announced Tuesday that the State Senate will soon pass a resolution to establish a Select Committee on State-Native American Relations.
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Thu, May 5th 2011 01:45 pm
Community Missions of Niagara Frontier Inc. will present its annual Gospel Fest at 7 p.m. Friday, May 6, at First Assembly of God Church, 9750 Niagara Falls Blvd., Niagara Falls.
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Thu, May 5th 2011 10:45 am
Wowy-kazowy.
So said an onlooker peeking into the press kit detailing Artpark & Co.'s summer lineup. Over the course of almost five months, the performing arts venue will offer hitmaker after hitmaker after hitmaker, with headlining gigs by stars including Peter Frampton, Pat Benatar, Cheap Trick, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Ted Nugent, The Black Keys and O.A.R.
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Thu, May 5th 2011 12:15 am
The Wheatfield Republican Committee endorsed Kathryn Palka-Lance to run for the newly created 7th District seat in the downsized Niagara County Legislature.
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Wed, May 4th 2011 12:45 pm
The Niagara County Conservative Party will hold its annual fundraiser and gathering for members and supporters May 12 at Taboo in Lockport, Chairman Dan Weiss announced.
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Wed, May 4th 2011 12:25 pm
On Thursday, May 5, Niagara University and Opportunities Unlimited will host a very special art exhibit from 10 a.m. to noon in the Glynn Family Atrium of Bisgrove Hall. The exhibit is a reflection of work by the Artisans Unlimited participants from the Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara day habilitation programs throughout Niagara County.
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Wed, May 4th 2011 12:20 pm
Niagara County lawmakers unanimously urged Congress Tuesday night to reject pending legislation they said would eliminate the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area's share of federal homeland security funding and shift that money to places such as New York City.
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Tue, May 3rd 2011 05:45 pm
Union soldiers will man the ramparts of Old Fort Niagara during Civil War Weekend, May 14-15. The event will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War in April 1861. Featured will be a Civil War Encampment, rifled musket demonstrations and special tours of the fort that focus on its role from 1861-65.
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Tue, May 3rd 2011 02:25 pm
Niagara University theater studies junior Callie Bush, Class of 2012, has been awarded the sixth Tara Laurie Memorial Scholarship to assist with her NU theater program study abroad experience at Anglo-American University in London this summer. She is one of nine theater studies students who will travel to London this summer with Dr. Sharon Watkinson, chair of Niagara's department of theater and fine arts, and other NU students and faculty.
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Tue, May 3rd 2011 02:20 pm
This spring, the Niagara University Theatre Department honored nine persons who have for many years consistently aided the theater in its mission, according to Gregory Fletcher, director of Niagara University Theatre.
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Tue, May 3rd 2011 01:10 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, who has made economic development and job creation his top priorities since taking office, was pleased by the recent announcement of two initiatives that could lead to greater prosperity in Western New York.
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Tue, May 3rd 2011 01:05 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, and State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, met Monday with the governor's appointment secretary, Judge Leslie Leach, to discuss filling a current vacancy on the New York Power Authority's board of trustees with a Niagara County resident. The meeting was held in the governor's capitol office.
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Mon, May 2nd 2011 12:15 pm
Jamison R. Crawford, a Niagara University senior from Grand Island, was recently notified that a paper he presented at the 19th annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science on April 8 has been selected for a Best Paper Award by Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. As a result, Jamison's paper, one of only four undergraduate submissions chosen, will be published in the fall 2011 issue of Critique, a worldwide student journal of politics.
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Mon, May 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
Editor's Note: In this week's Sentinel we continue with our periodic feature -"Coming Home" - which profiles local residents who have returned to the area following time spent living in another locale. Readers with similar experiences are invited to contact the Sentinel at sentinel@wnypapers.com to be considered for future features.
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Mon, May 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
The Society of Chest Pain Centers announced last week that Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center has earned the designation as an accredited chest pain center, the first and only hospital in Niagara County with such a prestigious and medically important designation.
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Mon, May 2nd 2011 11:55 am
Supervisor Steve Reiter heard some interesting news regarding hazardous waste landfiller CWM Chemical Services at Monday's Lewiston Town Board regular meeting, and promised to look into it.
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Mon, May 2nd 2011 11:50 am
The Niagara County Conservative Party announced their endorsement of Niagara County Clerk Wayne F. Jagow, who is running for re-election based on his strong record standing up for conservative values in government.
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Thu, Apr 28th 2011 06:00 pm
Don't miss the third annual Lewiston Region Tour of Kitchens and Homes, taking place the weekend of June 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at six selected residences in the Lewiston and Youngstown areas.
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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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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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Wed, Apr 20th 2011 03:00 pm
The Miracle League began in the 1990s in Georgia as a baseball league for children with disabilities. The kids play on accessible fields and have special rules. The league now serves 200,000 children and young adults in 250 affiliate organizations throughout the world.
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Wed, Apr 20th 2011 02:45 pm
Spring has sprung and activities are in planning for the new Town of Lewiston Dog Park on the Artpark Plateau.
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Sat, Apr 16th 2011 09:45 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, announced Friday that vocal advocacy by state and local officials has secured additional time to ensure the preservation of the 1860's-era carriage house at DeVeaux Woods State Park in Niagara Falls. The property had been slated for demolition by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
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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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Fri, Apr 15th 2011 04:45 pm
After almost one year of evidence and one year following closing submissions on an appeal filed by the residents in the Village of Queenston challenging a Niagara Escarpment Commission decision that granted a development permit to construct a two-story building on the private dock in Queenston, the minister of natural resources has rendered a decision. The minister found the NEC's decision to grant the development permit was incorrect.
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Fri, Apr 15th 2011 09:00 am
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will host "The MEAD Party: An Art-Infused Celebration" on Friday, April 29, from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Fri, Apr 15th 2011 08:55 am
We live in an electronic age where kids are glued to the TV, their gaming systems, computer and their cell phone as they text away to their friends. Yet while they are engaged in these activities they are sedentary. Now more then ever, as obesity and type 2 diabetes is on the rise in our youth, children need to be encouraged to lead healthier and more active lives.
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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 03:35 pm
The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation will host 11 front-line staff members from America Tours based in the Czech Republic on Sunday, April 17.
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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 03:15 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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