Thu, Jan 13th 2011 09:00 pm
The Niagara County Community College Art Gallery and arts and media division will present "Fabric of War; Papermaking and Printmaking as Social Engagement" from Jan. 27 to Feb. 26 in the gallery on the Sanborn campus.
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Thu, Jan 13th 2011 07:20 am
Classes will begin in February for the Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District's Continuing/Community Adult Education Program. The program has grown since its inception last year, with 90 course offerings this session, compared to 47 during the fall.
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Thu, Jan 13th 2011 07:00 am
Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, announced Nov. 24 that Niagara County Community College has been approved for a grant of $10,000 to support "Fibers and Content: Papermaking and Printmaking as Social Engagement."
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Thu, Jan 13th 2011 07:00 am
The Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education continued budget preparations at its Jan. 5 meeting with reports on possible cuts from its elementary schools.
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Thu, Jan 13th 2011 07:00 am
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will begin offering a free docent tour to the public on the third Saturday of the month. The first tour is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 15, at 2 p.m.
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Thu, Jan 6th 2011 10:00 am
The Niagara County Community College Professional Development Committee will hold Professional Development Days for faculty at the college this month.
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Thu, Jan 6th 2011 10:00 am
For this year's Christmas project, the students of St. Peter's Lutheran School, Sanborn, decided they wanted to help those in the local area. Each class collected personal care items, such as soap, shampoo and washcloths, which were sorted and put into men's and women's cloth carrying bags made by staff members. They were taken to local shelters to help those in need.
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Wed, Jan 5th 2011 11:00 am
The Kaegebein Playground Committee has announced that it will hold its second fundraiser for the establishment of a new playground at the school. A Chiavetta's chicken barbecue will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, at the school, located at 1690 Love Road.
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Tue, Jan 4th 2011 03:40 pm
Niagara University will host its first-ever First Responders Appreciation Day on Sunday, Jan. 9. As part of the celebration, all local police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians are being offered two complimentary tickets to the men's basketball game that afternoon (2 p.m.) between the Purple Eagles and MAAC rival Siena.
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Tue, Jan 4th 2011 03:00 pm
"The Best of NU," an all-new set of classes that enlists Niagara University's top professors to present their best two hours on a topic that they would love to teach, highlights the university's winter/spring 2011 schedule of continuing education courses.
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Fri, Dec 31st 2010 11:00 am
This year, for a special holiday treat, the Veronica E. Connor Middle School PTA funded the production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," presented by the Hampstead Stage Theatre Company of New Hampshire. This two-actor traveling show portrayed the traditional story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his interaction with the Cratchit family, as well as the ghosts that change Scrooge's views on others one Christmas Eve.
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Fri, Dec 31st 2010 11:00 am
Two fundraising events at Island schools are scheduled for 2011.
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Fri, Dec 31st 2010 10:20 am
Niagara University's Family Business Center will hold an eighth anniversary celebration and awards reception on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, at Rich's Renaissance, One Robert Rich Way, Buffalo.
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Fri, Dec 31st 2010 10:00 am
Members of the Lewiston Dance Center were busy over the holidays, taking part in the Village of Lewiston Christmas tree lighting - where students danced outdoors in the falling snow - and performing at the Niagara Falls Fireman's Fund Telethon.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2010 12:35 pm
Santa Claus visits with children at the Town of Porter Story Hour earlier this month at one of two pre-Christmas party gatherings held at the Youngstown Free Library.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2010 12:35 pm
In an effort to reach as many families in the community as possible, regardless of their economic situation, the Kids Count After School Enrichment Program held at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown will lower its rates to $2 per child per day. The new rates will take effect on Jan. 3, 2011.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2010 12:00 pm
As she does each year, Grand Island Town Councilwoman Mary Cooke returned to the town's coffers her medical care bonus, which the town offers to those who decline the town's coverage.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2010 12:00 pm
The Lewiston Public Library, 305 S. Eighth St., in the Village of Lewiston, announces the following programs, events and activities for the month of January 2011.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2010 12:00 pm
Richard A. Zachary II, formerly of Ransomville, was among 34 who graduated from the Missouri Southern Law Enforcement Academy at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo., on Dec. 16. Zachary attended the full-time, 18-week course during the day and worked full time at night at the Jasper County Sheriff's Department.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2010 12:00 pm
Sacred Heart Villa School in Lewiston announces the following students have been named to its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2010-11 academic year.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 12:00 pm
Tina Seager's first-grade class greets a special visitor to Colonial Village Elementary School. The children had a photo taken with Santa and received a holiday gift from the Colonial Village Parent-Teacher & Community Group. (photos by Marc Carpenter)
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 12:00 pm
Niagara Charter School's second-grade classes recently exchanged gifts, song and smiles with the residents of Woodlands Senior Village in Wheatfield.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 12:00 pm
Students from Grand Island High School gave back to their community Tuesday by lending a hand to the Grand Island Neighbors Foundation Christmas food drive.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 12:00 pm
It's a win-win situation when middle schoolers and elementary students can team up to benefit their larger community.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 12:00 pm
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 11:00 am
The high honor, honor and merit rolls for the first marking period at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School have been announced.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 01:00 pm
DiMino's Lewiston Tops has announced the winners of its 2010 Christmas Coloring Contest. Sponsored in part by Niagara Frontier Publications, a variety of prizes were awarded to the top four winners in three age groups.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 01:00 pm
Students from the Lewiston Dance Center have been very busy this holiday season. The studio is involved in a number of community activities with its newly established Dance Performance Group.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 10:00 am
On Saturday, Dec. 4, West Street Elementary School held its second annual Breakfast with Santa.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
Robert H. Healy, a 30-year member of the U.S. Air Force, has been named veterans services coordinator at Niagara University.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
Time to Dance studio's annual Christmas show and basket auction will be held Saturday, Dec. 18, at the Niagara Falls High School Performing Arts Center, 4455 Porter Road, Niagara Falls.
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Wed, Dec 15th 2010 01:30 pm
Lewiston-Porter Middle School announces the following students have been named to its high honor, honor and merit rolls for the first quarter of the 2010-11 academic year.
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Tue, Dec 14th 2010 03:00 pm
ReNU Niagara, a community outreach program of Niagara University, is adding to its repertoire of programs thanks to a $27,374 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo. The grant will enable ReNU Niagara and its community partners, the Niagara Falls Housing Authority, Sustainable Earth Solutions and Niagara Falls Weed and Seed, to implement a GreenRoots Leadership Development Program aimed at building a youth and adult sustainable resident leadership base in Niagara Falls to help reduce existing demographic disparities.
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Sat, Dec 11th 2010 03:10 pm
Niagara University's recreation department is now accepting registrations for its Winter Wonderland Youth Camp, which will be held Dec. 27 to 31 at the university's Kiernan Center.
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Sat, Dec 11th 2010 03:10 pm
The 265 pre-K through fifth grade students at W.H. Stevenson Elementary School in Ransomville recently had the unique opportunity of throwing pies at their principal as their reward for exceeding reading goals during this fall's Parents As Reading Partners program.
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Sat, Dec 11th 2010 03:00 pm
Customers looking to pick up some holiday baked goods on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Mangia Cafe & Bakery in Lewiston were treated to a few hours of Christmas caroling, courtesy of six Niagara University theater majors. Niagara's University's radio station, WNIA, was also on hand, broadcasting live from the café.
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Thu, Dec 9th 2010 04:00 pm
It's hard not to root for Adell Hoover-Wizner.
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Thu, Dec 9th 2010 01:00 pm
Advent is a time of giving during the four weeks before Christmas. At St. Christopher School, every student in grades pre-K to 8 has designed an angel that is displayed in the school's halls. These angels have a special meaning for each child.
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Wed, Dec 8th 2010 03:00 pm
Robert H. Healy, a 30-year member of the United States Air Force, has been named veterans services coordinator at Niagara University. In this role, Healy will be responsible for developing and implementing university strategy for increasing and retaining current and former military students and their family members, and developing relationships with local, regional and national military and veteran organizations to create recruiting support conduits.
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Tue, Dec 7th 2010 05:45 pm
Niagara University's recreation department is now accepting registrations for its "Winter Wonderland Youth Camp," which will be held Dec. 27-31 at the university's Kiernan Center. Geared toward children ages 6-12, campers will have the opportunity to spend the final week of 2010 participating in a number of exciting activities, including swimming, arts and crafts, games, and several winter-related activities.
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