Fri, Oct 24th 2025 07:00 am
It's that time of year that our kids love. The holidays. The first one being Halloween next week. It's always a good time to remind all of you about traffic and costume safety, which can help make it safe for all the trick-or-treaters and the driving public.
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Fri, Oct 24th 2025 07:00 am
The Town of Wheatfield 2026 budget is shaping up as officials make a few tweaks to the preliminary budget, set to be spoken on by residents in a public hearing at 6:50 p.m. Nov. 3 in Wheatfield Town Hall.
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Thu, Oct 23rd 2025 11:10 am
The Town of Niagara, the Town of Niagara Lions Club, and the Town of Niagara Helping Hands are joining together to honor veterans at a ceremony and luncheon at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Memorial Community Park, 7000 Joe Rotella Way. A buffet lunch will follow in the Calvin K. Richards Community Center. All veterans are invited to attend.
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Wed, Oct 22nd 2025 06:55 pm
Starting Wednesday, Oct. 22, customers can help Wegmans Food Markets "Feed it Forward" during the companywide "Check Out Hunger" scan campaign. Through Nov. 29, customers can donate $1, $2, $3, $5, or any amount at checkout, with 100% of the proceeds going to each store's local food bank.
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Wed, Oct 22nd 2025 06:55 pm
Notice to interested voters in Niagara County from the election commissioners:
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Fri, Oct 10th 2025 08:00 am
The tentative budget has been presented to the Town of Wheatfield Town Board by Supervisor Don MacSwan.
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Fri, Oct 3rd 2025 02:35 pm
Get in the Halloween spirit by nominating your house, or nominating another house, for North Tonawanda's first Halloween decorating contest, sponsored by the Office of Mayor Austin Tylec, in conjunction with the Department of Parks & Recreation. Only homes located in North Tonawanda will be considered for this communitywide contest.
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Tue, Sep 30th 2025 03:55 pm
Scott Brauer, a manufacturing teacher from Sanborn, was named a winner of the 2025 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, winning $15,000 for himself and $35,000 for his school's program.
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Mon, Sep 29th 2025 04:50 pm
The West Herr Riviera Theatre proudly announces The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, performing live at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2026. Tickets are available at https://rivieratheatre.org/event/glenn-miller-orchestra/.
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Fri, Sep 26th 2025 07:55 am
Matt Montalbo and Aimee Haensly, of Drescher & Malecki LLP, presented the Town of Wheatfield with its 2024 audit at the regular business meeting on Sept. 8.
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Fri, Sep 26th 2025 07:55 am
Town of Niagara Supervisor Sylvia Virtuoso said at Tuesday's budget meeting that taxes may have to be raised over the 2% tax cap in order to provide residents with the services they need and expect. The municipality is faced with the need for two plow trucks and a ladder fire truck, and dealing with increasing health insurance costs.
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Thu, Sep 25th 2025 03:30 am
The Town of Wheatfield Lions Club invites seniors to come to its clubhouse at 6535 Ward Road (next door to the American Legion) for a free pancakes and sausage breakfast (including coffee, orange juice, and milk) from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 26.
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Fri, Sep 19th 2025 07:55 am
Due diligence is being attended to in the Town of Niagara where the legal steps to demolish a structure have been put in motion.
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Fri, Sep 12th 2025 07:55 am
My favorite season of all is fall! Mostly for the temperatures and beautiful colors!
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Wed, Sep 10th 2025 07:35 pm
Great Place To Work and Fortune magazine have ranked Wegmans Food Markets Inc. No. 1 on the 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail List. This award is based on analysis of survey responses from over 87,000 employees at Great Place To Work Certified companies in the retail industry.
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Fri, Sep 5th 2025 08:00 am
The Town of Niagara is proud to introduce its new town logo design.
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Thu, Sep 4th 2025 01:50 pm
Over 3,500 SUNY Niagara students started classes this week, 11% more than attended the college at the beginning of the fall 2024 semester. Enrollment has increased this year at both the Sanborn campus and the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute (NFCI).
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Fri, Aug 29th 2025 08:05 am
Fichte, Endl and Elmer Eye Care is celebrating its 20,000th patient at the company's Ambulatory Surgery Center of Niagara at 6500 Porter Road, Niagara Falls. The milestone day occurred in June, and the patient who captured that record is Dawn Dominguez of Lewiston.
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Fri, Aug 29th 2025 08:00 am
Chick-fil-A Inc. has picked Aaron Hord, a lifelong Western New Yorker, to be the operator of the new restaurant under construction on Niagara Falls Boulevard and the I-190 in Niagara Falls.
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Thu, Aug 28th 2025 12:15 pm
Niagara County Niagara County Legislator Christopher McKimmie announced he is sponsoring a veteran resource fair at LaSalle American Legion Post No. 1142, 8643 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10. The fair will unite veteran service organizations, government agencies, and community partners to provide a one-stop shop for local veterans.
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Wed, Aug 27th 2025 08:45 am
The Niagara County Department of Health (NCDOH) is reminding families that the new school year is approaching. It is offering immunization clinics to help students residing in Niagara County meet New York State Department of Health requirements. Ensuring all students are up to date on their vaccinations is crucial for the health and safety of our community, protecting students, staff and families from vaccine-preventable diseases.
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Mon, Aug 25th 2025 02:00 pm
The Town of Wheatfield Lions Club honored and highlighted Western New York service clubs by providing a steak dinner and a public forum on Aug. 21 to showcase their accomplishments and upcoming service projects.
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Fri, Aug 22nd 2025 08:00 am
A new logo representing the Town of Niagara is now official, as Town Board members voted unanimously for the change at Tuesday's regular business meeting.
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Thu, Aug 14th 2025 01:40 pm
As the summer season winds down, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office is once again teaming up with law enforcement agencies across the region for a focused enforcement effort regarding impaired driving.
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Fri, Aug 8th 2025 07:00 am
The fourth Frank J. Gaffney Purple Heart recognition ceremony saw over a hundred spectators on hand outside the Niagara County Courthouse on Sunday. The American Legion Band of the Tonawandas performed, and 89 new names were added to the memorial monument in Lockport. There are now 557 named honorees carved in stone around the flagpoles next to the courthouse.
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Fri, Aug 8th 2025 07:00 am
At its regular business meeting, the Town of Wheatfield approved spending $9,300 with Wendel Engineering for its lead service line inventory work.
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Thu, Aug 7th 2025 11:15 am
Speed wins hydroplane races.
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Mon, Aug 4th 2025 10:15 am
After years of disciplined budgeting and reform, the City of North Tonawanda has achieved a major financial milestone: Moody's Investors Service has officially upgraded the city's credit rating from A3 back to A2, restoring its pre-2020 status and signaling renewed confidence in North Tonawanda's financial stability, long-term planning, and economic outlook.
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Fri, Aug 1st 2025 11:00 am
Painters Plus is proud to announce the launch of its 15th annual Project HOPE (Helping Others Paint Exteriors), a charitable initiative that provides a free exterior paint job to a deserving North Tonawanda homeowner in need.
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Fri, Aug 1st 2025 07:00 am
A popular new restaurant is set to open sometime within the next few months on Niagara Falls Boulevard, close to the I-190 in Niagara Falls.
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Tue, Jul 29th 2025 02:20 pm
The Niagara County Department of Employment and Training will hold its next career fair on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at Day Road Park in Lockport. Director of Employment and Training Don Jablonski said more than 70 companies have signed up to participate. The career fair is open to everyone, and no appointments or preregistration are necessary.
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Fri, Jul 25th 2025 07:00 am
The City of Niagara Falls has a new, 1.75-mile path by Buffalo Avenue for walking, biking and jogging. The area begins at LaSalle Waterfront Park. It connects to the Niagara River Shoreline Trail, as the pathway takes users through the LaSalle neighborhood, onto a paved pathway along the LaSalle Expressway, and links with Cayuga Road to the rest of the trail.
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Thu, Jul 24th 2025 01:40 pm
The Town of Wheatfield Lions hosted a picnic for the visually impaired on Sunday at Five Senses Nature Park. About 100 people attended the annual event.
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Mon, Jul 21st 2025 07:00 am
The Project 308 Gallery proudly presents the 10th annual Oliver Street Art Festival, set to take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, on Oliver Street, between Schenck and Robinson streets, in North Tonawanda.
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Fri, Jul 18th 2025 11:00 am
The Town of Niagara may look a little more environmentally friendly after its next board Town Board meeting when a public hearing will be opened to discuss the issue of incentives for developers using "green building" standards.
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Tue, Jul 15th 2025 01:05 pm
Residents by Nash Road seemed largely not convinced by a demonstration of "training bikes" in the parking lot of Wheatfield Town Hall staged Wednesday, July 9. The presentation was offered to alleviate fears of noise in the neighborhood coming from a motorcycle training academy.
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Mon, Jul 14th 2025 01:25 pm
A new era of community giving rolls into action with the grand-opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at Pantry 383's mobile food pantry from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday, July 21, at its standing location at 383 Oliver St.
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Fri, Jul 11th 2025 11:00 am
The Town of Wheatfield Water and Sewer Department has a new set of eligibility requirements regarding lead from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Fri, Jul 11th 2025 07:00 am
The Town of Niagara marked the Fourth of July with its annual "Music Mania Mondays" celebration on Saturday at Veteran's Community Memorial Park.
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Mon, Jul 7th 2025 11:20 am
Senior Airman Ryan McAvoy was recently awarded the 2025 Merrell Lane Memorial Aviation Scholarship during a ceremony hosted by the Niagara Military Affairs Council. The award was presented by former NIMAC Chairman John Cooper Sr. and current Chairman Michael Zimmerman.
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