Fri, May 16th 2025 11:00 am
The Lewiston Smelt Festival returns to Academy Park on Friday, May 23, serving up the River Region's favorite fried fish from 6 p.m. This much-loved community celebration, hosted by the Upward Niagara Chamber of Commerce, promises a fun-filled evening of food, music and local flavor.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 11:00 am
The Lewiston Senior Center hosted a grand birthday party on Tuesday for a grand group of members: 100-year-old Nita Lawson, Althea Montgomery and Delores Strenkowski; 90-year-old Jean Taylor; and 80-year-old Ralph Abate, Jorge Campos, Chong Friend and Diana Paonessa.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 07:00 am
What generations of St. Peter R.C. School students once knew as their cafeteria/rolling skating party room is now home to a library, tech hub, STREAM labs, a robotic playground ... and a stack of academic trophies.
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Mon, May 12th 2025 11:10 pm
On Monday, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced a nearly $12 million project to improve and expand the visitor experience at Earl W. Brydges Artpark State Park is complete. Upgrades include a new connector trail, entrance features and parking improvements meant to improve traffic flow for events and better connect the park with the trails and amenities of the Lower Niagara River.
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Fri, May 9th 2025 08:35 am
The Frontier House has been closed for more than 20 years, but that's about to change. Lewiston's crown jewel is expected to reopen to the public in June.
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Fri, May 9th 2025 08:30 am
Acclaimed Billy Club culinarians Daniel Hagen and Jake Strawser are bringing their best to Fairbanks - the new Lewiston restaurant they plan to open mid-June inside the Frontier House on Center Street.
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Fri, May 9th 2025 07:00 am
Plans to install a playground within Clyde L. Burmaster Park in the Town of Lewiston continue, as the Niagara County Legislature gets ready to vote at its May 6 meeting on whether to increase funding for the project.
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Mon, May 5th 2025 11:15 am
The Town of Lewiston recently shared the following via its social media:
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Mon, May 5th 2025 11:05 am
Artpark & Company is honored to present its annual Strawberry Moon Festival on Saturday, June 21. This free event, held noon to 4 p.m. in the lower park (South Fourth Street entrance), features a vibrant and immersive afternoon of music, dance, storytelling, cultural teachings, workshops and Indigenous artistry.
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Fri, May 2nd 2025 11:00 am
Just like Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls of the late-1990s, Apple Granny is starting a second "-peat." The Lewiston restaurant was named WNY's Best Fish Fry by Tribune/Sentinel • Dispatch readers, winning its second consecutive title. Apple Granny four-peated as champion from 2018-21.
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Fri, May 2nd 2025 07:00 am
The Lewiston Council on the Arts has a full schedule of free programs, classes, concerts and events that will light up the lovely, long days that lie ahead.
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Tue, Apr 29th 2025 01:25 pm
On the ancestral lands of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, history is being made Friday, June 20.
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Mon, Apr 28th 2025 12:25 pm
The Lewiston Community Lions Club would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the individual community members, as well as the following groups, for participating in Saturday's Earth Day clean-up: the Historical Association of Lewiston, Niagara University Key Club, Lewiston Scouts 855, Lew-Port Builders Club, Burns for Town Clerk, and Girl Scouts Troop 72523.
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Mon, Apr 28th 2025 10:25 am
Grace Potter will perform at the Artpark Amphitheater in Lewiston at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19, with special guest Johnnyswim. This concert is presented by Artpark.
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Fri, Apr 25th 2025 11:00 am
Next weekend, the merchant collective will present "Give Mom Lewiston." The pre-Mother's Day event runs from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4.
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Fri, Apr 25th 2025 10:55 am
Trustees in the Village of Lewiston voted Monday to approve the following events:
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Fri, Apr 25th 2025 07:00 am
Life in northern Niagara is slowly returning to normal this week following a minor traffic accident that recently shut down the Ransomville Rite Aid.
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Thu, Apr 24th 2025 04:50 pm
The Niagara County Department of Health confirmed a rabid bat on Swann Road, in the Town of Lewiston, on April 24.
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Thu, Apr 24th 2025 12:20 pm
Artpark is thrilled to host local Buffalo musician and composer Moshe Shulman, for his world premiere of "Beyond Buffalo A Celebration of Multiculturalism in Music and Dance" at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, at Artpark's Emerald Grove Stage (lower park/South Fourth Street entrance).
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Thu, Apr 24th 2025 11:10 am
Artpark, the 150-acre New York state park and celebrated cultural institution atop the Niagara Gorge, is beginning another summer full of exciting performances, festivals and encounters with art and nature.
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Tue, Apr 22nd 2025 10:15 am
Cypress Hill & Atmosphere, "Dank Daze of Summer Tour," is coming to the Artpark Amphitheater at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, with special guests Lupe Fiasco and The Pharcyde.
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Fri, Apr 18th 2025 11:00 am
When a sandwich is as good as The Silo Restaurant's "Haystack," customers should be able to enjoy it more than just five months a year.
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Thu, Apr 17th 2025 02:05 pm
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this performance of "CoComelon: Sing-A-Long LIVE" at Artpark on May 18 has been postponed until 2 p.m. Sept. 27. All tickets will be moved to the rescheduled date.
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Thu, Apr 17th 2025 10:30 am
Youngstown Business and Professional Association members received updates on a number of local interest items at their spring dinner meeting held April 8 at the Youngstown Yacht Club.
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Thu, Apr 17th 2025 10:00 am
Spring is here! Clean out your old electronics and bring them to the e-waste recycling collection event Saturday, May 3, hosted by the Town of Lewiston and Modern Disposal, in partnership with Sunnking.
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Wed, Apr 16th 2025 01:40 pm
Artpark's Cirque Festival will feature internationally acclaimed cirque troupe FLIP Fabrique and additional performers throughout Artpark's lower park (South Fourth Street entrance) from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17. This fun-for-all-ages festival combines multiple cirque performers and performances that Artpark fans have come to experience and love each summer in Lewiston.
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Wed, Apr 16th 2025 10:55 am
As part of Artpark's rich history of delivering opera to the region, "The Flying Dutchman" will be performed in the Mainstage Theater at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13.
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Mon, Apr 14th 2025 11:30 am
Get ready for an evening of sidesplitting laughter as Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood - the dynamic duo from TV's "Whose Line is it Anyway?" - take the stage in a one-night-only, uproarious live show. Catch "Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Asking for Trouble" inside the Artpark Mainstage Theater at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30.
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Mon, Apr 14th 2025 11:05 am
Grammy Award-winning Latin pop-rock star Juanes will perform in the Artpark Amphitheater at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10. This concert is presented by Gate 52 & Artpark.
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Fri, Apr 11th 2025 11:00 am
Renovations along the Lewiston waterfront took a big step toward completion last week with the addition of a grinder at the fish station, and the opening of a new steel staircase leading from the park to the boat launch.
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Thu, Apr 10th 2025 11:00 am
Trustees in the Village of Lewiston voted Monday to approve the fiscal year 2025-26 budget of $5,269,972, and set the tax rate at $8.354858 per $1,000 of assessed property valuation.
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Thu, Apr 10th 2025 07:00 am
The Village of Lewiston's oldest and most historic church will host four special services during Holy Week.
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Wed, Apr 9th 2025 07:00 pm
The Lewiston Community Lions are excited to host our fourth annual Village Clean-Up Day - and we'd love for you to be part of it!
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Tue, Apr 8th 2025 01:05 pm
Lucy Dacus will headline the Artpark Mainstage Theater at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, with special guest Jay Som. This concert is presented by Live Nation & Artpark.
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Mon, Apr 7th 2025 01:50 pm
Come one, come all to a good, old-fashioned Easter egg hunt to be held at Fort Niagara State Park at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 19. Sponsored annually by the Youngstown Lions Club, this year's event once again invites all local children ages 1 through 10 to bring their Easter baskets for a delightful time searching for Easter surprises from the Easter Bunny and Youngstown Lion.
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Mon, Apr 7th 2025 01:50 pm
Old Fort Niagara commemorates 'shot heard round the world'
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Thu, Apr 3rd 2025 07:00 am
What does it matter that it's 32 degrees outside, and a workday, when Hibbard's Original Frozen Custard is open for the season!
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Wed, Apr 2nd 2025 08:15 pm
The Jack Beatty Memorial Hospice Cruise and Clambake is back for its 23rd year, scheduled for Friday, July 11, at the historic Youngstown Yacht Club, come rain or shine. The longtime fundraiser benefits Niagara Hospice and, since inception, has raised over $670,000 for the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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Mon, Mar 31st 2025 12:10 pm
Fitz and The Tantrums' "Man On The Moon Tour" is coming to the Artpark Amphitheater at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, with special guest Neal Francis. This concert is presented by Artpark.
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Mon, Mar 31st 2025 11:50 am
UB40 will bring "The Relentless Tour" to the Artpark Amphitheater in Lewiston on Friday, Aug. 29, with special guest Inner Circle. The show begin at 7 p.m.
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