Thu, Dec 24th 2015 07:00 am
Phyllis, a cute Shih-Tzu mix, has been adopted into a new, loving home. This comes after the drama of being abandoned at a shelter, rescued from euthanasia, having surgery at the Lewiston Animal Hospital, and then being chosen for a role in a film.
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Thu, Dec 24th 2015 07:00 am
Town Center Focus Group Chairwoman Melissa A. Germann informed Wheatfield residents at Monday's Town Board meeting that a survey would be released in early January on whether or not the town should consider building its own library.
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Thu, Dec 24th 2015 07:00 am
After a long career in local government, Town of Niagara Councilman Danny Sklarski is retiring as a public official.
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Thu, Dec 24th 2015 07:00 am
Increasing safety at Veterans Memorial Community Park was thoroughly discussed by Niagara's Town Board at its Dec. 17 meeting.
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Thu, Dec 24th 2015 07:00 am
After business was discussed, the Town of Niagara Town Board said goodbye to two of its councilmen: Danny Sklarski and Robert A. Clark.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 05:30 pm
Donations by Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center employees provided Christmas presents for 29 families served by the hospital's P3 Center for Teens, Moms and Kids.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 05:30 pm
Following months of anticipation, the community finally has a response from the state's Department of Environmental Conservation's Siting Board on CWM Chemical Services in Porter.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 03:20 pm
Iconic entertainer Brenda Lee dashes to the top of the charts with "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree" at No. 1 on Billboard's country streaming songs and hits the top 40 on the Billboard "Hot 100" for the first time since 1961.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 02:15 pm
NBC Sports' "Sunday Night Football" heads to TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis for the first time this Sunday, Dec. 27, when Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings (9-5, NFC North) host Eli Manning and the New York Giants (6-8, NFC East) at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 02:15 pm
Filmed in front of a live audience in Memphis, MercyMe's headlining performance on FOX News Radio's "Todd Starnes All-American Christmas Special" will broadcast this week on hundreds of FOX News Radio stations along with the entire American Family Radio network and the Bott Radio Network.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 02:00 pm
New York credit unions posted impressive third-quarter operating results despite economic challenges spawned by slower economic growth, according to the New York Credit Union Association's Third Quarter 2015 New York Credit Union Profile report.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 02:00 pm
Chris Musial, vice president and general manager of WBBZ-TV, has announced that, for the fourth year in a row, "Your Hometown Television Station" will air a holiday "Yule Log" from 8 p.m. Christmas Eve through 6 p.m. Christmas Day.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 02:00 pm
Following a health checkup at the North Pole, Santa's veterinarian has given the green light to Rudolph's red nose and the rest of the reindeer that will be traveling the world this Christmas Eve.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 12:30 pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released an inactive hazardous waste disposal site classification notice Monday regarding the landfill site on Nash Road in the Town of Wheatfield.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 12:15 pm
With piping bags in hand, residents and employees from The McGuire Group's Northgate Health Care Facility in Wheatfield put their carpentry skills to work, creating gingerbread houses.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 12:15 pm
Celebrate the start of 2016 like a true rock star! Hard Rock Niagara Falls USA will host its annual inside New Year's Eve party at 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 11:50 am
Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino is getting ready to throw the party of the year.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 10:35 am
The Mount St. Mary's Foundation has announced its officers for the 2016.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 10:10 am
The North Tonawanda Police Department is increasing police presence during Christmas and New Year's Eve with the help of state funds secured by state Sen. Rob Ortt earlier this year.
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Wed, Dec 23rd 2015 10:10 am
The Arts Services Initiative of Western New York recently presented Lewiston artist Michelle Marcotte an individual artist grant for Niagara County in the amount of $2,500.
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Tue, Dec 22nd 2015 03:30 pm
Goldfarb Financial presented City of Buffalo Animal Shelter with a $2,500 check for winning the inaugural "Goldfarb Holiday Giveaway."
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Tue, Dec 22nd 2015 02:00 pm
With winter cold setting in, the Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission has announced the opening of its new housing program at its Niagara Falls facility (1317 Portage Road).
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Tue, Dec 22nd 2015 01:45 pm
Residents in the Village of Lewiston will notice two significant changes in the new year.
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Tue, Dec 22nd 2015 01:20 pm
Singer, songwriter Taylor Swift is set to release the world premiere of her new music video, "Out of the Woods," during ABC's telecast of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016."
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Tue, Dec 22nd 2015 01:15 pm
Team members from PetSmart's Lockport store deliver stuffed animals to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's Child Advocacy Center of Niagara.
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Tue, Dec 22nd 2015 10:45 am
University at Buffalo mathematicians have received a $600,000 National Science Foundation grant to support an innovative collaboration between their department and companies in banking, security, aerospace technology and other fields.
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Tue, Dec 22nd 2015 10:45 am
The Niagara Region's leader in sports medicine and concussion management is making a special offer to athletes to celebrate the release of the Will Smith blockbuster movie "Concussion."
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Tue, Dec 22nd 2015 10:45 am
The OB/GYN Center at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announced Hannah Bailey, M.D., will be joining its staff as a full-time obstetrician/gynecologist.
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Tue, Dec 22nd 2015 10:00 am
A Niagara University graduate student from Fichtenberg, Germany, recently won a statewide photo contest for a selfie he took while riding the Maid of the Mist in August.
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Mon, Dec 21st 2015 05:20 pm
Standing outside of SolarCity's new solar panel manufacturing site currently under construction in Buffalo, Congressman Brian Higgins, D-NY-26, discussed the recently approved extension of the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and the impact it will have on Western New York.
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Mon, Dec 21st 2015 05:20 pm
NBC Sports presents the most-played rivalry in NHL history on New Year's Day, when P.K. Subban and the Montreal Canadiens battle Patrice Bergeron and the Boston Bruins in the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic from Gillette Stadium, home of the NFL's New England Patriots, at 1 p.m. Jan. 1 on NBC.
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Mon, Dec 21st 2015 02:00 pm
Education goes beyond academics at St. Peter's Roman Catholic School. Through a dress-down day where students paid $1, the school raised $200 for the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
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Mon, Dec 21st 2015 02:00 pm
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will be closed to the public during Niagara University's holiday break, Wednesday, Dec. 23, through Sunday, Jan. 3. The museum reopens with regular hours Tuesday, Jan. 5.
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Mon, Dec 21st 2015 02:00 pm
Niagara Jet Adventures in Youngstown invites area families for a special time with Santa Claus this Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the NJA marina complex on 555 Water St.
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Mon, Dec 21st 2015 01:00 pm
Whitetail deer guru Charlie Alsheimer returns to the Greater Niagara Fishing and Outdoor Expo's main stage, at The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls, 101 Old Falls St., on Jan. 23. Alsheimer, of Bath, will present a trilogy of deer and nature photography seminars.
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Mon, Dec 21st 2015 11:30 am
Bonavista Foods Inc.'s Ovid, New York, establishment is recalling approximately 4,338 pounds of cured pork products that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
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Mon, Dec 21st 2015 11:30 am
Women who report having periodontal disease are at greater risk for breast cancer, especially if they smoke or recently quit smoking, according to University at Buffalo research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention (CEBP), a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
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Mon, Dec 21st 2015 11:30 am
The Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy graduated its 60th class during a ceremony held Dec. 18 at Niagara University's Castellani Art Museum.
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Mon, Dec 21st 2015 11:30 am
Beginning this month, student loan borrowers have a new repayment option to consider, and it could lead to significant relief for an estimated 5 million borrowers.
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Mon, Dec 21st 2015 11:30 am
A holiday toy drive coordinated by Niagara University's Continuing Legal Education program proved so successful that Carol Howaart-Diez, CEO of the United Way of Greater Niagara, had to enlist the help of Lewiston attorney Karl Frankovitch to transport a second vehicle of toys to the organization's warehouse.
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