Sat, Jan 3rd 2015 08:10 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center greeted its first baby of 2015 at 2:03 p.m. Friday when Marissa Gillingham of Niagara Falls gave birth to a son, Brendan Alexander Mangel.
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Sat, Jan 3rd 2015 09:00 am
Lewiston Dance Center's Dance Team has wrapped up its performance season. Over the past weeks, the girls have entertained crowds throughout the Niagara County community. A final holiday performance took place at the Lewiston Family Ice Rink.
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Sat, Jan 3rd 2015 09:00 am
The winners of the annual DiMino's Lewiston Tops-Lewiston-Porter Sentinel Christmas coloring contest were introduced Dec. 20, with prizes awarded in the foyer of the Center Street store.
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Sat, Jan 3rd 2015 07:00 am
The Niagara County Sheriff's Office is continuing its investigations into a act of vandalism this week that defaced the recently updated Veterans Memorial at Youngstown's Veterans Park.
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Sat, Jan 3rd 2015 07:00 am
The Knights of Columbus will hold an all-you-can-eat farmers breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, at 755 Erie Ave., North Tonawanda.
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Sat, Jan 3rd 2015 07:00 am
Wheatfield Senior Citizens will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a lunch and variety show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 12. Tickets are required, with a deposit due Jan. 18, and a final payment Feb. 13.
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Fri, Jan 2nd 2015 01:55 pm
Wrapping up 2014, Youngstown Business and Professional Association Inc. President Cheryl Butera displays with pride a check for $2,225, awarded from the William G. Mayne Jr. Business/Community Enhancement Program.
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Fri, Jan 2nd 2015 01:55 pm
The Village of Lewiston Recreation Department is sponsoring a three-on-three boys basketball tournament Monday, Jan. 19, starting at 9 a.m. in the Red Brick Municipal Building gym, North Fourth and Onondaga streets.
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Fri, Jan 2nd 2015 01:30 pm
HARBORCENTER President John Koelmel and Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. President Tom Dee today announced plans for the 2015 HARBORCENTER Winterfest at Canalside, a three-day event that takes place Jan. 9-11 in the Canalside district, concurrent with the medal round of the IIHF Women's Under-18 World Championship at HARBORCENTER.
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Fri, Jan 2nd 2015 01:30 pm
Heart of Niagara Animal Rescue's third annual "Heart to Heart" fundraising event, "A Taste of The Niagara Region," continues to gain momentum and support from Western New York's restaurant and culinary community.
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Fri, Jan 2nd 2015 01:30 pm
You've seen them hit, juke, fall and fly ... but they've never moved like this before. Roller derby hits the city starting in February at Buffalo RiverWorks.
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Fri, Jan 2nd 2015 01:30 pm
If Millard Fillmore, the much-maligned 13th president of the United States, were alive today, he might tell you he has a lot to be proud of.
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Fri, Jan 2nd 2015 01:30 pm
Sujeet Desai, an accomplished musician, inspirational speaker and spokesman for those with Down's syndrome, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, 100 Church St.
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Fri, Jan 2nd 2015 01:25 pm
Ann Marie Linnabery, assistant director of the Niagara History Center, will revisit the homes and residents described in "The 1878 History of Niagara County" in her program "Home Sweet Home" at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Niagara History Center, 215 Niagara St., Lockport.
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Fri, Jan 2nd 2015 10:00 am
Residents and employees at The McGuire Group's Northgate Health Care Facility in North Tonawanda couldn't help ending the year with some of the season's best activities. An ugly sweater contest and a visit from Santa Claus made the Christmas holiday special.
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Fri, Jan 2nd 2015 09:40 am
Cornerstone CFCU held its second annual ugly sweater contest Dec. 17 to celebrate the season and help a worthy cause. Each year, employees donate $5 to wear a holiday sweater before Christmas and help the community in the process.
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Fri, Jan 2nd 2015 09:00 am
Carl Thomas Miller died peacefully in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCare Center on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, in Wilmington, North Carolina, at the age of 77.
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Fri, Jan 2nd 2015 07:00 am
When you were young, sometimes the things you remembered were scary and daunting.
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Thu, Jan 1st 2015 11:00 pm
The family of former Gov. Mario M. Cuomo announced he passed away from natural causes due to heart failure this evening at home with his loving family at his side. He was 82 years of age.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 03:05 pm
Kaleida Health is making sure all babies born at its two birthing hospitals are sent home with information and a product to ensure safe sleep.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 03:00 pm
The law firm of Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP announced Niagara County resident Diane M. Perri Roberts was named to the 2014 New York Super Lawyers, Upstate Edition.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 03:00 pm
The Niagara men's hockey team spent an afternoon in December handing out teddy bears to the children at Carly's Club at Roswell Park in downtown Buffalo.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 03:00 pm
Grand Island Relay For Life team Billy's Buddies has been raising money with a bottle and can return drive for six years, but the fundraising has never been easier since the opening of the Island's Bottle Junction redemption center.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 02:55 pm
The 34th annual Niagara Frontier Officials High School Wrestling Tournament will be held at Niagara Community College Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, featuring some of the top wrestlers from the Western New York and Rochester area teams.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 02:55 pm
The Grand Island Town Board issued a town proclamation to Elderwood at Grand Island resident Hazel Smith, who celebrated her 100th birthday Sunday.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 02:40 pm
A van full of warm clothing is bound for the streets of Buffalo thanks to donations by Boy Scout Troop 630.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 02:40 pm
Diane and Tom Brady, owners of Ellden's Grill & Banquet at River Oaks Golf Club, hosted a pancake breakfast Sunday.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 02:30 pm
The new year is here and with it comes new resolutions and changes. One change to keep in mind is the New York State Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 02:30 pm
Students in all grade levels at Kaegebein Elementary School staged two performances of "Yes, Virginia The Musical," an original production based on a true story of 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon, who wrote a letter to the New York Sun newspaper in 1897, inquiring about the existence of Santa Claus.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 02:30 pm
Twenty-nine students from Grand Island High School, members of Student Council and DECA, the high school business club, helped the Grand Island Neighbors Foundation sort 11 pallets of donated food as part of the Share Your Happiness drive.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 02:30 pm
The children of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church presented the church's annual Christmas pageant, "The Children's Nativity Story," to celebrate the season through music.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 02:30 pm
The St. Stephen fifth-grade religious education class participated in a Christmas mission project.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 02:30 pm
The Historic Preservation Advisory Board is hoping to have an ordinance passed by the Grand Island Town Board in the next few months that would establish regulations for the preservation of buildings that have historical significance.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 12:00 pm
We helped sequence the coffee genome. We found Ebola has ancient evolutionary roots. We discovered the expansion of opportunities to gamble doesn't necessarily mean more people will gamble.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 12:00 pm
Bob Koshinski, vice president and general manager of WBBZ-TV, has announced the first airings of the "Giants of Buffalo: Journalism" special, featuring Buffalo News reporters Dan Herbeck and Lou Michel, will take place at 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Wed, Dec 31st 2014 07:00 am
It's that time of the year again. As individuals tear down decorations and finish the last remains of the holiday ham, many will shift their focus to New Year's resolutions. BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is providing five simple tips to help this year's resolutions stick.
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Tue, Dec 30th 2014 05:40 pm
David S. Goyer is working with NBC on the DC Comics adaptation of "Constantine." The man who helped Christopher Nolan bring Batman to life in the "Dark Knight" film trilogy, and then resurrected Superman in "Man of Steel," said this was "a different change of pace."
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Tue, Dec 30th 2014 04:25 pm
NBC kicks off its coverage of the 2014 NFL playoffs this Saturday night in primetime with a Wild Card matchup between bitter division rivals, when Ben Roethlisberger and the AFC North champion Pittsburgh Steelers host Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens at 8 p.m.
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Tue, Dec 30th 2014 04:10 pm
Episode two of "Do I Have A Hit Song?" - the world's first and only TV talent search​ focusing on songwriters performing their own original works - is set to be taped at Mavericks at the Jacksonville Landing Friday, Jan. 9. The show will be broadcast Jan. 20 at http://www.indimusic.tv.
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Tue, Dec 30th 2014 04:10 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced goaltender Matt Hackett cleared waivers and has been assigned to the Rochester Americans of the AHL.
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