Mon, Aug 27th 2012 07:00 am
Mount St. Mary's Hospital will conduct its third annual "CardioCraze" on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 8 to 11 a.m. at Academy Park in the Village of Lewiston.
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Mon, Aug 27th 2012 07:00 am
"The plans are finally in place for our first county-wide Diabetes Screening Day," announced Claudia Kurtzworth, regarding the diabetes prevention initiative spearheaded by the Niagara County Department of Health and the Niagara County Diabetes Coalition.
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Mon, Aug 27th 2012 07:00 am
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is recruiting volunteers to join the fall "Shoreline Sweep" on Saturday, Sept. 22. "Sweep up" from 9 a.m. to noon at one of more than 25 parks and green spaces along the Buffalo Niagara shorelines.
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Mon, Aug 27th 2012 07:00 am
ISDA No. 269 Volare Lodge, 5615 Kies Ave., Niagara Falls, is sponsoring its third annual "Festa Italiano Dinner Dance" on Sept. 29.
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Mon, Aug 27th 2012 07:00 am
The Family & Friends Down Syndrome Association Niagara Inc. announces the 16th annual Buddy Walk of Buffalo Niagara, a benefit for people with Down syndrome, will be held Saturday, Sept. 8.
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Mon, Aug 27th 2012 07:00 am
Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly and Daphne Oz travel coast to coast - from California and New York to Hawaii and Nashville - to bring viewers a sneak peek at the ABC fall primetime lineup.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 04:25 pm
INTERVIEW: The Machine headlines the Aug. 28 "Tuesday in the Park" concert at Artpark.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 08:25 am
Acclaimed motion picture, television and theater producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will produce the 85th Academy Awards, Academy President Hawk Koch announced Thursday. This will be the duo's first involvement with the Oscars. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on "Oscar Sunday," Feb. 24, 2013.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 08:20 am
Members of the Lions Club in Wilson, Youngstown and Lewiston Lions held their annual golf tournament fundraiser for the blind on June 8 at the Willow Brook Golf Course.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 08:15 am
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, will present Bruce Hornsby, solo, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 08:10 am
This year's Lewiston Kiwanis Club Peach Festival Cheerleading Competition will be held on Friday, Sept. 7, at 5 p.m. in Academy Park.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 08:10 am
The Lewiston Kiwanis Club seeks entries for the annual Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival Parade. The parade will take place on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 08:10 am
Advance ride tickets are now available for the Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival. They are good for all three days of the event, and will provide 50 percent savings for all rides. A strip of 14 tickets costs $22, and one ticket is good for one ride. Tickets must be purchased by the morning of Saturday, Sept. 8.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 07:40 am
I have had the pleasure of seeing Jane's Addiction before, first at the inaugural Lollapallooza Festival (of which Mr. Perry Farrell is the founder), and in New York - both in larger venues than Artpark. But those, like myself, lucky enough to be at the Jane's Addiction concert on Aug. 20 at Artpark were entertained, dazzled and then some
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 07:00 am
The American Red Cross is planning two local blood drives this weekend.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara County weather has been nothing if not extreme this year. Rapid changes include warm winter transforming to sudden cold in March and April, and the onset of one of the driest summers to date.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 10:00 pm
Highwire artist Nik Wallenda returned to Niagara Falls on Thursday, Aug. 23, to update the media about his plans to open a daredevil museum. It was Wallenda's first trip back to the area since he crossed over the falls to Canada on June 15.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:55 am
Members of the community are invited to bring their classic cars and join the residents and employees at Northgate Health Care Facility for a 1950s Night on Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at 7264 Nash Road, Wheatfield.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:55 am
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road in Sanborn, will host its monthly contemporary worship gathering, "Saturday Night Alive," on Saturday, Aug. 25, starting at 5:30 p.m.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:55 am
Visitors to this weekend's Historic Lewiston Jazz Festival are advised that Center Street in the Village of Lewiston will be closed to vehicular traffic from the intersection of Center and Seventh streets west to Center and Fourth streets. The Center Street stretch will close at 5 a.m., Friday, Aug. 24, and reopen Sunday, Aug. 26, at 1 a.m.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:55 am
The Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education meeting was off to an appreciative start last week with a reception honoring the 2011 and 2012 district retirees.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:50 am
Wheatfield's county legislators William Ross (2nd District), Kathryn Lance (7th District) and David Godfrey (10th District) will hold a six-month review of Niagara County government at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, in the Wheatfield Community Center, 2790 Church Road, adjacent to the Wheatfield Town Hall.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:50 am
On Thursday, Aug. 23, only, from noon to 8 p.m., the Niagara County SPCA will feature a pick your own adoption fee promotion just for the cats rescued from the recent Somerset hoarding case.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:45 am
About 80 percent of the roads in the Town of Niagara will be repaved in a five-year plan proposed by Supervisor Steve Richards at Tuesday's Town Board meeting.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:45 am
The SPCA is usually all about the animals - like Gabby, shown in the photo at right, taking a cooling dip in a plastic pool.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:40 am
Hospice and Palliative Care Group Inc. President and CEO John Lomeo has announced the 2012-13 HPCG, Niagara Hospice, Niagara Hospice Alliance, and Palliative Home Care of Niagara boards of directors.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:35 am
The third time is certainly a charm for the Eternal Brothers Motorcycle Club. The club recently hosted the third annual Elizabeth Bondi Memorial Bike Run in support of the programs and services of Niagara Hospice.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:35 am
The War of 1812 comes alive at Old Fort Niagara over Labor Day weekend as the historic site presents its annual War of 1812 Encampment.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:30 am
Niagara University is again ranked as one of the best colleges in the Northeast, according to the nationally known education services company, The Princeton Review. It is one of 222 institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its "Best in the Northeast" section of its website feature, "2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region," that posted Aug. 20 on www.PrincetonReview.com.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:30 am
Local historians Paul Gromosiak and Christopher Stoianoff, writers of "Niagara Falls 1850-2000," will sign copies of their new book on Monday, Aug. 27, from 1 until 3 p.m. at the Niagara Gorge Discovery Center.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:25 am
The Marble Orchard Ghost Walks, presented by the Lewiston Council on the Arts, begin promptly at 7 p.m. on Saturdays, beginning starting Sept. 1. They continue each Saturday night through Oct. 29.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:25 am
Nik Wallenda will be back in town on Thursday, Aug. 23, for the first time since his historic walk over Niagara Falls. He will join State Sen. George Maziarz and Assemblyman John Ceretto at Niagara Falls State Park to discuss his visit and what's next for him.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 07:50 am
Fifth annual 5k/10k road race expected to draw more than 1,500 participants and raise more than $150,000.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 07:30 am
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 07:30 am
Michael Skupin ("Survivor: Australian Outback"), Jonathan Penner ("Survivor: Cook Islands") and "Survivor Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites") and Russell Swan ("Survivor: Samoa") return for the first time since being medically evacuated from the game.
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Tue, Aug 21st 2012 03:55 pm
Audiences can begin and end their day with ABC News as "Nightline" shifts to 12:35 a.m. on Jan. 9, 2013, and adds a primetime hour every Friday at 9 p.m., beginning March 1.
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Tue, Aug 21st 2012 10:10 am
Niagara University Theatre has announced its 2012-13 season.
Steven Braddock, director of Niagara University Theatre said, "This season, you will find two Tony Award-winning musicals, three laugh-out-loud comedies by Neil Simon, Steve Martin (yes - that banjo strumming comedian) and Moliere, and a dark and lyrical mystery. In addition, our annual student-directed short play festival will offer comedies, dramas and everything in between. Also, our theater student group, the NU Players, will test their wings by entirely producing a contemporary adult drama about the searing effect of war on relationships."
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Tue, Aug 21st 2012 09:35 am
Rep. Kathy Hochul, along with Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Rep. Louise Slaughter and Rep. Brain Higgins, sent a letter Monday to Joshua Gotbaum, director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., pressing him and the agency to meet with the Delphi salaried retirees.
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Tue, Aug 21st 2012 09:35 am
(readMedia) On Monday, the 2.5 million member New York State AFL-CIO announced endorsements of candidates running for State Senate and Assembly. The endorsements took place at the State Federation's 32nd Constitutional Convention.
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Tue, Aug 21st 2012 08:55 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announced Monday that it will be providing primary care services to former patients of Dr. Matthew A. Bennett.
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