Sat, Jun 24th 2017 10:00 am
The Buffalo Sabres selected forward Casey Mittelstadt (Green Bay - USHL) with the eighth overall pick of the 2017 NHL Draft on Friday.
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Sat, Jun 24th 2017 09:00 am
For the fourth year in a row, the Village of Lewiston branch of RealtyUSA raised money for WNY Heroes Inc. As in past years, the community was invited to participate in a monthlong basket auction in May. Thanks to the support of the public, and the initiative of the real estate agents, $1,000 was raised.
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Sat, Jun 24th 2017 07:00 am
The 2017 edition of the Grand Island Father's Day Lawnmower Races that took place Sunday was called the best ever by race organizers.
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Sat, Jun 24th 2017 07:00 am
Islanders have missed their Sahlen's hot dogs so much that they were trying to order food before the new Buffalo Dog House even opened.
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Sat, Jun 24th 2017 07:00 am
Soil samples will be collected from homes in the southeastern part of Grand Island in August, said Jackie James-Creedon, executive director of Citizen Science Community Resources. That soil will be tested for 130 different types of contaminants, including benzene, pesticides, heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
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Sat, Jun 24th 2017 07:00 am
The second of two charitable donations by the River Lea Quilters Guild took place Tuesday at a picnic meeting of the group.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 07:50 pm
American Niagara Hospitality unveiled the next phase of work inside the Days Inn At The Falls on Thursday.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 07:00 pm
The sixth annual Spirit of the '80s music festival fundraiser is making the move up north for 2017.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 06:35 pm
Tonic will perform at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo - playing alongside Collective Soul and Our Lady Peace, if you can believe that super lineup.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 05:15 pm
Electro-pop sensation Lights has released the video for "Giants," the lead single from her upcoming album "Skin&Earth." The video brings the album's companion comic book series to life, featuring Lights stepping into the dystopian world she's created, fully in character as her protagonist En, as she is followed and lured away by a mysterious spirit.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 05:15 pm
Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter/producer Pharrell Williams once again returns for Illumination and Universal Pictures' "Despicable Me 3" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), available everywhere today via i am OTHER Entertainment/Columbia Records.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 05:15 pm
Fresh off the release of his second single, "I'll Find You," featuring Tori Kelly, Grammy-Award winning rap artist Lecrae shares another new song "Hammer Time" featuring 1K Phew. The anthemic track, produced by Metro Boomin (Migos, Future, Drake), is available via all DSPs.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 05:10 pm
Neil Young was set to release his long out of print "Decade" anthology on Friday, on Reprise Records.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 05:10 pm
Long celebrated for quality videos that are as innovative and provocative as the music they make, Depeche Mode is once again releasing a thrilling music video, with the release of "Going Backwards." The stunning video, featuring a stripped-back performance of the track and filmed in 360-degree technology, can be seen online here: http://smarturl.it/GoingBackwards360.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 05:10 pm
Hundreds of Western New Yorkers will make a SPLASH and celebrate clean water and water-based activities on July 29 with Paddles Up Niagara 2017 presented nationally by Toyota.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 04:20 pm
The Village of Lewiston has been afforded the opportunity to witness a milestone in education. The First Presbyterian Church of Lewiston is celebrating not only the 200th anniversary of the birth of the oldest church in the village, but also the 50th anniversary of its nursery school/pre-K.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 04:20 pm
Niagara Falls Community Development has kicked off the first participatory budgeting process in the city's history.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 04:20 pm
On Sunday, June 25, United Baptist Christian Church of Lewiston will host a summer picnic at noon, directly after the 10:30 a.m. worship service. All are welcome to attend.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 04:20 pm
Terry Brolinski, superintendent of the Village of Lewiston Department of Public Works, announced the upcoming schedule for milling and paving. Roadwork will take place from:
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 04:15 pm
Opiates. It's a word that means grief to many.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 04:15 pm
In its conference call Monday, the International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River board agreed to continue efforts to further reduce high Lake Ontario levels.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 03:50 pm
Ronald V. Scibetta, formerly a resident of Grand Island for 40 years, died on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017, at his home in Summerfield, Florida. He died after a long illness under the care of Home Hospice.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 03:50 pm
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday for John W. "Jack" Burns, who passed away June 20, 2017.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 03:50 pm
Karolina (Karolyn) Albertsson, May 31, 2017, age 57.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 03:50 pm
Charles David "Chuck" Allaire, 88, of Grand Island, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 16, 2017, after a brief illness.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 03:50 pm
Gertrude (Cannon) Wilson went to be with our Lord, June 18, 2017.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 03:15 pm
Assemblyman Robin Schimminger recently announced the North Tonawanda Public Library, located at 505 Meadow Drive, will receive a $22,769 grant to update exterior lighting, as well as the security and telecommunications system.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 03:15 pm
Krueger Road residents came together at Monday night's Wheatfield Town Board meeting to urge councilmen to vote in favor of installing a sidewalk along their road.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 03:15 pm
Wheatfield residents and town officials met last week to discuss proposed changes to the zoning along Niagara Falls Boulevard, a project spearheaded by the town's Comprehensive Planning Task Force.
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Fri, Jun 23rd 2017 02:15 pm
Diehard fans were out in abundance Tuesday at Artpark in Lewiston.
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Thu, Jun 22nd 2017 03:30 pm
The Buffalo Sabres and the NHL today announced the team's 2017-18 regular-season schedule. Ticket pricing information for individual home games will be released at a later date.
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Thu, Jun 22nd 2017 02:55 pm
Zealous Western New York hockey fans will try and attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest hockey game played - and raise money for Roswell Park Cancer Institute - as part of the 11 Day Power Play.
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Thu, Jun 22nd 2017 02:40 pm
Preparations are underway for the annual program for Niagara County young women between the ages of 17-21. The Niagara County Peach Queen receives a scholarship and represents the Lewiston Kiwanis Club and Peach Queen program throughout her year of service.
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Thu, Jun 22nd 2017 02:25 pm
The message to Gov. Andrew C. Cuomo is loud and clear: "Don't let Apex gamble with our air base."
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Thu, Jun 22nd 2017 12:00 pm
At the beginning of a recent phone interview with Maggie Lawson, her assistant said, "Hey, Josh, you're on with the wonderful Miss Maggie." His description wasn't wrong.
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Thu, Jun 22nd 2017 11:05 am
The Kingdom Bound Festival, one of the nation's largest and longest-running Christian music festivals, is set to return to Darien Lake Theme and Water Park this summer. The 31st annual festival takes place July 26-29 with more than 40,000 attendees from across the U.S. and Canada expected to attend.
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Thu, Jun 22nd 2017 10:10 am
Assemblymen Angelo J. Morinello, R-Niagara Falls, and Mickey Kearns, D-West Seneca, have joined forces to champion legislation (A.8535) that would ensure money generated from the use of the Grand Island bridges remains in the community.
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Thu, Jun 22nd 2017 10:10 am
Local nonprofit organizations are encouraged to submit work projects in need of volunteer labor for the 25th annual United Way Day of Caring, to be held Aug. 16. The largest one-day volunteer event in Western New York is expected to draw thousands of volunteers in celebration of the organization's 100th anniversary and as a way to assist area agencies.
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Thu, Jun 22nd 2017 10:05 am
J. Fitzgerald Group, a full-service integrated marketing communications company serving local, regional and international clients, has announced the selection of six regional nonprofit organizations that will receive free advertising and marketing services as part of the only CreateAthon event in Western New York.
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Thu, Jun 22nd 2017 10:05 am
KeyBank has been recognized by Points of Light, the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, as one of the most community-minded companies in the U.S. In addition to honoring Key on the 2017 Civic 50 list, Points of Light also designated KeyBank a 2017 sector leader in financials.
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