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Mental Illness Awareness Event Held At Gratwick Riverside Park
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Brendan McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda On Saturday September 15th, more than two dozen people gathered at Gratwick Riverside Park, filling the sky with kites of all shapes, colors and sizes, for the fourth annual ‘Kite Festival’ to raise awareness for mental illness. The event was held by the Mental Health Peer Connection, an advocacy organization dedicated to facilitating self-directed growth. The event was free. Organizers said the goal is to educate people that those
Print Edition – September 12, 2018
Discussion of Smoking Ban at North Tonawanda Common Council Workshop
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 Cleaner air on city property? By: Brendan McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda Mayor Art Pappas says he has received numerous complaints from residents attempting to enter City Hall while others are outside smoking. During a Common Council Workshop held on Tuesday September 11th, Mayor Pappas suggested that no smoking be allowed in city property at all. “We are starting to see concerns from employees trying to enter the building,” said Pappas, “and I would
North Tonawanda Common Council Workshop Goes Green
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Brendan McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda Last January, Imagine Community Gardens – a project through Lumber City Church -was just a dream. Today, however, it is in full bloom; growing everything from tomatoes to carrots and beyond. On Tuesday night, in front of members of the North Tonawanda Common Council, members of Lumber City Church gave update on how a once-empty lot has been transformed into a sea of green space. “Many people that
Crime Headlines from Throughout the Past Week in Niagara Falls
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 -For the second time in as many nights, Niagara Falls Police responded to 18th and Ash- land Avenue for a report of a stolen vehicle. According to police, the driver left the keys inside the vehicle while going into a store. -Updating a story from late Sunday, September 2nd, the deceased woman has been identified as Laura Burkett, 29, of Niagara Falls. According to Selina Storms, who was a close family friend of Laura, “she was
HAMILTON: Summit Life Outreach “Let Life Shine”
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Ken Hamilton Let’s face it, we support the things that mean the most to us, whether it is because of the good things that we have done or for penance for the bad things. No matter, the outcome is what matters, and I am proud to be associated with the outcomes of our own Summit Life Outreach Center at 1622 Pine Ave. at 17th Street, Niagara Falls, NY. These fine people bring life to what many
Collective Palettes Exhibit Opens in North Tonawanda
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Brendan McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda Dozens of people packed the River Art Gallery and Gifts shop on Saturday, September 8th, for the opening reception for the Collective Palettes Exhibit in North Tonawanda. The exhibit, which features six local artists – each with their own unique style of art – will run through September 29th. Those in attendance couldn’t help but noticing something special about this particular show. Specifically, that all of the pieces
Healing Through Art in North Tonawanda
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Brendan McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda Inside the Project 308 Gallery on Oliver Street, art was being used not only to stimulate visual senses but also to heal. It is called Art Therapy and it was part of a show called ‘Connection, self, other and community.’ On display were works of arts and in attendance were therapists. Organizers say the goal is to get people to improve their overall mental health. “This is a
Woodcock Brewing Co. Project Moving Forward in North Tonawanda
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Brendan McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda Woodcock Brothers Brewing Company is moving one step closer to calling North Tonawanda home as the Wilson based company was approved for a $516,000 state grant to expand into a portion of the Wurlitzer Building. The company plans to construct a 6,000 square foot facility with an accompanying restaurant. The total cost for the project is $1.3 million and in addition to the block grant funding they have also received
Classic Car Show at Niwanda Park
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Brendan McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda People from Tonawanda, North Tonawanda and beyond gathered at Niwanda Park on Sunday September 2nd for the Annual Car Show organized by the Tonawanda Post 264 and the Vietnam Veterans Chapter 77. The event has been going on for ten years and organizers say that more than 200 cars were on display in this year’s event. Despite the rain to start the day, people of all ages were
A Sneak Peak at the New History Museum in North Tonawanda
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Brendan McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda The new location for the North Tonawanda History Museum will be opening at the end of the month and workers say it will be dramatically different from the old location on Webster Street. “We are right on schedule with where we thought we would be for a late September opening,” said Howard Roeske, Executive Director. “We are starting to building the new exhibits now.” The new location, 712 Oliver Street,
