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EDUCATION: Program to aid incoming freshman
Hands on hips, the "Cupid Shuffle" blaring from a small stereo, 31 Medina High School juniors and seniors laughed their way through the "Class of 2012 dance" Thursday.
LEGISLATURE: A common interest
The summer quarterly meeting of the Niagara Frontier Association of Village Officials convened at the Medina Shirt Factory Cafe Wednesday evening.
CHURCH: Sacred Heart celebrates its final mass
The founding fathers of Medina's Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church formed a close-knit community parish steeped in Polish tradition and custom that has remained strong for the past 98 years.
ACADEMY: Niagara Academy sends off the class of 2008
And celebrate they did. Walking across the gym floor to receive their diplomas recently were 46 students from Grand Island, Kenmore-Tonawanda, Lewiston-Porter, Lyndonville, Medina, Newfane, Niagara Falls, ...
Museum's train ride shines light on Medina
There's just something magical about watching the scenery gently roll past the window while sitting on a passenger train.
Video Story: Organic Farming in Niagara
The Rodgers of Lockport became organic farmers for the money - they didn't have enough.
SENTENCING: Couple in court on pot charges
Husband and wife team Lisa K. James, 31, and Richard L. James, 35, have received separate judgments for crimes committed when they harvested and used marijuana in a field near their Shelby Basin Road home.
VOLUNTEERS: Helping flood victims
The American Red Cross in Orleans County is taking action in response to the disastrous tornadoes and floods that have swept the South and Midwest recently.
GRADUATION: Lyndonville's class of 2008
The graduates of the Lyndonville Central School District will leave a cozy cocoon surrounded by supportive teachers and friends for the world beyond their quaint village this fall.
Medina Schools: Medina's class of 2008
The staff, teachers and administrators at Medina High School will remember the Class of 2008 for its humor, accomplishments and extraordinary drive.
FMC to offer homeowners cash bonuses
FMC Corp. announced Friday it will begin paying cash bonuses to homeowners here who sell houses within its environmental study zones, but it will no longer buy houses that fail to sell.
MEDINA: Board fishes for funds
The Medina Village Board is pursuing two state grants that would provide funding for downtown improvements.
Applications available for Biotech Camp
Orleans County pupils entering seventh and eighth grades this fall are invited to a Biotech Camp Aug.
BLOTTER: Police news published June 23
City of Lockport CHARGED: Amanda M. Travis, 24, 283 South St., Apt. 2, was charged with second-degree harassment.
Western New York farmers deal with damaged crops from hail storm
Local farmers are dealing with damaged crops from this week's hail storm. State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker and other top farming officials are surveying the damage this week's hail storm inflicted ...
Catholic Mergers: St. Mary's in Gasport says goodbye.
One hundred and fifty years of celebration at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church came to a close Sunday morning.
Medina Lions: First female president elected; doctor receives "Melvin Jones" award
Two milestones at the Medina Lions Club banquet Tuesday created a special evening for all.
Teen drowns in Glenwood Lake today
A 15-year-old Orleans County boy drowned today in Glenwood Lake. Police said the Medina teen, who's name has not been released, was fishing with relatives when they decided to go for a swim around 11:45 a.m., ...
Names of upstate NY drowning victims released
Authorities have released the names of the carnival worker and teenage boy who drowned in separate incidents in western New York last weekend.
15 Year Old Drowns in Orleans County Lake
A 15 year old boy whose name was not immediately released to media, drowned in Glenwood Lake in Medina while swimming to escape teeming heat on Sunday.