Youngstown News

Experience history when Old Fort Niagara marks the 250th anniversary of the siege of Niagara with the FRENCH & INDIAN WAR ENCAMPMENT, which includes huge battle re-enactments. The event begins today and continues through Sunday in the fort on Robert Moses Parkway North, Youngstown.

Border patrol agents are beefing up security just in time for the holiday weekend.

A New York town should be the big tourism winner after the National Battlefields Commission's decision to cancel plans to re-enact the Battle of the Plains of Abraham this summer.

The Swain family one of the original landowners in Youngstown. Youngstown is a little village overflowing with a lot of history.

A view that many in Lewiston take for granted could become one of the premiere pathways in the Northeast.

The third annual Youngstown Tour of Homes and Tea set for Saturday will feature six dwellings constructed between 1836 and 1900.

Jun. 24--David Lacki, vice president of tourism for the Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitors Bureau, has left his 23-year position at the CVB, he confirmed Tuesday.

Amid growing concern over the dangers presented to the Great Lakes by the continued storage and importation of hazardous and radioactive waste within the Great Lakes basin, local elected and appointed officials and environmentalists have joined forces and established the Niagara Watershed Alliance.

Lacki starts his new job in Lewiston on July 6, one week after he leaves the CVB.

Follow America's Byway - Great Lakes Seaway Trail - to NY History Signature Event - July 3-5 - More than 2,300 Reenactors Restage History at Old Fort Niagara Youngstown, NY - On July 3-5, more than 2,300 colorful historic reenactors clad in red, white, blue and buckskin will bring the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian War to life at Old ...

Whet your appetites while you learn some decorating and culinary arts skills at Lewiston's first Tour of Kitchens from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Saturday and Sunday.

There's nothing hip about the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival , where tie-dye is still in fashion and white hair doesn't disqualify a headliner.

OLD FORT NIAGARA: Youngstown, N.Y., http://oldfortniagara.org or 745-7611. Open daily.

Griffis Sculpture Park in Ashford Hollow is a great place to go for a Sunday drive with a picnic basket and a couple of kids.

The Village of Youngstown received a $90,000 grant from a county agency Wednesday toward cleanup of the Youngstown Cold Storage site.

Ransomville and Wilson volunteer fire companies, along with Niagara County Sheriff Deputies, responded to an accident between an RV and a SUV at the corner of Ransomville and Youngstown-Wilson Roads.

In this photo taken on June 4, 2009, Tasiwoopa api, left, dressed as a Seneca Indian Chief, talks with Gary Cottle, right, playing a free trapper at Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown, N.Y. The outer walls trace the same outline of the high earthworks that greeted a British-led army sent to conquer the fort 250 years ago this summer.

WHEATFIELD: The Summit Mall lives on ... for now! June 05, 2009 02:20 pm Ransomville and Wilson volunteer fire companies, along with Niagara County Sheriff Deputies, responded to an accident between an RV and a SUV at the corner of Ransomville and Youngstown-Wilson Roads.

Chef' Choice Youngstown Village Diner chef shares Strawberry Walnut Salad IF You Go WHO: Youngstown Village Diner WHAT: Serving breakfast, lunches and dinners WHERE: 425 Main St., Youngstown nHOURS: 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Mon-Thurs. 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

A 49-year-old man was killed Friday afternoon on Military Road after the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a SUV.