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• Casey, Brian Donald

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• Duran, Allan Pastor (Jo Jo)

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• Gamble, Dale

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• Neufeld, Anne R.N.

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• DiMeo, Natalina (nee Addario)

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• Root, Anne Marie

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• Niagara Then and Now : Stamford Green

  Stamford Green / 1920's / St. John's Anglican Church / lawn bowling green / St. Paul Avenue
• Niagara Then and Now : Hotel Victoria Inn

  Hotel Victoria Inn / Victoria Avenue / Eastwood Crescent / Kosloff, Terry & Mary / Jade Garden
• Niagara Then and Now : The Castle Gift Shop

  Castle Gift Shop / 1894 / River Road / Clifton Hill 1937 / building moved to Cummington Square /
• Niagara Then and Now : Old Stone Inn

  Niagara Falls Milling Company / 1904 / Robinson and Clark Ave. / The Millery / dining room / 1977 Old Stone Inn
• Niagara Then and Now : Valley Way

  Valley Way / 1932 / The Falls Motors / Swalm's Radio Service / Lindsay Press
• Niagara Then and Now : The Manos Camp

  Manos Camp and Restaurant / Lundy's Lane / Garner Road / 1937 / Sundowner Inn / Uncle Sam's Hotel
• A Picture From The Past : There is but one Niagara Falls on Earth

  Postcard 1910 / Fallsview Station / Loretto Academy / Michigan Central Railroad
• Pictures From the Past : When ice bridged a gorge between nations

  Table Rock / Cave of the Winds / Prospect Point / American Falls / Horseshoe Falls
• A Picture From The Past : Joseph Cotten in Chippawa

  Movie shoot / 'Niagara' / Cotten, Joseph / Monroe, Marilyn / Cummington Square / Sainavich, George / 1952 / Chippawa
• A Picture From The Past : Model T era has passed on

  Portage Road / North Street / 1945 Model T Touring Car / Ciccale, Mondo /Clark, Jack / Jorgensen, Lorang / Clark, Jerry / Spencer, John / Grimo, John
• Pictures From the Past : Niagara no stranger to winter's icy grip

  Table Rock / 1860 / Queen Victoria Park / winter
• Appeal panel rules in favour of Niagara IceDogs : Team can keep pick initially lost in sanctions

  DeDobbelaer, Darren / Ontario Hockey League / 2024 draft / code of conduct
• A's run out of comebacks : St. Catharines loses deciding game in conference final in overtime

  Patterson, Jaden / Tamas, Alec / St. Catharines Athletics / Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League
• One person critical following stabbing in Port Colborne

  Fusco, Brett / Emergency Medical Services / Port Colborne / stabbing
• Niagara hospital system is no longer providing COVID-19 updates

  Ontario Ministry of Health / Niagara Region Public Health
• Drug traffickers held accountable for deaths

  Meffe, Jordan (Const.) / Opioid Enforcement and Education Unit / opioid deaths increase
• Police association president hopes new chief and deputy will be recruited locally

  McGilly, Patrick / MacCulloch, Bryan (Chief) / Flynn, Brett (Deputy Chief) / Lawson, Jen / Fordy, Bill / retirement
• Emancipation Day celebration is growing : Port Dalhousie event features food trucks, Black Owned 905 vendor market, Afro dance lessons as well as children's games

  Dorder, Lindsay / Lakeside Park / Smith, Erika / Matter of Black / Brown, Winston / Winnie's Jerk Food / Steenhuis, Jaida / Bell, Natasha / Port Dalhousie
• Homicide probes rose substantially in 2022 : Four of 10 Regional Police Service cases that year were related to opioids

  Homicide investigations / Opioid Education and Enforcement Unit / opioid related deaths
• Visca, Angelo P. / Visca, Angela Maria / (nee Cerenzia) / 41st Anniversary

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• LoStracco, Mafaldo (nee Pace)

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• Title fight in Niagara Falls

  Boxing / Bahdi, Lucas / International Boxing Federation North American Lightweight Championship / Amparan, Jesus / Andrade Chavez, Diego / Lupia, Joshua / Mylet, Ross / Wilcox, Spencer
• Welland's former community theatre served as flower shop for many years

  Welland Community Theatre / 1939 / Paul, Joseph J. (Manager) / Royce, John J. (Mayor) / Biro, Frank & Helen / Welland Flower Shop
• Port Colborne mom's fight for daughter's care gains traction : MPP calls on province to ensure adults with complex health needs don't age out of care

  Embrey, Tammy / Taylor, Monique (MPP) / pediatric care / adults / Ford, Doug / McMaster Children's Hospital
• It's not about retribution : Re: Don't make Bernardo transfer about politics, July 21

  Bernardo, Paul / transfer / medium security /
• No tax relief in sight for Niagara's two big cities

  Diodati, Jim (Mayor) / Kushner, Joe (Coun.) / Siscoe, Mat
• Five things to do: Emancipation Day headlines weekend events in Niagara

  Emancipation Day / Salem Chapel BME Church / Roselawn Centre / Titanic Exhibit / Port Colborne / Improv Fallout / Mahtay Cafe / Welland International Flatwater Centre / Canoe Kayak trials
• Police eyeing cruisers, computers, radios in 2024 budget : Niagara service seek $1.7M hike to 2024 Capital budget

  Niagara Regional Police / MacCulloch, Bryan (Chief) / equipment / vehicles
• Lofty goal of 100,000 trees planted requires new plan : City council refers report back to staff on how it can plant more

  Townsend, Kevin (Coun.) / Miller, Greg (Coun.) / tree budget increase
• Niagara bound lanes of Burlington Skyway open this weekend and next : MTO postpones construction due to weather

  Ministry of Transportation / QEW Burlington Skyway / Blazina, Tanya / lanes open
• Niagara duo walking people out of poverty : CEO and board chair travelling 700 kilometres to raise funds

  Murray, Dan / Mach, John / Opportunity International Canada / 700 km hike / raising funds
• Council faces 'tough decisions' as Region starts budget process : With repercussions from 2023 budget still being felt, officials already facing new pressures

  Redekop, Wayne (Coun.) / Bradley, Jim / Regional Chair / Niagara Region / Budget Committee
• Raise a glass at The Cheers Store : Port Colborne shop has wines, beer and spirits from Niagara and beyond

  Mascio, Julia / The Cheers Store / Port Colborne
• After 32 years, 105.7's Lori Love is signing off

  Love, Lori / 105.7 MOVE FM / Bray, Curtis / retirement
• Conserving urban wetlands : Re : Thousands of homes proposed near future Niagara Falls hospital, May 30

  Spiteri, Ray / urban wetlands / Riverfront development / Niagara Falls hospital site
• Change the budget narrative : Re: Crowd boos St. Catharines council after tax vote, July 25

  Kushner, Joe (Coun.) / Niagara Region / taxpayers / St. Catharines
• Campaign finance complaints against Ip, Hill had 'no merit'

  Ip, Laura (Coun.) / Hill, Sabrina / Romanuk, Danielle / complaint filed / Peebles, Larry / Municipal Elections Act
• 'I'm on every waiting list' : Niagara woman frustrated over inability to find family doctor as region short about 90 MDs

  Whitty, Dennis C., Dr. / Clark, Debbie / Doctor of Medicine / Sheppard, Madelaine / Westerhof, Courtney / Stevens, Jennie / Croteau, Jill
• Wylie ready to run into retirement : after giving birth to her fourth litter in May, busy mom is retiring as breeding dog for guides

  Galante, Christina / Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides (LFCDG) / Galindo, Maria / Walk for Dog Guides
• Niagara cannot tackle 'wicked problems' on its own: police chief : NRP call volumes in St. Catharines increased by 6,000 in past two years, MacCulloch says

  MacCulloch, Bryan / Siscoe, Mat / Stevens, Jennie / Ford, Doug / McPherson, Robin / Ratzlaff, Caleb / Silver Spire United Church / Bittle, Chris / Gale Crescent / Start Me Up Niagara
• GO train service expanding : province announces enhanced service as ridership increases

  Diodati, Jim / Ford, Doug / Mulroney, Caroline / Transportation Minister / Lumsden, Neil / Tourism Minister / Verster, Phil / Siscoe, Mat / Metrolinx / Bradley, Jim
• Fallen soldier returns home: 'They should know his name' : Cole Zelenco, 21, died April 23 in Ukraine, defending the city of Bakhmut

  Doig, Laryssa / 92nd Mechanised Brigade / Porter, Kyle / North Wall Riders Association / Saints Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church / St. John Ukrainian Catholic Church / Newton, Irene / Ukrainian Canadian Congress Niagara Branch
• Distracted driving a growing danger : cases climb 36% over two years across Ontario

  Ministry of Transportation / Handheld Communication / Hellosafe.ca / Gavin, Phil
• Shaw overstays its visit to Narnia with 'Prince Caspian' : 'Chronicles of Narnia' continues at Shaw Festival with third production of series

  Carroll, Tim / Byrne, Fiona / McLean, Marla / Blair, Kyle / Woo, Kiana / Lawrie, Andrew / Man, Michael / Atkinson, Molly / Royal George Theatre / Talwar, Sanjay / Atkins, Damien
• Charges laid in drug death

  Methamphetamine Toxicity / Opioid Enforcement and Education Unit (OEEU) / Kormendy, Thomas
• Pierson remembered for his love of Niagara Falls

  Pierson, Don / United Way / Niagara Falls Canucks / awards
• Young man stabbed in Pen Centre fight : two suspects flee through mall, discard knife
• Police chief, and his deputy announce retirements : MacCulloch, Flynn have spent a combined 72 years with the Niagara Regional Police

  MacCulloch, Bryan / Niagara Regional Police / Flynn, Brett / Deputy Chief / retirement / Lawson, Jen
• Protesters march as Marineland opens

  Singh, Marcy / Spearing, Sidney / Kiska / Holer, Marie / Holer, John
• Stabbing at Sherkston

  Sherkston Shores / Port Colborne Resort
• Police veteran arrested in drug case

  Heritage Village / Lincoln / Cools-Lartigue, Wendy / Pharmaceuticals
• So sweet, so loyal, a lovely girl : five-year-old dog Coco has spent more than a year at Niagara SPCA

  Gaboury, Tammy / Warner, Deanna / Critter Cabs Animal Rescue Transport
• Jump For Joy

  Niagara River / Fort Erie / Weather Network / personal watercraft
• Barbershop business rebounds after drive-by shooting last year : St. Catharines shop comes back stronger than ever after support from the community

  Hourglass Barbershop / Ali, Stefan
• A 'wonderful and strange' milestone saving 1,000 lives

  Storm, Talia / Niagara's Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) / Positive Living Niagara / Street Works Services at Positive Living Niagara / Community Addiction Services of Niagara / Mako, Marty / Opioids
• Appeal tossed in Clapp death : Pelham man, 74, died after being dragged behind car

  Lusted, Jason / Clapp, Earl / MacInnes, Matthew / Niagara Farm Metal Products
• Port Colborne museum place to be during Canal Days : Quiet, shaded facility grounds offer plenty for families to do as heritage village comes to life

  Maddalena, Darius / Echlin, Jasmaya / Brule, Stephen / Canal Days T-shirts / Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival / Nail, Tami / Port Colborne
• Cole Zelenco a Niagara hero

  Doig, Laryssa / St. John's Ukrainian Catholic Church
• The punker at peace : Bif Naked looks back on 30 years

  Bif Naked / Warehouse Theatre
• Self-cleaning washrooms a waste of money

  Homelessness
• Council supports diversity committee changes : creation of 'action tables' to improve civic engagement among them

  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee (DEIAC) / National Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities / Loucks, Jeff / Gibbs, Donna / Easton, Sandra / Ligetfalvy, Sandor / Ogunniyi, Cassie
• Hitting the trifecta: Peachy start to Niagara's peach season : New varieties producing tasty, good looking fruit earlier than ever

  Warner, Jim / Warner, Mary / Zdyb-Rinne / Warner Farms / Wiens, Kai / Niagara peach season
• Period Promise campaign an overwhelming success

  Meridian Credit Union / Doyle, Ashleigh / Bellefeuille, Aurelie / Davis, Miranda
• Couple raises brain-tumour awareness

  Dodge, Andrew / Oligodendrogliomas / Brain Tumour Registry of Canada / Ferro, Romina / Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada / Dodge, Katherine / RAFT
• Affordable rental housing CIP to encourage more building

  CIP (Community Improvement Plan) / Aiello, Nicolas / affordable housing / Munday, Grant
• Climate change a 'clear and present danger' to shorelines

  Sandra Easton / Binational Coalition of Mayors / Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative / U.S Army Corps of Engineers / St. Lawrence River Basin / Siscoe, Mat / Port Dalhousie / Niagara Coastal / Foster, Rob /
• A story of courage : Cole Zelenco of St. Catharines was killed by Russian artillery strikes in April while defending the Ukraine city of Bakhmut

  Baxter, Lynn / Porter, Kyle / Ukraine's International Legion's 92nd Mechanised Brigade
• The opioid situation is 'still not good' : Positive Living Niagara's Talia Storm says statistics don't tell the whole story

  Mako, Marty / Niagara Emergency Medical Services / Addiction / Street Work Services at Positive Living Niagara / Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) /
• Breaking ground on new south Niagara hospital

  Niagara Hospital / South Niagara / Ford, Doug / Jones, Sylvia / Surma, Kinga / Guerriero, Lynn
• Foresi, Mavis (nee Tanguay)

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• Madere, Bonnie Jean (Jackson)

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• Cosby, Glenn Stuart

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• Morgan, Pauline Margaret

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• Cecco, Anna Maria (nee Biscottini)

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• Stranges, Albertine

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• Vogel, Lucille M. (nee Montreuil) B.A., A.R.C.T.

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• Abo Nassar, Judy (nee Johnson)

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• Bax, Jacoba
• Shrek, Lois

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• Skotniski, Linda Marie (Rutkowski)

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• Manse, Erzsebet (Liz)

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• Stephenson, Bella Ann Minty (nee Davidson)

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• McLean, Tammy

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• Sirianni, Rosina (Rose)

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• Serravalle, Guiseppe (Joe)

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• Farbiak, John Joseph

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• White, Randee Alan

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• Ontario details plans to add batteries, natural gas to grid : province will need between 5,120 and 6,470 megawatts if storage by 2035

  Net-Zero Grid / Renewable Energy / Goldberg, Lana / Ontario Climate Program / Environmental Defence / International Energy Agency / Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / Farmer, Chuck
• St. Catharines workers get new deal with city

  Siscoe, Mat / Canadian Union of Public Employees locals 150 and 157 / Noorsumar, Zaid / Parent, Pierre / Trombetta, Jason
• Niagara Health honours its own with excellence awards : peers nominated 150 nurses throughout the Niagara Health system

  Feather, Janice / Lifetime Achievement awards / Brown, Rosanne / Buckle, Karen / Kubushesky, Bob / Dipardo, Jennifer / Seehagel, Erica / Shatkosky, Dee Dee / Rivet, Jamie / Adamson, Stephanie / Crane, Angela / Demery, Andrea / Diaz, Anthony / Finkbeiner, Lindy / Crawford-Campbell, Nathalee / Dolinski, Jessica / Johnson, Danielle / Coffin-Simpson, Tara / Heafey, Lorie / Adams, Susan / Kumar, Anjana / Slongo, Mike / Knox, Niamh / Ralph, Stephanie / Furnival, Sarah / Jacob, Jennifer / MacCulloch, Lori / Istead, Paula
• 7-Eleven now serving beer, wine, and coolers in Niagara Falls

  Dorchester Road / Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario / Goodman, Marc / Harte. Anna
• Accused in murder case free after 8 years : Thomas Nagy has been sentenced to life in prison for role in killing Alexander Fraser in 2014

  Gonder's Flats
• Community gardens growing trend : Niagara Falls plan will complement existing private locations

  Guarasci, Jeff / Glengate Alliance Church / Project Share / United Way of Niagara / Niagara Community Garden Network / Our Lady of Scapular Church / Westlane Secondary School / Park in the City Committee / MacBain Community Centre / Houck Park / Rosberg Park / Prince Charles Park / Westfield Park / Weaver Park
• Holmes, Kahlin

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