Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share. The city is within the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the Western New York region.
North Tonawanda is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 31,568 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is named after Tonawanda Creek, its south border.
Love Canal is a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, United States, infamous as the location of a 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) landfill that became the site of an environmental disaster discovered in 1977. Decades of dumping toxic chemicals killed residents and harmed the health of hundreds, often profoundly. The area was cleaned up over 21 years in a Superfund operation.
King's Highway 420, commonly referred to as Highway 420, is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that connects the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) with downtown Niagara Falls. It continues east as a limited-access expressway named Niagara Regional Road 420 to connect with the Rainbow Bridge international crossing between Canada and the United States over the Niagara River; this was part of Highway 420 until 1998. West of the QEW, the freeway ends at an at-grade intersection with Montrose Road. The highway has a speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph), making it the only 400-series highway to have a speed limit less than 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) for its entirety.
Lois Marie Gibbs is an American environmental activist. As a primary organizer of the Love Canal Homeowners Association, Lois Gibbs brought wide public attention to the environmental crisis in Love Canal. Her actions resulted in the evacuation of over 800 families. She founded the non-profit Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste in 1981 to help train and support local activists with their environmental work. She continues to work with the organization, renamed the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice (CHEJ).
The West Orange Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in West Orange in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
The Woodbridge Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. All schools are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
The Edina School District is the public school system for most of the city of Edina, Minnesota. It is also referred to as the Independent School District (ISD) 273. There are approximately 8,500 students, K-12, served by 1139 teachers and support staff in six elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school.
The Lancaster Central School District is a New York school district including the area surrounding Lancaster, New York. The district consists of 7 schools and for the 2015-2016 school year has a total enrollment of 5,278 students. The current Superintendent is Dr. Michael Vallely. The school district had received national media attention due to controversy over the school's former mascot, the Lancaster Redskins.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Catharines is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toronto in St. Catharines, Ontario. It covers the municipalities of Niagara Region and Haldimand County.
The Fairport Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 5,800 students in most of the town of Perinton and the village of Fairport in Monroe County, with about 1,200 employees and an operating budget of $127.0 million.
The Spencerport Central School District is a public school district in western New York State that serves approximately 3500 students in the village of Spencerport, town of Ogden and portions of the towns of Gates, Greece and Parma in Monroe County, with over 800 employees and an operating budget of $60 million.
Tonawanda City School District is a public school district that serves the City of Tonawanda, New York. The school district consists of 1,850 students in grades PreK-12. The district superintendent is Timothy A. Oldenburg, Ed.D.
Orchard Park Central School District is a public school district that serves Orchard Park, New York. The school district consists of 5,157 students in grades K-12. The district superintendent is David Lilleck.
Lewiston-Porter Central School District, colloquially referred to as "Lew-Port", is a school district in the towns of Lewiston and Porter, New York, about fifteen miles (24 km) from the city of Niagara Falls.
Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District is a public school district in New York State located in the Town of Lewiston, New York, about 10 miles (16 km) from Niagara Falls, New York. The District serves students from the towns of Niagara and Wheatfield.
The Niagara Falls Public Library, located at 1425 Main Street, in Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York. The Main Library is the largest library in the Niagara-Orleans-Genesee Library System. The Main Library in the Earl W. Brydges Building was built in 1974 by Paul Rudolph and the LaSalle Branch is located at 8728 Buffalo Avenue in the LaSalle District of Niagara Falls. In 2018 a Niagara Falls councillor proposed establishing a library authority. The library succeeded Niagara Falls' Carnegie Library opened in 1904 and now used as offices.
The Grand Island Central School District is a New York State public school district that serves the town of Grand Island in Erie County. The district consists of 5 schools–3 elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The middle and high schools share the same address and building. From 2013 to 2017, the district underwent a $58 million renovation, dubbed the "Capital Project" locally. This project included improvements to the district's lighting, air conditioning, auditoriums, gymnasiums, wireless Internet, as well as the addition of new academic wings. Grand Island is known regionally for their music program, and was designated for their community excellence in 2012-2016. More recently, mostly due to the Capital Project, Grand Island has also become more involved in state and regional technology-related activities.
Hamburg Central School District is a New York State public school district that serves the village of Hamburg of Erie County. It operates one high school, one middle school, and four elementary schools.
Arthur Schoellkopf was an American industrial leader who helped develop the hydroelectric resources of Niagara Falls and served as the fifth Mayor of Niagara Falls, New York.
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