The ''Tonawanda News'' was a five-day morning
daily newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...
published Wednesday through Sunday in
North Tonawanda, New York
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 b ...
, United States, part of
Niagara County
Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 212,666. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word ''Onguiaahra''; meaning ''the strait'' or ''thunder of waters''.
Niaga ...
, and also covering
Tonawanda and
Kenmore in
Erie County.
It was owned by
Greater Niagara Newspapers, a division of
Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
The newspaper won numerous AP and New York Newspaper Publisher Association awards for its coverage of major stories, including the crash of Flight 3407 in Clarence, N.Y.
The newspaper shut down January 31, 2015 due to financial insolvency.
[http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/town-of-tonawanda/tonawanda-news-to-close-in-january-20141030 ]
References
External links
''Tonawanda News'' WebsiteCNHI Website
Daily newspapers published in New York (state)
Niagara County, New York
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