Essentials Again, there are plenty of places to shop and dine within a short drive. For grocery shopping, Wegmans has supermarkets in Amherst, about 3 miles east of North Tonawanda, and on Military Road in Niagara Falls, about 8 miles northwest. Tops Friendly Markets has a grocery store on Meadow Drive in North Tonawanda and three more stores in Amherst. Well-traveled Niagara Falls Boulevard has dozens of stores, including a Walmart Supercenter. North Tonawanda has plazas with stores like Dollar General and Walgreens and factory outlets. Target has a store on Transit Road in Amherst (about 12 miles east of North Tonawanda). Niagara Falls has a Home Depot and a Fashion Outlet Mall. Eastern Hills Mall in Williamsville, Erie County, is about 12 miles southeast. The North Tonawanda City School District serves students who live here and has four elementary school and one each middle- and high school. North Tonawanda Public Library is on Meadow Drive. DeGraff Memorial Hospital is on Tremont Street in North Tonawanda, and other hospitals are in Amherst, Niagara Falls and Buffalo. |