, ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁has ▁been ▁published ▁continu ously ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁The ▁S entin el ▁is ▁a ▁newspaper ▁of ▁public ▁record ▁for ▁Ni ag ara ▁County , ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁Ni ag ara ▁Gazette ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁town ▁newsp apers ▁of ▁Lew ist on . ▁The ▁paper ▁is ▁published ▁by ▁Ni ag ara ▁Front ier ▁Publications ▁under ▁publish er ▁Sk ip ▁Maz en auer . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁circul ation ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 7 5 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁newspaper ' s ▁first ▁issue ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁m ast head ▁reading ▁" WE ▁NE ED ▁A ▁NAME !" ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁published ▁month ly . ▁The ▁name ▁Lew ist on - P orter ▁S entin el ▁was ▁chosen ▁from ▁among ▁suggestions ▁made ▁by ▁readers , ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁m ast head ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁second ▁issue ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁changed ▁from ▁month ly ▁to ▁week ly ▁frequency ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Lew ist on - P orter ▁S entin el ▁were ▁hon ored ▁by ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Senator ▁Robert ▁G . ▁Or tt ▁with ▁a ▁certificate ▁of ▁recognition ▁" for ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁of ▁business ▁and ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁River