Wed, May 8th 2024 03:40 pm
The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday announced it will rebrand to Scouting America, "reflecting the organization's ongoing commitment to welcome every youth and family in America to experience the benefits of Scouting." The change will go into effect Feb. 8, 2025, the organization's 115th anniversary.
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Wed, May 8th 2024 03:35 pm
Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum will be open for play again on Saturday, May 11, with "Pay what you wish!" admission.
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Wed, May 8th 2024 03:35 pm
The 12th season of the Silo City Reading Series kicks off June 15 with an event headlined by National Book Award Finalist poet and cultural theorist Fred Moten, author of "Perennial Fashion Presence Falling" (Wave Books) and poet, translator and aerialist Christina Vega-Westhoff.
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Wed, May 8th 2024 02:30 pm
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Wed, May 8th 2024 02:30 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the fiscal year 2025 opportunity guidelines for $82 million in New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) grants are now available for nonprofit arts and culture organizations and individual artists across New York.
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Wed, May 8th 2024 12:15 pm
Get ready for another incredible season of "Hot Summer Fun" at both Fallsview Casino and Casino Niagara! However, this year is hotter than ever, with Fallsview Casino celebrating its 20th anniversary, making this an extra special summer to remember.
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Wed, May 8th 2024 12:10 pm
The Historical Association of Lewiston's next program, "The Launching of the Replica 1825 Canal Boat Seneca Chief," will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the Lutheran Church of the Messiah Fellowship Hall, 915 Oneida St.
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Wed, May 8th 2024 12:10 pm
The Niagara Falls Americans baseball team will kick off their inaugural season at Sal Maglie Stadium in June this summer. The Americans have officially released their promotional schedule, which includes, firework nights, $1 hot dog night, $2 beer night, giveaways, theme nights and community nights.
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Wed, May 8th 2024 12:10 pm
The Niagara County Department of Health nursing division, in partnership with the Niagara County Office for the Aging, is offering a free chronic pain self-management workshop. The six-week workshop starts June 10 and is scheduled from 1-3:30 p.m. Mondays at the Dale Association, 33 Ontario St., Lockport.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 05:40 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul today honored 68 police officers from seven departments who sacrificed their lives in service to their fellow New Yorkers.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 05:40 pm
Erie County Clerk Michael P. Kearns is reminding motorists of the May 7, 2025, deadline to obtain an enhanced or REAL ID, for which you will need to board a flight within the U.S., or enter certain federal buildings including military bases, unless you have a valid U.S. passport or another federally accepted form of identification.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 01:45 pm
Thanks to a grant from the Greenway Ecological Standing Committee (GESC), the Western New York Land Conservancy is seeking landowners who live along the Lower Niagara River and the Niagara Escarpment who wish to permanently protect their land under the Land Conservancy's Lower Niagara and Niagara Escarpment land protection program.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 01:40 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced more than $3 million for 64 projects her team said will protect water quality, prevent farmland conversion, boost public access for outdoor recreation, and conserve open space. The funding awarded through the conservation partnership program will support 44 not-for-profit land trusts across the state.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 01:15 pm
As part of Artpark & Company's 50th anniversary season, The Machine will perform Pink Floyd favorites with a laser-light spectacular featuring the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on the Artpark Mainstage Theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 01:15 pm
Niagara Falls School District Superintendent Mark Laurrie will join Niagara County Legislator Chris Voccio at "Coffee with Chris" at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 18.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 01:15 pm
For this week's "Tuesday's Tips," the New York Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection is reminding New Yorkers of all ages of the importance of wearing a helmet when riding a bike.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 01:15 pm
The Lewiston Choraleers will present its spring program, "Celebrate Broadway," at three area churches May 25-26 and June 2. The program will feature selections from Broadway musicals from the '30s to the '90s.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 01:15 pm
Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced 41-year-old Mohammed Mia of Buffalo pleaded guilty yesterday morning before State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Haendiges to one count of manslaughter in the first degree (class "B" violent felony). The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge in full satisfaction of the indictment against him.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 01:15 pm
Falling In Reverse makes anthems that provoke and inspire. Unnervingly ahead of the pack and yet always decisively right on time, their mix of bombastic declarations and intimate confessions connect with diverse crowds worldwide.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 01:15 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Worksport Ltd. will invest $6 million and expand its state-of-the-art facility in the Town of West Seneca, adding 280 new jobs to its workforce. The company, which is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, manufactures tonneau covers and solar-powered systems for pickup trucks.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 01:15 pm
The Erie County Fair announced Quinn XCII has been added to the concert series as a free show on Aug. 12 at The Buffalo News Grandstand.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 01:15 pm
"You don't need sight to take flight" are the words Chrystal Jones lives by each day. Despite losing her sight at 31 years old, she's let nothing stop her from achieving her goals, including working full time and studying for her bachelor's degree.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 05:30 pm
Today, Disney+ unveiled the teaser trailer and poster for the "four-piece" animated special "LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy."
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Mon, May 6th 2024 04:45 pm
Imagine if diagnosis and treatment for devastating conditions such as Alzheimer's disease could be developed quickly by extensive profiling of protein signatures in human tissues.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 04:45 pm
On Monday, Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum announced, "We experienced a tremendous amount of flood damage to the third and fourth floors of the museum Monday, forcing us to close our community treehouse indefinitely.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 03:00 pm
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's move to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance has broad implications, paving the way for more informed research on the drug and its effects, to tax benefits for businesses, to the potential for rectifying drug-related wrongs.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 03:00 pm
Local health leaders introduced the new name and structure of Erie County's Overdose Prevention Task Force at its quarterly meeting on Monday, May 6.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 01:55 pm
At 7:52 a.m. Monday, the Niagara County Communications Center received 911 calls reporting a two-vehicle accident, and one of the involved vehicles also striking a utility pole. The accident was reported to be in the area of Bond Lake on Lower Mountain Road in the Town of Lewiston.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 01:35 pm
While changing emotions can be a normal part of adolescence, being proactive and understanding the signs to look out for before those feelings are heightened is crucial - as early intervention and treatment are key to mental wellness.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 12:35 pm
Empire State Wrestling will hold "Brawlfest 2024," one of its "super show" events, on Saturday, May 18, at Buffalo RiverWorks. Elijah, formerly known as World Wrestling Entertainment's Elias, will compete at "Brawlfest" alongside many of the top independent talents from across the U.S. and Western New York.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 12:30 pm
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced May 6-10 is Air Quality Awareness Week (AQAW).
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Mon, May 6th 2024 12:30 pm
"Sweet Expectations" to benefit FeedMore WNY is back on from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, with what organizers called "an unforgettable evening of tastings, live music, a chef demonstration and amazing auction prizes.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 12:30 pm
Quinn Hurley of Starpoint High School and Matthew Long of Lewiston-Porter High School were named winners of the 57th Thomas E. Hewitt Scholar/Athlete Awards. Each received a $2,500 scholarship. The awards were presented by the board of associates of Mount St. Mary's Hospital in a ceremony held at the Niagara Frontier Golf Club. The program was sponsored by the Mount St Mary's Hospital Foundation.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 12:30 pm
Today's national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $3.65, down one cent from last Monday. One year ago, the price was $3.55. The New York state average is $3.73, up 2 cents from one week ago. A year ago, the NYS average was also $3.70.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 12:10 pm
RIAA-certified Gold a cappella group Straight No Chaser, known for their holiday favorites and re-imagination of iconic songs throughout the decades, today revealed the "Top Shelf" tour, their 2024 fall run.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 12:10 pm
Yacht Rock Revue, deemed by Rolling Stone as the "world's premier soft-rock party band" and the masters of smooth grooves, reveal their forthcoming release of two original tracks: "Tropical Illusion" and "Passengers," both unveiling Friday, May 24.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 12:10 pm
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced that, during the 2023-24 hunting seasons, hunters in New York harvested an estimated 209,781 deer.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 12:10 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announced its designation as a birthing-friendly hospital by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This designation recognizes NFMMC's compliance with the CMS's maternal morbidity structural measure under the hospital inpatient quality reporting (IQR) program, "underscoring the hospital's commitment to superior maternity care."
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Mon, May 6th 2024 07:00 am
An all-day, online conference to assist and educate health care professionals and caregivers for older adults living in rural areas across New York will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 17.
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Mon, May 6th 2024 07:00 am
It's prom season across Western and Central New York, which means more teen drivers will be out and about. While prom is a celebration and a rite of passage, it can be a dangerous night on the roads. AAA is reminding teens, parents and educators to plan ahead to prevent prom and graduation season from turning deadly.
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