Tue, Apr 16th 2024 11:10 am
This winter, Tops Friendly Markets was pleased to collaborate on a longstanding tradition with partners M&T Bank and The Salvation Army for their "Gift of Warmth Drive." Now in its 38th year, Tops welcomed collection bins into stores both in the Buffalo and Rochester regions to collect new hats, gloves, mittens and scarves, which The Salvation Army quickly distributes to families in need and to those without shelter.
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Tue, Apr 16th 2024 10:50 am
Multi-Platinum rock band Chevelle will be heading back out on the road this summer.
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Tue, Apr 16th 2024 10:40 am
Country singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson will bring his "What A View Tour" to the Artpark Mainstage Theater at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, with special guest Ben Haggard.
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Tue, Apr 16th 2024 10:25 am
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Tue, Apr 16th 2024 10:25 am
The Erie County Department of Environment and Planning is again partnering with paint recycling company GreenSheen to offer a no-cost paint collection event from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in Williamsville. All Erie County residents are welcome to bring as much paint as you can fit in the car - and even the cans will be recycled!
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Tue, Apr 16th 2024 10:25 am
The Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival is celebrating its 11h year as a springtime celebration on April 27-28. The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, The Buffalo History Museum, Friends of the Japanese Garden, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, and Music is Art will once again partner to host a celebration of the spring season and cherry blossoms in the Japanese Garden in Delaware Park.
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Tue, Apr 16th 2024 10:25 am
SUNY Niagara student Kaytelynn Alsup has been selected as a recipient of the Norman R. McConney, Jr. Award for Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Student Excellence. Alsup will be recognized at the fifth annual recognition ceremony on April 18 in Troy.
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Tue, Apr 16th 2024 10:25 am
Tax collections for state fiscal year (SFY) 2023-24 totaled $106.4 billion, over $2 billion higher than forecast by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the most recent financial plan, according to the March state cash report released Monday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
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Tue, Apr 16th 2024 10:25 am
New York State's Environmental Facilities Corp. (EFC) has provided financing for over 2,000 essential local water infrastructure projects totaling more than $23.7 billion since 1990, but the estimated capital improvement needs for water and sewer projects far exceeds this amount, and tens of billions of dollars in local projects remain in the pipeline, according to a report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 08:30 pm
Brothers Osborne have released their brand-new single, "Break Mine," which is from their recently released four-song EP of the same name. John and TJ Osborne co-wrote the song with Pete Good and Shane McAnally.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 08:30 pm
ESPN and The Walt Disney Company will present the 2024 NFL Draft across ESPN, ABC, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and ESPN's social media platforms, as the NFL takes its marquee offseason event to Detroit (April 25-27). On-site studio programming will surround the multiplatform presentation as ESPN further deepens its commitment to the annual NFL tentpole event.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 08:30 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the confirmation of New York State Thruway Authority Executive Director Frank G. Hoare by the Senate.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 03:10 pm
City of North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec and Historian Susan Gosch announce the rededication of the Veterans Memorial wall in Brauer Park. This event will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, May 31, at 214 Payne Ave., in the park adjacent to City Hall. Parking is available in the City Hall parking lot or on the street, free of charge.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 02:55 pm
Comedian Gary Owen will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, followed by the legendary Wayne Newton at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 25, and Friday, July 26.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 02:35 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced letters will be distributed to high school seniors to provide them with helpful tips and resources to complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Letters will also be sent to high school principals urging them to make sure each senior student has the resources needed to access financial aid. The mailings are a part of Financial Aid Awareness Month, which Hochul launched at the beginning of this month.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 12:50 pm
International award-winning poet Robert Giannetti will present a program on "The Madness of the World" at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, inside the Lewiston Public Library, 305 S. Eighth St.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 12:50 pm
National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) runs from April 15-19. AAA is supporting the American Traffic Safety Services Association in raising awareness of work zone safety across the country. This year's theme is, "Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever."
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 12:45 pm
The Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry has announced a full schedule of activities for 2024 including numerous ranger walks and hikes in the park ranger program, along with the return of the popular "Pints in the Park" series.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 12:30 pm
Niagara University's Vincentian tradition will inform the work of a new living-learning community designed to empower students to pursue justice in their personal and professional lives.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 12:25 pm
"Talk, Test, Treat": These three simple steps can have a powerful impact on your health. During STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections) Week, the Erie County Department of Health encourages people to take three simple actions - "Talk, Test, Treat" - to protect their health and their partners' health.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 11:45 am
The COMMA Fine Art Gallery will host a panel of artists on collage and altered materials as its next "CONVO @ The COMMA" event on Sunday, April 21.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 11:35 am
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the ribbon-cutting for The Cambria Hotel Niagara Falls, part of a more than $20 million mixed-use development project. The seven-story, 120-room upscale hotel brand, which is located on Rainbow Boulevard, also includes three new residential guest houses on Buffalo Avenue.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 11:15 am
Get ready for a hard rock stage show like no other with Alice Cooper on July 30 at the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 11:15 am
In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Child Advocacy Center of Niagara (CAC), a service of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (NFMMC), and Focus on Families, will co-host the seventh annual Walk to End Child Abuse.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 11:15 am
West New York Films, Arts, and Media, in collaboration with The SUNY Buffalo State University Chapter of the NAACP, has announced a collaborative effort aimed at "empowering the upcoming fifth annual Niagara Falls Juneteenth Festival celebration."
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 11:15 am
GiGi's Playhouse, the only network of Down Syndrome Achievement Centers, has selected Cardinal O'Hara High School in Tonawanda as its latest National #GenerationG Heroes Award recipient. This marks the first time a high school has been recognized with this honor.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 11:15 am
Fifty-two Buffalo community advocates spent two days last week at the museums of the Equal Justice Initiative as a way to learn about and bring home strategies for racial healing and equity.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 11:15 am
The Buffalo History Museum announces the return of its "Party on the Portico" summer concert series, taking place from 6-9 p.m. on "M&T Third Fridays": June 21, July 19 and Aug. 16.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 11:15 am
Registrations for the 30th annual Nancy Price Memorial Run are underway, with the race date set for May 10 this year.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 08:45 am
The key to growing coffee plants that can better resist climate change in the decades to come may lie in the ancient past.
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Sat, Apr 13th 2024 07:00 am
Good news for commuters! There's a "concrete" time frame for completion of the Thruway overpass at Exit 18B on Grand Island.
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Sat, Apr 13th 2024 07:00 am
On April 8, the sky was overcast, and it looked as if it would remain that way for the entire day. My nephew, Devin, who had brought his family to Grand Island from California to view the eclipse, was busy with his efforts to find the best place to view the eclipse. He checked the radar the day before the eclipse, and he recommended that we travel west toward Ohio.
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Sat, Apr 13th 2024 07:00 am
Adams Fire Co. got a big boost for its eclipse planning and logistics from Bob Weaver Motorsports & Marine Inc. this past week.
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Sat, Apr 13th 2024 07:00 am
David O. Bachert, of Grand Island, passed on April 5, 2024.
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Sat, Apr 13th 2024 07:00 am
John A. Vogel died April 4, 2024.
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Fri, Apr 12th 2024 04:10 pm
Today, prolific singer-songwriter (and frontman of Grammy Award-winning rock band Switchfoot) Jon Foreman has released "I Propose A Toast," a gorgeous, life-affirming anthem that gives fans another preview of his forthcoming LP, "In Bloom" (out May 31).
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Fri, Apr 12th 2024 04:05 pm
Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist Crowder announces 'The EXILE,' due May 31 via sixstepsrecords/Capitol Christian Music Group. Incredibly perceptive and timely, the 12 tracks make up the second album in a three-part trilogy that started with "Milk & Honey" (March 2022).
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Fri, Apr 12th 2024 04:05 pm
Jeremy Camp has released "These Days" featuring Franni Rae. The living-in-the-moment anthemic track is a reimagined version of the previously released version, a Top 10 single on CCM radio.
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Fri, Apr 12th 2024 04:05 pm
Maneet Chauhan was crowned the first two-time champion on Sunday night's finale of "Tournament of Champions V," taking home the biggest prize in the history of the competition of $150,000.
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Fri, Apr 12th 2024 03:15 pm
CBS announced that it has renewed all three hit "FBI" dramas for the 2024-25 broadcast season, with the original "FBI" being renewed for three seasons.
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