Fri, Feb 14th 2020 03:55 pm
This past Monday, the manager of the Wheatfield Gardens greenhouses, Paal Eflstrum, came in front of the Town Board of Wheatfield to update the board members on some of the changes he had made on the border - as documented in a letter to the town - with the Timberlakes subdivision, and asked the board for further instructions on how to be "good neighbors."
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Fri, Feb 14th 2020 03:55 pm
For the second time in two years, NCCC will be hosting SUNY's "Got Your Back" comfort bag preparation volunteer event for those fleeing from violence and trauma.
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Fri, Feb 14th 2020 09:35 am
Officials of the Niagara Pioneer Soccer League reports house league registration is now underway, online at www.niagarapioneer.com
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Fri, Feb 14th 2020 09:30 am
"Birds on the Niagara" continues its celebration of winter birds on Saturday, Feb. 15. The event will be held at a variety of indoor and outdoor locations and venues located along the U.S and Canadian sides of the Niagara River.
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Fri, Feb 14th 2020 08:55 am
The annual "Valentine's Day Extravaganza," run by the mission committee at Mount St. Mary's Hospital, will be held today in the front lobby of the hospital.
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Thu, Feb 13th 2020 07:00 am
Attorney General Letitia James recently announced more than $2.7 million in grants for the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, and Niagara Falls as part of Cities for Responsible Investment and Strategic Enforcement ("Cities RISE"). The program provides municipalities the funding to launch innovative programs related to housing and strategic code enforcement. Cities RISE aims to innovatively address and transform blighted, vacant or poorly maintained problem properties through the use of housing and community data from various state agencies.
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Thu, Feb 13th 2020 07:00 am
Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students in Lewiston-Porter's multiage service learning classrooms are collecting items for soldiers stationed overseas. As part of "Peace For Our Patriots," the youngsters are sending troops pieces of home to make tours of duty more agreeable.
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Thu, Feb 13th 2020 07:00 am
The Niagara University Family Business Center's next breakfast forum is titled, "The Emotional Side of Business." Dr. Robert J. Perelli, CJM, of The Center of Family Systems Theory Inc., is the guest presenter.
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Wed, Feb 12th 2020 06:15 pm
The Aquarium of Niagara continues to position itself as a premier destination for both Western New Yorkers and tourists alike as it unveils plans for its fourth major capital upgrade in three years.
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Wed, Feb 12th 2020 05:05 pm
Buffalo's story of place is being shared with mayors, ministers, journalists and thousands of others attending the United Nations' 10th World Urban Forum this week in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Wed, Feb 12th 2020 04:50 pm
The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens offers a wide variety of workshops throughout the year.
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Wed, Feb 12th 2020 04:50 pm
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced it's partnering with multiple colleges in Western New York to offer free electronic tax preparation and filing resources to students, faculty and members of the community. Those with income of $69,000 or less in 2019 may be eligible to file their federal and state taxes at one of the Tax Department's free tax assistance sites.
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Wed, Feb 12th 2020 04:30 pm
The 2020 WNY Boat Show will be held at the ADPRO Sports Training Center. The Marine Trades Association presents this annual expo, which showcases premiere boat dealers across Buffalo and Western New York. Brand-new models of family sport boats, cruisers, pontoon boats, fishing boats, personal watercrafts and more will be featured.
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Wed, Feb 12th 2020 04:30 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Niagara River Greenway Standing Committee has released its schedule of remaining 2020 sessions. Meetings will be held at 11 a.m. - only if there are new business items to review. Dates include: Wednesday, March 25; Wednesday, June 17; and Wednesday Sept. 23.
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Wed, Feb 12th 2020 04:30 pm
Alan Zweibel, a five-time Emmy Award-winning original writer for "Saturday Night Live," and University at Buffalo alumnus (BA '72), will inaugurate the UB College of Arts and Sciences' Visiting Professor in the Arts endowment with a three-part workshop at UB.
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Tue, Feb 11th 2020 12:45 pm
Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird will join collaborators Calexico and Iron & Wine for "The Great Summer Stroll Tour" live at the Artpark Mainstage Theater on June 15.
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Tue, Feb 11th 2020 12:35 pm
The Historical Association of Lewiston's next program, "The Road to the Moon Went Through Western New York," will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Lutheran Church of the Messiah Fellowship Hall, 915 Oneida St.
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Tue, Feb 11th 2020 12:25 pm
Just Buffalo Literary Center's 2019-20 BABEL season continues with celebrated writer Marilynne Robinson on March 18 at Kleinhans Music Hall, beginning at 8 p.m.
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Tue, Feb 11th 2020 12:25 pm
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York has named Catholic Health hospitals Blue Distinction Centers in knee and hip replacement and spine surgery as part of its Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.
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Tue, Feb 11th 2020 12:10 pm
The Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, in conjunction with the Erie County Arts and Cultural Advisory Board ("EACAB"), will kick-off the 2021 Arts and Cultural Funding Program with an application release on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
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Tue, Feb 11th 2020 12:10 pm
Marvin Hamlisch, beloved Broadway and film composer, served as principal pops conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 2003-07 before his untimely passing in 2012. This Valentine's weekend at Kleinhans Music Hall, Hamlisch's longtime friend and collaborator, Kevin Cole, joins Maestro John Morris Russell and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for "Nobody Does It Better: The Music of Marvin Hamlisch," celebrating the legendary composer's music from "A Chorus Line," "The Sting," "Ice Castles," "The Way We Were," "Sophie's Choice" and James Bond theme "Nobody Does It Better."
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Tue, Feb 11th 2020 12:05 pm
Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio, R-C-I-Gowanda, and members of the Assembly minority conference called for an immediate repeal of recently enacted criminal justice reforms they said put New Yorkers at risk.
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Mon, Feb 10th 2020 09:40 pm
New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a new federal policy that prohibits New Yorkers from enrolling or reenrolling in the federal government's Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP).
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Mon, Feb 10th 2020 04:45 pm
Cheryl Krouse, co-owner and educator at Samana Salt Spa in Lewiston, was recently named educational director with The International Salt Spa Therapy Association.
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Mon, Feb 10th 2020 04:30 pm
From 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at 6630 Luther St., students in grades five through eight will travel around the world without leaving Holy Ghost Lutheran School.
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Mon, Feb 10th 2020 04:15 pm
Niagara County Clerk Joseph Jastrzemski and Niagara County Legislature Chairwoman Rebecca Wydysh today said Niagara County residents should strongly consider getting passports rather than rely on New York state driver's licenses to meet the TSA requirements for REAL ID for all domestic flights that takes effect on Oct. 1. The new rules require every traveler 18 years of age an older to have at minimum a REAL-ID-compliant driver's license to fly within the U.S.
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Mon, Feb 10th 2020 04:15 pm
The University at Buffalo has been awarded a five-year, $21.7 million clinical and translational science award (CTSA) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health in recognition of the dramatic progress UB and its partners have made since 2015 when UB first received the CTSA. NIH announced the funding today.
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Mon, Feb 10th 2020 04:10 pm
The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) has awarded a $45,000 grant to the Erie County Anti-Stigma Coalition to expand its awareness campaign, "Join the Conversation," into Niagara County. The coalition's campaign promotes mental health awareness and fights the stigma surrounding mental illness, which can be a barrier preventing people from seeking the help and treatment they need.
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Mon, Feb 10th 2020 10:10 am
Artpark will present Chicago live at the Mainstage Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7. Indoor reserved tickets and general admission lawn tickets ($30-$129) go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14.
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Sat, Feb 8th 2020 07:05 am
Property damage, theft, and people being approached at private events by aggressive panhandlers were issues addressed by Ralph Lommer, former board member of the Grand Island Moose Lodge. He was one of a group of people who spoke at a public hearing at the Feb. 3 Grand Island Town Board meeting on a local law regulating aggressive panhandling on public property.
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Sat, Feb 8th 2020 07:05 am
Youngstown sculptor Susan Geissler has approximately 60 or 70 hours of work left to do on the statue of Charles DeGlopper that will be unveiled in June in the park that bears his name.
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Sat, Feb 8th 2020 07:05 am
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce is looking for nominations for the 54th annual Citizen of the Year Award celebration. You can pick up your nomination form(s) at the Grand Island Chamber office or go to www.gichamber.org and download one. Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Friday, March 6. They will be recognized at a dinner to be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Niagara Falls, on April 30.
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Sat, Feb 8th 2020 07:00 am
Area fire company investigators are continuing their probe into a tragic fire that disrupted residents in two Lewiston apartments.
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Sat, Feb 8th 2020 07:00 am
It's also safe to say there is only one 1,000-square-foot basement on the Island referred to as "The Buffalo Sports Museum" and, after a tour, the name is perfect and it is a space any museum curator would be proud of. A countless number of Buffalo sports memorabilia meticulously fill every inch of the walls, ceiling and floor in the basement of John Boutet, sports archivist, author, athlete and a member of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors and the BFLO Experience, which is looking for a large downtown space to house the Buffalo sports, broadcasters and music halls of fame.
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Sat, Feb 8th 2020 07:00 am
Drew Bernstein is a missionary at St. Luke's Mission of Mercy on Buffalo's East Side. He is also the coordinator of its Code Blue initiative when up to 50 cots and bedding are rolled out for homeless men to escape the winter cold at night when the temperatures are below freezing. It is a place where these men can obtain a hot meal and breakfast in the morning, dry their clothing and hopefully, a good night's sleep in a safe environment.
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Sat, Feb 8th 2020 07:00 am
At a ribbon-cutting for Island Family Eye Care on Jan. 29, owner Dr. Adrienne Manzo Cassata said it's been a "dream of mine for a long time. I worked for an ophthalmology practice for about 10 years and decided to branch out on my own, and I'm just so excited to be on Grand Island. It's really been a warm reception so far. ... I'm just really happy to be here serving this community."
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Sat, Feb 8th 2020 07:00 am
Supporters of Wavelengths Hair Design had no trouble finding their new location for a recent ribbon-cutting.
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Fri, Feb 7th 2020 05:20 pm
New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) announced final submission deadlines for outstanding eligibility documents required to process priority homeowner applications submitted for the 2019 Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Flood Relief and Recovery Program. The request for documents applies only to homeowners who submitted applications in priority categories during the eligible application periods. New applications are not being accepted.
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Fri, Feb 7th 2020 05:15 pm
The New York State Public Service Commission on Thursday adopted terms of a joint proposal - first announced by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo - with New York State Electric & Gas Corp. and Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. that would settle the companies' liability for alleged violations stemming from the companies' failure to adequately prepare for winter and spring storms in 2018. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies would pay $10.5 million from shareholder funds, to be allocated $9 million to NYSEG and $1.5 million to RG&E.
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Fri, Feb 7th 2020 05:15 pm
The New York Power Authority board of trustees has approved spending $10.2 million to expand its customer digital experience program to provide digital tools to customers that help them track carbon emissions reductions and the status of energy-efficiency projects they have partnered on with NYPA.
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