Thu, Apr 14th 2022 07:45 pm
Niagara County Community College will host a student showcase from 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21. This event gives students an opportunity to display and explain a project connected to a classroom experience under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students present their work as either a poster project, table project, art exhibition, or performance.
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Wed, Apr 13th 2022 01:10 pm
Thanks to the talents of the conservation students taught by Paul Dewey, at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center, fresh greens are on the menu. In the conservation program, participants have been growing vegetables, herbs and flowers in their new greenhouse.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2022 11:25 am
Wheatfield Business Association scholarship committee chairman Daniel Maerten announced the WBA has resumed its scholarship program after a two-year hiatus.
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Mon, Apr 11th 2022 04:35 pm
The Niagara Small Business Development Center will host a series of free entrepreneurship classes for veterans and their family members. These courses enhance business skills and strengthen a new or existing business.
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Mon, Apr 11th 2022 02:45 pm
Too many of New York school districts' mental health teams are understaffed, with too few available services and inconsistent and limited oversight of mental health education for students, an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found.
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Sat, Apr 9th 2022 07:00 am
As of April 4, New York State's budget had not yet been passed. At the Grand Island Central School District Board of Education meeting on that date, Dr. Rubie Harris, assistant superintendent of budget and finance, said, "We're confident that the aid that was allocated in the January funds is what we will receive. We'll be blessed if we receive more than that. We don't expect it to be less."
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Wed, Apr 6th 2022 06:50 pm
The Niagara County Youth Bureau will return as a sponsor for the 2022 summer food service program (SFSP). This program ensures that children who are economically disadvantaged continue to receive nutritious meals during summer vacation. Meals are comparable to the national school breakfast and national school lunch programs throughout the school year.
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Tue, Apr 5th 2022 02:10 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins is inviting high school students living in the 26th congressional district to participate in the annual Congressional Art Competition. The winning piece from each district is sent to Washington, D.C., and displayed in the Capitol Building.
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Tue, Apr 5th 2022 02:10 pm
"Books, Balls and Blocks," Niagara University's popular children's educational program, is back this spring and will be offered in several Niagara County locations during the month of April.
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Fri, Apr 1st 2022 02:55 pm
Niagara Pride is accepting applications for its 2022 Niagara Pride LGBTQ+ youth scholarship.
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Fri, Apr 1st 2022 02:55 pm
Price Rite Marketplace and the University at Buffalo football program once again teamed up to fight against food insecurity through the annual "Sack Hunger" campaign.
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Fri, Apr 1st 2022 10:25 am
Niagara County Community College and Niagara Falls City Schools were part of the statewide "Women's Empowerment Draft" throughout the month of March. The two schools joined 24 other colleges and 30 grade schools to collectively celebrate Women's History Month. The program, created by Alfred University's Art Force 5, uses a pro-sports theme to build enthusiasm for historic icons.
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Fri, Apr 1st 2022 10:05 am
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced up to $50 million in available funding for school districts to improve student access to mental health resources and assist students who have experienced trauma that has impacted their education. A request for proposals has been issued by the New York State Office of Mental Health, who will administer the program.
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Tue, Mar 29th 2022 10:00 am
Niagara University is inviting the community to "Take Back the Night" on March 31 through participation in an annual event that aims to end sexual, relationship, and domestic violence in all forms.
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Mon, Mar 28th 2022 01:50 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the opening of the 2022 New York state master teacher program application for K-12 STEM teachers in all regions.
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Fri, Mar 25th 2022 02:00 pm
A new era begins with the Lewiston-Porter district art show taking place at the new LEVEL Gallery located in the Lewiston-Porter Center for the Arts.
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Fri, Mar 25th 2022 11:00 am
The Tribune/Sentinel had a sit down meeting with Casseri to discuss his and the district's reactions to the incident, and what steps are being taken to address the matter.
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Fri, Mar 25th 2022 11:00 am
Members of the Vietnam Veterans Association Chapter 268 attended the Niagara County Community College's board of trustees meeting on Tuesday. The chapter, founded in 1985, has donated more than $180,000 to the Niagara County community - including scholarships to high school graduates to attend college.
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Tue, Mar 22nd 2022 03:50 pm
Niagara University's College of Nursing will present a discussion focusing on the United Nations' sustainable development goals and their implications on the nursing profession.
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Mon, Mar 21st 2022 01:55 pm
Niagara County Sheriff Michael J. Filicetti announced the arrest of a Starpoint Middle School student.
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Mon, Mar 21st 2022 10:00 am
The University at Buffalo has been selected by the Department of Defense (DoD) to lead a $7.5 million project to develop new concepts for precision testing of important qualities of semiconductor chips.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 03:10 pm
The Niagara County Department of Public Works is now accepting applications for seasonal help for the 2022 season. Positions are currently open at the five county parks, the Niagara County Golf Course, and the highway department. Seasonally employees earn $14.20 per hour.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 02:05 pm
A University at Buffalo communication researcher has developed a framework for measuring the slippery concept of social media public opinion.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 04:20 pm
American Diabetes Association (ADA) camps bring thousands of campers together to share a week of summer fun to make memories that last a lifetime. Camp Aspire provides up to 240 children a full camp experience. It focuses on educating children about the importance of blood glucose (blood sugar) management, and empowers them to manage their diabetes actively and independently.
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Mon, Mar 14th 2022 03:25 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the availability of $2.5 million over five years to create and support a Mental Health Resource and Training Technical Assistance Center for Schools. The center will support all New York state public and private schools, and assist them in providing mental health education as part of the K-12 health curricula.
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Mon, Mar 14th 2022 12:45 pm
Shea's Performing Arts Center has announced 2022 spring and summer camps. Students of all ages will have the opportunity to train in acting, dance and singing with three different camps: Stories in Motion, Shea's Summer Musical Theatre Intensive, and The Actor's Edge Summer Acting Intensive.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2022 03:10 pm
Niagara County Central Rotary Club President Dan Ljiljanich and Wilson Central School District Superintendent Tim Carter - a fellow Rotarian - announced the second annual Earth Day cleanup will take place from 8-11 a.m. April 23 at Wilson-Tuscarora State Park Roosevelt Beach.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2022 11:55 am
YMCA Buffalo Niagara's "Y on the Fly" program will be partnering with FeedMore WNY for "Kids in the Kitchen," a hands-on education program with children in Buffalo.
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Thu, Mar 10th 2022 08:55 pm
The Northern Niagara County Kiwanis Club has college scholarships available. The group is looking to award three scholarships to graduating seniors in the school districts of Wilson, Newfane and Barker. Applications are available in the guidance department of these three school districts and must be returned by Tuesday, May 10.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2022 04:45 pm
Twenty-five New York state colleges are sponsoring 31 primary and secondary schools to create one of the nation's largest Women's History Month collaborations. The program, titled "The Women's Empowerment Draft," uses a pro-sports theme to build enthusiasm for historic icons, specifically those with New York state schools named for them.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2022 04:35 pm
The Orleans/Niagara BOCES' Niagara Career and Technical Education Center's school resource officer, deputy Michelle Ohar, made a guest appearance in the early childhood education class.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2022 03:55 pm
Students who made Daemen College's dean's list for the 2021 fall semester include:
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Mon, Mar 7th 2022 09:00 pm
Lewiston-Porter United Educational Employees announce the successful completion of its second annual fundraiser raffle to support Inter Community Service's Care-N-Share. The food pantry helps to support families struggling with food insecurity in Lewiston, Youngstown, Ransomville and Wilson, overlapping Lew-Port's footprint.
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Mon, Mar 7th 2022 01:10 pm
Archana Mishra, M.D., is an accomplished faculty member in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo. As a pulmonologist and critical care doctor, she has cared for patients internationally and in the U.S. Throughout the pandemic, she has been a frontline worker at the Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical Center, tending to patients in the intensive care unit.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2022 12:40 pm
The photo exhibit at the Central Library in downtown Buffalo is part of the UB research project "Developing a Sense of Meaningful Belonging among Veterans." In addition to the exhibit's March 15 opening, the project will also host a panel discussion with local veterans on April 3.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2022 12:40 pm
Educators, parents and other professionals are invited to attend the 18th annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar to discuss multidisciplinary approaches to quickly identify, assess and intervene with students exhibiting concerning or threatening behaviors.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2022 10:35 am
Niagara County Community College's 2022 Film & Animation Festival will take place in-person from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the school's Sanborn campus, located at 3111 Saunders Settlement Road. The festival, which features a number of fun and informative activities, is open to the public. Admission is free.
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Thu, Mar 3rd 2022 10:15 am
In honor of Women's History Month, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will open two exhibitions on Saturday, March 19: "Dorothy Gillespie: Works from the Radford University Collection," and "Iron Butterfly & Gates to Times Square: The Chryssa and Nicholas Krushenick Portfolios."
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Wed, Mar 2nd 2022 04:35 pm
The Greater Niagara Ballet Company will hold auditions for its spring performance, "Scenes of Spring," on Sunday, March 13. Auditions begin at 10 a.m. for dancers ages 7-11, and 11 a.m. for dancers ages 12 to adult. More information about auditions can be found at greaterniagaraballetcompany.org.
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Wed, Mar 2nd 2022 04:05 pm
On Tuesday, William Mattar law offices launched their safety awareness campaign dedicated to new drivers.
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