Wed, Aug 28th 2024 01:45 pm
The start of a new school year is upon us and, along with that, comes new adventures and opportunities. However, it can also be a time of high stress and anxiety for some kids.
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Fri, Aug 23rd 2024 07:00 am
Francis Center presents "A Night of Jazz," featuring Ladies' First Sextet, from 7-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Stella Niagara.
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Wed, Aug 21st 2024 04:00 pm
Forty-four students from under-resourced communities completed hands-on internships with the New York Power Authority last week and made presentations to show the new career skills they learned while completing energy projects that will benefit the utility industry.
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Sat, Aug 10th 2024 07:00 am
The IKE Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned to Norfolk, Virginia, after a historic nine-month combat deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet on July 14. On-board was Grand Island native Lt. Carlee Conway. She was part of Fighter Strike squadron, VFA-32, the "Fighting Swordsmen."
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Mon, Aug 5th 2024 03:00 pm
A $25,000 Springboard grant will allow the University at Buffalo School of Management's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) to pilot a group coaching program for local small-business owners in its M&T Bank Emerging Entrepreneurs program.
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Thu, Aug 1st 2024 10:10 am
Today, the University at Buffalo announced the largest fundraising campaign in university history - and the largest in the history of the State University of New York system - has successfully closed due to the generosity of alumni and friends.
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Wed, Jul 31st 2024 10:45 am
The Lewiston Jazz Festival Inc. board of directors announced Anna Blickwedehl of West Seneca is the recipient of the 2024 Carol Calato Jazz Scholarship.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2024 01:50 pm
At some point, likely during the warmer months of 1849, laborers began digging a trench on an empty lot on what was then Michigan "Street" in the City of Buffalo. This builder's trench was a temporary workspace to accommodate masons laying the limestone foundation for a new church.
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Mon, Jul 22nd 2024 11:00 am
The busy Troop 829 B Scouts from Youngstown and surrounding areas are on the road again: After a 31-hour train ride across America, they arrived in Cimarron, New Mexico, to spend the next 12 days - and over 80 miles - on a trail, backpacking thought one of the Boy Scouts of America's premiere high adventure camps, Philmont Scout Ranch.
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Wed, Jul 17th 2024 05:55 pm
For the past 15 years, Niagara University's Disability Awareness Training program has provided first responders, businesses, and government agencies with customized programs that sensitize and educate participants on all aspects of disabilities and the challenges they may encounter as they interact with and respond to incidents, situations and accidents that involve individuals with disabilities.
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Tue, Jul 16th 2024 12:55 pm
The New York Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection is providing consumers tips to protect their privacy and finances while playing video games.
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Fri, Jul 5th 2024 07:00 am
Lower Niagara Moose Lodge 584 and the William (Bill) Kilmer Scholarship/Golf committees announced 2024 scholarship winners June 6 at the Lewiston-Porter High School Robert B. Russell Auditorium. Honored were Chloe DeMita and Dylan Weber, each awarded a $3,000 scholarship; and Matthew Long, who was awarded $1,500.
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Mon, Jun 24th 2024 10:30 am
Niagara Charter School students took part in their annual field day on Tuesday, June 18, competing outside in many fun physical challenges and games to cap off an awesome school year. Throughout the day, 350 students practiced great teamwork and sportsmanship testing skills as they raced, jumped, and worked together through the field day stations.
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Fri, Jun 21st 2024 07:00 am
Congratulations to Ava Pauly and Owen Sweeney, recipients of the Kiwanis Club of Lewiston $2,000 scholarships, and to Mary Cardamone, winner of the $1,000 William and Joanne Roth Memorial Scholarship!
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Tue, Jun 18th 2024 01:20 pm
The K-Kids of West Street Elementary and Errick Road Elementary schools enjoyed a luncheon hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Niagara-Wheatfield. The lunches were given as an acknowledgement of their leadership projects and programs held at their respective schools throughout the year.
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Tue, Jun 18th 2024 01:15 pm
Haeun Lee didn't believe it at first.
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Mon, Jun 10th 2024 02:20 pm
On Wednesday, June 4, Tuscarora Elementary School turned the Nation House into a beautiful art gallery setting for its annual art show.
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Wed, Jun 5th 2024 08:15 pm
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, on behalf of the Oliver G. & Sarah Sloan Bauman Fund for the Arts, announced awards totaling over $60,000 to eight Western New York nonprofit organizations for the 2024 granting cycle.
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Wed, Jun 5th 2024 08:15 pm
Empower Children's Academy special education teacher Shaila Kokil was recognized by the New York State Office for the Aging for her commitment to her community with the Exemplary Volunteer Service Award on Older New Yorkers' Day 2024.
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Mon, Jun 3rd 2024 04:55 pm
Dawn Cody of Wheatfield was honored with Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper's Volunteer of the Year Award at BNW's "Emerald Evening 35th Anniversary Gala" held May 21.
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Fri, May 31st 2024 01:10 pm
With summer vacation right around the corner, school supplies for the fall are the last thing on anyone's mind right now.
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Tue, May 28th 2024 07:00 am
SUNY Niagara is celebrating a historic achievement for its surgical technology program. The graduating Class of 2024 marks a first in the program's history, with all 15 students earning a passing grade on the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) certified surgical technologist (CST) exam, giving the cohort a 100% pass rate.
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Tue, May 14th 2024 12:15 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announced Amanda Runkle, a registered nurse in the intensive care unit, is this year's recipient of the Esther Werner & Helene Barter Scholarship awarded by the Medical Center Auxiliary.
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Thu, May 9th 2024 02:15 pm
Castellani Art Museum is proud to announce the opening of its groundbreaking exhibition, "Daredevils of Niagara Falls: The Spectacle of Triumph and Tragedy," running from May 22 to Oct. 13, with a special opening reception from 4-8 p.m. June 6.
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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 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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Fri, May 3rd 2024 07:00 am
Spring has finally arrived in Lewiston - and with it, the 29th annual Lewiston family "Spring Fling."
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Wed, May 1st 2024 07:40 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday gathered industry leaders and advocates to celebrate a historic agreement with the New York State Legislature to establish Empire AI, a first-of-its-kind consortium to secure New York's place at the forefront of artificial intelligence research, as part of the fiscal year 2025 enacted budget.
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Mon, Apr 29th 2024 01:40 pm
The Castellani Art Museum (CAM) at Niagara University is proud to announce the opening of "Legacy in Pixels: AI Inspired by CAM's Treasures," a student pop-up exhibition that showcases the unique intersection of traditional art and cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI).
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Sat, Apr 20th 2024 07:00 am
The legacy of Dr. Brian Graham, Ed.D., now in his eighth school year as Grand Island's superintendent of schools, could easily be that of "The Great Communicator," as he truly believes communication is key to educating students and parents about issues in society today.
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Thu, Apr 18th 2024 12:05 pm
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Castellani Art Museum (CAM) Kids 'n Arts Summer Camp. For two decades, this distinctive camp has been a beacon of creativity and health education.
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Fri, Apr 5th 2024 10:05 am
Price Rite Marketplace and the University at Buffalo football program donated 18 sacks of food to the New Beginnings Food Pantry at the Price Rite of Amherst on Thursday. The donation is a result of the organizations' annual "Sack Hunger" campaign, designed to help tackle food insecurity in the Amherst community.
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Tue, Apr 2nd 2024 11:20 am
Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University is excited to announce the opening of three distinctive exhibitions, each celebrating unique aspects of artistic expression. The museum opens the doors to these inspiring showcases on April 11.
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Thu, Mar 21st 2024 08:20 pm
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum has announced eclipse-themed programming ahead of the total solar eclipse.
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Wed, Mar 20th 2024 09:50 am
Niagara University's student chapter of the Club Managers Association of America was named Student Chapter of the Year by the association at its 2024 World Conference and Club Business Expo, held March 4-8 in Las Vegas. This is the 13th time in its 15-year history that the NU group has been recognized as the top medium-sized chapter in the country.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 07:20 pm
Leonard E. Egede, M.D., (pronounced E-getty) chief of the division of internal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and director of its Center for Advancing Population Science, has been appointed chair of the department of medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
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Fri, Mar 8th 2024 05:05 pm
Assemblyman Morinello kicked off his first day of Read Across America Week by reading to students at William Kaegebein Elementary School.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2024 12:20 pm
The Park School of Buffalo, Western New York's only co-ed Montessori and pre-K-12th grade independent school, is proud to be partnering with the P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative, a nonprofit foundation providing various programs that offer financial, emotional and practical support for families facing childhood cancer.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2024 10:00 am
For the Greater Niagara Ballet Company, everything old is new again.
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Thu, Feb 29th 2024 07:30 pm
The State University System of New York launched the first ever systemwide local news program this spring to inform rural communities and provide rich learning experiences for students.
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