Mon, May 11th 2015 07:00 am
The Air Force Reserve's 914th Airlift Wing Airman & Family Readiness Center will host a large-scale Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 4 and June 5, for reserve members stationed at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and their families.
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Sat, May 9th 2015 10:00 am
The Village of Lewiston is once again trying to find the optimal parking configuration for summer nights when Artpark & Company concerts draw thousands to town.
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Fri, May 8th 2015 06:55 pm
North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur G. Pappas announced another city resident will experience an exterior paint makeover this summer.
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Fri, May 8th 2015 05:50 pm
Niagara University's 2015 slate of commencement ceremonies will be highlighted by addresses from the U.S. ambassador to Canada, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, the U.S. State Department reporter for CBS News and two highly decorated Catholic priests.
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Fri, May 8th 2015 05:15 pm
State Sen. Rob Ortt, co-chair of the Senate's joint task force on heroin and opioid addiction, led the discussion on the growing threat of heroin and opioid abuse in the community Thursday. The public forum, held at Niagara University, drew more than 100 residents from throughout the area.
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Fri, May 8th 2015 05:15 pm
The Buffalo Zoo has announced the lineup for its third annual BuffaLoveFest, an event featuring all things Buffalo. BuffaLoveFest will take place from 5:30-9 p.m. Friday, May 29, at the Buffalo Zoo, 300 Parkside Ave.
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Thu, May 7th 2015 12:40 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins has announced the winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition. The top piece from each congressional district is displayed in the Cannon Tunnel to the Capitol Building.
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Wed, May 6th 2015 05:55 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center today announced promising results from the first year of its innovative Get Well Stay Well. The program, which serves adults age 55 and older, will celebrate its one-year anniversary May 19.
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Wed, May 6th 2015 05:55 pm
The great riding conditions experienced in the spring and summer months result in increased motorcyclists on the road, requiring additional caution among all motorists.
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Wed, May 6th 2015 05:55 pm
Niagara University's training programs for emergency medical technicians will be recognized with the Excellence in Education Award from the EmStar Emergency Department of Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center.
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Tue, May 5th 2015 02:25 pm
The International RiverFoundation awarded Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper with the inaugural North American Riverprize, a prestigious global recognition for organizations demonstrating excellence and diversity in river restoration.
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Tue, May 5th 2015 01:45 pm
For-Robin, a University at Buffalo spinoff company, has received a $2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study and develop a promising potential treatment for breast and other types of cancer, UB and U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins have announced.
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Tue, May 5th 2015 01:30 pm
In connection with STEM/STEAM Month, the New York Power Authority and WNY STEM will hold a STEM-STEAM Career Day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the Niagara Power Vista.
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Mon, May 4th 2015 05:20 pm
Congressmen Chris Collins, Peter King (New York) and Keith Rothfus (Pennsylvania) today issued the following statement after introducing the Renovate and Enhance Veterans' Meeting Halls and Posts (REVAMP) Act.
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Mon, May 4th 2015 05:15 pm
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is planning a summer season wherein members will travel to 12 Western New York venues and perform 14 concerts in a month's time.
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Mon, May 4th 2015 05:00 pm
Empire State Development today announced filming has commenced in Buffalo for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies' "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2."
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Fri, May 1st 2015 01:30 pm
The Erie County Department of Social Services has announced the opening of the Home Energy Assistance Program ("HEAP") cooling assistance program.
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Fri, May 1st 2015 01:30 pm
Applications are now being accepted for the Ruth and William O. Sass Scholarship to encourage excellence in the field of nursing.
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Fri, May 1st 2015 01:25 pm
The largest medical education facility under construction in the U.S. has begun to take shape in downtown Buffalo.
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Fri, May 1st 2015 11:40 am
Congressman Chris Collins, R-NY-27, announced Thursday $7,700,000 in funding for construction of the remotely piloted aircraft facilities at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.
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Thu, Apr 30th 2015 01:25 pm
More than 220 volunteers from Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center and the Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence were honored at the annual volunteer recognition luncheon Tuesday at the Niagara Falls Country Club.
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Thu, Apr 30th 2015 01:20 pm
Randy Fenton, general maintenance supervisor for the New York Power Authority's Niagara Power Project, and supervisor of the ice boom's installation and removal, submitted these photos capturing the removal of last strings of the ice boom before it retires to its summer home.
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Tue, Apr 28th 2015 06:30 pm
Grand Island Fire Co. firefighters responded to an alarm of fire Tuesday afternoon at an address on Huth Road across from Huth Road Elementary School.
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Tue, Apr 28th 2015 02:30 pm
In 2014, the Social Security Administration closed a field office in Amherst. In 2008, an office was closed in Cheektowaga. This happened with little advance warning, no public input and insufficient justification, said Congressman Brian Higgins, D-NY-26.
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Tue, Apr 28th 2015 02:25 pm
Residents doing some spring cleaning and hoping to donate items are encouraged to take part in "Earth Day in May" from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2.
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Tue, Apr 28th 2015 08:25 am
Significant steps have been taken in the movement to end women's inequality in New York, as Assemblyman John Ceretto and fellow Assembly colleagues passed legislation, A.6075 Monday to ensure equal pay for equal work for New York women.
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Tue, Apr 28th 2015 07:00 am
Law enforcement personnel who died in the line of duty will be honored at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at the 18th annual Niagara Interfaith Chaplaincy Police Memorial Service.
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Mon, Apr 27th 2015 12:10 pm
State Sen. Rob Ortt is urging the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to reconsider its proposed plan to discontinue some of its fixed bus routes, which he said would consequently impact its paratransit service.
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Mon, Apr 27th 2015 07:00 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
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Sat, Apr 25th 2015 03:15 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation flipped the switch Friday on a 50-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system installed by State Parks employees at Fort Niagara State Park.
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Fri, Apr 24th 2015 10:55 pm
The deputy who responded to a 911 hang-up call that later turned into a gunfight on Errick Road last week will not be charged, Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour announced Friday.
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Fri, Apr 24th 2015 09:45 am
Mount St. Mary's Hospital, home of Niagara's Designated Stroke Center, is celebrating Stroke Awareness Month in May with a series of health-related events.
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Fri, Apr 24th 2015 09:45 am
Congressman Brian Higgins, D-NY-26, welcomed the inclusion of new language in the National Defense Authorization Act that would prohibit a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round in 2017.
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Fri, Apr 24th 2015 09:40 am
In recognition of Earth Day, State Sen. Rob Ortt, R-C-I-North Tonawanda, announced Wednesday three environmental bills he sponsored passed in the New York State Senate.
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Fri, Apr 24th 2015 09:40 am
Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Howard Zemsky and Roswell Park Cancer Institute CEO and President Dr. Candace Johnson announced Wednesday that, following the New York trade mission to Cuba, RPCI has signed an agreement with Cuba's Center for Molecular Immunology to develop a unique lung cancer vaccine with a clinical trial in the U.S.
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Wed, Apr 22nd 2015 05:15 pm
Erie County's Black Rock Canal Park is undergoing significant upgrades this spring.
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Wed, Apr 22nd 2015 04:45 pm
Promising to "be a supervisor committed to all of Lewiston," town resident Steve Broderick announced his candidacy to serve as Lewiston's town supervisor.
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Tue, Apr 21st 2015 05:00 pm
Leveraging the power of social media to promote Earth Day, National Grid will launch its "Pledge to Save Energy Sweepstakes" tomorrow, challenging the nearly 7 million U.S. residents in its service areas to take a pledge to make greener choices and share them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, with #GridGoesGreen #Sweeps.
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Tue, Apr 21st 2015 04:50 pm
The terrific smell of barbecue chicken, ribs and pulled pork will be in the air at Mount St. Mary's Hospital from 3-6 p.m. Friday, May 1, for the St. Francis Guild's 17th annual chicken and ribs barbecue. Krolick's will cook the food. All proceeds will benefit the hospital.
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Tue, Apr 21st 2015 04:50 pm
State Sen. Marc Panepinto made the following comments regarding his Make a Living Wage Act (S.4160), which currently awaits review in the Senate labor committee:
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