Mon, Jun 20th 2022 12:50 pm
Women served by the Child Advocacy Center of Niagara, a service of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, along with clients of Memorial's P3 Center for Teens, Moms and Kids, have received awards totaling $122,133.11 from the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund (PEAF).
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Fri, Jun 17th 2022 12:50 pm
Assemblyman Angelo Morinello is sponsoring a free car seat safety check at the Niagara SPCA from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, June 23. The Niagara County Sheriff's Office will be on site inspecting car seats to help ensure child safety. There will be a variety of food, including hot dogs, baked goods and ice cream available for sale. The Niagara County SPCA also will have meet-and-greet pet adoptions.
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Fri, Jun 17th 2022 12:45 pm
The Niagara County Youth Bureau is sponsoring the summer food service program (SFSP) and announcing the open program site locations. This program ensures all children 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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Thu, Jun 16th 2022 07:15 pm
Appeal 2022 is less than half a million dollars away from reaching its $9.5 million goal by June 30. The annual Appeal, in support of Catholic Charities and the "Fund for the Faith," is currently at $9,080,972, or more than 95% raised.
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Tue, Jun 14th 2022 04:40 pm
Six Flags Darien Lake has announced the introduction of the new Six Flags annual pass program. For the first time, with the purchase of a Six Flags annual pass, guests have the opportunity to visit Six Flags parks for 12 months after purchase, providing more flexibility and value.
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Tue, Jun 14th 2022 01:50 pm
Buffalo Broadcasters Association (BBA) recently announced its slate of 2022 Hall of Fame inductees. Big WECK owner Buddy Shula is one of the 12 inductees in the class of veteran broadcast executives chosen for the prestigious honor.
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Tue, Jun 14th 2022 12:25 pm
The Land Conservancy is teaming up with New York State Parks, the Niagara River Greenway, the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center, the Buffalo Museum of Science, and more than a dozen local environmental organizations for a one-day celebration of the Niagara Gorge and its unique river.
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Mon, Jun 13th 2022 03:40 pm
The Buffalo History Museum has debuted a new exhibit by Stitch Buffalo, "Creative Journeys: Celebrating the Art of Refugee Women in Western New York."
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Mon, Jun 13th 2022 03:40 pm
"42nd Street" - the big, bright tap-dancing extravaganza - is set to take Lockport by storm!
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Mon, Jun 13th 2022 03:05 pm
On the 98th anniversary of the founding of the American Heart Association, Buffalo-area leaders are making bold commitments to stand with the association as it drives toward its 2024 "Impact Goal," which is focused on improving cardiovascular health for all while identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.
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Mon, Jun 13th 2022 03:05 pm
A new study led by a researcher in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo has important implications for developing future treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD), a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement and often includes tremors.
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Mon, Jun 13th 2022 01:10 pm
The Niagara County Historical Society will hold its second annual "Road Rally" fundraising event on July 9.
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Fri, Jun 10th 2022 04:25 pm
HEALTHeLINK, the health information exchange (HIE) for Western New York, announced an affiliation agreement with Population Health Collaborative (PHC) to drive higher quality care, control costs, and improve the health and wellness of the people in Western New York.
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Fri, Jun 10th 2022 04:20 pm
The Niagara County façade program (NCFP) will have a significant impact in helping small businesses in Niagara Falls and the Town of Niagara, according to the four county legislators who represent the area.
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Fri, Jun 10th 2022 04:00 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins announced the winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition. The top winner will have their art displayed in the halls to the Capitol Building and will also receive two tickets from Southwest Airlines to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to be held in Washington, D.C., at the end of June (alongside young artists from across the country).
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Tue, Jun 7th 2022 10:45 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will now offer a nutrition program in the Summit Orthopaedic Center, located in suite 700 of the Summit Healthplex (6934 Williams Road, Niagara Falls). Starting June 8, outpatient registered dietitian Diana Korzhukova, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., will see patients at the center for nutrition counseling every Wednesday.
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Mon, Jun 6th 2022 07:00 am
The Niagara Arts Guild invites area artists to celebrate the opening of the Castellani Art Museum on the Niagara University campus with a guided tour of permanent and new exhibits at 4 p.m. Friday, June 10.
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Fri, Jun 3rd 2022 08:35 pm
In the wake of the east Buffalo shooting, local community development nonprofit LISC Western New York is deploying what it is calling "groundswell grants" to dozens of Black-owned and Black-led nonprofits and small businesses in the community.
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Fri, Jun 3rd 2022 05:05 pm
The U.S. Small Business Administration Buffalo District Office and the SCORE Buffalo Niagara Chapter will host Straight Talk 2022 on Saturday, June 18, at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. This is the 25th presentation of this program, which has attracted thousands of participants from Western New York over the years.
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Fri, Jun 3rd 2022 04:50 pm
As the LGBTQIA+ community celebrates Pride Month this June, the New York State Smokers' Quitline offers its solidarity and resources to achieve better health. For those seeking freedom from addiction to tobacco and vape products, and for their health care professionals and allies, new customized flyers and cards are available by visiting the print materials section online at nysmokefree.com.
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Fri, Jun 3rd 2022 04:05 pm
Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum is offering "pay what you wish" admission, every Saturday in June, for everyone!
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Fri, Jun 3rd 2022 04:05 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced New York state was selected by Inland Waterways International as the host of the 2025 World Canals Conference, an event that brings together hundreds of canal and inland waterway enthusiasts, professionals and scholars from around the world to learn about a variety of topics related to canals. The 2025 conference will be held in Buffalo as the state commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal's opening there in 1825.
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Fri, Jun 3rd 2022 09:50 am
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced the release of an Integrated supportive housing application available to qualifying service providers and housing developers. The 2022 funding opportunity, to be administered by the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, will award $15 million in capital funding to expand access to affordable, accessible, non-certified supportive housing options for people with developmental disabilities.
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Fri, Jun 3rd 2022 09:25 am
Beechwood Continuing Care will host various outdoor events throughout this summer. Thanks to the support of M&T Bank and Lamparelli Construction, these events will be free for the whole community. The series of events fall under what is being called "Summer at the Beech," and will all take place on the Beechwood campus at the corner of Millersport Highway and North Forest. These events will include:
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Wed, Jun 1st 2022 12:50 pm
Are you ready for some fitness? Independent Health is kicking off the 11th season of "Fitness in the Parks," the largest and longest running outdoor fitness program in Western New York, on June 1. Presented in partnership with the YMCA Buffalo Niagara and the Jamestown YMCA, this free outdoor fitness program includes yoga, Pilates, Zumba, kickboxing, cardio dance and several other fitness classes.
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Tue, May 31st 2022 01:55 pm
Today's national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $4.62, up 2 cents from last Tuesday. One year ago, the price was $3.05. The New York state average is $4.93, no change since last week. A year ago, the NYS average was $3.08.
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Tue, May 31st 2022 01:40 pm
Upcoming events at the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, 1201 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls:
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Tue, May 31st 2022 10:10 am
The following press release was submitted Sunday evening by the New York State Park Police:
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Mon, May 30th 2022 07:00 am
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, located at 139 Pearl St., Buffalo, will celebrate special choral and instrumental music at their Pentecost and Trinity Sunday services.
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Mon, May 30th 2022 07:00 am
With the month of June recognized nationally as Elder Abuse Awareness month, Niagara County is hosting two events for local senior citizens to help with abuse awareness and prevention, according to Darlene DiCarlo, director of the county's Office for the Aging.
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Fri, May 27th 2022 01:35 pm
The Buffalo Together Community Response Fund, established in the wake of the mass shooting at the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue earlier this month, will begin to distribute initial support to 70 Black-led organizations that have "a meaningful and long-term presence in the community, and that are working on the front lines to address urgent community need in the aftermath of the tragedy."
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Fri, May 27th 2022 10:30 am
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced New York state has directed emergency funds to help combat food insecurity in the Buffalo community, exacerbated by the May 14 supermarket shooting and closure of the market, which had been a lifeline in a neighborhood already considered to be a food desert.
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Thu, May 26th 2022 08:10 pm
Just Tell One - a public awareness initiative of Mental Health Advocates (MHA) of WNY - has launched its new website to coincide with May's recognition as Mental Health Awareness Month. The refreshed site provides an interactive database of mental and behavioral health resources across Western New York's eight counties.
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Thu, May 26th 2022 08:10 pm
National Grid has provided an economic development grant in the amount of $300,000 to fund the Heritage Point project in the City of Buffalo. The funding was provided through the company's portfolio of economic development programs, which was designed to support a variety of initiatives that bolster the area economy. These initiatives include brownfield remediation, restoration of longtime vacant buildings, and facility upgrades, to name a few.
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Thu, May 26th 2022 08:10 pm
National Grid encourages its customers to be vigilant and protect their personal information, as reports of utility billing and payment scams increase across upstate New York.
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Thu, May 26th 2022 08:10 pm
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn reminds residents the Community Resource Center is open to provide trauma-informed support and immediate services to residents who have been impacted by the Jefferson Avenue tragedy and the continued closure of Tops Friendly Markets.
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Wed, May 25th 2022 10:40 am
The Erie County Department of Health is announcing changes to its existing COVID-19 vaccine clinic schedule. Starting Wednesday, June 1, the COVID-19 vaccine clinic sites at SUNY Erie Community College South in Orchard Park and at the Delavan Grider Community Center in Buffalo will close permanently.
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Tue, May 24th 2022 04:05 pm
Independent Health welcomes community members wishing to donate essential non-food items to aid the residents of the Tops Friendly Markets Jefferson Avenue neighborhood to make donations at any of the three Western New York Independent Health Medicare Information Centers Tuesday, May 31, through Friday, June 3.
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Tue, May 24th 2022 04:05 pm
The New York State Department of Transportation announced a new High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) signal is scheduled to be activated on Hyde Park Boulevard (New York Route 61) in the City of Niagara Falls.
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Tue, May 24th 2022 03:00 pm
The New York Power Authority board of trustees approved a low-cost hydropower award to General Motors Components Holdings, a subsidiary of General Motors, that will support nearly 1,450 jobs - 200 newly created - at its plant in Lockport. The Niagara hydropower will support a $137 million investment by the firm that will enable the production of critical components for electric motors at its Western New York location.
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