Wed, May 4th 2022 09:45 am
Jacqueline Connelly is the recipient of the 17th annual Key to the Locks Award. A volunteer selection panel drawn from the Lockport community chose Connelly for her years of volunteer service to the Locks District improvements.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 04:25 pm
Shea's Performing Arts Center will honor former President and CEO Patrick Fagan with The Michael Shea Lifetime Legacy Award at the annual gala held on Friday, May 20. The award, only the second ever bestowed, will be presented to Fagan in recognition of his years of dedication and leadership as president of Shea's.
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Mon, May 2nd 2022 05:15 pm
Gov. Hochul announced $15 million is available through the Home Energy Assistance Program to help low-income individuals and families who lack air conditioning to stay cool during the upcoming summer months.
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Mon, May 2nd 2022 10:30 am
The Network in Aging of WNY is hosting a complimentary senior health and resource fair for members of the public.
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Mon, May 2nd 2022 09:45 am
Today's national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $4.19, up 7 cents from last week. One year ago, the price was $2.90. The New York state average is $4.35, up 12 cents from last week. A year ago, the NYS average was $2.95.
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Fri, Apr 29th 2022 05:35 pm
Park Police have identified a missing kayaker as 54-year-old Paul Hahn of Amherst. It is believed that Hahn launched his kayak at Golden Hill State Park between Friday, April 22, and Monday, April 25l went out onto Lake Ontario, and has not been seen since.
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Fri, Apr 29th 2022 03:00 pm
On Monday, May 2, from 10-10:15 p.m., Niagara Falls will be illuminated red in support of National Travel and Tourism Week, May 1-7.
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Fri, Apr 29th 2022 11:55 am
Following a recent survey, ECMC has been reverified with zero deficiencies as a level 1 trauma center by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This achievement recognizes ECMC's dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients.
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Fri, Apr 29th 2022 11:55 am
The Buffalo City Mission's board of directors announced a leadership transition, naming Aubrey Calhoun as the incoming executive director. Calhoun will be the first female executive director and CEO in the Buffalo City Mission's 105-year history, succeeding active Executive Director and CEO Stuart Harper, who will step down May 6.
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Fri, Apr 29th 2022 11:55 am
It might be almost May, but it is still snowing in Buffalo. To help Western New Yorkers with the cost of heating bills, Congressman Brian Higgins announced $36 million in additional federal funding to New York state for the Home Energy Assistance Program. This latest award brings the total funding provided to New Yorkers for HEAP to over $918 million, the largest state allocation in the nation.
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Fri, Apr 29th 2022 11:55 am
The Tool Library announced it will be putting its tools and volunteers to work with a new calendar of community service events, on April 23 and 30 and May 7, 14, 21 and 28. Organizers said, "Each of the six service events provide an opportunity to beautify, strengthen and contribute to the WNY community through direct, hands-on action."
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Fri, Apr 29th 2022 10:25 am
The continuing battle against sea lampreys soon will come to locations in the local area. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessment crew will conduct work in the Niagara River (Erie and Niagara counties) May 10-19 to estimate the abundance of sea lampreys. The information gathered will be used to determine the need for sea lamprey control.
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Wed, Apr 27th 2022 02:50 pm
New York Sea Grant has published "Plastic Pollution and You," a 126-page, 15-lesson curriculum focused on a human-induced threat to the health of New York's marine and freshwater aquatic ecosystems.
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Wed, Apr 27th 2022 02:15 pm
Congress members Brian Higgins (D-NY-26), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1), Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6) and Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), co-chairs of the House Cancer Caucus, introduced a resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
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Wed, Apr 27th 2022 02:15 pm
Melissa L. Dunlap, executive director of the Niagara History Center (Niagara County Historical Society) in Lockport, was presented with the Museum Association of New York's Individual Achievement Award at a conference in Corning. The honor was in recognition of Dunlap's 32 years of accomplishments at the Niagara Street museum, 28 of which she has served as executive director.
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Tue, Apr 26th 2022 07:35 pm
Starting tonight, traffic along Bailey Avenue, between Elk and Clinton streets, will be reduced to one lane in each direction. The street project will begin with milling, followed by paving.
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Tue, Apr 26th 2022 03:10 pm
A chance meeting at a photocopier. The promise of a safer way to vaccinate. Unexpected calamities in the lab. Finally, a breakthrough and a major publication, only to be met with ... crickets.
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Tue, Apr 26th 2022 02:45 pm
The Niagara County Sheriff's Office victim services is participating in National Crime Victim's Rights Week with displays in the rotunda of the Niagara County Courthouse and the first floor of the Niagara Falls Municipal Building.
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Tue, Apr 26th 2022 08:50 am
Diamonds in the Ruff Animal Rescue is holding a BW's Smokin' Barrels Barbecue chicken dinner fundraiser on Sunday, May 15, at Rapids Firehall, 7195 Plank Road, Lockport. Stop by between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to purchase a 1/2 chicken dinner cooked on site, a fresh-baked roll with butter, and a choice of two sides (potato salad, coleslaw or chef salad with Italian dressing).
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Mon, Apr 25th 2022 03:20 pm
A Javanese gamelan music show with special guest artist I.M. Harjito - and featuring five new Javanese music compositions making their American debut - will take place from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at Nusantara Arts Performance Center @ St. Johns Grace Episcopal, 51 Colonial Circle, Buffalo.
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Mon, Apr 25th 2022 11:10 am
In a special session Friday, the Niagara Falls City Council approved the use of American Rescue Plan funding for several projects within the city.
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Mon, Apr 25th 2022 11:10 am
The Niagara Falls National Heritage Area and Create a Healthier Niagara Falls Collaborative hosted "Walk With Us," a 5K wellness walk, Sunday at the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center. The walk offered an opportunity for community members to participate in physical activity and raise awareness around mental health and living a healthy lifestyle through connectivity.
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Mon, Apr 25th 2022 11:10 am
A collaborative project spearheaded by the Niagara Falls Housing Authority will aim to revitalize a neighborhood in Niagara Falls that's been described as "forgotten" by residents there.
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Fri, Apr 22nd 2022 10:40 am
City of Buffalo Commissioner of Public Works, Parks & Streets Michael J. Finn, P.E., recently provided a progress report on seven key street paving projects taking place across the Queen City.
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Fri, Apr 22nd 2022 10:40 am
The Niagara County Department of Health nursing division, in partnership with the Niagara County Office for the Aging, is offering a free diabetes self-management workshop. The workshop series is scheduled to begin Friday, June 10, from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Dale Association, 33 Ontario St., Lockport.
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Fri, Apr 22nd 2022 10:40 am
Buffalo State College, in partnership with National Grid, is offering a free technology camp for local high school students July 18-29 on campus.
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Fri, Apr 22nd 2022 10:40 am
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is postponing the annual state of Lake Erie angler outreach event.
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Fri, Apr 22nd 2022 10:40 am
Congressman Brian Higgins announced New York will receive $257,806,980 in federal funding over the next five years through a new carbon reduction program, included in the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law," and designed to reduce transportation emissions.
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Tue, Apr 19th 2022 02:25 pm
On Tuesday, April 26, 26 Shirts will celebrate the completion of 10 volumes of shirts and more than $1.4 million raised to date for local charities and families in need.
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Tue, Apr 19th 2022 02:25 pm
The first-ever VillaCon will take place from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Villa Maria College. The one-day convention will bring gaming, cosplay, animation, film, vendors, artists and more to the college, which is located at 240 Pine Ridge Road, Buffalo.
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Mon, Apr 18th 2022 02:15 pm
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced it is aware of numerous telephone scams targeting residents nationwide. It stated:
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Mon, Apr 18th 2022 02:15 pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced $3.375 million in Conservation Partnership Program grants - the largest amount of funding for this program to date - for 51 not-for-profit land trusts across the state.
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Mon, Apr 18th 2022 12:20 pm
The Network in Aging of WNY is hosting a complimentary senior health and resource fair for members of the public. The event will feature more than 40 different local senior and health care professionals and organizations.
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Sat, Apr 16th 2022 01:30 pm
The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center's board of directors announced the appointment of Brian Fuss, Ph.D., as the new executive director. He began on April 4.
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Sat, Apr 16th 2022 01:15 pm
M&T Bank announced a $300,000 commitment to support the Buffalo operations of Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll), a national nonprofit that works in communities across the country to accelerate economic and social impact through inclusive entrepreneurship.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2022 08:10 pm
The Niagara Falls Public Library will welcome New York Times bestselling author Keith O'Brien to discuss his book, "Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe." The novel recounts the Love Canal era in Niagara Falls.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2022 08:10 pm
The Niagara Falls Public Library has been selected as one of 200 libraries nationwide for the American Library Association's American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries opportunity, an emergency relief program to assist libraries that have been adversely affected by the pandemic.
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Wed, Apr 13th 2022 05:15 pm
The Alzheimer's Association Western New York Chapter will oversee a five-year, $8,250,000 grant from the New York State Department of Health to expand dementia caregiving initiatives across eight counties.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2022 04:50 pm
Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council announced a public meeting for region central, which covers the area of Buffalo surrounding the Scajaquada Creek corridor, including Route 198. The meeting will present four scenarios for reimagining the Scajaquada corridor, and will provide an opportunity for public comment.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2022 11:25 am
Now in its ninth year, the annual Run Jimmy Run Charity 5K has raised close to $100,000 for the Alzheimer's Association Western New York chapter. The family-friendly 5K race and 1K "fun walk" was launched by Maureen Griffin Tomczak in memory of her father, Buffalo Mayor James "Jimmy" Griffin, who died from a type of dementia in 2008.
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