Fri, Mar 25th 2022 11:00 am
Niagara County Legislator Mike Hill presented a proclamation at Tuesday night's legislature meeting to Niagara County Farm Bureau President John King and Farm Bureau Vice President Jeannette Miller, owner of The Eclectic Farmstead in Newfane. This was done in celebration of March as National Agriculture Month.
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Wed, Mar 23rd 2022 04:30 pm
New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez on Wednesday announced work has begun on a $2.9 million project that will repair or replace 12 culverts in Erie and Niagara counties, "enhancing safety and reducing the risk of flooding along several important roadways for the movement of people and commerce in Western New York."
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Wed, Mar 23rd 2022 09:50 am
On March 22 at 2:52 p.m., the Niagara County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center received notification of a fire alarm activation at the apartment building located at 6824 Plaza Drive in the Town of Wheatfield. A second call received a short time later reported smoke showing on the first floor of the three-floor structure.
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Tue, Mar 22nd 2022 03:55 pm
Niagara University and the Niagara Falls Housing Authority are bringing free children and parenting activities to residents of Niagara Falls' south end throughout the end of March.
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Fri, Mar 18th 2022 02:25 pm
Mayor Austin Tylec said he was "honored" to issue the oath of office to newly appointed Chief of Police Keith T. Glass on Friday morning.
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Fri, Mar 18th 2022 01:25 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will host a free community event at noon Wednesday, March 23, to recognize Colorectal Cancer Awareness and National GI Nurses & Associates Week.
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Fri, Mar 18th 2022 01:25 pm
New York State Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt on Friday stood at the Niagara Falls Airfield with local leaders to call on Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders to "restore vital funding" for military base retention in this year's state budget.
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Fri, Mar 18th 2022 10:00 am
After several years of dormancy, the former site of Kmart on Military and Packard roads in the Town of Niagara is seeing activity.
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Thu, Mar 17th 2022 04:20 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will begin renovations to its 10th Street parking garage on Monday, March 21.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 03:10 pm
The Niagara County Center for Economic Development announced the launch of the new Niagara County Façade Program (NCFP). The NCFP will provide matching grants up to $50,000 for eligible businesses in order to rejuvenate their properties to help bring vibrancy to the central business districts in communities across the county. The county has allocated $3 million for the program through the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
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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 03:10 pm
The New York State Department of Transportation announced construction work is set to begin on New York Route 384 (Niagara Street) in the City of Niagara Falls. As a result, lane reductions will occur.
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Mon, Mar 14th 2022 12:45 pm
The Niagara County Historical Society will present "International Bridges of Niagara," a free public program covering the history of the bridges, at Lockport's Historic Palace Theatre at 7 p.m. Monday, March 21.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2022 12:40 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Foundation presents a check for $15,000 to Dr. Renee Baughman, nurse practitioner Erin DiMarco and registered nurse Kathy Kendzierski.
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Fri, Mar 11th 2022 11:55 am
Lt. Col. Andrew J. Carlson will take command of the New York Air National Guard's 107th Attack Wing from Col. Gary R. Charlton II during a ceremony at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on Saturday. Charlton has assumed command of the 105th Airlift Wing at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh.
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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
City of North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec announced the parking ban on municipal streets will be lifted effective at 12:01 a.m. March 9. The ban was slated to run from Nov. 15, 2021, through April 1, 2022.
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Mon, Mar 7th 2022 03:10 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is now offering in-house dialysis service to medical center patients. Inpatient dialysis treatment will now be administered by Memorial staff throughout the medical center's campus, eliminating the need for an outside renal contractor.
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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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Fri, Mar 4th 2022 09:25 am
In July of 2021, Bashar Srouji was in the midst of realizing his lifelong dream. His Mediterranean restaurant/pizzeria, Ghada Have It!, was six months into a successful first year of operation. But on July 20, a historic rainstorm in the Town of Niagara nearly washed those dreams away completely.
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Mon, Feb 28th 2022 04:20 pm
The Niagara Arts Guild presents art quilter Carol Miller of Lockport talking about "How Quilters Choose Color" at its March meeting.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2022 05:35 pm
Effective Monday, Feb. 28, Niagara County Community College is removing the mandatory masking requirement on campus for those fully compliant with the coronavirus vaccine mandate as defined by the Centers for Disease Control, New York state, the State University of New York and the Niagara County Department of Health. While masks will no longer be required, it is encouraged that individuals wear them when in close proximity to others.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2022 12:00 pm
Many teachers in the career and technical education programs at Orleans/Niagara BOCES fondly look back at the students who have graced their classrooms and gone on to be success stories.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2022 12:00 pm
The Niagara County Community College Foundation is offering scholarships for incoming and current students for the fall 2022 semester.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2022 12:00 pm
The United Way of Greater Niagara, in a press release said, thanked Denise Abbott, left, of DeGraff Memorial Medical Park CWA Local 1168, and Nicolas Maniccia of KeyBank for chairing 2021's campaign, "and for their commitment to the United Way.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2022 07:00 am
Lewiston resident Michelle Hosie recently reached out to Niagara Frontier Publications, requesting assistance from the community to help out a resident who is now battling cancer.
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Wed, Feb 23rd 2022 03:55 pm
The Niagara Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will host a series of free entrepreneurship classes aimed at those looking to enhance business skills and strengthen a new or existing business. The series will run Thursdays, from 6-8 p.m., starting March 24 and ending May 12.
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Wed, Feb 23rd 2022 03:30 pm
The Niagara County Department of Health today released its weekly COVID-19 update.
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Mon, Feb 21st 2022 12:00 pm
At 2:47 a.m. Monday morning, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office communications center was notified of a vehicle pursuit entering Niagara County from the Town of Amherst. It was reported that a silver Cadillac sedan was fleeing Amherst PD after the occupants were found stealing from cars in a local neighborhood.
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Fri, Feb 18th 2022 01:50 pm
The New York State Bureau of Emergency Medical Services requested Niagara County Community College (NCCC) Workforce Development conduct a pilot educational program to help train part of the 500-600 new emergency medical technicians in order to help relieve the current burden on health care facilities across the state.
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Fri, Feb 18th 2022 01:40 pm
A virtual recognition ceremony was held to honor faculty and staff at Niagara County Community College (NCCC) on Thursday, Feb. 3.
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Fri, Feb 18th 2022 01:30 pm
Niagara Wheatfield High School announced the following students were named to its high honor and honor and merit rolls for the second quarter marking period of the 2021-22 academic year.
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Fri, Feb 18th 2022 11:40 am
YMCA Buffalo Niagara's "Y on the Fly" program will be partnering with the Niagara SPCA for a hands-on education program with children in Niagara Falls this weekend.
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Wed, Feb 16th 2022 01:00 pm
The Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas announced Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 77 as its February Member of the Month.
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Tue, Feb 15th 2022 01:30 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has welcomed two guardsmen to Schoellkopf Health Center as part of the National Guard's COVID-19 mission: Staff Sgt. Robert Badendyck, with Bravo Troop 2-101 CAV, U.S. Army; and Lt. Cpl. Wayne Bayle from 6 Comm, U.S. Marine Corps.
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Mon, Feb 14th 2022 07:00 am
Empire State Wrestling returns to Niagara Falls for its first event of 2022 with "Spring Breakdown" on Saturday, March 5, at the Frontier Fire Hall, 2176 Liberty Drive, Niagara Falls. This will be the second consecutive event held at Frontier by ESW.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 10:20 am
Officials from Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel on Thursday announced they entered into an agreement with the Riviera Theatre, located in North Tonawanda, whereby both properties will help promote each other's musical events.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 10:20 am
YMCA Buffalo Niagara's 2022 annual campaign began Thursday. Collectively, the association is seeking the community's support to help reach its fundraising goal of $590,000 by April 7.
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Wed, Feb 9th 2022 04:25 pm
The 914th Air Refueling Wing will welcome its new wing commander, Col. Lara B. Morrison, during an assumption of command ceremony scheduled at the base on Saturday.
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Tue, Feb 8th 2022 04:50 pm
The John R. Oishei Foundation has awarded a $400,000 grant to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center in support of NFMMC's capital campaign to acquire a 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit, to be housed in a newly built center on memorial's 10th Street campus.
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