Wed, Mar 12th 2025 09:55 pm
The Salvation Army of Buffalo broke ground today on phase I of the "Hope on Main" project.
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Wed, Mar 12th 2025 09:55 pm
Residents of Connect55+ communities came together in February for the annual Connect55+ can competition, a longstanding tradition organized by the Calamar Foundation to support local food banks and charities. This year, 22 communities participated, contributing an impressive 7,903 cans, all of which will be donated to 22 food banks and charities chosen by the residents in their local communities.
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Wed, Mar 12th 2025 09:55 pm
Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced an 18-year-old male from Buffalo was sentenced yesterday afternoon before Buffalo City Court Judge Tiffany R. Perry to a one-year conditional discharge. As conditions of his sentence, the defendant must complete 60 hours of community service and continue with counseling.
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Wed, Mar 12th 2025 09:55 pm
On March 29 and 30, Old Fort Niagara presents a two-day block-printing workshop featuring Randy and Virginia Tucker of Louisville, Kentucky. Randy and Virginia are familiar faces at Old Fort Niagara as period merchants at the historic site's major events. They offer various textiles, but are best known for their attractive silk and cotton neck scarves.
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Wed, Mar 12th 2025 09:55 pm
In 2025, New York Sea Grant (NYSG) Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Hazards Specialist Roy Widrig anticipates property owners and community leaders will have questions about impact to shorelines by heavy winter snows and melting snowpack.
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Wed, Mar 12th 2025 09:55 pm
Niagara County legislators Randy Bradt and Jesse Gooch, on Tuesday, handed over the keys to a 2020 Chevy Silverado, previously used by county Emergency Services, to North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec for use by the North Tonawanda Fire Department.
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Wed, Mar 12th 2025 09:55 pm
In celebration of the 2025 bicentennial of the opening of the Erie Canal, the Niagara History Center has mounted "Images of the Erie Canal," a free public exhibition of artworks featuring the Erie Canal and Lockport locks. Comprising more than a dozen paintings from the collections of the History Center and Charles Rand Penney, the artworks highlight local artists from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
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Wed, Mar 12th 2025 08:25 am
The Women's Respite Program will offer a weekend for women with cancer on April 11-13. Programming will take place at the Center of Renewal on the Stella Niagara campus on Lower River Road between Lewiston and Youngstown.
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Wed, Mar 12th 2025 07:00 am
The Niagara History Center will present an inspiring lecture by Barb Warner Deane titled "Women of World War II: On the Front Lines and Home Front" at 3 p.m. March 25. This event will be held at the History Center's main campus at 215 Niagara St., Lockport, and is free to attend.
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Tue, Mar 11th 2025 02:40 pm
United Way of Greater Niagara (UWGN) proudly announces its upcoming awards breakfast, a celebration recognizing outstanding community leaders and organizations.
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Tue, Mar 11th 2025 02:30 pm
Calling all "Glee" and "Funny Girl" fans: Award-winning actress, singer, and New York Times best-selling author Lea Michele is ready to wow audiences June 28 at the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino.
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Tue, Mar 11th 2025 02:15 pm
Shea's Performing Arts Center and Resurgence Brewing Co. announced the release of "Shea's Buffalo Centennial IPA."
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Tue, Mar 11th 2025 02:10 pm
This winter, Tops Friendly Markets was pleased to collaborate for the second year with partners M&T Bank and The Salvation Army for the "Gift of Warmth" campaign, a longstanding winter clothing collection now in its 39th year.
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Tue, Mar 11th 2025 02:10 pm
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced Direct File is now available to many individuals who receive Form 1099-R. New York State Direct File is a free, easy-to-use e-file option for eligible taxpayers to file their 2024 federal and state personal income tax returns for free.
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Tue, Mar 11th 2025 01:55 pm
SUNY Niagara is hosting hands-on technical experience designed to inspire and encourage girls aged 13 and up to explore careers in manufacturing. This interactive event, organized in partnership with dream it DO IT Western New York, will take place March 22 in the welding lab on the college's Sanborn campus.
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Tue, Mar 11th 2025 01:50 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday provided an update on the future of New York state's correctional system following the end of what she called the 22-day "illegal" work stoppage, "creating a path to recover, recruit and rebuild the system moving forward."
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Tue, Mar 11th 2025 12:45 pm
Toad The Wet Sprocket with KT Tunstall and Sixpence None The Richer will perform in the Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15. This concert is presented by Artpark.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 07:40 pm
Since 2009, Capstream Technologies LLC has provided premiere audio and visual solutions to businesses and organizations across Western New York. This baseball season, Capstream has been tapped by the Buffalo Bisons to be an integral part of improving the audio and visual gameday experience for baseball fans at Sahlen Field.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 05:15 pm
The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. board of directors met Monday and authorized ECHDC to enter into a contract with The Cedar Bus Co. for a free shuttle service at Canalside starting Memorial Day weekend.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 05:15 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center welcomes Nicole Mombrea, NP; Rosanne Serra, NP; and Tina Vandermeer-Gatti, FNP, to its growing primary care team, expanding high-quality health care access for the Niagara Region.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 05:15 pm
Girl Scouts of Western New York hosted its highly anticipated "Mega Cookie Drop" event this past weekend. Thousands of Girl Scouts, volunteers and community supporters came together to receive and distribute cases of the iconic cookies, marking the start of an empowering season of entrepreneurship, leadership and community impact.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 04:40 pm
The Erie County Sheriff's Office is a vast organization that provides police services to over half of the county, operates two jails and manages the health care of about 800 incarcerated individuals each day.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 04:25 pm
Niagara County Sheriff Michael J. Filicetti announces the Niagara County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with law enforcement agencies throughout the county, will participate in a critical initiative to raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving. The coordinated effort aims to reduce impaired driving-related accidents, injuries and fatalities, by ramping up enforcement and education efforts across New York state.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 04:20 pm
It's pothole season in Western and Central New York!
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 04:20 pm
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $3.09, down 1 cent from last Monday. One year ago, the price was $3.39. The New York state average is $3.14, down 1 cent from last Monday. A year ago, the NYS average was $3.34.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 04:10 pm
Assemblyman Angelo Morinello was elected president of the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators for a two-year term, marking a significant achievement in his commitment to celebrating and preserving Italian heritage.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 04:10 pm
The North Tonawanda Neighborhood Watch's Dyngus Day committee is proud to announce Joseph D. Sikora, former North Tonawanda fire chief, as the grand marshal for the 5th annual North Tonawanda Dyngus Day parade. A lifelong resident who dedicated over three decades to protecting the public, Sikora will lead this year's parade down Oliver Street.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 04:05 pm
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 04:00 pm
The Historical Association of Lewiston is pleased to present Richard Waite and a program titled, "The Life and Times of Jacob Friedrich Schoellkopf, Master Entrepreneur and Family Patriarch." This presentation will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the Lutheran Church of the Messiah Fellowship Hall, 915 Oneida St.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 04:00 pm
Town of Niagara Councilman Marc M. Carpenter will seek reelection in November as the endorsed Democratic candidate. Having been a town resident for over 50 years, he brings extensive local experience to his role. In one of his previous roles, he was the town's police commissioner and is currently the town's deputy supervisor.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 11:05 am
Cyndi Lauper announces the final leg of her extensive, year-long "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour,: with 25 North American tour dates for this summer. The cross-continent trek of outdoor amphitheaters and performing arts centers includes a stop at Darien Lake on July 15.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 11:00 am
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center's fifth annual IceCycle fundraising event, presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and the West Herr Automotive Group, has come to a close. The event, which took place at Buffalo RiverWorks, raised $735,000 for cancer research and patient-care programs.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 10:45 am
The days are getting longer and the entertainment is getting hotter at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, with three new exciting shows in the Bear's Den Showroom.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 10:40 am
George Thorogood and The Destroyers "The Baddest Show on Earth" and 38 Special will be coming to the Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 1. This concert is presented by Artpark.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 08:50 am
Mystery Island (the place) is like an escape room - but instead of its players working out the puzzle within an enclosed unit, the game takes place on a luxurious landmass. Gourmet meals and choice wines replace beer and chips, with couture collections swapped in for ripped jeans and ballcaps. It's a picture-perfect presentation ... until someone gets murdered.
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Mon, Mar 10th 2025 08:45 am
On Thursday, Shea's Performing Arts Center revealed a project - priced at $5 million - to upgrade Shea's 710 Theatre. Focused on public spaces at the venue, the modifications are part of an effort to enhance patron experience and pump energy into the entire district.
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Sat, Mar 8th 2025 10:30 am
On March 7, at approximately 8:12 pm, the Niagara Falls Police Department crash investigation unit responded to the 2100 block of Hyde Park Blvd to investigate a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.
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Fri, Mar 7th 2025 05:20 pm
The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association will hold a community forum and resource fair for Niagara County residents living with or caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia.
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Fri, Mar 7th 2025 12:25 pm
The Niagara USA 250 committee has selected a logo for local celebrations of America's 250th birthday in 2026. The logo was designed by Edgepath, a Lockport-based graphic design firm. The image ties into the national America 250 logo, but includes local features such as Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Mar 7th 2025 12:15 pm
Artist, author and songwriter Tasha Layton releases her first-ever live worship album, "Worship Through It Live." This nine-track project was recorded with a live audience at Hope UC in Thompson's Station, Tennessee, last summer.
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