Tue, Jul 10th 2018 11:20 am
Niagara University ranks among the country's top 10 small private schools for American military veterans and their families, according to 2018-19 rankings from Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs and Military Spouse.
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Tue, Jul 10th 2018 11:20 am
ABC, PEOPLE and Four M Studios will present "The Story of the Royals," a two-night, four-hour prime-time television event documenting the fascinating lives of the British royal family. Featuring a panel of experts and voices, "The Story of the Royals - Part One" airs Wednesday, Aug. 22 (9-11 p.m. EDT), and "The Story of the Royals - Part Two" airs Thursday, Aug. 23 (9-11 p.m.), on The ABC Television Network.
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Tue, Jul 10th 2018 07:00 am
The 12th annual Good News Gospel Festival & Health Fair, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's annual celebration of faith and wellness, will be held this year in Gluck Park from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 21. The park is located on South Avenue at 15th Street.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 06:00 pm
North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur Pappas couldn't believe it had been a year since announcing the last Thunder on the Niagara boat races, but on Monday afternoon, Pappas revealed the family-fun show would make it's return to Gratwick Riverside Park Saturday, Aug. 4- Sunday, Aug. 5.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 05:10 pm
WD Bar & Grille inside Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino announced Monday its partnership with Phillips Seafood. More than 100 years of Phillips Seafood heritage now resides in Western New York and can only be "caught" at Phillips WD Bar & Grille.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 03:40 pm
For one week, 47 doctors will trade scalpels and stethoscopes for strings and reeds.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 03:25 pm
"Red For War," the anticipated solo debut from acclaimed female rocker Zahna, is set to bow Aug. 17 from RockFest Records. Produced by Joshua Bertrand of Christian rock innovators and Billboard hitmakers Random Hero, the 10-song set is an in-your-face battle cry documenting a season of challenges for the artist.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 02:05 pm
On Monday, Artpark & Company began rehearsals for the musical "The Odyssey," which will feature 100-plus participants.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 01:55 pm
USA Niagara Development Corp. (USAN) on Monday issued a request for expressions of interest (RFEI) to determine interest from qualified parties to redevelop a key parcel in the Buffalo Avenue Heritage District of downtown Niagara Falls. USAN gained control of the vacant parcel, located at 305 Buffalo Ave., through a strategic land acquisition earlier this year, made possible through Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's Buffalo Billion phase II.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 01:55 pm
On Thursday, July 12, HUNT Real Estate Corp. agents and employees will team up with United Way chapters in Erie and Niagara counties, and across New York state, to take part in HUNT's second annual "CommUNITY Day."
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 01:40 pm
An emergency blood shortage is prompting the American Red Cross to issue an urgent call for eligible donors of all blood types - especially type O - to give now and help save lives.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 01:30 pm
The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation, and Agriculture and Markets (DAM) announced with a governor's state proclamation that New York state's fifth annual Invasive Species Awareness Week (ISAW) is July 8-14.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 01:20 pm
After a 15-year hiatus, pop-rock group Seven Day Faith, featuring the original lineup of Rob Ferenc, John Rosini, Kevin Ernst and Rob Bilson, will reunite for a one-night-only concert experience on Saturday, Sept. 15. The four original members will perform such hits as "Everything" "Ready To Go" and "Forever and a Day" on stage together for the first time in more than a decade.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 01:20 pm
Good Charlotte on Monday announced a North American tour in support of their awaited seventh full-length studio album, "Generation Rx."
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 01:20 pm
The Carnegie Art Center will close its spring and summer music lineup with Carol Monaco & Friends on Saturday, July 14. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $10.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 01:20 pm
The 2018 Spirit of the '80s concert event will feature Mike Peters and The Alarm at Academy Park in Lewiston on Saturday, Aug. 4. This year, the annual event will also promote bone marrow screening as part of Mike Peter's "Love Hope Strength Foundation," with concert proceeds going to Roswell Park's bone marrow donor screening program.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 01:00 pm
Congressmen Chris Collins and Bill Pascrell Jr. (New Jersey) celebrated President Donald Trump signing into law H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act. The legislation they authored together will require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and maintain a voluntary registry to collect data regarding the incidence of certain cancers in firefighters.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 01:00 pm
The Taste of Buffalo presented by Tops on Saturday announced the local restaurants named award winners in a variety of categories at the 35th annual festival. The judging was conducted by a panel of representatives from the local media, along with members of Western New York's political and business sectors.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 12:55 pm
The Buffalo Sabres on Monday announced the team signed defenseman Rasmus Dahlin to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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Mon, Jul 9th 2018 07:00 am
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. Chairman Robert Gioia announced the agency plans to hold the first of three community meetings to seek public input for three projects focusing on the improvement of access and activation of Buffalo's Outer Harbor. The first meeting will be held from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at the Canalside VIP Tent in Buffalo.
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Sat, Jul 7th 2018 07:05 am
Cars lined the streets along the Town Commons last weekend to support kids selling their products at KidBiz, the annual event for young entrepreneurs to sell goods and products.
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Sat, Jul 7th 2018 07:05 am
Relay For Life of Grand Island is dedicated to continuing to share Mary Dunbar-Daluisio's hope with all cancer survivors and caregivers.
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Sat, Jul 7th 2018 07:00 am
Lower Niagara Community Survivors announces "Rock Out Cancer," its first fundraising event, will take place from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at The Lewiston Stone House, 755 Center St.
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Sat, Jul 7th 2018 07:00 am
Emma Seaman, a 13-year-old from Youngstown, is currently collecting donations of new Lego sets for Sebastian's LEGO Club, to benefit children in the cancer unit at Oishei Children's Hospital.
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Sat, Jul 7th 2018 07:00 am
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will convene a pre-adjudicatory issues conference next week pertaining to a long-sought permit application by CWM Chemical Services LLC for purposes of siting a new hazardous waste landfill.
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Sat, Jul 7th 2018 07:00 am
The contractor that provides garbage pickup for the Town of Grand Island is catching up on its work, the Town Board was told Monday.
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Sat, Jul 7th 2018 07:00 am
Grand Island Fire Co. volunteer firefighters were busy responding to first aid calls all day during the Fourth of July holiday, the GIFC reports.
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Sat, Jul 7th 2018 07:00 am
Sunday's Grand Island Garden Walk will include a stop at a courtyard maintained by the fastest growing garden club on the Island: the Kaegebein Garden Club.
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Sat, Jul 7th 2018 07:00 am
The Grand Island Holiday Inn Express is now a reality.
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Sat, Jul 7th 2018 07:00 am
National Grid, Niagara Falls Community Development and the Niagara Falls City School District are collaborating to bring a new, family-friendly event to the heart of Niagara Falls. From noon until 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, join these partners for a celebration of the 162nd birthday of Nikola Tesla, one of history's most brilliant, under-rated and eccentric inventors, at the Hyde Park Playground (next to 911 Robbins Drive).
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Fri, Jul 6th 2018 05:30 pm
On Sunday, July 8, more than 700 cyclists will leave their cars behind to pedal along the historic Erie Canalway Trail from Buffalo to Albany in celebration of the Erie Canal Bicentennial and Barge Canal Centennial. They will arrive in Buffalo on Saturday to prepare for the launch of the 20th annual 400-mile Cycle the Erie Canal tour, organized by the statewide nonprofit group Parks & Trails New York.
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Fri, Jul 6th 2018 05:10 pm
This is heavy! Canadian treasure, star, author, producer and activist Michael J. Fox will make his first-ever appearance at Fan Expo Canada. Fox will be joined by fellow "Back to the Future" co-stars Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Tom Wilson, offering fans a trip back in time for a special reunion at this year's show.
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Fri, Jul 6th 2018 05:10 pm
Following the release of the 2017 studio album "Paranormal," which was the best chart-performing album by Alice Cooper in decades, the American rock legend took his live show all over the world, accompanied by "the best band he has ever had." After an entire year spent on the road, the "Paranormal Tour" ended in Paris on Dec. 7 at the world-renowned Olympia, a theater that is iconic in the truest sense of the word.
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Fri, Jul 6th 2018 05:10 pm
Imagine a pathogen that infects completely healthy people and can cause blindness in one day and flesh-eating infections, brain abscesses and death in just a few days. Now imagine that this pathogen is also resistant to all antibiotics.
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Fri, Jul 6th 2018 05:10 pm
Erie County Clerk Mickey Kearns announced the Northtowns Auto Bureau is officially expanding to offer additional weekend hours. Joined by Tonawanda Legislator Kevin Hardwick, Kearns announced the Northtowns Auto Bureau will begin Saturday service on July 28.
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Fri, Jul 6th 2018 05:10 pm
Earlier this week, Empire State Development announced a partnership between Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) in Israel, known also as the Volcani Center, to advance cutting-edge research in the agricultural and environmental sciences. The two prestigious institutions will conduct research on critical issues confronting the environment today and its effect on agriculture, specifically the impact of climate change on crop growth.
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Fri, Jul 6th 2018 05:10 pm
Earlier this week, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the first round of statewide competitive grants for the Trees for Tributaries Program, designed to support riparian tree-planting projects for communities across the state. Approximately $525,000 in grant funding is available to help plant trees and shrubs along streams to improve wildlife habitat, water quality and storm resiliency.
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Fri, Jul 6th 2018 05:10 pm
The Erie County Department of Budget and Management announced the preliminary findings of the budget monitoring report (BMR) for May, which indicated strong growth of 4.93 percent in sales tax through April, and also showed an accompanying positive variance of $9,552,893 for May year-to-date. By comparison, the May 2017 BMR indicated an unfavorable variance of $8,478,351, which means the May position for Erie County has improved by $18,031,244 when comparing the two years.
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Fri, Jul 6th 2018 05:05 pm
The Buffalo Sabres on Friday announced forward Jack Eichel will wear No. 9 on his jersey starting during the 2018-19 season.
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Fri, Jul 6th 2018 04:50 pm
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