Mon, Aug 22nd 2022 07:00 am
As summer winds down and parents begin getting their students ready to go back to school, the NYS Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) is providing targeted scam prevention and shopping tips for parents and children ahead of the new school year.
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Mon, Aug 22nd 2022 07:00 am
Over seven weeks this summer, four youth workers between the ages of 14 and 18 from the Niagara County Office of Workforce Development served as health ambassadors for the Niagara Falls community.
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Mon, Aug 22nd 2022 07:00 am
St. Peter's R.C. Church, located in the heart of Center Street in Lewiston, announced the return of the "Jazz Mass" as a part of the Northwest Lewiston Jazz Festival.
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Mon, Aug 22nd 2022 07:00 am
The Northwest Jazz Festival in Historic Lewiston, NY will take place Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26-27. It will be the event's first time back since the coronavirus pandemic halted activities in 2020-21.
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Mon, Aug 22nd 2022 07:00 am
The Alzheimer's Association, Western New York Chapter, is inviting Buffalo and Erie County residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer's by participating in the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's on Sept. 24 at Buffalo's Outer Harbor.
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Mon, Aug 22nd 2022 07:00 am
The Town of Wheatfield Lions Club will host its seventh annual "Service Club Steak Night" at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at Five Senses Park, 6535 Ward Road, near the American Legion Post 1451. Attending service clubs, besides the Wheatfield Lions Club, will include the Niagara Wheatfield Kiwanis Club, Niagara County Rotary Club, Town of Niagara Lions Club, Wheatfield Business Association, and the Sanborn Business and Professional Association.
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Mon, Aug 22nd 2022 07:00 am
The Erie County Department of Health has opened registration for three free rabies vaccine clinic sites clinics this fall.
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Mon, Aug 22nd 2022 07:00 am
The coronavirus pandemic has focused national attention on the mental health of young children. To help early childhood professionals better support the mental health and well-being of children and their families, Niagara University's Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement is presenting an early childhood mental health summit.
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Mon, Aug 22nd 2022 07:00 am
The Northeast Region of the Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) will host the Buffalo Team Hope Walk at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Isleview Gazebo. All proceeds support HDSA's mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington's disease (HD) and their families.
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Sat, Aug 20th 2022 09:00 am
Jen Menter, recreation supervisor of the Golden Age Center, described Gram's Yard Sale as a "big success. We had a great sense of community. We had so many members come out and be a part of this sale, which really warmed my heart. I appreciate all the volunteers who helped make it be the success that it was."
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Sat, Aug 20th 2022 07:00 am
Meet Joshua Stewart.
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Sat, Aug 20th 2022 07:00 am
Following last week's information session on the future of the Radisson Hotel on the East River, the Grand Island Town Board held a public hearing as the leadoff of its regular meeting Monday to further discuss the project.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 08:15 pm
Elton John and Britney Spears will release a duet, "Hold Me Closer," on Aug. 26.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 08:00 pm
Food Network icon Bobby Flay is one of the best chefs on the planet and a master in the culinary arena, having spent his life competing at the highest level of cuisine. Now, Bobby has created the toughest culinary competition yet on the new six-episode primetime series "Bobby's Triple Threat," premiering Tuesday, Sept. 27 (9 p.m. ET/PT).
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 08:00 pm
Multi-Platinum, eight-time Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood will star in the show open for NBC's "Sunday Night Football" for the 10th consecutive season, beginning in September on NBC and Peacock.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 07:55 pm
Multi-Platinum-selling artist TobyMac's anticipated seventh studio recording, "Life After Death," is now available everywhere. People and Billboard were the first print magazines to interview the seven-time Grammy winner ahead of release date, and ABC's "Good Morning America" will broadcast his first, exclusive TV interview in nearly three years on Monday, Aug. 22.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 07:55 pm
On Friday, Elevation Worship released "LION: Live From The Loft." Encompassing 10 tracks, the uniquely created album offers six reworked songs initially from the "LION" album, which was released in March, along with a few brand-new tracks.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 07:50 pm
Tyler Hubbard has released a handful of specially curated songs titled "Dancin' In The Country." This is in advance of his upcoming album, which will drop Jan. 27, 2023, and prior to his live shows this fall on Keith Urban's "The Speed Of Now World Tour."
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 06:55 pm
The University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Planning has launched a graduate certificate in affordable housing to help address the affordable housing crisis facing cities across the U.S.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 06:50 pm
On Thursday, Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced the first of two upcoming events for residents of Erie County who are interested in learning how to expunge or reduce marijuana-related convictions on their criminal record.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 06:40 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the launch of the "historic" $150 million expansion of New York state's popular Tuition Assistance Program, which will now provide TAP to approximately 75,000 additional students who are pursuing their degree part-time.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 06:40 pm
Daemen University will celebrate its 75th anniversary with special keynote speaker Baratunde Thurston, an Emmy-nominated host who has worked for The Onion, produced for "The Daily Show," advised the Obama White House, and wrote the New York Times bestseller "How To Be Black."
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 06:40 pm
Grammy Award-nominated worship leader Cody Carnes has released his live song, "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)." In addition to the song, the live recorded video premiered on YouTube. Click here to listen to "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)."
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 06:35 pm
Grammy Award-winning, multi-Platinum-selling artist Macklemore is back today with a brand-new single, "Maniac," featuring Windser.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 05:55 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announced its Primary Care Network received Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition (PCMH) from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the highest national accreditation standard in primary care.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 05:55 pm
Two-time Grammy Award winner, multi-GMA Dove Award winner, and multi-Platinum-selling singer/songwriter Zach Williams announced the release of his new album, "A Hundred Highways." The anticipated 15-track project, his latest in three years, officially drops Sept. 30 (Sony Music/Provident Entertainment).
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 05:55 pm
Following the "Good Morning America" debut of the official music video, Whisperin' Bill Anderson and Dolly Parton release a bluegrass version of "Someday It'll All Make Sense," available everywhere today.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 05:50 pm
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos urged New Yorkers to practice the utmost safety when building campfires, and consider going without a campfire unless absolutely necessary.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 05:50 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins and City of Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino announced several public safety investments made possible thanks to the more than $57 million in federal funding received by the city through the American Rescue Plan. Niagara Falls has plans to invest over $11.4 million of its American Rescue Plan funding in public safety, including new and improved police and fire equipment.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 05:50 pm
M&T Bank announced its new partnership with Stefon Diggs, the Buffalo Bills star wide receiver - and one of the league's most savvy entrepreneurs and brand-builders.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 05:45 pm
Just before noon on Friday, Niagara County Sheriff's Office dispatch received a call from a boater in the lower Niagara River stating there was a body floating in the river. U.S. Coast Guard retrieved the person from the water. The individual was then brought to the Coast Guard Station in Fort Niagara State Park.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 05:45 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced New York state was awarded $501.5 million in federal funds through the State Small Business Credit Initiative, which was reauthorized and expanded as part of the American Rescue Plan Act.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 05:40 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins is pushing to end what his team called the "unreasonably long wait time" for new NEXUS cards commonly used by Western New Yorkers crossing into Canada. Higgins, who hears weekly from residents on this issue, said NEXUS card applicants are currently being made to wait nine months for an appointment at the Niagara Falls enrollment center.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 05:40 pm
Seneca Gaming Corp. officials announced the new Full Plate Eatery is open to the public. Located adjacent to the main gaming floor, in the fully remodeled and redesigned space formerly occupied by the Thunder Falls Buffet, Full Plate is described as "an endless options eatery where guests will be able to enjoy every day classics and specialty dishes to satisfy every appetite."
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 05:35 pm
The Buffalo History Museum's summer concert series, "Party on the Portico," returns from 5:30-10 p.m. tonight with headlining band Vitamin D.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 11:00 am
Western New York winters are notoriously filled with cold, gray days. It's for that reason people take every opportunity to get out and eat, drink and be merry in the warm, colorful spring and summer months.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 11:00 am
Mayor Anne Welch said the Village of Lewiston intends to take advantage of a new state law and lower the municipal speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 09:40 am
The Northwest Jazz Festival in Lewiston, NY board of directors announced Ryan Eckl of Lancaster is the winner of the 2022 Carol Calato Jazz Scholarship.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 09:35 am
U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced Timothy L. Mulvey, 35, of Grand Island, who was convicted of aggravated bank robbery, was sentenced to serve 77 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
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Fri, Aug 19th 2022 09:25 am
Planning continues for the 64th edition of the Niagara County (aka Lewiston Kiwanis) Peach Festival, set for Sept. 8-11 at Academy Park in the Village of Lewiston.
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