Fri, Sep 11th 2020 10:40 am
Better Business Bureau's (BBB) Scam Tracker received several reports of a trick scammers are using to steal from online shoppers. They are exploiting a PayPal policy and deceiving online shoppers into paying for goods that don't exist.
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Fri, Sep 11th 2020 10:40 am
Brockport-based electronics recycler Sunnking is preparing for record crowds during its first electronics recycling collection events since the COVID-19 shutdown.
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Fri, Sep 11th 2020 09:15 am
On Thursday, the NT Neighbourhood Watch tentatively resumed its monthly meetings with its first in-person gathering since the COVID-19 outbreak began. The group met under a pavilion at Pinewoods Park after the Common Council voted Tuesday to waive the pavilion fee.
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Fri, Sep 11th 2020 09:10 am
The New York State Department of Labor on Thursday announced payments for the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program, which provides an additional $300 in weekly benefits to unemployed New Yorkers, will begin next week. Up to 2.4 million New Yorkers are eligible for the program, including 435,000 who must submit an additional certification to qualify.
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Thu, Sep 10th 2020 02:20 pm
Adell Hoover-Manarino, will be the first one to tell you the world of academics felt more like an alternate universe for her growing up. Instead of social studies or science, she turned her attention to dance. Finding it a better fit, she used her talents to travel the country and perform, before returning home and starting her own wildly successful business.
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Wed, Sep 9th 2020 06:40 pm
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul joined Village of Lewiston officials in officially opening the new, multimillion-dollar waterfront on Wednesday. Improvements at the popular Lewiston Landing include new shoreline stabilization measures to protect the area from future flooding and the installation of new floating docks, a new pathway with railings, improved lighting and power stations.
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Wed, Sep 9th 2020 02:00 pm
CBS All Access, ViacomCBS' subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, revealed the official trailer and key art for the third season of its hit original series "Star Trek: Discovery."
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Wed, Sep 9th 2020 01:45 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins announced the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding over $6 million in funding to help small businesses in Erie and Niagara counties and a total of $19 million across Western New York. The funding was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act approved by the House of Representatives on March 27.
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Wed, Sep 9th 2020 11:05 am
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced new academic collaborations with three State University of New York colleges that "will help drive solutions to benefit local and statewide solid waste management and recycling."
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Wed, Sep 9th 2020 10:55 am
The Erie County Department of Environment & Planning has announced upcoming citizen forums to help determine the needs and priorities of low- and moderate-income residents residing within the Erie County Community Development Block Grant Consortium.
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Wed, Sep 9th 2020 10:55 am
ABC will air "Notre-Dame: Our Lady of Paris," a two-hour documentary special featuring shocking first-hand accounts of the Notre-Dame cathedral's infamous 2019 fire, airing Wednesday, Sept. 16 (9-11 p.m. EDT).
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Wed, Sep 9th 2020 09:45 am
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced a public awareness campaign to ensure New Yorkers know all the ways they can vote in November's election, including voting early, voting absentee or voting in person on Election Day.
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Wed, Sep 9th 2020 09:35 am
Youngstown celebrated its role as a final stop on the Underground Railroad on Saturday, Sept. 5, with the dedication of a graphic rail at Constitution Park.
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Wed, Sep 9th 2020 09:35 am
During a joint press conference on Tuesday, Congressman Chris Jacobs publicly endorsed Republican Josh Mertzlufft as the candidate he supports to take his place representing the people of Tonawanda, Grand Island, Hamburg, Orchard Park, Brant, Evans and Buffalo across the 60th State Senate District.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 10:00 pm
In the midst of a defining moment for the country when millions of protestors have called for justice and equality, ABC News aims to find out if America has reached a turning point with a groundbreaking monthlong series of reports examining the racial reckoning sweeping the nation and whether it leads to lasting reconciliation.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 05:15 pm
In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Week, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) urges everyone to do their part to support those who may be struggling with depression or other mental health challenges by recognizing the warning signs of suicide, knowing how to help, and becoming more familiar with resources available in each community.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 05:15 pm
NYSEG, a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc., reminds contractors and homeowners to have underground utilities marked before digging - this is essential to protect themselves and others from injury and to prevent damage to underground utility lines. To have the underground utilities marked, customers should contact Dig Safely New York by calling 811 at least two and not more than 10 full working days before the start of any excavation project.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 05:15 pm
Beginning today, the Aquarium of Niagara is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The organization will offer special family-friendly incentives on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 04:55 pm
The rock 'n' roll legends that are the Rolling Stones open their world-first flagship store, RS No. 9 Carnaby, tomorrow at 9 Carnaby St., in London's Soho.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 04:50 pm
Emmy Award winner and six-time Mirrorball champion dancer Derek Hough joins "Dancing with the Stars" in a new capacity as a judge when the show kicks off its new season live on Monday, Sept. 14 (8-10 p.m. EDT), on ABC.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 04:30 pm
A proclamation was given, thanking the residents of North Tonawanda for being proactive with the 2020 census.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 04:25 pm
According to the Empire State Association of Assisted Living (ESAAL), there continues to be no progress made working with the New York State Department of Health to reopen hair salons and make family visitation more workable in assisted living communities.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 04:15 pm
Modern Disposal Services will begin providing automated waste collection Oct. 1 to Town of Porter residents under a new six-year agreement.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 04:15 pm
The Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) will host a virtual program featuring Susan McCartney from the SUNY Buffalo State SBDC. McCartney will talk about how the SBDC can help, and offer an overview of best practices during COVID-19.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 04:15 pm
A sensitive and reliable new protocol for assessing social deficits in animal models of autism and certain psychiatric conditions is expediting the search for effective treatments. Developed by University at Buffalo researchers, the new protocol is described in a paper published today in Nature Protocols.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 03:55 pm
Niagara University has received a $300,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to strengthen its ongoing efforts to educate about and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking on campus.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 03:55 pm
Northland Workforce Training Center announced the establishment of multiple new community partnerships to provide valuable expanded services to students, and upskilling opportunities for incumbent workers.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 03:45 pm
Introducing the first-ever duet celebrity contestants on "The Masked Singer." "The Snow Owls" will appear in the season premiere episode and will compete (and be unmasked!) as one.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 03:35 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced four additional states - Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia - meet the metrics to qualify for New York's COVID-19 travel advisory. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have been removed.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 03:35 pm
Coronavirus stats for Sept. 8
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 03:25 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced the launch of "The COVID-19 Report Card," an online dashboard that tracks real-time COVID-19 infections and testing operations of every New York school and school district.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 09:45 am
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Chancellor Jim Malatras on Monday announced the launch of a SUNY systemwide COVID-19 case tracker dashboard. The centralized dashboard will provide real time, up-to-date information on COVID-19 cases, testing, and quarantine and isolation space availability across SUNY's 64 colleges and universities to more efficiently monitor, respond to, and contain the virus.
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Tue, Sep 8th 2020 09:45 am
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed legislation (S8617B/A10832) requiring all public employers to create plans to adequately protect workers in the event of another state disaster emergency involving a communicable disease.
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Mon, Sep 7th 2020 07:00 am
Niagara Falls City Council Chairman Chris Voccio has scheduled a "Coffee with Chris" event for 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Cristoforo Colombo Society, 2223 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls.
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Mon, Sep 7th 2020 07:00 am
There's no doubt that school openings this year will look much different from every other year. While we are looking to give our children a sense of normalcy in returning to school, there will be some changes to the daily routine. There are many twists and turns that complicate the roadmap for the reopening of schools, but figuring out how to get students to school safely may be the most complex.
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Sat, Sep 5th 2020 12:25 pm
The Brickyard Pub & BBQ is open for curbside pickup, serving meals to customers for the first time since fire damage forced its owners to temporarily close the doors at 432 Center St., Lewiston.
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Sat, Sep 5th 2020 07:00 am
The Kiwanis Club of Lewiston has been without its weekly meeting space since the end of May - when a fire tore through the Brickyard Brewing Company's second floor, causing residual damage to the Kiwanians' home-away-from-home, the Brickyard Pub & BBQ.
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Fri, Sep 4th 2020 04:20 pm
Earlier this week, the Erie County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) announced it had received Emergency Management Performance Grant funding of $343,328 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Fri, Sep 4th 2020 04:10 pm
On Friday, I AM THEY announced the official release date of their upcoming studio album, "Faithful God," as Oct. 23 (Provident Label Group). Today also marks the release of the album's pre-order campaign as well as the project's second single and lyric video for the song "Delivered."
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Fri, Sep 4th 2020 04:05 pm
Billie Joe Armstrong of five-time Grammy Award-winning rock band Green Day released an Amazon Original cover of Wreckless Eric's "Whole Wide World." The track is available to stream and purchase only on Amazon Music, HERE.
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