Mon, May 22nd 2023 10:30 am
Iam Tongi was announced as the season 21 "American Idol" winner during Sunday's live, coast-to-coast grand finale event on ABC.
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Mon, May 22nd 2023 10:30 am
Chart-topping bluegrass gospel leaders Chosen Road return June 23 with the much-anticipated new full-length set "It Never Gets Old."
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Mon, May 22nd 2023 10:30 am
The 50th anniversary of Twin Cities Meals on Wheels was observed, as the City of North Tonawanda and Tonawanda presented the organization's president a proclamation recognizing this important milestone.
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Mon, May 22nd 2023 10:30 am
New York State Sen. Sean Ryan, Assembly member Karen McMahon and Assembly member Monica Wallace visited the Asian American Heritage Festival in Amherst to announce $30 million of state funding in the fiscal year 2023-24 state budget to support Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in New York. It is the largest investment in the Asian American community in state history.
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Mon, May 22nd 2023 10:30 am
Mr. DIRT Sportsman titlist Cody McPherson, from St. Catharines, Ontario, won the Chris Moore Memorial for the Hy-Tech Concrete DIRTcar Sportsman at the Ransomville Speedway Friday night, as Parkhill Tree Service and Niagara Hardwood presented the night's program
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Mon, May 22nd 2023 10:30 am
Community Beer Works (CBW), in partnership with the Pride Center of Western New York, announced the third-annual launch of PRIDE Ale. $1 from each pint and 4-pack sold of the limited-edition brew will go directly to the Pride Center of Western New York.
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Mon, May 22nd 2023 10:30 am
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced "Get Outdoors & Get Together Day" will be held Saturday, June 10, with events at more than 20 select locations across New York, "to bring people of all abilities, ages, identities and backgrounds together for fun, healthy activities."
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Mon, May 22nd 2023 10:30 am
The Atlanta Rhythm Section (ARS) will perform in North Tonawanda at the Riviera Theatre on June 3.
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Mon, May 22nd 2023 07:00 am
Niagara Gospel Mission is hosting its second annual symposium on the topic of mental health and homelessness. The event will take place from 1-5 p.m. May 25 at 1317 Portage Road, Niagara Falls.
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Sat, May 20th 2023 07:05 am
Gabby Bergstrom was a Grand Island High School sophomore in 2018 when she and fellow DECA members Luke Hess and Lauren Merletti were on a bus ride home from state competition. It was then they decided owning their own business could give them an edge in winning a state award. Using their cell phones to open craigslist, they found a hot dog stand at 1437 Ferry Road on the mighty Niagara River was available to rent.
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Sat, May 20th 2023 07:00 am
The Town of Grand Island, Charles N. DeGlopper VFW Post No. 9249, American Legion Post No. 1346 and Grand Island High School wind ensemble will honor the men and women who made the supreme sacrifice for our country while in military service. They are remembered each and every day and will be honored on Memorial Day.
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Sat, May 20th 2023 07:00 am
Thank you to all who participated in the National Association of Letter Carriers annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food collection! Here on Grand Island, we collected over 3,200 pounds of food for the Neighbors Foundation.
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Sat, May 20th 2023 07:00 am
Gary Dahlstrom, who donated a hand-carved chess set to Veronica Connor Middle School's chess club, was recognized for his work by the Grand Island Central School District Board of Education at a recent meeting.
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Sat, May 20th 2023 07:00 am
Grand Island voters on Tuesday unofficially passed the $73,727,888 Grand Island Central School District budget for the 2023-24 school year. In addition, they approved a proposition to purchase five new vehicles for the school district (three 65-passenger buses, one 29-passenger bus, and two Ford F350 4x4 trucks for the Buildings and Grounds Department). Also, the voters approved the establishment of a new 15-year capital reserve fund to replace the fund that expired this year.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 06:40 pm
Global superstar Lewis Capaldi today releases his brand-new, hit-stacked album, "Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent," on EMI Records/Universal Music Canada, featuring three heartbreaking U.K. No. 1 singles, "Pointless", "Wish You The Best" and the Platinum-certified "Forget Me."
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Fri, May 19th 2023 06:35 pm
Three-time Grammy Award-winning multi-Platinum band Maroon 5 drops their newest single, "Middle Ground," via 222/Interscope Records/Universal Music Canada.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 06:35 pm
blur will release their first album in eight years, titled "The Ballad of Darren" and comprising 10 new tracks, on July 21 on Parlophone. First track, "The Narcissist," is out now.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 06:35 pm
Investigation Discovery, the preeminent destination for true crime, has closed a deal with filmmaker Michael Bay (the "Transformers" franchise, "13 Hours," "Armageddon") to executive produce a new true crime docuseries.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 05:40 pm
Earlier today we received word that Jim Brown has passed away. He was 87.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 05:40 pm
National Safe Boating Week runs May 20-26, 2023, and with the recent heat wave, many Western and Central New Yorkers are looking to hit area waterways. AAA Western and Central New York urges safety on the water. Just like driving a car, operating a boat is a big responsibility and should be done with the utmost caution.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 05:35 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins on Friday announced $480,000 in federal funding for Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper to engage the Western New York community in the expansion of waterway monitoring and protection in the eastern basin of Lake Erie.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 02:35 pm
Chart-topping country music singer/songwriter Ian Flanigan has released "Under a Southern Sky" today - the second single off "STRONG: The Muscle Shoals Sessions." The full EP drops on July 28.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 02:35 pm
Niagara County Public Works Commissioner Garret Meal today announced the Legislature has approved the creation of a truck driver/CDL trainer and four new truck driver trainee positions in an effort to address the shortage of workers with commercial driver's licenses (CDL) across the county. A CDL is required to drive snowplows and heavy highway equipment used for roadwork and maintenance.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 02:35 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced the opening of the 2023 navigation season for the 524-mile New York State Canal system, kicking off the 199th consecutive opening of the historic waterways. Locks and lift bridges on the Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca canals will operate daily today through Oct. 11, providing opportunities for boating, fishing and sightseeing to tourists, canal enthusiasts and all New Yorkers.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 12:35 pm
What would happen if we began to believe that God could do the miraculous through us? Can you imagine what might happen? These are the questions Grammy Award-winning collective Elevation Worship asks on their anticipated 15th career project, "Can You Imagine?" With these eight new live songs, they are poised to reignite the hearts of believers.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 12:30 pm
Red Street Records' recording artists Consumed By Fire drops their latest single, "Man That Made Me," available everywhere today (listen here), alongside an accompanying acoustic video.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 12:30 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins says the U.S. and Canada should begin to work now to prepare for better communication and collaboration needed to prevent the disjointed border policies that occurred over the past three years during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 12:30 pm
The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy (BOPC) announced Chief Financial Officer Beth Downing will step into the role of interim executive director following the departure of Stephanie Crockatt on May 18.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 12:25 pm
Kicking-off a much-anticipated new chapter in his rapidly growing career, singer/songwriter and Amplo recording artist Nathan Sheridan returns with "Do You Know." Releasing to Christian radio and streaming platforms today, the single puts Sheridan's emotive vocal front and center as the opening verse swells into a soaring, celebratory chorus backed by a gospel choir.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 11:00 am
The Upward Niagara Chamber of Commerce is teaming with The Griffon Brewery & Gastropub (115 S. Water St., Lewiston) to host the Smelt Festival beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, May 26.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 11:00 am
Veterans of Foreign Wars Downriver Post 7487 is preparing to again conduct its annual Memorial Day ceremony. This year will mark the return of the Memorial Day parade, thanks to the Memorial Day Remembrance Committee. The parade is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Monday, May 29, with the ceremony at the conclusion of the parade.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 11:00 am
Town of Niagara officials continue to review their required external audit this month, with plans to formally file the paperwork in June.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 10:00 am
Artpark & Company's focus for this summer - its 50th season - centers on five key words: spectacle, drama, Indigenous & global influences.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 09:25 am
Village of Lewiston business owners expressed their concerns over proposed "sandwich board" sign regulations at a meeting Tuesday with Mayor Anne Welch and Upward Niagara Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer Pauly.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 09:10 am
The Lewiston Community Lions sponsored the Village of Lewiston Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 22, starting at the Red Brick Municipal Building. On Monday of this week, trustees recognized the club for its work. Mayor Anne Welch presented a certificate of appreciation to Lion Rob Nichols.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 09:00 am
Our beloved Nicole (Stickl) Richard, of Norfolk, Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on April 20, 2023, from complications in the delivery of her twin sons. She was 32 years old.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 09:00 am
The Lewiston Artisan Farmers Market operates from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday on the Portage Road side of Academy Park. Opening day for the 2023 season is June 3.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 08:40 am
The town residential garbage pick-up scheduled for Monday, May 29, will be suspended one day in observance of Memorial Day, and collected on Tuesday, May 30.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 08:35 am
Voters in Western Niagara County joined with those from throughout New York on Tuesday in approving school budgets despite the ongoing inflation and economic challenges facing the state.
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Fri, May 19th 2023 08:35 am
Summer is the busy season for road construction.
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