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Canisius College is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company's corporate citizenship initiative.

North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur G. Pappas announced the inaugural "Thursday's on the Water" concert event at a press conference in North Tonawanda's Gratwick Riverside Park last Thursday.

Artpark & Company has announced the schedule of Artpark Gallery exhibits for the 2017 summer. A series of "Artist Talks" and receptions will be offered every third Thursday of the month, from 6-8 p.m., in conjunction with each exhibit.

Best-selling author, speaker and role model Sadie Robertson announces her 16-city "Live Original" fall 2017 tour. The tour encourages tens of thousands of young adults "to live uniquely and be the person God made you to be."

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced the winners of the first phase of the Cities for Responsible Investment and Strategic Enforcement ("Cities RISE") grant awards, an investment that will total more than $10 million over the next two years to 18 cities and towns across New York state. The program aims to innovatively address and transform blighted, vacant or poorly maintained problem properties through the use of housing and community data from various state agencies.

Exactly 15 years ago, "American Idol" hit TV screens for the first time, forever changing the landscape of reality competition programming. In celebration of the franchise's anniversary, which also marks the birth year of this season's youngest eligible contestant, the producers of "American Idol" announced Monday the start of auditions for the new season of the show, which will be broadcast from its new home on ABC.

Geri Horner (née Halliwell) is back with a brand-new single, "Angels in Chains," which she wrote in loving memory of her late friend, George Michael, who passed away in December last year.

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators by a score of 2-0 on Sunday night to win the Stanley Cup on NBC and become the first team to repeat as Stanley Cup champions since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997-98.

Three new signs recognizing a significant impact to the Niagara Falls community either through historical or cultural actions were unveiled Saturday in Oakwood Cemetery.

More than 140 representatives from community-based organizations across Niagara County will focus on delivering better care through improved collaboration when Memorial Medical Center hosts a daylong conference Wednesday at Four Points by Sheraton in Niagara Falls.

Niagara Catholic Jr./Sr. High School will host a tent party outside on the football field on Saturday, July 15. The Big Red Fest gates will open at 530 p.m. and will feature music, adult beverages, food and gaming.

The St. Francis Guild of Mount St. Mary's Hospital recently awarded five scholarships to junior volunteers who recorded four years of service and more than 120 hours of volunteer time.

The annual Grand Island Father's Day Lawn Mower Races and Classic Car Show will take place along the West River June 18. Lawn mower races will begin at noon with the kids race, followed by a celebrity race at 2 p.m., and racing from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Relay for Life of Grand Island.

The Yasgur Project and Fluse are scheduled to play at the Father's Day Lawnmower Race event on West River Parkway June 18.

To honor the brand's founders and celebrate its birthday on Wednesday, June 14, Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls USA, will offer civil servants who visit the cafe any Legendary Burger for only 71 cents.

People flocked to Lewiston on Saturday morning to find great deals in the 25th annual 10 Mile Garage & Sidewalk Sale. Niagara County's largest such public goods swap continues today and tomorrow in Lewiston, Ransomville, Sanborn and Youngstown.

In-N-Out Burger fans, don't get your hopes up: The sign in Lewiston is bogus.

Earlier this spring, New York State Sen. Robert G. Ortt reached out to the staff members of the Lewiston-Porter Sentinel and honored them with a certificate of recognition for 30 years of business and service to the River Region. The Sentinel was recognized for covering topics that highlight local people and events that bring the community together.

Vendors of everything - for gardening, master gardeners providing expert advice, and butterflies - will make Center Street bloom the weekend of June 17-18 as the Lewiston Garden Club presents its 12th annual GardenFest.

As she enters her second full season as Artpark & Company's executive director, Sonia Clark is "so encouraged" about the state of the organization, its fiscal status, and the slate of activities to be put forth this summer for the community and guests from all over the world.

Grand Island resident Roger Cook received the "Making Democracy Work" Award from the League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara last Saturday, June 3.

Islanders Pat Akinbami and Nancy Tobe told the Grand Island Town Board Monday that an informal poll of patrons at the Golden Age Center found unanimous support for leaving the center right where it is at the Nike Base.

With a win against P.K. Subban and the Nashville Predators in game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins can become the first team in almost 20 years to repeat as Stanley Cup champions.

Eight-time Grammy-nominated artist Matt Maher is debuting a new song today, "Your Love Defends Me." It is available now at all digital outlets and streaming providers. Click HERE to watch the official lyric video.

Memorial Medical Center patients are receiving fresher-tasting meals presented more attractively thanks to a $37,500 grant from the Statler Foundation.

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer Pharrell Williams returns for Illumination Entertainment's "Despicable Me 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)," available everywhere June 23 via i am OTHER Entertainment/Columbia Records. Fans can pre-order the soundtrack today.

Grammy-Award winning rap artist Lecrae released a new song on Friday, "I'll Find You," featuring Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Tori Kelly.

Gary Coons (left), along with fellow members of The American Legion Riders Post 1451, raised the flag in front of The Service Persons Memorial at Niagara Hospice commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the post, as well as 10 years of the Niagara Hospice House.

Republican New York State Sen. Chris Jacobs was joined Friday by highway and department of public works superintendents from across the 60th Senate District in announcing significant increases in funding for transportation infrastructure in the 2017-18 state budget.

This weekend, Destination Niagara USA and the Conference & Event Center of Niagara Falls are welcoming the largest conference that the City of Niagara Falls has hosted since the Convention and Civic Center closed in 2002.

The ultimate search for the next great music group, "Boy Band," premieres on Thursday, June 22 (8-10 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. Host Rita Ora welcomes 30 of the top young male vocalists in the country to Hollywood, where they audition before musical stars Emma Bunton, Nick Carter and Timbaland.

The Lewiston-Porter Sentinel was recognized for 30 years of service to the community. Speaking of The Sentinel at Tuesday's Lewiston-Porter Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Paul Casseri said, "While we want to honor you, we certainly want to thank you.

The Niagara County Department of Health was made aware that an individual brought a baby raccoon to Mr. Quiggleys Saloon at 635 West Ave., Lockport, on Friday, June 2. Several individuals have been reported as having handled and/or petted the animal.

At its weekly conference call on Thursday, the International Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence River Board decided to maintain the high outflows from Lake Ontario at 10,200 m3/s (360,200 cfs) again for at least another week to address high water levels and associated impacts throughout the system. This high outflow has been continuing since May 23 in order to provide relief to residents along the shorelines of Lake Ontario while not exacerbating the impacts to shoreline residents downstream.

Barbara Frase of Tonawanda was a longtime member of the Ladies of Charity. In 2000, she heard that the Ladies of Charity were collecting school supplies for needy school children. She told her friends in the Bishop's Committee Discussion Group, and they quickly filled a box of school supplies. Each year, the amount of supplies they collected increased.

Michelle lived on Grand Island until she met her husband, Nathan Wallace, in 2001. She was a devoted wife and mother to Nolan, Becca and Parker.

The 2017 Grand Island Relay For Life will set sail for the adventure of a lifetime beginning at 4 p.m. The fundraiser for the American Cancer Society this year has a pirate theme of "X Marks the Cure." The goal is to raise $130,000 to go toward finding a cure for cancer.

After a member of the town's Conservation Advisory Board pointed out the environmental downside of a proposed green energy project, the Grand Island Town Board tabled approval of an applicant's special use permit request.

Dozens of volunteers grabbed gloves, trash bags, bug repellent and poker sticks to tackle trash in the Town of Niagara on Saturday, June 3. Highway Superintendent Bob Herman thanked the group who gathered at the Community Center for the start of Neaten Up Niagara.