Mon, Mar 18th 2024 10:15 am
Empire State Development (ESD) on Friday announced that applications for round 3 of the East Buffalo Small Business Working Capital Grant Program are available from March until May 10.
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Mon, Mar 18th 2024 10:15 am
A total solar eclipse is expected in North America on April 8. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth and partially or completely blocks the sun from view.
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Mon, Mar 18th 2024 10:10 am
Tops Friendly Markets has launched its 15th season of "Monopoly" with the return of its popular "Rip It, Win It, Reach for the Stars" game.
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Sat, Mar 16th 2024 07:00 am
Unusually nice weather last fall and this spring has been great news for the volunteers who have been working tirelessly to build and maintain the DeGlopper Memorial, while anxiously awaiting the goal of having this space declared a federal monument.
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Sat, Mar 16th 2024 07:00 am
The Zonta Club of Grand Island has selected four outstanding women to receive the 2024 Yellow Rose award for leadership and service to the community. The club is honoring women whose talent, dedication, determination, and caring hearts have made a difference in the lives of others and inspired a new generation to achieve to their greatest potential.
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Sat, Mar 16th 2024 07:00 am
The 2024 Easter egg trail and activities, presented by the Grand Island Recreation Department, Grand Island Memorial Library and Miracle League of WNY, will take place from 9-11:30 a.m. Friday, March 29.
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Sat, Mar 16th 2024 07:00 am
Tops Friendly Markets announced the grand reopening of its 57,000-square-feet Grand Island store at 2140 Grand Island Blvd.
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Sat, Mar 16th 2024 07:00 am
Autumn Spinella and her husband, Joseph, had always wanted to do something special to raise much-needed funds for Charles N. DeGlopper Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9249 and its auxiliary. Their opportunity came last year when they organized an extremely successful Easter egg hunt on the VFW grounds at 2121 Grand Island Blvd.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 08:30 pm
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will host its annual spring "Eggstravaganza" event, featuring a photo opportunity with the Bunny, at the admissions-free Niagara Power Vista on Saturday, March 23.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 08:30 pm
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance today reminded taxpayers that information available on its website, www.tax.ny.gov, can help make filing personal income tax returns simple, fast and free for qualifying New Yorkers.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 04:40 pm
On "Chicago P.D.," the intelligence unit's newest case is hitting home for Sgt. Hank Voight (Jason Beghe), who has taken a personal interest in a troubled victim.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 04:25 pm
The Buffalo and Erie County Greenway Fund Standing Committee has announced six new awards totaling approximately $1.05 million for beautification and improvement projects along the Buffalo and Erie County portion of the Greenway.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 04:25 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced construction is getting started on a $11.3 million highway improvement project on Union Road - also known as State Route 277 - that "will ease travel, improve resiliency and enhance safety along a busy commuter and commercial corridor that also provides important access to State Route 400," her team said.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 04:25 pm
On Friday, state legislators representing Western New York joined representatives from New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) and superintendents from several local school districts at Williamsville South High School to urge action to prevent funding cuts in the state budget that would affect school districts in Western New York and across New York.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 01:00 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul has launched an interactive, online timeline titled "Blazing a Trail: A History of New York State Parks and Historic Sites" in celebration of New York State Parks' centennial. Organized by eight chronological eras, the first two installments of the timeline are available here, with subsequent eras launching throughout 2024.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 12:55 pm
Niagara County Commissioner of Public Works Garret Meal and Orleans County Commissioner of Public Works John Papponetti joined New York State Sen. Rob Ortt and several town highway superintendents from both counties at a press conference to push back against Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed budget cuts to the CHIPS program. The CHIPS program is an important source of funding for road maintenance and improvement projects.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 12:55 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul today directed flags on all state buildings to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on March 16 in honor of fallen Genesee County Sgt. Thomas A. Sanfratello. Sanfratello also served as a board member for the Town of Alexander.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 12:55 pm
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 11:40 am
On the heels of his viral and international chart-topping debut single, "Counting My Blessings," worship artist and songwriter Seph Schlueter is ready to share more songs with the world. His EP, "Counting My Blessings," is out now (Provident Entertainment).
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 11:40 am
The Niagara County Department of Health nursing division, in partnership with the Niagara County Office for the Aging, is offering a free chronic pain self-management workshop. The six-week workshop starts April 15 and is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. until noon Mondays at the North Tonawanda Library, 5050 Meadow Drive.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 11:40 am
Tops is proud to celebrate National Safe Place Week, which is celebrated nationally during the third full week in March each year.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 11:35 am
Uniting a veritable who's who of Gospel, soul and country music luminaries for a uniquely inspired collection of song and spoken word, "The Gospel According to Mark" is set for release May 17 from StowTown Records.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 11:00 am
Two of Buffalo's best backers are bringing their business to the Village of Lewiston. Come May, Mary Friona and Scott Celani plan to open a new Totally Buffalo Store at 467 Center St. - the former home of You & Me boutique.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 11:00 am
During the month of February, HART partnered with DiCamillo Bakery, Niagara Frontier Publications (Niagara County Tribune/Sentinel), and the community to raise over $15,000 to assist in the ongoing needs of the organization.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 10:00 am
The Lewiston Community Lions recognized two significant donations to its "Village of Trees" initiative at a special meeting Tuesday at the Griffon Gastropub. Carol Perry, president of the New York State Lions Bermuda Foundation, represented a $4,400 matching grant; while Niagara County Legislature Chairwoman Becky Wydysh and Legislator Irene Myers were on hand to recognize $2,000 in awarded funding.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 09:30 am
Work has resumed on the Beaver Island Parkway overpass to the I-190 Thruway on Grand Island.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 09:15 am
As objective and independent news writers and editors, we have an imperative to cover the issues most important to the people of Niagara County and Grand Island. Every day, our team is on the ground questioning elected officials, uplifting the stories of community changemakers, and uncovering truths that some would rather keep hidden. But, amidst industry challenges, it is no longer unfathomable to picture a future when New York state is completely without local newspapers and other local news outlets.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 09:00 am
Prior to its Monday work session, the Town of Lewiston Board held two public hearings - one on a continued solar moratorium (drawing no comments); another regarding a proposed local law on short-term rentals (garnering plenty of feedback).
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 08:50 am
Acrobatic feats, pyrotechnics, slapstick comedy, tricks on BMX bikes, and a wide variety of highwire acts are among the spectacles awaiting visitors to the reinvented version of "Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey The Greatest Show On Earth" This year marks the first the circus is back after a hiatus of seven years.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 08:15 am
Full free edition: The Tribune-Sentinel for March 15, 2024
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 07:20 pm
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its biannual agricultural labor survey in April.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 07:20 pm
The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association will hold an educational program in Niagara Falls on the common warning signs of Alzheimer's disease or dementia and the importance of early detection.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 07:20 pm
Women United of Greater Niagara's baby supply drive officially began March 1. Donations of baby bottles, bottle brushes, wipes, diapers, pacifiers, lotion, baby cereal, baby food, and new baby clothes can be dropped off at the United Way of Greater Niagara office, located at 6420 Inducon Drive West, Suite B2, until March 31.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 07:20 pm
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos reminds New Yorkers of the start of the annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning. Since 2009, DEC has enforced the annual brush-burning ban from March 16 through May 14 to prevent wildfires and protect communities during heightened conditions for wildfires.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 07:20 pm
New York State Sen. Sean Ryan announced a group of IRS-trained and certified volunteers are providing free assistance with filing federal and state tax returns at three locations in north Buffalo.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 07:20 pm
Leonard E. Egede, M.D., (pronounced E-getty) chief of the division of internal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and director of its Center for Advancing Population Science, has been appointed chair of the department of medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 07:20 pm
Sheriff Michael J. Filicetti announced Niagara County law enforcement agencies will participate in a special effort to bring awareness to the dangers of impaired driving.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 01:35 pm
The Historical Association of Lewiston's March program is titled "Joseph Ellicott." This presentation will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at the Lutheran Church of the Messiah Fellowship Hall, 915 Oneida St.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 12:10 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced increased patrols by New York State Police and local law enforcement to combat alcohol and drug-impaired and reckless driving as celebrations for St. Patrick's Day get underway statewide. This traffic enforcement detail will run Friday, March 15, through Sunday, March 17. It is funded by the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee.
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 10:00 am
The Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA will partner with the American Red Cross of Western New York to host a blood drive and complementary Hands-Only CPR sessions, on Tuesday, March 26, at the mall, 1900 Military Road.
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