Wed, Mar 16th 2022 03:10 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a package of legislation to address workplace harassment and discrimination.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 03:10 pm
The Niagara County Department of Public Works is now accepting applications for seasonal help for the 2022 season. Positions are currently open at the five county parks, the Niagara County Golf Course, and the highway department. Seasonally employees earn $14.20 per hour.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 03:10 pm
Flogging Molly and The Interrupters will perform in the Artpark Amphitheater at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 2. They'll be supported by The Skints and Tiger Army. The show is presented by Artpark and Funtime.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 03:10 pm
Appeal 2022 in support of Catholic Charities of Buffalo and the diocesan "Fund for the Faith" has reached the $5 million mark. Appeal officials announced the annual campaign has raised $5,115,517, which is 53.8% of the $9.5 million goal.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 03:10 pm
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced more than $2.6 billion in fiscal year 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Awards for roughly 7,000 local homeless housing and service programs across the U.S.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 03:10 pm
The New York State Department of Transportation announced construction work is set to begin on New York Route 384 (Niagara Street) in the City of Niagara Falls. As a result, lane reductions will occur.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 02:05 pm
A University at Buffalo communication researcher has developed a framework for measuring the slippery concept of social media public opinion.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 02:05 pm
The Niagara County Historical Society will present the next installment in its "Other Voices" program at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 26. The free program, open to the public, will feature a talk on the history of Lockport's First African Methodist Church, and the role of the Black community in the development of Lockport.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 02:05 pm
USS The Sullivans (DD-537) has been decorated with shamrocks since World War II as a sign of the Irish ancestry of the five Sullivan brothers who, serving together on the light cruiser USS Juneau, were all killed in action on its sinking on Nov. 13, 1942.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 02:05 pm
Attorney Steve Kantor and the Kantor Law Firm announced the launch of their campaign to make travelling in New York safer for motorcycle riders and other vulnerable users of the roads.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 02:05 pm
On Tuesday, advocates, the directly impacted, and organizers gathered at the Martha Mitchell Community Center on Buffalo's east side to kick off the first "Communities Not Cages" town hall in the state.
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 02:05 pm
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement Tuesday in response to Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's audit of the New York State Department of Health's response to the coronavirus, which affirmed some of the findings of her January 2021 nursing homes report, most notably that DOH misrepresented the true number of deaths that occurred at nursing homes:
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Wed, Mar 16th 2022 02:05 pm
The New York State Department of Health was unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before the coronavirus pandemic hit New York, an audit released Tuesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 04:55 pm
Catholic Health announced Tuesday it has secured orders from several investors for $58.5 million in bonds to fund construction of its Lockport Memorial Hospital. In addition to the new hospital, which will become a campus of Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Niagara County, the bond financing will support cardiac catheterization room renovations at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, and other small infrastructure projects across the system.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 04:20 pm
Show producers Will Packer and Shayla Cowan on Tuesday announced additional presenters for the 94th Oscars. The star lineup includes Halle Bailey, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Shawn Mendes, Tyler Perry and Tracee Ellis Ross.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 04:20 pm
The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS) announced the launch of a new media campaign to raise awareness of the Recovery Friendly Workplace Tax Credit.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 04:20 pm
American Diabetes Association (ADA) camps bring thousands of campers together to share a week of summer fun to make memories that last a lifetime. Camp Aspire provides up to 240 children a full camp experience. It focuses on educating children about the importance of blood glucose (blood sugar) management, and empowers them to manage their diabetes actively and independently.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 03:35 pm
If you think Christian music is judgy, preachy, stuffy or boring, then you're doing it wrong. We Are Messengers can help.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 02:20 pm
Shortly before 4 a.m. Monday, March 14, Niagara Falls Police responded to the 7/11 at 2310 Hyde Park Blvd., for a report of an assault.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 01:25 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the opening of the web-based application portal for hemp farmers seeking to obtain a conditional license to grow adult-use cannabis in the 2022 growing season. The license was made possible by a law the governor signed last month.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 01:00 pm
On Tuesday, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, directed the SBA to provide additional deferment of principal and interest payments for existing COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program borrowers. That makes a total of 30 months deferment from inception on all approved COVID-19 EIDL loans.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 01:00 pm
After a two-year absence, Buffalo's Best Kielbasa contest is back to crown the best homemade sausage makers in Western New York. The culinary showdown takes place at high noon on Saturday, April 16, at Flying Bison Brewing Co., kicking off the "Pils, Pierogi & Polka" event.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 12:25 pm
Providers of aging services are seeking to expand programs that address social isolation in the pandemic, including volunteer models like "friendly calls."
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 12:00 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the launch of two new interactive online resources designed to improve transparency and enhance access to employment statistics and occupational wage information.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 11:40 am
The Alzheimer's Association 2022 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report unearthed challenges both doctors and the American public face in understanding and diagnosing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which is characterized by subtle changes in memory and thinking.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 11:40 am
On Tuesday, March 15, Women United of Greater Niagara will begin another collection drive to benefit those in need in Niagara County. This follows its recent personal hygiene drive, which had success throughout the month of November. Keeping the momentum going, this drive will support local women and their babies.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 11:40 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and Schoellkopf Health Center named Frank Guida as administrator of Schoellkopf Health Center, and Jodi Witherell as vice president of quality and corporate compliance for NFMMC.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 11:35 am
The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute will return to Hamburg for an 8 p.m. show on Wednesday, Aug. 10. This group has traveled the globe impersonating John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 10:10 am
Family Promise of WNY, a family homeless shelter, is receiving a major gift of $100,000 from Crossroads Lutheran Church this week. The gift comes after Crossroads Lutheran Church - permanently closed in 2020 - sold off property and assets.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 10:10 am
The Niagara University Family Business Center will hold a breakfast forum from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, at Classics V, 2425 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. Included will be breakfast and networking, followed by a presentation.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 10:10 am
On Monday, Business Backs Buffalo Football - an all-volunteer committee comprised of rising corporate, small business, startup and nonprofit leaders - announced the addition of nine new members to its core group roster.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 10:10 am
For the first time in two years, the City of Niagara Falls plans to open its pools and splash pads to the public this summer. Leading up to the reopening, Mayor Robert Restaino is launching several major projects to get the facilities ready for visitors.
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Tue, Mar 15th 2022 10:10 am
Barry Entertainment will present the third annual Village Music Fest from noon until 10 p.m. Aug. 6 at Veterans Park in Youngstown. Canadian Rock band The Trews will headline a show that features 10 local and regional bands, including Melissa Barry & Element, Grub, No Vacancy, Scott Celani, and Tonemah. The all-day event will also feature more than 30 vendors and artisans for shopping, a beer and wine tent, games, food trucks and a petting zoo.
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Mon, Mar 14th 2022 03:25 pm
After raising more than $1.1 million to benefit Western New York charities during last summer's Give 716, the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills announced the initiative will return this summer. Give 716 2022 will take place from 7:16 p.m. Thursday, July 14, to 7:16 a.m. Saturday, July 16, again coinciding with 716 Day.
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Mon, Mar 14th 2022 03:25 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the availability of $2.5 million over five years to create and support a Mental Health Resource and Training Technical Assistance Center for Schools. The center will support all New York state public and private schools, and assist them in providing mental health education as part of the K-12 health curricula.
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Mon, Mar 14th 2022 03:10 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced New York is moving forward with "improvements to the process of responding to public records requests."
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Mon, Mar 14th 2022 03:05 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the opening of the application process for the 2022 class of Empire State Fellows.
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Mon, Mar 14th 2022 03:05 pm
Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York's scam tracker received several reports over the weekend of this text scam. In fact, some BBB staff members received the text as well.
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Mon, Mar 14th 2022 02:30 pm
At 7:13 p.m. Sunday, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office communications center received a 911 call reporting a residential structure fire on Youngstown Wilson Road in the Town of Porter. Deputies responded and confirmed a fully involved structure fire.
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Mon, Mar 14th 2022 02:30 pm
The crisis in Ukraine has affected millions of people fighting for their country - and millions more fleeing their homeland to protect their families - leaving loved ones and possessions behind.
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