Mon, Oct 19th 2020 03:50 pm
Coronavirus stats for Oct. 19
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 03:45 pm
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will remain closed to the public through the end of 2020 as a cautionary measure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ... But that doesn't mean patrons will be without access to the arts.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 01:20 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has named Alfred "Al" Hammonds, CSSBB, to the post of senior vice president of clinical service operations and business development, effective Nov 2.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 11:35 am
At Tuesday's North Tonawanda Common Council work session, Mayor Arthur G. Pappas read his 2021 budget message to the council, wherein he says a slight property tax increase seems all but imminent.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 11:00 am
The Town of Niagara added a message regarding Military Road school to its website on Thursday. The school, which closed in 1992, was all but burned down in 2019 as the result of arson. It has remained an eyesore for residents ever since.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 10:55 am
In 2016, when Stella Niagara Education Park decided to integrate outdoor education into its curriculum, educators had no idea how fortuitous this decision would be.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 10:35 am
Niagara University's offices of career services and alumni engagement, and its College of Business Administration are teaming up to launch a program in January intended to facilitate mentorship relationships between current students and alumni and friends.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 10:35 am
Mike "Doc" Emrick, among the most acclaimed, respected and beloved sportscasters of all time, announced his retirement Monday, following a 47-year career broadcasting professional hockey, including the past 15 as the lead play-by-play voice for NBC Sports' NHL coverage.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 10:15 am
On Monday, The Barnes Firm officially announced the opening of its new, independent legal practice offices in Buffalo, Rochester, New York City and Long Island. The firm, founded by the late prominent attorney and military veteran Steve Barnes, will feature an elite team of experienced legal professionals to provide a diverse offering of personal injury services.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 10:10 am
Powerhouse rock 'n' roll band Fozzy announces "Capturing Judas" livestream on Saturday, Nov. 14 (9 p.m. EST), on Veeps.com. The band will be appearing in its first global live streaming event from Madison Studios in Atlanta.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 10:05 am
The next single from multi-Grammy-nominated vocal powerhouse Ryan Shaw's forthcoming album, "Imagining Marvin," will be a duet with Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and pop superstar Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty). "Love In Pain" is co-written by Shaw, Thomas and Derek Fuhrmann. Thomas and Shaw are both signed to Round Hill Music for publishing, with Thomas just joining that roster. "Love In Pain" is the result of their first writing session together.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 09:45 am
Ensuring that people with developmental disabilities and varying abilities secure and maintain meaningful, competitive employment is an important part of what People Inc. does year-round.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 09:45 am
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 has issued 29 advisory letter and eight notices of warning to entities operating in New York and New Jersey to address pesticide products and devices that were found to be marketed with unsubstantiated claims of efficacy against the novel coronavirus (the cause of COVID-19) and other pathogens.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 09:45 am
M&T Bank recently announced it ranked fifth in the nation for the Small Business Administration's (SBA) fiscal year 2020, reflecting its commitment to helping small businesses and communities thrive by providing small business owners with valuable expertise and flexible financing solutions.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 09:40 am
The law firm of Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP announced Diane M. Perri Roberts, a senior partner at the firm, was named to the 2020 editions of Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Legal Elite of Western New York. Perri Roberts was further recognized by being named to Upstate New York Super Lawyers' 2020 "Top 25 Women List."
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 08:10 am
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced new measures that will expand eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program, to up to 75,000 community college students across the state who are enrolled in vocational classes.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 08:10 am
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, last week, announced the start of construction of a $2.5 million mixed-use redevelopment project in the City of Batavia.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 08:10 am
Niagara Pride is partnering with Busy Bee Bookstore in Lockport and other local community agencies to conduct a food drive to benefit Heart, Love & Soul Food Pantry in Niagara Falls, and other local food pantries. This year's food drive is also a fundraising opportunity for Niagara Pride.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 08:05 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has scheduled another COVID-19 community testing date for this week. That testing will take place from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday at the City Market, Pine Avenue at 15th Street. Testing also is scheduled from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Bethany Baptist Church, 2002 Forest Ave.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 08:05 am
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday outlined New York's new "microcluster" strategy to tackle COVID-19 hot spots that may come with the fall and winter weather. The microcluster strategy is predicated on three principles: refined detection, specific and calibrated mitigation, and focused enforcement.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 08:00 am
In New York state, 99 people died in 96 distracted driving crashes in 2018, according to the latest data from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). AAA believes no life is worth losing to distraction. Focused drivers save lives. AAA urges all drivers to pay attention and focus on the road during National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and all year long.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 07:40 am
An informational meeting regarding the proposed Southpointe development will take place during the Grand Island Town Board meeting at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19. The developer with the Southpointe project will give a presentation. There will be no Q&A at this presentation, the Town Board reports.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 07:35 am
The Grand Island Lions Club reports it will continue the online White Cane Drive through October.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 07:35 am
Do you still connect dressing up for Halloween with carrying a little orange box for Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF? This is the 70th year of this longest-running youth engagement campaign in America.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 07:30 am
Among the growing number of employees at the Island Ship Center on Whitehaven Road (14 workers now), is a familiar face.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 07:30 am
During the last session of the Erie County Legislature, Legislator Kevin Hardwick cosponsored a resolution supporting the creation of a small business grant program that would utilize Federal CARES Act funding to provide money directly to business owners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mon, Oct 19th 2020 07:25 am
Glen Gerspach of Lockport - formerly of Grand Island - died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Cindy Gerspach; stepfather of Alexandra and Alicia Kurk; grandfather of Damien Wizner; brother of Darcy Swenson and Paul (Pam) Gerspach. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews, and was the son of the late Richard and Shirley Gerspach.
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Sun, Oct 18th 2020 03:50 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday announced ski resorts can reopen with 50% indoor capacity and with strict health and safety protocols under state-issued guidance starting Friday, Nov. 6.
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Sun, Oct 18th 2020 03:45 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday announced the New York State Department of Health has released a draft COVID-19 vaccination administration program that serves as an initial framework for ensuring the safe and effective distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine in New York.
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Sat, Oct 17th 2020 12:05 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday said he would allow certain movie theaters to open next Friday, Oct. 23. Fifty people per screen will be permitted in certain regions.
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Sat, Oct 17th 2020 09:00 am
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce's almost-annual display of scarecrows has again taken to local streets. Business owners celebrated the fall/Halloween season by constructing colorful effigies symbolic of their industry or trade.
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Sat, Oct 17th 2020 07:05 am
Sidney Neyman, a sales representative for Fuccillo Toyota on Alvin Road, is the "I" in "STRIDES," for "Drive to Make Strides in Buffalo," which takes place Saturday at the Walden Galleria. The huge letters will be present Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Walden Galleria Mall parking ramp near the regal cinemas.
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Sat, Oct 17th 2020 07:00 am
Who better than an automobile dealership to take the lead in a drive-thru fundraiser? Fuccillo Toyota of Grand Island is giving a lift to the revamped "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer."
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Sat, Oct 17th 2020 07:00 am
When the pandemic threw a monkey wrench into its traditional Fall Fest, Kelly's County Store hopped to another model that has brought kangaroos, kids and customers together for a series of weekend "Fun & Food" events.
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Fri, Oct 16th 2020 05:00 pm
Full edition: The Tribune and The Sentinel for Oct. 9, 2020
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Fri, Oct 16th 2020 04:45 pm
If you build it, they will come for coffee ... and stay for a meal.
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Fri, Oct 16th 2020 04:30 pm
Provident Label Group releases four new Christmas songs in time for the upcoming holiday season. Grammy-award winning artist Zach Williams is releasing his own style on the classic "Go Tell It On the Mountain." Multi-Grammy-nominated artist Matthew West has written a new original song, "The Hope of Christmas." NBC's "The Voice" winner Jordan Smith takes a traditional hymn and adds his own style on the song, "Angels We Have Heard (Glory Be)." Label newcomers and sibling trio CAIN share their take on the song, "Celebrate Me Home."
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Fri, Oct 16th 2020 04:30 pm
In cooperation with Atlantic Records, the very first worldwide release of Halestorm's "Live In Philly" will be released on vinyl, 10 years after the original album was recorded. It is available for preorder here.
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Fri, Oct 16th 2020 04:30 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced actions aimed at reducing food insecurity among community college students, older adults and disabled New Yorkers. These actions include expanding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility to up to nearly 75,000 low-income college students enrolled in career or technical education course work, and shortening the SNAP application for those on fixed incomes in an effort to encourage greater enrollment among eligible older adults and disabled individuals.
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Fri, Oct 16th 2020 04:10 pm
A video game version of "Sofia Learns About Research," the children's activity and coloring book that presents research in a fun, age-appropriate way, has arrived at Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum.
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