Mon, Mar 2nd 2020 09:15 am
WellNow Urgent Care has extended the hours of operation for its Niagara Falls and Cheektowaga facilities. Both locations are now open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. Patients can walk-in for care or check in online to help reduce their wait time.
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Mon, Mar 2nd 2020 08:55 am
"This evening we learned of the first positive case of novel coronavirus — or COVID-19 — in New York state. The patient, a woman in her late 30s, contracted the virus while traveling abroad in Iran, and is currently isolated in her home. The patient has respiratory symptoms, but is not in serious condition and has been in a controlled situation since arriving to New York."
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Mon, Mar 2nd 2020 08:50 am
Area police are continuing their investigations into an incident that occurred early Sunday morning. Police report shots were fired and two injured - one fatally - on the Tuscarora Nation reservation.
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Mon, Mar 2nd 2020 07:00 am
The Industrial Ontologies Foundry is a global community of scholars, researchers and industry professionals working to create a logically organized set of definitions - known as an ontology - that would allow computer programs to communicate across different operating systems and software programs. The IOF will hold its third Buffalo expert meeting in the Jeannette Martin Room in Capen Hall on the University at Buffalo North Campus at 12:45 p.m. Thursday, March 5.
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Mon, Mar 2nd 2020 07:00 am
"Volcano Live! with Nik Wallenda" will air at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, on ABC (WKBW-TV Channel 7). This will be Wallenda's highest and farthest wire walk.
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Mon, Mar 2nd 2020 07:00 am
Just Buffalo Literary Center welcomes poet Ilya Kaminsky, author of the books "Deaf Republic" and "Dancing in Odessa," for a reading on April 2 as part of the organization's "STUDIO" series.
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Mon, Mar 2nd 2020 07:00 am
The Brain Injury Association of New York State (BIANYS) is excited to host and participate in events and activities across New York state during Brain Injury Awareness month in March.
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Mon, Mar 2nd 2020 07:00 am
"American Idol" heads to Savannah, Georgia; Milwaukee; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles; and Sunriver, Oregon, as the search for America's next superstar continues Sunday, March 8 (8 p.m. EST), on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu.
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 09:30 am
USA Niagara Development Corp. (USAN) is seeking the public's input and collecting information to determine what additional developments might be possible in the continued revitalization of Downtown Niagara Falls.
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 09:30 am
Paul Baloche's latest musical offering, "Behold Him," is available now with Integrity Music (click here). Creating music for more than 25 years, Baloche's "Behold Him" is his 22nd career album and features numerous guest collaborations from industry friends such as Kim Walker-Smith (Jesus Culture), Kari Jobe, Matt Redman, Elevation Worship's Chris Brown and Steve Furtick, Leslie Jordan (All Sons & Daughters) and Amanda Cook.
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 09:25 am
Matty Mullins, frontman of the popular metalcore band Memphis May Fire, has partnered with Black River Christian to release his new CCM single, "No Hold On Me," which is available here.
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 07:00 am
After a 12-year battle against multiple myeloma, Louise Whitworth Sims passed away peacefully under the care of Hospice.
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 07:00 am
Due to popular demand - and the good taste of those looking for a "Foodini Fix" - The Great Foodini Food Truck favorites and more can now be found at a brick-and-mortar in Ransomville.
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 07:00 am
During a presentation at Monday's Town Board meeting in the Town of Lewiston, Niagara River Greenway Commission Executive Director Gregory Stevens announced a public workshop regarding the lower Niagara Shoreline Trail Connectivity Study.
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 07:00 am
This week, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore of the New York State Court of Appeals said she felt confident the "unintended consequences" of New York's new cash bail reform law would ultimately undergo changes, allowing judges to regain the ability to hold suspects in jail who are deemed too dangerous for release.
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 07:00 am
The seventh annual Pasta Sauce-off will take place from 3-7 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the LaSalle Yacht Club, 73 S. 68th St., Niagara Falls.
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 07:00 am
George J. Fries entered into rest Feb. 19, 2020. A resident of Grand Island, he was the husband of 62 years of Betty A. Fries; father of Cynthia R. (Jim) Stump and Michael A. (Yi Chen) Fries; grandfather of Amber and Brian Stump and Chance Fries; brother of Rosemary Rivers and the late Stephen Fries, Louis Fries, Helen Banigan and Dolores Pilkington.
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 07:00 am
Catherine (Shearer) White, 55, of the Town of Knox, near Altamont, New York, passed away at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 6, 2020, following a long and courageous battle with cancer.
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 07:00 am
Sherry Miller, president-elect of the Rotary Club of Grand Island and Undie Sunday chair, said: "We thank our community for their outpouring of support to the annual Rotary Club of Grand Island's Undie Sunday collection. We were able to help the least of us by distributing bags of new undergarments and socks to three missions in our area. This was truly following Rotary's mission of 'Service Above Self.' "
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 07:00 am
Calculating New York State's Foundation Aid to school districts is a simple four-part, 25-step, calculation that leads to a fifth part with two steps, the first of which, according to Superintendent of School Brian Graham, is "Forget everything you just did in Parts A through D. Maybe throw your calculator, rip up your papers, sigh in frustration. ..."
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 07:00 am
The Fantasy Island amusement park website still lists the park as "permanently closed," but unlike last week when its closure was announced, the ownership is working on finding "solutions to permanently closing the park," according to their director of marketing.
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Sat, Feb 29th 2020 07:00 am
Niagara Falls City Council Chairman Chris Voccio has scheduled his next "Coffee with Chris" event for 9 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at Knack's Parkview Cafe, 2110 Hyde Park Blvd., Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 03:25 pm
The Diocese of Buffalo has formally filed for Chapter 11 reorganization under the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy code with a primary aim of enabling financial resolution for the most number of individuals who have filed claims under the Child Victims Act - a year-long window that opened on Aug. 14, 2019, that suspends the statute of limitations related to allegations of past sexual abuse.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 02:45 pm
It was last spring when Sony Music/Provident Label Group announced the signing of female worship leader Elle Limebear. Today, they share the release of her first full-length LP, "Lost In Wonder" (link here), which is the follow-up to her self-titled debut 2019 EP.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 02:45 pm
Vampire Weekend has released three songs in accompaniment to their Grammy Award-winning album "Father of the Bride." These bonus tracks were originally released exclusively on the physical Japanese CD and were not available digitally until now.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 02:45 pm
As we enter the Easter season, Zach Williams has released a new song titled "Empty Grave." Available now at all digital outlets, a lyric video also accompanies the song and can be viewed below. "Empty Grave" is also available on vinyl at all of his tour stops.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 02:40 pm
Just Buffalo Literary Center released the trailer for "LIT CITY VOICES," a video series showcasing the vibrancy of Buffalo through the writers who call it home. The series launches March 6 with "Our Hill" by Kristianne Meal.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 11:30 am
Niagara County Legislature Chairwoman Becky Wydysh, seated behind the desk, meets with YWCA of the Niagara Frontier Vice President of Programs Mary Brennan-Taylor and CEO Kathleen Granchelli to discuss several of the YWCA's life-saving services.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 11:25 am
U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), working alongside U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI-12), Darin LaHood (R-IL-18), Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), introduced the Hemophilia Skilled Nursing Facilities Access Act - bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve access to critical health care services provided through skilled nursing facilities (SNF) for individuals with hemophilia.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 11:25 am
Mojdeh S. Kappus, M.D., has joined the surgical team at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. She will practice minimally invasive general surgery and bariatric surgery.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 07:00 am
The City of North Tonawanda has been working with the Lumber City Development Corp on a strategy called "NT Momentum." The plan is currently in phase one of its master plan for the 546-acre study area that includes properties downtown and River Road.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 07:00 am
It was a night for bulldozing the eyesores, and rewarding the clean and sightly at the Town of Niagara Town Board meeting. Plans to take down existing vacant and unsafe structures were announced.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 07:00 am
Earlier this week, Niagara County Legislator David Godfrey was in attendance at the regular Town Board meeting in Wheatfield to discuss a few issues sure to affect residents, and perhaps the entire landscape of Wheatfield.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 07:00 am
"She's great," said Ray Kinz of Ransomville, speaking about Bonita, a five year-old pit bull who was at the Niagara SPCA's shelter for close to 500 days, before he adopted her.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 07:00 am
The Imagine LaSalle park redesign project will hold a community meeting March 10 to reveal an updated design for Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park that reflects changes made based on technical studies and analysis completed throughout 2019.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2020 07:00 am
Kleinhans Music Hall announced its annual fundraiser, "Rhythm, Blues and Brews," will take place from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, in the Mary Seaton Room at the famed Buffalo venue.
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Thu, Feb 27th 2020 10:05 pm
Hall of Fame producer Dick Wolf and Wolf Entertainment have signed a new five-year deal to remain at Universal Television, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, his studio home for the past 36 years.
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Thu, Feb 27th 2020 10:05 pm
FandangoNOW, Fandango's on-demand streaming service, announced it is now available on Amazon Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition Smart TVs. Users of the popular streaming media devices will now be able to watch content that has been purchased or rented from FandangoNOW's online collection of over 100,000 movies right out of theaters, catalog films and next-day TV shows with no subscription required.
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Thu, Feb 27th 2020 10:05 pm
Acclaimed actress and international superstar Sofia Vergara joins NBC's summer hit "America's Got Talent" as a new judge this season, alongside returning judge and global fashion icon Heidi Klum. Executive producer Simon Cowell returns to the star-studded judging panel with fan-favorite comedian Howie Mandel. Dynamic star of NBC's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Terry Crews returns as host of America's No. 1 summer show.
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Thu, Feb 27th 2020 03:25 pm
In a family-friendly tradition that has continued for over three-and-a-half decades, St. Stephen School of Grand Island will host its annual Lenten fish fry dinners each Friday from Feb. 28 through April 10.
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