Mon, Feb 19th 2018 09:55 am
As immigration curtailment efforts continue in the White House, the number of incoming international students is rising steadily at Niagara University.
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Mon, Feb 19th 2018 09:55 am
The Upstate New York Food Tour Trail, an association of locally owned walking food tour companies throughout upstate New York, recently launched and is offering New York state residents and visitors alike new opportunities in culinary tourism.
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Mon, Feb 19th 2018 09:55 am
At the midpoint of the PyeongChang Olympics, Salt Lake City leads U.S. TV markets in primetime rating, with a 22.6 local Nielsen rating across NBC and NBCSN. Salt Lake City is also averaging a 41 share, meaning 41 percent of the homes in the market with a television in use at the time are tuned into NBC Olympics coverage (not including digital).
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Mon, Feb 19th 2018 09:50 am
The Women's Business Center (WBC) at Canisius College is expanding its entrepreneurial support into Niagara County by kicking off a new "E-Network Niagara" program.
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Mon, Feb 19th 2018 09:30 am
The race for the 27th Congressional District is heating up.
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 04:00 pm
Niagara-Wheatfield is known for being one of the best hockey teams in Western New York. On Saturday at the Northtown Center, Division 3 Lockport saw just how talented the Falcons are.
The Falcons defeated the Lions, 15-0, in the first round of the Section VI large schools playoffs .
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 08:20 am
Pittsburgh, Jackson and Houston will host the latest round of "Passion Worship Nights" featuring Passion and Louie Giglio who will be joined by Levi Lusko. April's "Passion Worship Nights" will follow the release of "Whole Heart," the newest collection of music from "Passion 2018."
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 08:10 am
A legion of "Descendants" fans received confirmation of the long-awaited news of a "Descendants 3" movie on Friday, via an interstitial that aired during a programming event for Disney's "Zombies" on Disney Channel. The intriguing message, featuring Mal (daughter of Maleficent), alludes to a new villain character - Mal's father - joining the popular story of the teenage sons and daughters of Disney's most infamous villains.
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 07:00 am
Five years ago, Antique to Chic was formed, partly, out of the uncertainty surrounding the proposed Center Street plaza project. Some of the co-operators were part of The Country Doctor, a business located in one of the buildings set to be torn down if the new mall was approved.
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 07:00 am
The Lewiston Town Board welcomed a new town official on Monday, with the naming of Jacqueline Agnello as the new finance/budget director.
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 07:00 am
What began as an exchange between two college friends reminiscing on the anniversary of their late mothers' passing became an epiphany which set forth an intention to change the way we think about March 4.
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 07:00 am
State Sen. Chris Jacobs told the state's public process in closing the West River Parkway and turning into a multi-modal connector trail "flawed."
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 07:00 am
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Innovative Card Solutions as the recipient of the Sanborn Business of the Year Award.
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 07:00 am
The It Happened to Alexa Foundation, which recently announced its relocation from Lewiston to the Larkin complex in Buffalo, will hold the first planning meeting for the Great Contraption Race. The GCR will be held Sunday, June 10, starting at the Riverworks waterfront complex on the Buffalo River.
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 07:00 am
People living with diabetes or caring for someone with the disease can attend the North Tonawanda Public Library, 505 Meadow Drive, from 9:30 a.m. to noon starting Wednesday, Feb. 28, for a six-week workshop series.
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 07:00 am
Readers celebrate Presidents Day weekend and winter break at a New York State Park, Historic Site or Department of Environmental Conservation lands and education centers. Events across the state range from cannon firings in salute to President George Washington, to guided snowshoe treks, to ever-popular seal walks along the Long Island coastline.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 07:15 pm
"The Chew's" Emmy Award-winning co-hosts Michael Symon, Clinton Kelly and Carla Hall welcome finalists from six major cities: Seattle, Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington (D.C.) and Atlanta - to join them in "The Chew" kitchen to battle it out for the title of "The Best Chef on the Block."
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 07:05 pm
The Grand Island Ministerium has announced that the annual Lenten Luncheons will begin at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2100 Whitehaven Road. This series has been ongoing for more than three decades.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:55 pm
With the Lenten season underway, the Three F Conservation Society Inc. announces its fish fry offerings, presented by JCI Catering LLC, are again available to area residents.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:50 pm
Elsa Bondar, 89, of Washington, Pennsylvania, died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, at Asbury Heights, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Born on Aug. 4, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Elsa (Wolkenhauer) and Joseph Schmieger.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:50 pm
Richard LaRue Newcomer, 83, of Grand Island, husband of June (Fritz) Newcomer, peacefully joined our heavenly father, lord and savior Jesus Christ on Feb. 8, 2018. He was the devoted husband of June Newcomer of 59 years, a nurturing, loving father to his three daughters and one son.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:50 pm
On the heels of the first public presentation regarding development by an Oklahoma company of a multi-million dollar truck stop on Whitehaven Road, Town Supervisor Nathan McMurray said he will propose a new law Friday that will ban "travel plazas" on Grand Island.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:45 pm
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:45 pm
The Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas is holding a Women's Expo and Boutique from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at the Tonawanda Castle, 69 Delaware St.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:45 pm
Macerich's Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls, USA will celebrate Lunar New Year with a variety of special events taking place from Feb. 16 through March 4.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:40 pm
The Town of Niagara Lions Club Inc., beginning its 65th year of service to the community, has announced the Lee Corra Scholarship Award for the 2018 school year is up for grabs. Application forms can be picked up from counseling offices at Niagara-Wheatfield High School, Niagara Catholic High School or for Town of Niagara residents attending a different high school, or by contacting Chairman Theresa White on the Town of Niagara Facebook page.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:40 pm
Celebrate the Winter Olympics at the History Center's February Family Night, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 215 Niagara St., Lockport.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:40 pm
It began as a way to honor the life of Jim Campbell, the assistant principal who was dedicated to Niagara-Wheatfield High School.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:40 pm
Last Saturday, Wheatfield families gathered in the town's Youth Center for the third annual Wheatfield Winterfest.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:35 pm
Four Niagara University students traveled to the Capitol in Albany Tuesday to speak with New York lawmakers about the importance of universal access to state-sponsored financial aid.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:30 pm
This March, one of the world's favorite Disney classics will be brought to life on stage at the Historic Palace Theatre: a live musical production of "The Little Mermaid."
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:30 pm
Brad + Rebekah's "Sound Of Heaven" streets today, marking the continuation of a four-year-long album-making process where the couple asked 50 pastors nationwide what is needed in the worship songs of the church. The result is a culmination of a dozen songs circled around declaring, knowing and understanding "our identity in Christ."
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:30 pm
Documenting her powerful journey of faith throughout both her daughter and husband's battle with an ultra-rare disease, pop-infused singer/songwriter Cameron James just released her latest single, "Born To Bring The Light."
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:30 pm
FOX has renewed the Emmy Award-winning "So You Think You Can Dance" for a 15th season. From 19 Entertainment and dick clark productions, "So You Think You Can Dance "will return this summer on FOX. Emmy Award winner Nigel Lythgoe, award-winning choreographer Mary Murphy and award-winning actress, singer and dancer Vanessa Hudgens will return as resident judges on the series, hosted by Emmy Award nominee Cat Deeley.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:25 pm
Academy Awards producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd on Friday announced the first slate of presenters for the 90th Oscars telecast. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars will air live Sunday, March 4, on the ABC Television Network.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:25 pm
Muse have released their brand-new single "Thought Contagion," which is available on all digital platforms now. The accompanying video is available HERE. Directed by Lance Drake (who also helmed the band's "Dig Down" video), "Thought Contagion" is an '80s-inspired, infectious neon love story.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:25 pm
Twenty-year-old Australian singer/songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist JOY. released her ethereal, moody new track "Change" this week. Check out the song's official video, which was co-directed and co-produced by JOY., HERE.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 03:15 pm
Schoellkopf Health Center employees will be given some welcome rewards in the form of cash bonuses recognizing the high quality care they provide, officials announced Friday.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 02:40 pm
The 2017-18 North Tonawanda Lumberjacks boys basketball team came into this year off one of their best seasons in program history. Coming off a sectional title, there were some unknowns as to how the team would perform this season. New faces surrounded the varsity squad, including 10th-grader Dante Moultrie.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 08:45 am
Potholes in Western and Central New York seem unusually bad this winter - a sure sign of all the snow and ice we've dealt with! One of the biggest culprits of flat tires in the region is potholes.
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