Fri, Jan 21st 2022 04:25 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced the award of more than $3.7 million to expand evidence-based addiction prevention services throughout New York. Funding was awarded to providers in each of the state's 10 economic development regions, and will support prevention providers who had their services negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is administering this funding.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 04:15 pm
The Niagara County Central Rotary Club will award three $500 scholarships to students in the Niagara Wheatfield, Starpoint and Wilson school districts. Eligible students must be entering college in the fall of 2022. Applications are due March 7. Interviews will be scheduled via zoom the evening of March 30.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 04:15 pm
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday issued guidance to remind New Yorkers of the various rights and protections for residents following the expiration of New York's eviction moratorium on Jan. 15.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 04:15 pm
Powerhouse vocalists each in their own right, Dove Award-winning Gospel singer/songwriter Lynda Randle and Kimberly Schlapman, a founding member of Grammy, Emmy, ACM, CMA and AMA award-winning country supergroup Little Big Town, have joined forces for the first time to deliver a soulfully impassioned new rendition of the beloved American spiritual "Give Me Jesus."
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 03:05 pm
City of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown announced that, starting Monday, Jan. 24, work on the "Allen Street Complete" project will close the west end of Allen Street to all vehicular traffic between Wadsworth Street and Elmwood Avenue. This will take place between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 03:00 pm
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 02:00 pm
#VaxforKids pop-up coronavirus vaccination clinics will be held at the following locations:
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 01:45 pm
Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, has revealed the official trailer for season two of its hit original series "Star Trek: Picard." Season two of "Star Trek: Picard" will premiere Thursday, March 3, exclusively for Paramount+ subscribers in the U.S.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 01:45 pm
Prime Video's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" officially has a name and it hints at what's to come.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 01:40 pm
The all-new series "Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend" is coming to Netflix in 2022.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 01:40 pm
"NCIS: Hawai'i" will air part one of a two-part episode on a special day and time, immediately following the AFC Divisional Playoff Game, Sunday, Jan. 23 (10 p.m. ET), on the CBS Television Network. The Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs matchup will begin at 6:30 p.m., so the episode airtime is approximate after post-game coverage. Part two airs the following night in the series' regular time period, Monday, Jan. 24 (10 p.m.).
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 01:35 pm
"Super Bowl Greatest Commercials: All-Time Classics," an interactive countdown special where viewers will be able to vote live for their favorite, all-time classic Super Bowl commercial ever, will be broadcast Tuesday, Feb. 8 (8 p.m. ET), on the CBS Television Network. The special will be hosted by Boomer Esiason, analyst for CBS Sports' "The NFL Today"; and Daniela Ruah, star of CBS' "NCIS: Los Angeles." It airs from SoFi Stadium, site of Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 12:05 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins released the following statement in response to news General Motors (GM) will be investing $154 million in its Lockport plant:
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 11:50 am
Janie Ochitwa discovered her passion as a small child when she saw a performance of Mary Poppins in an ice show. At the age of 6, she began taking lessons in figure skating, and the skater who played the role of Mary Poppins became her coach.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 11:35 am
Full edition: The Tribune-Sentinel for Jan. 21, 2022
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 11:00 am
Village of Lewiston Board members were pleased with the Department of Public Works' response to the nearly 2 feet of snow that accumulated from Sunday night into Monday morning. They said Superintendent Larry Wills and his team wasted no time in clearing roads and sidewalks, enabling residents to travel, and restaurants and businesses to open.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 11:00 am
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the release of the 2021 Lake Sturgeon Population Assessment Status Report. The report demonstrates the lake sturgeon population in the Upper St. Lawrence River has exceeded crucial metrics set forth in the Lake Sturgeon Recovery Plan for adult spawning and juvenile recruitment.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 11:00 am
Grammy-nominated, multi-GMA Dove Award-winning, and Billboard No. 1 charting Elevation Worship announces the release of their upcoming album, "LION." Available worldwide March 4, the group dropped the first single, "Same God" today. Co-written by Pastor Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake and Pat Barrett, and featuring Elevation Worship's Jonsal Barrientes, Merge PR said, "This soaring and powerful ballad speaks to the faithfulness of God."
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 10:45 am
Eat healthy and exercise: It's the most common New Year's resolution people make and often fail to achieve. But this year, University at Buffalo students have acquired new skills they are putting to use in local clinics in an effort to motivate their patients - and themselves - to make better lifestyle choices.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 10:45 am
Physicians at UBMD Pediatrics and affiliated practices are urging parents to get their children 5 and older fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 10:30 am
Oxford Pennant, the Buffalo-based designer and manufacturer of wool felt pennants, flags and banners, is again hyping up Western New York during the Buffalo Bills postseason. This year, the company has released a new playoff pennant to benefit the John R. Oishei Children's Hospital. They can be spotted around town making appearances and clearing snow in the epic new "Touchdown Plow."
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 10:30 am
Inventory of homes for sale remained low throughout the year and prices continued to rise in the Empire State in 2021, according to the housing report released by the New York State Association of REALTORS.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 10:30 am
Mental Health Advocates of WNY (MHA) has received grants totaling $278,000 to expand programs in addressing youth mental health in Western New York.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 10:30 am
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday urged New Yorkers to prepare for dangerous cold temperatures and wind chills through Saturday morning. Several regions across the state, including parts of Western and Central New York, the Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley, North Country and Capital District, are forecast to experience below-freezing temperatures and wind chills as low as minus-30 degrees.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 09:45 am
It was only fitting that, after two years waiting to reopen Brewed & Bottled Craft Beer Shop, owner Chris Budde watched as nearly 2 feet of snow landed on Lewiston just three days after he welcomed customers back.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 07:00 am
Ronald August Stanke entered into eternal rest on Jan. 15, 2022, after being hospitalized at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo for a brief illness.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 07:00 am
The Town of Porter set the stage for business 2022, with a number of procedural appointments, designations, contract approvals, committee approvals and more at its annual organizational meeting earlier this month.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2022 07:00 am
The Home Assistance Referral Team - HART Inc. - was founded by the late Rev. Paul L. Moore of the First Presbyterian Church of Lewiston in 1982. It is celebrating 40 years of service this year.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2022 09:00 pm
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos celebrated another year of successful environmental cleanups this week as part of the state's brownfield cleanup programs. Included are a number of sites in Buffalo-Niagara.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2022 08:40 pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Thursday announced that, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 1, target shooting will be prohibited at Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area (WMA), located in DEC's regions 8 and 9. The closure will bring the WMA into compliance with recently adopted regulations for WMAs statewide that prohibit target shooting.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2022 08:35 pm
Beginning Jan. 22, the Department of Homeland Security will require non-U.S. individuals seeking to enter the U.S. via land ports of entry and ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and provide related proof of vaccination. These new restrictions will apply to non-U.S. individuals who are traveling for both essential and nonessential reasons. They will not apply to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or U.S. nationals.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2022 08:35 pm
There is a lot going on for BEC Recordings' singer and songwriter Jordan St. Cyr in 2022.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2022 08:35 pm
Robert Irvine and Jon Taffer are tops at turning around the fortunes of failing businesses in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Saving hundreds of locations throughout their careers, they have seen it all, from terrible food and unappealing restaurant décor to combative owners. Now, these larger-than-life personalities face off for the first time in the new three-episode series, "Restaurant Rivals: Irvine vs. Taffer," with all episodes available to stream on Thursday, March 3, on discovery+.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2022 08:20 pm
On Thursday, New York State Sen. Sean Ryan and Assembly member Kimberly Jean-Pierre announced their plans to fight to restore proposed cuts to library capital funding in the fiscal year 2022-23 state budget. The executive budget proposal released earlier this week would cut library construction aid to $14 million from the $34 million allocated in the FY 2021-22 state budget.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2022 08:20 pm
The New York State Public Service Commission on Thursday approved the first phase of a program where low-income electric customers of National Grid currently enrolled in the company's energy affordability program (EAP) will be automatically enrolled in a new expanded solar-for-all program (E-SFA), which, when fully implemented, will save these customers an estimated $5 a month on their utility bills.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2022 08:15 pm
The New York State Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a three-year rate plan for National Grid customers living in upstate New York that is significantly lower than what the company initially requested.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2022 08:15 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation in support of its Guardian Angels project.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2022 08:15 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins, on behalf of the Seneca Nation of Indians, is urging the U.S. Department of the Interior to include the former Thomas Indian School, located on the Cattaraugus Territory, in the department's Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. The school was attended by hundreds of Seneca and other indigenous children, severely impacting native culture and language.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2022 08:00 pm
The Erie County Department of Health offered another update to school district superintendents and non-public school administrators on Thursday.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2022 07:55 pm
The Head And The Heart will bring their "Every Shade of Blue" North American tour with special guest Jade Bird to the Artpark Mainstage Theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 28. Reserved seats go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21. The concert is presented by Live Nation.
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