Tue, Mar 24th 2015 05:30 pm
From April 23 through May 3, Niagara University Theatre tops off its 51st season with a rollicking production of "Guys and Dolls."
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 05:30 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, will present Buddy Guy plus Quinn Sullivan with special guest Tom Hambridge at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts (UB North campus).
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 03:55 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins was joined by VA Western New York Healthcare System Director Brian Stiller and local veterans to announce the introduction of a bill to improve access to child care for veterans receiving health care at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 03:55 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto welcomed Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour to Albany to discuss initiatives state and local governments can partner in to help keep Niagara County residents safe.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 03:55 pm
The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. board of directors met this week and approved several items, including its operating and capital budgets, 2015-16 budget with Global Spectrum, a utility easement at Buffalo Harbor State Park and selection of a designer for public access at the Outer Harbor.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 03:30 pm
HARBORCENTER today announced that, with the successful opening of the sports and entertainment complex significantly advanced, President John Koelmel will be leaving the company.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 03:20 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins welcomed Monday's news of the NFL's decision to suspend its policy of blacking out games not sold out on local broadcast television stations in the 2015 season,
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 03:20 pm
Workers at the New York Power Authority's Lewiston Pump Generation Plant reached a milestone in the plant's Life Extension and Modernization (LEM) project, when maintenance and refurbishment work on the turbine unit (pictured) was completed and the unit was returned to service March 20.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 03:20 pm
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz has announced the appointment of Steven Miller to the position of commissioner of labor relations.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 03:20 pm
The Empire State Development board of directors recently approved more than $17 million in funding for 17 projects that are spurring economic growth and opportunity throughout New York.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 03:20 pm
Buffalo Startup Weekend co-organizers have announced a new Startup Weekend event focused solely on sports-centric startups. Buffalo Startup Weekend Sports! will be held May 1-3 at dig Buffalo.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 03:20 pm
Arts Services Initiative of Western New York will be in Washington, D.C., March 22-24 to represent the region's cultural sector at National Arts Advocacy Day, an annual effort coordinated by Americans for the Arts.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 03:20 pm
Niagara University's Kiernan Recreation Center is offering an American Red Cross lifeguarding certification class April 18-19.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 01:40 pm
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson to reprise their roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 10:45 am
A "Shark Tank"-inspired event will help determine the winner of EntrepreNU2015, Niagara University's poverty-focused social entrepreneurship competition on March 30.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 10:15 am
While most students traveled down to warm, sunny locations for spring break, I found myself looking for my own tropical getaway here in Niagara Falls. I craved the flavors that most students would be finding from our neighbors to the south at a decent price to treat myself and a guest to lunch.
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Tue, Mar 24th 2015 07:55 am
The Town of Lewiston took the first step Monday toward a possible acquisition of the Frontier House.
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Mon, Mar 23rd 2015 04:50 pm
As NBC's "The Voice" draws closer to live shows, three singers have emerged as frontrunners for this season's crown. Following the first "Battle Round," two-chair turns Caitlin Caporale and Kelsie May and four-chair turn Sawyer Fredericks stood atop the field of 32 performers.
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Mon, Mar 23rd 2015 04:05 pm
There's no doubt the first "Battle Round" is the hardest stage of "The Voice." Each singer is paired with another and asked to both overtake and harmonize with the other person.
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Mon, Mar 23rd 2015 11:55 am
On Sunday, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein to announce two precautionary public health clinics being held by the Erie County Department of Health in response to the recent identification of the hepatitis A virus in a local restaurant worker - a server at Casa di Pizza on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo.
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Mon, Mar 23rd 2015 11:50 am
The Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp. today announced the results from its 2014 summer advertising campaign.
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Mon, Mar 23rd 2015 11:50 am
The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls, host of the annual Greater Niagara Fishing & Outdoor Expo, will be honored with the John Long Sr. Memorial Award for Business of the Year, presented by the Niagara County Federation of Conservation Clubs, on April 18.
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Mon, Mar 23rd 2015 11:50 am
Niagara University's College of Business Administration will be taking care of a lot of important business at the Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls April 21.
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Mon, Mar 23rd 2015 11:50 am
With the start of spring and warmer temperatures expected, the state Department of Environmental Conservation reminds New Yorkers residential brush burning in towns with less than 20,000 residents is prohibited in the state through May 14.
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Mon, Mar 23rd 2015 10:05 am
Several headliners in Artpark's popular "First Niagara presents Tuesday in the Park" and "Coors Light Wednesdays" outdoor concert series were announced today.
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Sat, Mar 21st 2015 07:25 pm
Niagara Frontier Publications is hosting its fourth annual "Best Fish Fry" contest. Now through March 27, click HERE to vote for your favorite fish fry place. The eatery with the most votes will be featured in the Lewiston-Porter Sentinel, Niagara-Wheatfield Tribune and Island Dispatch.
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Sat, Mar 21st 2015 09:15 am
The Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees approved a 5-cent sewer rate increase at Monday's monthly meeting.
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Sat, Mar 21st 2015 09:15 am
The process is moving ahead in the Lewiston-Porter Central School District's superintendent search.
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Sat, Mar 21st 2015 09:05 am
There has been a change at the top in the Youngstown Police Department.
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Sat, Mar 21st 2015 09:00 am
Gearing up for the summer tourist season, the Village of Youngstown is taking steps to address an expected increase in visitors from such attractions as Niagara Jet Adventures and Old Fort Niagara.
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Sat, Mar 21st 2015 07:00 am
Richard Robert Harvey V went home to our lord and savior Jesus Christ Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the age of 80. He was the loving husband of the late Kay Klute Harvey.
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Fri, Mar 20th 2015 10:10 pm
Empire State Development today announced Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies' "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" has chosen to film in New York state - in New York City and Buffalo.
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Fri, Mar 20th 2015 10:10 pm
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. It's a time to educate the community about the issues facing people with developmental and intellectual disabilities and advocate for those individuals in Albany.
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Fri, Mar 20th 2015 10:05 pm
The Buffalo Bills announced Thursday that the Miami Dolphins did not match the offer sheet the Bills submitted to tight end Charles Clay. The Bills have agreed with Clay on all the terms of the contract. In accordance with team policy, the terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Fri, Mar 20th 2015 10:05 pm
University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi released the following statement on the men's basketball team's first-ever game in the NCAA Tournament:
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Fri, Mar 20th 2015 10:05 pm
Administration's health and human services includes numerous county departments, community-based human services agencies
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Fri, Mar 20th 2015 09:05 pm
A person's home is not always a peaceful sanctuary. Sometimes, the home becomes the setting for shocking acts of violence, said Mary Travers Murphy, executive director of the Family Justice Center in Buffalo.
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Fri, Mar 20th 2015 09:00 pm
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce has announced The Ontario House, aka "Stone Jug," is the recipient of the Youngstown Business of the Year Award.
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Fri, Mar 20th 2015 08:50 pm
The Board of Education will hold another public information session regarding a proposed alternative tax exemption for veterans when it meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Huth Road Elementary School auditorium Monday, March 23.
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Fri, Mar 20th 2015 08:50 pm
The Cuomo administration brought its current legislative agenda to Grand Island this week.
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