Fri, Mar 13th 2015 11:15 am
The Orleans/Niagara BOCES ProStart Culinary team cooked their way into first place at the 2015 Taste of Education at Salvatore's Italian Garden Restaurant
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Fri, Mar 13th 2015 11:05 am
North Tonawanda's Common Council got a little glimpse of summer at Tuesday's work session when the organizer behind the annual Webster Street concert series stopped by to discuss this year's event.
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Fri, Mar 13th 2015 11:00 am
April 1 is the deadline for transportation requests to non-public schools for the 2015-16 school year. If you are contemplating sending your child/children to a non-public school this fall, submit your request before April 1.
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Fri, Mar 13th 2015 11:00 am
On March 5, the Town of Wheatfield Lions Club hosted the visit of Lions Club District Gov. Mike Lawkowski, as well as visiting former governors and dinner chairman Paul Wilson, who congratulated the organization for its hard work and presented three membership certificates to three new members.
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Fri, Mar 13th 2015 11:00 am
Advanced Dental is extending its fundraising program for the Niagara Falls Air Force Reserve Station through April 1.
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Fri, Mar 13th 2015 11:00 am
Wheatfield's Town Board moved ahead with two major proposals Monday: one to begin the process of obtaining a library in the town, and another to start a comprehensive drainage study.
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Fri, Mar 13th 2015 07:00 am
Old Fort Niagara invites the public to "Swing Into the '40s" at a new swing dance event March 28.
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Fri, Mar 13th 2015 07:00 am
The Buffalo Sabres announced the 11th annual Scotty Bowman Showcase will take place Sunday, April 12, at First Niagara Center. The 2015 Scotty Bowman Showcase consists of three all-star hockey games between players from Buffalo and their rivals from Rochester. Admission for the games is $5.
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Thu, Mar 12th 2015 07:45 pm
The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission supports the efforts of Lewiston Council on the Arts as sponsor of the Lewiston Art Festival, which draws tens of thousands of visitors to historic Lewiston each year.
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Thu, Mar 12th 2015 07:45 pm
A majority of the students who participate in the National Academy Foundation have their academic competencies in order. Brushing up on their so-called "soft skills" was the focus of a series of workshops held at Niagara University yesterday.
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Thu, Mar 12th 2015 07:30 pm
If you blinked, you probably missed David Serrano. The quiet-but-affable Vincentian seminarian wrapped up a 33-day stay at Niagara University March 2.
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Thu, Mar 12th 2015 07:25 pm
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz introduced Al Dirschberger Ph.D., LSCW, as his nominee for Erie County commissioner of social services Wednesday.
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Thu, Mar 12th 2015 05:55 pm
Syfy's "12 Monkeys" bounces back and forth between decades with reckless abandonment - rewriting the storyline over and over again in the process. Such plot twists make it impossible to predict what will happen next, thereby making the show hard to miss.
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Thu, Mar 12th 2015 05:25 pm
"12 Monkeys" has reached 15 million viewers and is trending upward week-to-week.
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Thu, Mar 12th 2015 07:00 am
Plantasia Garden & Landscape Show returns to the Fairgrounds Event Center in Hamburg, as spring arrives - March 19-22. Plant Western New York, the organizer of the annual four-day event, has partnered with Lakeside Sod Supply of Clarence to present this year's show.
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Thu, Mar 12th 2015 07:00 am
In snowy Buffalo, where a new café prompts us to rethink how we heat - and use - the space we occupy in winter.
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Thu, Mar 12th 2015 07:00 am
Complete Senior Care of Niagara Falls has announced the recipient of its first shinning STAR Award for 2015 is MaryAnn Wise of Wilson.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 08:55 pm
The Buffalo Bills officially acquired running back LeSean McCoy from the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for linebacker Kiko Alonso.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 08:40 pm
People Inc. has received a $10,000 grant from KeyBank with a one-year commitment to match donations that will further help individuals with developmental disabilities, special needs and seniors live more healthy, independent and productive lives.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 08:40 pm
With a $75,000 grand prize for charity on the line, 16 culinary stars enter the "Chopped" kitchen for a new round of "Chopped All-Stars," premiering Tuesday, April 28 (10 p.m. ET/PT), on Food Network.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 08:25 pm
Customers of seven local retailers donated $759,176 during the 22nd annual "Check Out Hunger" drive. This year's campaign was the second largest in "Check Out Hunger" history, nearly matching the record of $760,208 set in 2014.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 08:25 pm
The Niagara River Greenway Commission will hold two meetings Tuesday, March 17, at the New York Power Authority Power Vista Community Room, 5777 Lewiston Road, Lewiston. The executive committee will meet at 2 p.m. and the full commission will meet at 3 p.m. Both meetings are open to the public.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 08:25 pm
Ttarp Co.'s two-year development of a cutting press hit a snag a few months ago.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 08:25 pm
Three companies, including the 43North grand prizewinner and a Brazilian software developer, have been approved for Start-Up NY through their affiliation with the University at Buffalo.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 08:25 pm
The Lewiston Democratic Committee seeks potential candidates interested in running for office in the 2015 town elections.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 08:00 pm
Alarmed by the steady decline in the number of physicians practicing in Western New York, local physicians and community leaders have created a new organization designed to train and keep more doctors in the area.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 11:50 am
The New York State Park Police are accepting applications for seasonal park and recreation forest ranger and park and recreation public safety ranger positions, which provide public safety and security services within the state park system.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 11:50 am
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced an agreement with EmblemHealth Inc., requiring Emblem to cover anesthesiology services provided in connection with an in-network preventive colonoscopy, without any cost-sharing by the member.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 11:50 am
Superstar siblings Julianne and Derek Hough will be spending some extra time in Niagara Falls this summer.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 07:00 am
Volunteer fire departments across New York will open their doors and fire truck bays to local residents during the weekend of Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26, as part of the fifth annual RecruitNY statewide volunteer firefighter recruitment effort.
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Wed, Mar 11th 2015 07:00 am
Adell's School of Dance will host a basket auction from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at the studio, 2420 Military Road, Niagara Falls. All proceeds will benefit the ASD performance competition team.
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Tue, Mar 10th 2015 08:15 pm
With 90 percent of New Yorkers now using cell phones, more than one-fifth of New York homes, and more than one-quarter of upstate New York homes no longer have landlines, according to a Siena Research Institute poll sponsored by AT&T.
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Tue, Mar 10th 2015 08:15 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins and City of Tonawanda Mayor Rick Davis presented United States Army veteran Albin Mazur, a City of Tonawanda resident, with a Bronze Star and other military recognitions for his service during World War II.
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Tue, Mar 10th 2015 05:40 pm
Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Course was honored with two national customer service awards at the recent KemperSports national leadership conference.
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Tue, Mar 10th 2015 05:15 pm
A pair of Niagara County legislators who, last week, won unanimous backing for condemnation of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' pursuit of a ban on a popular rifle bullet, today praised that agency's decision to back down - but questioned why federal bureaucrats ever contemplated the move in the first place.
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Tue, Mar 10th 2015 04:55 pm
The Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Foundation has named a Niagara Falls chiropractor and a local business executive chairpersons of the 24th annual Niagara Cup Classic.
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Tue, Mar 10th 2015 04:50 pm
A "dastardly, scheming, low-life manager" was the main character in the parable that Trinity United Methodist Church pastor Larry Baird shared in the second week of the Grand Island Ministerium's Lenten Luncheon series.
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Tue, Mar 10th 2015 03:40 pm
As Canalside's historically maligned canals are transitioned from winter's ice to water for the upcoming summer season, the venue is offering discounts to close out its inaugural winter season.
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Tue, Mar 10th 2015 03:30 pm
Sunnking Inc., in partnership with Camp Good Days and Special Times, has created a program called "E-Scrap 4 Camp" that facilitates recycling old electronics from participating local businesses to generate funds for Camp Good Days.
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Tue, Mar 10th 2015 03:30 pm
The New York Power Authority will hold its annual "Eggstravaganza" March 28 at the Power Vista, the visitors center for the Niagara Power Plant in Lewiston.
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