Tue, Mar 31st 2020 10:55 am
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced it has been recognized with the 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award. NYSERDA's accomplishments are being recognized for the 15th consecutive year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2020 10:50 am
As the coronavirus pandemic reached American shores, grocery chains - both large and small - experienced an unexpected surge in demand for many products, triggered by a wave of panic buying on the part of consumers.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2020 10:50 am
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, District Attorney John J. Flynn is reminding the residents of Erie County about resources that remain available for victims of domestic violence.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2020 10:25 am
Community Missions (CMI) has launched a website (www.HopeForNiagara.org) and companion Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/HopeForNiagara) to provide a resource for spiritual help and hope to Niagara during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2020 09:30 am
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo metropolitan government and the government of Japan on Monday agreed new dates for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in 2021. The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be celebrated from July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021. They also agreed on new dates for the Paralympic Games, which will be celebrated from Aug. 24 until Sept. 5, 2021.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2020 09:20 am
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday announced a statewide public-private hospital plan to fight COVID-19. As part of the plan, public and private hospitals from across the state have agreed to implement a new balanced approach to fighting the virus where hospitals that are beginning to reach or exceed capacity can transfer patients to other hospitals that are not as full.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2020 09:20 am
While the coronavirus pandemic is causing fear, it is also inspiring beautiful acts of kindness. Associates at Kenmore Mercy Hospital were recently greeted with uplifting chalk messages on the sidewalk from a local family.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2020 09:05 am
Sunday night's broadcast of the benefit special "FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America" brought viewers together to thank first responders and medical workers on the front lines, and to celebrate America's everyday heroes. The event raised money to support two charities that are doing critical work during these challenging times: Feeding America and First Responders Children's Foundation. The one-hour special was created to help fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to celebrate the resilience and strength of the nation during this pandemic.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2020 04:30 pm
At a public safety briefing Monday morning, Village of Lewiston Mayor Anne Welch and Town of Lewiston Supervisor Steve Broderick provided updates on efforts to keep residents safe and financially stable as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2020 04:05 pm
Today is the annual Doctors' Day celebration across the country, and Kaleida Health is extending a "Thank you" to all the dedicated physicians working tirelessly across its health system to care for the community each and every day, but especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2020 03:45 pm
At a press update Monday afternoon inside the LCTV studios in Lockport, Niagara County Legislature Chairwoman Becky Wydysh and Public Health Director Daniel Stapleton announced a sharp - but not unexpected - spike in the number of positive COVID-19 cases.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2020 02:30 pm
This week, HBO is highlighting family-friendly movies that are available to stream on HBO NOW and HBO GO.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2020 02:30 pm
On Monday morning, Mount St. Mary's Hospital held a "blessing of the tents" that are set up outside of the emergency department.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2020 02:10 pm
The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. board of directors met last week and approved several items, including two measures that will secure parking for tenants and businesses at Canalside.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2020 02:10 pm
American Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteers provided immediate emergency assistance for 33 people from 12 households following an evacuation in Niagara Falls Wednesday evening, March 25.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2020 02:10 pm
Recognizing an emerging urgent need for COVID-19 post-acute care beds, Elderwood has established a dedicated unit for post-acute care of COVID-19 patients at its Elderwood at Amherst Skilled Nursing Facility located at 4459 Baily Ave., Amherst.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2020 02:05 pm
Niagara University's Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M. Institute for Civic Engagement, in partnership with Leadership Niagara, is asking the community to "Halt Hate" on Thursday, April 2. Now in its second year, this annual initiative encourages participants to spend 24 hours choosing not to hate, but rather, to respond compassionately to situations they encounter in their everyday lives and to consciously seek to understand, practice tolerance, and gain perspective.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2020 01:10 pm
Lewiston Tops will continue to meet the needs of River Region residents, even as demand for food and supplies increases amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sun, Mar 29th 2020 04:55 pm
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday announced all "New York State on PAUSE" functions will be extended for the next two weeks. He also directed the state nonessential workforce to continue to work from home for an additional two weeks, through April 15. The state will re-evaluate after this additional two-week period.
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Sun, Mar 29th 2020 01:30 pm
On Sunday morning, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office received numerous 911 calls reporting a house fire at 2176 River Road in the Town of Wheatfield. Upon arrival of deputies, the house was fully engulfed in flames.
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Sun, Mar 29th 2020 01:30 pm
•On Sunday, Niagara County Public Health Director Daniel J. Stapleton said, "As of today, March 29, Niagara County has 38 positive test results for COVID-19. This is 10 more than our last report and continues the upward trend. Our public health nurses have been working with these individuals all weekend. The heat map that shows test results by municipality with be updated with these new cases on Monday."
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Sat, Mar 28th 2020 04:40 pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Conservation (State Parks) today encouraged New Yorkers to engage in responsible recreation during the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis.
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Sat, Mar 28th 2020 03:35 pm
The governor announced that the State Department of Health Wadsworth Lab is working in partnership with other labs to evaluate antibody testing that is designed to help very sick COVID-19 patients.
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Sat, Mar 28th 2020 03:30 pm
On Friday, March 27, public health sanitarians from the Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) issued commissioner close orders to two establishments for violating the "New York State on PAUSE" executive order. This order, effective since Sunday, March 22, allows for restaurants and businesses that sell alcohol to remain open for take-out and delivery only.
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Sat, Mar 28th 2020 08:20 am
As Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Catholic Health continue to provide services in this COVID-19 pandemic, the community is showing its support for the front line medical workers.
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Sat, Mar 28th 2020 08:20 am
As we head into the third week of this school closure, we hope you are doing well - physically, mentally, spiritually. In these challenging and uncertain times, I am very grateful for the dedication, leadership and unity of our administrators, faculty, staff and families. I am inspired by the incredible outpouring of support and kindness throughout our community, coming together in such creative and thoughtful ways. While we wait for the worst to arrive, we find strength knowing we will get through it together.
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Sat, Mar 28th 2020 08:15 am
Fake COVID-19 health coverage and other insurance schemes are being added to the scam mix as con artists exploit the pandemic for personal profit at consumer expense, warns the New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud.
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Sat, Mar 28th 2020 08:15 am
During this challenging time, many people locally have been displaced from their places of employment. In response, People Inc. encourages fellow Western New Yorker's to consider a career in human services.
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Sat, Mar 28th 2020 08:15 am
As of Friday at 8 p.m., we have identified 89 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Erie County residents for a total of 310 reported cases. There are 52 individuals admitted to hospitals in Erie County for COVID-19.
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Sat, Mar 28th 2020 08:15 am
Friday morning on NBC's "Today," NBCUniversal unveiled its new "The More You Know" PSA campaign starring Kelly Clarkson, Andy Cohen, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, Savannah Guthrie and others to help educate people around the country about how they can reduce their risk and prevent the spread of COVID-19. The first spots of more than a dozen in total that will be rolling out over the next few weeks are available at www.themoreyouknow.com.
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Sat, Mar 28th 2020 07:00 am
Though elected leaders and nonprofit agencies are working around the clock to provide resources and educate the public on all of the above, many people still want to seek out their regular places of comfort, guidance and support for further reassurance: Churches, temples and mosques.
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Fri, Mar 27th 2020 05:00 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins on Friday the Federal Aviation Administration took "long-awaited" action toward implementation of a pilot records database, a safety measure recommended following the crash of Colgan Flight 3407 on Feb. 12, 2009.
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Fri, Mar 27th 2020 03:20 pm
iHeartMedia and FOX announced today that Camila Cabello, Dave Grohl, H.E.R. and Sam Smith will perform during the all-new benefit special "FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America," a music event to help fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to celebrate the resilience and strength of the nation during this pandemic.
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Fri, Mar 27th 2020 03:20 pm
Proclaiming an unchanging God in the midst of uncertain times, "Holy (Song of the Ages)," the latest single from Nashville-based The Belonging Co, is now available. The anthem - birthed during a spontaneous moment of corporate worship - resounds with "holy, holy, holy," the heart-cry of adoration echoed throughout eternity.
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Fri, Mar 27th 2020 03:15 pm
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday announced all schools in New York state must remain closed for an additional two weeks, until April 15, to ensure consistency and uniformity across the state in instructional time for this extraordinary school year. Schools will be required to continue child care, meal and distance learning programs, and the state will extend the 180-day waiver to April 15.
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Fri, Mar 27th 2020 03:15 pm
Irish celebration band Rend Collective's anticipated new album, "Choose To Worship," is available everywhere, digitally and physically today. Their seventh studio project, largely written on the road over an average of 120 tour dates a year, features 13 tracks including an acoustic version of their latest hit single, "Your Name Is Power," which continues to climb, reaching No. 7 on the Christian airplay chart, making it their second-highest-charting career radio single.
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Fri, Mar 27th 2020 03:15 pm
A University at Buffalo faculty member is a co-author on the international Guidelines for the Management of Critically Ill Adults With Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The guidelines were published last Friday in Critical Care Medicine, the journal of the Society for Critical Care Medicine.
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Fri, Mar 27th 2020 03:15 pm
After a stellar debut in 2019, Nashville Life Music will release their first full-length album, "Here For Jesus," on May 15 (Integrity Music). This follows their hit EP, "Taylor House Sessions," which produced a Billboard Top 5 single and GMA Dove Award-nominated song, "My God (feat. Mr. Talkbox)." In anticipation of their project, today the group is releasing a new single, "Shepherd (feat. Leeland)," a tender ballad "about Jesus' relentless, sacrificial love for us."
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Fri, Mar 27th 2020 02:35 pm
With Nashvillians at home under Nashville Mayor John Cooper's "Safer at Home" order, and live shows paused at the Grand Ole Opry to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, this Saturday's performance will once again take place without a live audience.
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Fri, Mar 27th 2020 02:30 pm
for King & Country is bringing joy and comfort to YouTube live at 7 p.m. tonight with special guests from around the world and appearances by Kathie Lee Gifford and Kirk Franklin.
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