Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:25 pm
For well over a decade now, the Niagara Wine Trail USA wineries have partnered with local food banks and charitable organizations. This year is no different. To ensure a bountiful holiday season for area residents in need, the annual "Share the Bounty" event will be held Veterans Day Weekend, Nov. 10-12.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:20 pm
With several hunting and trapping seasons now open, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation are encouraging outdoor enthusiasts to follow some commonsense safety precautions this fall and winter.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:20 pm
Due to maintenance being done on the wall of the Niagara Gorge, the Great Gorge Trail between the Schoellkopf Power Plant Ruins and the Aquarium of Niagara will be closed today through Thursday, Nov. 8.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:20 pm
Youth flag football is coming to Niagara Falls, thanks to a grant from the Buffalo Bills Foundation. The flag football league will start in July 2019 as part of the department's "Summer In Your City" series.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:20 pm
The veterans page at smokefree.gov poignantly states: "If you can make it in the military, you can quit smoking."
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:20 pm
Join Anchor Bar Niagara Falls and the Niagara Falls Community Development Department for the second annual Jingle Falls Street Hockey Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 1.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 01:25 pm
Today's national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $2.76, down 6 cents from last week. One year ago, the price was $2.53. The New York state average is $2.94 - down 2 cents from last week. A year ago, the state average was $2.66.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 01:25 pm
Every year, volunteers from the Historical Association of Lewiston meet to wash and put a coat of wax on Lewiston's two large-scale bronze monuments. Last Sunday's weather was perfect and the crew met at the Freedom Crossing and Tuscarora Heroes monuments to perform their magic.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 01:20 pm
New York State Office of the Attorney General, Enterprise Community Partners Inc. and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) have made funding available across New York state for newly formed land banks. Enterprise is now dedicating additional funding to support land banks, with funds coming from a bank settlement negotiated by the office of the attorney general. Enterprise selected the Niagara Orleans Regional Land Improvement Corp. (NORLIC) as a recipient of a grant in the amount of $500,000.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 01:20 pm
Each year, November is recognized as National Adoption Awareness Month. During this month, leaders in the foster care and adoption communities raise awareness, specifically about the 110,000-plus children and youth who are currently in foster care and awaiting forever families.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 07:00 am
"Holiday Kick-Off Lewiston Style" will take place Saturday, Nov. 10. Inspirations on Canvas owner Kathy Pignatora and You & Me proprietor Laura Mann Falsetti came up with the idea, hoping to spur additional foot traffic in a traditionally slow time of year.
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Sun, Nov 4th 2018 12:45 am
"Phew."
That was the first gasp out of Niagara-Wheatfield girls volleyball coach Brandi Cochran after her team defeated Williamsville South in the Class A Sectional Finals, 3-2.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2018 05:40 pm
The first of three free giveaways of coats and winter items resulted in a Colvin Cleaners "Coats For Kids" record one-day distribution of nearly 6,500 coats, gloves, scarves and hats Saturday at the Kenmore Knights of Columbus. The result of the overwhelming outpouring of families in need was a call by the company for more donations of kids' winter coats, gloves, hats and scarves.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2018 05:35 pm
University at Buffalo Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian that occurred just before 10 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 1) on Hadley Road in front of the Hadley Village Apartments on UB's North Campus.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2018 07:00 am
Etched glass biographies of Grand Island servicemen killed in action are moving closer to completion thanks to the efforts of Island benefactors and student volunteers working out of the Grand Island High School technology wing.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2018 07:00 am
In recognition of Veterans Day, on Saturday, Oct. 20, the Fin-Feather-Fur Conservation Society in Lewiston (3F Club) played host to a small group representing the country's recent past heroes of conflict.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2018 07:00 am
The Community Survivors Group recently raised a whopping $21,000 at a one-day benefit event held at The Lewiston Stone House.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 06:05 pm
The Town of Lewiston Republican Committee held its "Lewiston Election Rally" on Thursday evening at The Brickyard Pub & B.B.Q.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 04:35 pm
The Niagara Falls Peacemakers will respond to the needs of the people by holding free kids' coat drive, in partnership with Dream Homes Property Management, City of Niagara Falls Youth Director Sanquin Starks and Cameron's Transport.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 04:35 pm
Are you struggling with dark mornings on your way to work and as the kids head out to school? It's about to change. With daylight saving time ending Sunday, Nov. 4, at 2 a.m., Americans will "fall back" and set their clocks back one hour to standard time.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 04:10 pm
The Veteran Post Restoration of Erie County, NY Inc. presented Russell J. Salvatore with its first "milestone flag," signifying the first $10,000 raised to improve and modernize local veteran posts.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 04:05 pm
The Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority board of directors on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution approving the proposed 2019 Erie County budget and accompanying four-year plan, submitted by the Poloncarz administration on Oct. 12. In its resolution, the ECFSA board stated its finding that "the 2019-22 financial plan is complete and compliant with NYS Public Authorities Law," and that, as a result, the ECFSA itself would remain in an advisory status.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 03:45 pm
Scientists at the University at Buffalo's Clinical Research Institute on Addictions (CRIA) recently received more than $4 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the effects of drinking, smoking and marijuana use during pregnancy.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 03:30 pm
Researchers within the University at Buffalo department of oral biology were recently awarded six grants totaling $6.6 million, helping to double funding received by the department from the previous year.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 07:00 am
Local entertainer Nels Ross will perform for the Niagara History Center's November Family Night, from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 07:00 am
Join the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, to learn about the folk art of Jewish paper-cutting, led by Aharon Baruch. Participants in this hands-on workshop will learn about the history, tools, techniques and common designs of this traditional art, and make their own paper-cut works.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2018 04:30 pm
New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas and Allentown Association on Thursday celebrated projects underway and completed under a $300,000 Buffalo Main Streets Initiative grant, which is working with six property and business owners to complete façade and commercial renovation projects within a few blocks of Allen Street. The Allentown neighborhood is on the local, state and national registries for historic places.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2018 04:30 pm
The New York Power Authority announced that it is nearing the three-quarters mark in a $460 million infrastructure improvement project at its Lewiston Pump Generating Plant. The multiyear program allows NYPA to continue to provide low-cost power and power proceeds to businesses in Western New York and statewide tied to thousands of jobs and billions in capital investments that have positively impacted the state economy. The midpoint of the upgrades was announced by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in March 2017.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2018 04:30 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins announced the International Institute of Buffalo (IIB) has been awarded two federal grants through the Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVW). The two grants, in the amounts of $700,000 and $750,000 for a total of $1.45 million, will help the Institute continue to provide specialized services for victims of human trafficking.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2018 04:25 pm
The National Geographic Live series is back, with three more perspectives on the world.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2018 02:35 pm
The New York Small Business Development Center recently announced Dinene Zaleski, business adviser with the Niagara County Community College SBDC, has been awarded the 2018 State Star for New York.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2018 02:30 pm
Industrial arts teacher John Vogt has been working with his careers course students at the Niagara Academy on a very worthwhile project.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2018 02:30 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education meeting to be held on Nov. 7 will begin at 6 p.m. with an anticipated executive session.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2018 02:20 pm
The Niagara County Farm Bureau held their annual meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25. At the meeting, the bureau adopted a number of county, state and federal resolutions. Resolutions Chair Kevin Bittner presented the various topics, including funding for agricultural organizations, solar power project limitations to protect farmland, trucking issues and labor concerns.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2018 02:20 pm
The following is a list of upcoming events at the Town of Niagara Active Hose Fire Co., 6010 Lockport Road:
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Thu, Nov 1st 2018 02:10 pm
Last week, North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur G. Pappas, accompanied by his wife Linda, was joined by members of the Common Council, city officials, Children's Memorial committee members, as well as State Sen. Rob Ortt and a message from State Assemblyman Robin Schimminger in their participation in a dedication ceremony for the Children's Memorial Garden, which took place at Brauer Park, adjacent to City Hall at 216 Payne Ave.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2018 02:10 pm
Last Saturday, the Town of Wheatfield Recreation Department hosted its annual Halloween party for children and families alike.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2018 07:00 am
Christina DeLuke, R.N., has been named clinical coordinator of cardiology at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Her appointment was announced by Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Sheila K. Kee.
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Wed, Oct 31st 2018 04:55 pm
Artpark & Company invites the public to attend an open rehearsal at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, in the Artpark Gallery. Admission is free. The audience is asked to wear warm clothing. Show runtime is one hour with no intermission.
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Wed, Oct 31st 2018 04:45 pm
Children from Imagination Station went trick-or-treating to Village of Lewiston businesses on Wednesday morning. Among their stops was a visit to the Orange Cat Coffee Co. on Center Street. The youth were greeted and given treats by owners Michael Broderick and Robin Faulring, and staff members David Loraine and Nina Baldassara.
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