Fri, Oct 26th 2018 04:00 pm
Nate McMurray, Democrat and Working Families Party candidate in NY-27, was joined Thursdays by former Vice President Joe Biden at The Olive Tree, where the two greeted voters and talked about McMurray's campaign for Congress. Biden was a guest speaker at the University at Buffalo.
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Fri, Oct 26th 2018 04:00 pm
African-Americans are four times more likely to experience chronic kidney disease and failure than Caucasians. Kidney transplants have more than doubled in recipients above 65 years of age from 2000-08. And the prevalence of end-stage renal disease, or kidney failure, in the U.S. has continued to increase, particularly among elderly patients and African-Americans.
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Fri, Oct 26th 2018 07:00 am
According to new research from AAA, vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) such as automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, lane departure warning and others, can cost twice as much to repair following a collision due to expensive sensors and their calibration requirements.
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Fri, Oct 26th 2018 07:00 am
Plans are underway for the inaugural Halloween "Trunk-or-Treat" from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, in the communities of Grand Island, Lewiston and Niagara Falls, sponsored by New York State Assemblyman Angelo Morinello.
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Fri, Oct 26th 2018 07:00 am
On Saturday, Nov. 3, Old Fort Niagara will open the heavy, wooden doors to the French Castle and present living-history programs about the influence and impact of the French on Niagara's early history, from 1726-59.
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Fri, Oct 26th 2018 07:00 am
National Grid's winter heating season forecast calls for its Western New York residential electric customers to see electricity bills that are approximately 6.9 percent lower than last year, assuming a typical winter. The lower bills are based on forecasted decreases in wholesale supply prices during the Nov. 1 through March 31 winter heating season.
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Fri, Oct 26th 2018 01:40 am
It's been a crazy year for the Niagara-Wheatfield Falcons football team. From wins, losses, tiebreakers and a death close to the team, the team has seen a mixture of everything. On Thursday night, the team ended it's fall campaign with a fulfilling sense of closure.
The Falcons defeated Williamsville East in the Class A Chuck Funke Bowl finals, 22-8.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 06:05 pm
On Thursday, the Russell J. Salvatore Foundation announced a $200,000 commitment to support construction for the veterans wing in the new Buffalo City Mission Community Center at 100 E. Tupper St. The new wing will be named the Russell J. Salvatore Veterans Wing.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 04:25 pm
The Niagara River Greenway Commission will meet Tuesday, Nov. 20, to determine the consistency of the 62nd round of projects. The general meeting will take place at 3 p.m. in the Grand Island courtroom at 2255 Baseline Road. The general meeting will be preceded at 2 p.m. by the business meeting at the WNY Welcome Center on Alvin Road, Grand Island.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 03:45 pm
Unfortunately, as a result of bruised vocal cords, promoters Live Nation have announced today the Justin Timberlake performance in Buffalo at KeyBank Center previously scheduled for this Sunday, Oct. 28, has been postponed until Wednesday, Dec. 19.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 03:40 pm
New York State Sen. Chris Jacobs joined Highway Superintendent Tom Jones to announce he has secured $300,000 in state funding to support new sidewalks in various locations throughout the Town of Tonawanda. The funding will enable the town to replace approximately 31,000 square feet of damaged or dangerous sidewalk.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 03:35 pm
Members of the public attending tonight's speech by former Vice President Joe Biden will not be allowed to carry backpacks or large bags into the University at Buffalo's Alumni Arena.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 12:45 pm
Certo Brothers Distributing Company, a longtime supporter of Niagara County Community College earned the Edward J. Pawenski Business/Industry Partnership award at the New York Community College Trustees Awards Dinner on Sept. 22 in Saratoga Springs. The award is presented to one business in the state annually, recognizing their partnership and commitment with a local community college.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 12:40 pm
From 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, there will be a benefit for Kaila Doll at The Elk's Lodge, 55 Main St., Tonawanda.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 12:40 pm
The City of North Tonawanda has set the period of 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Halloween trick-or-treating hours for Wednesday evening, Oct. 31.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 12:40 pm
The public is invited to the ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration for Old Editions Bookshop and Gallery on Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. at 954 Oliver St. in the City of North Tonawanda.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 12:40 pm
As the fall season begins to come to a close, Niagara-Wheatfield athletics recently celebrated its fourth Niagara Frontier League title of the season.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 12:40 pm
Niagara County Community College has hired Karen Kwandrans of Sanborn as assistant vice president of academic affairs for workforce development.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 12:30 pm
This year's 14th annual Electric Lights Parade in the Town of Niagara will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, along Military Road, beginning at Fourth Avenue and ending at K-Mart.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 12:30 pm
This past Saturday, the Treichler Building at the Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Museum, 2660 Saunders Settlement Road, was dedicated.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 12:30 pm
On Tuesday, the Town of Niagara Town Board held a public hearing regarding the town's comprehensive plan draft. The hearing was held prior to the town's regular monthly meeting.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 12:30 pm
The Niagara County Central Rotary will present the annual Car Corral and Auto Parts Swap Meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at Frontier Fire Hall, 2176 Liberty Drive. Adult admission is $5 and children under 12 years old are free.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 12:30 pm
The North Tonawanda City School district recently announced 12 student musicians have been selected to participate in the New York State School Music Association's Area All State Festivals in November.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 09:30 am
The board of associates of Mount St. Mary's Hospital is sponsoring its annual Tony Guthrie pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at Lewiston No. 1 firehall on North Sixth Street in the Village of Lewiston.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 09:25 am
The New York Power Authority will hold its annual "Halloween Spooktacular" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Niagara Power Vista, 5777 Lewiston Road, Lewiston.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 09:25 am
This weekend, Parker Gurnett of Boy Scout Troop No. 82 will unveil his Eagle Scout project, which was created to honor first responders.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 09:05 am
New York State Sen. Rob Ortt was awarded the Guardian of Civil Justice Award by the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York for his role in sponsoring legislation that would reform the state's lawsuit lending landscape.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 09:05 am
Coretta Scott King, activist, civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King Jr., once said, "The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." Using that quote, and the work of Dr. Irene Elia as a barometer, we are truly in a great community.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 09:05 am
Former Vice President Joe Biden will open the University at Buffalo's 2018-19 Distinguished Speakers Series at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Alumni Arena on the UB North Campus.
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Thu, Oct 25th 2018 08:55 am
It looks like property owners in the Town of Lewiston will be facing a tax increase in excess of the 2 percent cap for 2019.
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Tue, Oct 23rd 2018 07:50 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation on Tuesday announced work to convert the former West River Parkway into a multiuse recreational trail that connects the City of Buffalo to the City of Niagara Falls has been completed.
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Tue, Oct 23rd 2018 07:45 pm
The Erie County Department of Social Services is celebrating the move of HEAP and Emergency Services Offices to 460 Main St., Buffalo, after years of overcrowding and other building issues at the old HEAP Office, located at 478 Main St. More than 90,000 Erie County households seek help annually with heating their homes and with other emergency needs such as shelter and utility arrears, evictions, security agreements, moving and storage assistance, all of which will now be coordinated through the offices at 460 Main.
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Tue, Oct 23rd 2018 07:45 pm
Hundreds of area students will get a close-up look at leading-edge medical technology Thursday when Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center live streams a surgical procedure to three area high schools.
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Tue, Oct 23rd 2018 06:35 pm
Empire State Development has announced the schedule for this year's Regional Economic Development Council presentations to the Strategic Implementation Assessment Team, which is led by Secretary of State Rossana Rosado and composed of state officials.
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Tue, Oct 23rd 2018 10:25 am
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Tuesday announced the safe completion of shutdown operations at the Tonawanda Coke facility. The facility's extensive system of gas lines has been completely purged and all coke ovens are empty.
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Mon, Oct 22nd 2018 03:35 pm
The Niagara County Board of Elections will be open the following times and dates for absentee balloting ahead of the Nov. 6 general election:
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Mon, Oct 22nd 2018 03:20 pm
New York State Sen. Chris Jacobs announced he secured $75,000 in state funding that will enable the Town of Orchard Park to continue improvements that will transform the Orchard Meadows Playground into the town's first modern-day "inclusive" playground.
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Mon, Oct 22nd 2018 01:25 pm
McMurray released his multipoint "Clean up Corruption Plan" to "crack down on corruption in Washington."
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Mon, Oct 22nd 2018 01:25 pm
With the start of a new program year, Girl Scouts of Western New York (GSWNY) will hold the Girl Scout "Join-a-thon" from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 - and take on-the-spot registrations over the phone.
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Mon, Oct 22nd 2018 01:10 pm
Today's national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $2.85, down 4 cents from last week. One year ago, the price was $2.46. The New York state average is $2.98 - down 2 cents from last week. A year ago, the state average was $2.65.
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