Thu, Aug 23rd 2018 01:00 pm
That's a wrap for the 2018 "Music Mania Mondays" concert series in the Town of Niagara's Veterans Memorial Community Park.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2018 01:00 pm
On Monday morning at Forestview Active Living, 3959 Forest Park Way, Wheatfield, the Calamar Foundation presented a check of $7,375.29 to the American Heart Association.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2018 12:55 pm
The family of the late Robert O. Steinjan Sr. recently presented a check for $9,850 to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center in support of the hospital's new inpatient cardiac and stroke care unit. The gift represents proceeds from the third annual Robert O. Steinjan Sr. Memorial Car Show, held this summer at Hoover's Dairy Store in Sanborn.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2018 12:50 pm
Neil Dashkoff, M.D., medical director of the Niagara County cardiac catheterization laboratory at The Heart Center of Niagara, will give a free presentation on cardiac health on Monday, Aug. 27, at the John A. Duke Senior Center, 1201 Hyde Park Blvd. His talk, titled "Prevention, Symptoms and Treatment of a Heart Attack," will begin at 11:25 a.m.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2018 12:50 pm
Viktor Yatsynovich, M.D., will join the medical staff at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center as a full-time psychiatrist in the Niagara Wellness Connection Center effective Sept. 1.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2018 12:30 pm
Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, will be honored as the 2018 Buffalo Niagara Executive of the Year by the University at Buffalo School of Management.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2018 12:30 pm
Kids who faced daunting barriers to success in the classroom had a clear message for University at Buffalo researchers who asked them as young adults to look back on their experiences with maltreatment, homelessness and their time in school: Adults can do better.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2018 12:15 pm
The National Buffalo Wing Festival, one of the country's most beloved food festivals, returns to Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo on Sept. 1-2 to celebrate its 17th year. The festival, which attracted 50,000-plus attendees from all 50 states and 44 different countries last year, will feature more than 25 local, regional, national and international eateries serving over 100 styles of chicken wings, as well as other festival favorite foods.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2018 12:15 pm
Former Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are among the speakers who will headline the University at Buffalo's 2018-19 Distinguished Speakers Series.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2018 12:00 pm
Earlier this week, Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn said, "In light of the grand jury report released by the attorney general's office in Pennsylvania, the New York State Attorney General's Office contacted our office regarding a potential joint investigation into alleged sexual abuse by Catholic priests in New York state, specifically within the Diocese of Buffalo. The Erie County District Attorney's Office is in consultation with the attorney general's office to explore the logistics of a potential partnership."
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Wed, Aug 22nd 2018 06:00 pm
Niagara County Peach Festival organizers and local elected leaders joined together Wednesday for a press conference announcing new additions for the 2018 Peach Festival.
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Wed, Aug 22nd 2018 06:00 pm
The propane industry maintains a strong focus on keeping customers safe during every season of the year. This week, the New York Propane Gas Association, in partnership with NOCO Energy, will host a propane safety training conference at the Bergholz Fire Co., 2470 Niagara Road, from 1:45-3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, for emergency responders across New York.
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Wed, Aug 22nd 2018 01:00 pm
The Board of Trustees of the Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier recently announced that it has hired Megan Hahin as its new executive director as of Sept. 1. The society operates the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum in North Tonawanda.
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Tue, Aug 21st 2018 03:20 pm
On Tuesday morning, the Niagara County Community College Board of Trustees agreed to partner with the Niagara County Sheriff's Office to provide a uniformed off-duty deputy sheriff on campus grounds in a morning and afternoon shift.
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Tue, Aug 21st 2018 11:40 am
Mount St. Mary's Hospital has now completed a two-year renovation program that has refurbished all of its inpatient rooms and added a significant number of additional private rooms. Improvements were necessary because of a consistent increase in the number of patients.
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Tue, Aug 21st 2018 11:40 am
Proceeds from the 2018 "Play Fore Pink" golf event, coordinated by the "Ladies 9 & 18 Hole Golf Committee" at the Niagara Falls Country Club, will be used for a special, free day of mammogram screening at Mount St. Mary's Hospital.
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Tue, Aug 21st 2018 11:10 am
Rows of extra chairs were wheeled into the Morgan Lewis Village Boardroom on Monday night to accommodate the large number of residents who filed into the Red Brick to learn more about an "Oxford House" on Creek Road Extension. After about a half-hour of civil discourse at the monthly board meeting, residents were told the group home is legal. Furthermore, the occupants can function as they have since the local program was established last September.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2018 03:30 pm
New York State Sen. Chris Jacobs, R-60th, on Monday called on the leadership of the State Assembly to forward legislation that he co-sponsored enacting the Toll Payers' Bill of Rights to the governor so he can immediately sign it into law.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2018 03:25 pm
The Niagara Frontier Region of New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced the annual permit lottery for the 2018 pheasant hunting season will take place on Monday, Oct. 1. The pheasant season runs Oct. 20 through Dec. 31.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2018 03:25 pm
The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. board of directors met Monday and designated a developer to undertake the South Aud Block redevelopment in Buffalo. Sinatra & Company Real Estate LLC will invest $21 million to build Heritage Point, two mixed-use buildings consisting of ground-floor retail and restaurants with Class "A" office space and residential units on the upper floors. The prime slip and sections of the historic Canal Street and Lloyd Street will also be completed by the developer. The South Aud Block redevelopment will open by May 2020.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2018 11:00 am
144th District Assemblyman Michael J. Norris recently visited the Lockport CARES emergency homeless shelter campus located at 188-192 Genesee St.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2018 11:00 am
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Mon, Aug 20th 2018 11:00 am
The "Best 12 Days of Summer" in Western New York State concluded Sunday night with a final 2018 attendance of 1,198,789. This is a .46 percent increase from 2017 and is the second-highest attended in the Erie County Fair's history (all-time record achieved in 2014: 1,220,101).
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Mon, Aug 20th 2018 11:00 am
The 10th annual "Kids of the Kingdom" fundraiser, to support the summer youth programs at St. Luke's Mission of Mercy, will be held from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at the Lake Erie Italian Club, 3200 South Park Ave., Lackawanna. This year's event will feature an old-fashioned Italian picnic and will be hosted by Gino Grasso and former Buffalo Sabres star Danny Gare.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2018 11:00 am
Buffalo Sabres season ticketholders have a new option for sharing season ticket packages beginning this season. The Sabres have partnered with "SplitSeasonTickets," a new online platform that makes it easier for fans to share season tickets by finding partners, efficiently dividing tickets between them, and managing and tracking their supply.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2018 11:00 am
On Monday, the National Safety Council made Buffalo the fourth stop on a nationwide tour of its exhibit, "Prescribed to Death: A Memorial to the Victims of the Opioid Crisis," by unveiling the exhibit inside the Honda Pavilion at Canalside.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2018 11:00 am
As part of its ongoing commitment to promote tobacco cessation efforts, the New York State Smokers' Quitline, headquartered at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, launched a fully updated, redesigned and mobile-ready website at nysmokefree.com.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2018 11:00 am
Marking the band's 20th consecutive year of touring, Trans-Siberian Orchestra on Monday announced its highly anticipated winter tour 2018.
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Sat, Aug 18th 2018 07:00 am
The Northwest Jazz Festival, Lewiston, NY, has become one of the region's premier summer music events, with more than 40,000 visitors annually enjoying over 30 performances, culinary samplings and wine tastings along Center Street. Now in its 17th year, the 2018 edition is slated for Aug. 24-25. Headliners include Veronica Swift and The Benny Green Trio on Friday, and Elio Villafranca (pictured) and the Jass Syncopators on Saturday.
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Sat, Aug 18th 2018 07:00 am
Officials from the towns of Lewiston and Porter are advising River Region residents to be on a lookout for a possible scam involving an out-of-town party seeking to perform testing on their water.
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Sat, Aug 18th 2018 07:00 am
Come Monday, Sept. 3, a Niagara County favorite - the annual Youngstown Labor Day Parade - returns to the village and all are invited. Presented by the Village of Youngstown and the parade committee, Mayor Raleigh Reynolds extends the invitation to residents from throughout the River Region to "join in the celebration."
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Sat, Aug 18th 2018 07:00 am
Veterans of Foreign Wars Downriver Post No. 7487 members Matt Zarosl and Vince Canosa (left two) on Thursday presented an award to DiMino Tops Lewiston owner Anthony DiMino and his son, John (right two).
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Sat, Aug 18th 2018 07:00 am
The Town of Grand Island Engineering Department will host a public information meeting for the Grand Island Sidewalk Accessibility Project, which will complete a network of sidewalks on both sides of Grand Island Boulevard from Webb Road to Fantasy Island.
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Sat, Aug 18th 2018 07:00 am
Due to the ongoing construction of the West River Connector Trail, which caused the removal of the West River Parkway, this year's Grand Island Father's Day Lawnmower Race has moved to the fall.
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Sat, Aug 18th 2018 07:00 am
With summer wrapping up and students heading back to high school and college, now is the time to ensure their safety on the roads.
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Fri, Aug 17th 2018 10:20 pm
The Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy graduated its 68th class during a ceremony held Aug. 8 at Niagara University.
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Fri, Aug 17th 2018 11:00 am
Year in and year out, the Niagara-Wheatfield High School golf team always seems to find themselves at the top of the Niagara Frontier League standings. Although, Coach Tim Codd lost four key seniors - Nick Peters, Nick Clouden, Jacob Sillett and Peter Buffone - he still has talent at the top in 2018.
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Fri, Aug 17th 2018 09:25 am
Works by artist NC Miller are on exhibit in a show at Artpark titled "Proposals," now through Sept. 29. An artist talk and reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, in the Artpark Gallery across from the box office. Admission and parking are free.
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Thu, Aug 16th 2018 07:00 pm
On Saturday, Aug. 18, Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Course in Lewiston will host the fifth annual Lt. David W. Kinney Memorial Charity Tournament. The day includes events open to the public, such as basket raffles, 50/50 splits, and a dinner.
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Thu, Aug 16th 2018 05:10 pm
U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman First Class Anthony F. Zelinsky graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
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