Wed, May 7th 2025 10:00 am
The Island Shoppe is thrilled to announce a partnership with Perry's Ice Cream, bringing the beloved Western New York brand back to Grand Island.
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Mon, May 5th 2025 05:15 pm
The American Lung Association is turning New York state turquoise this May 5-11, to raise awareness about lung cancer, honor those impacted, and encourage residents to take action to help end the disease.
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Fri, May 2nd 2025 05:00 pm
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and AAA Western and Central New York is reminding both drivers and bikers of key safety tips as biking season shifts into gear.
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Fri, May 2nd 2025 04:10 pm
From April 21-25, a coordinated spring aggressive driving enforcement initiative was carried out across Niagara County.
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Fri, May 2nd 2025 11:00 am
Just like Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls of the late-1990s, Apple Granny is starting a second "-peat." The Lewiston restaurant was named WNY's Best Fish Fry by Tribune/Sentinel • Dispatch readers, winning its second consecutive title. Apple Granny four-peated as champion from 2018-21.
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Fri, May 2nd 2025 11:00 am
Carol Horrigan has loved music ever since, as a 5-year-old, she discovered the piano.
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Fri, May 2nd 2025 11:00 am
A move to pause the 2025 reassessment was rejected 4-1 by the Grand Island Town Board during a sometimes-contentious Monday workshop meeting.
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Fri, May 2nd 2025 07:00 am
The Lewiston Council on the Arts has a full schedule of free programs, classes, concerts and events that will light up the lovely, long days that lie ahead.
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Thu, May 1st 2025 11:20 am
The audition videos are in and now it's time for the public to help choose the winning choir that will take the stage with Foreigner this August at the Erie County Fair! Two finalists made the cut: Starpoint High School Choir and the Kenmore West Chamber Singers.
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Thu, May 1st 2025 11:15 am
Disbelief. Judgment. Gaslighting. Dismissal. These are among the responses that patients with chronic, complex disorders, including long COVID, have, unfortunately, received from many health care providers.
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Thu, May 1st 2025 11:15 am
Empire State Development announced the Daemen University Institute for Mobility Innovation & Technology (IMIT) is open and serving physical therapy patients at its new clinic located on the Villa Maria College campus.
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Thu, May 1st 2025 11:10 am
The 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay was seen by an average audience of 7.5 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, NFL Network, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and digital channels for the three-day event, making it the second most-watched draft on record behind only 2020 and up 27% versus last year.
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Tue, Apr 29th 2025 09:45 am
Now that the ice has cleared the Lower Niagara River, Maid of the Mist is ready to launch its 2025 season on Thursday, May 1, at 10 a.m., continuing a tradition that dates to 1846.
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Mon, Apr 28th 2025 09:05 am
Kyle Petty is roaring into Niagara Falls on May 5. The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America - now in its 29th year - will start the day in Cleveland before heading east. Petty's named the 2025 motorcycle event the "Tour of Wonders," due to the natural wonders slated to be viewed during the ride.
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Fri, Apr 25th 2025 11:00 am
Next weekend, the merchant collective will present "Give Mom Lewiston." The pre-Mother's Day event runs from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4.
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Fri, Apr 25th 2025 11:00 am
More than a dozen residents pleaded with the Town Board on Monday to suspend a reassessment project they called unfair.
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Fri, Apr 25th 2025 10:55 am
Trustees in the Village of Lewiston voted Monday to approve the following events:
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Fri, Apr 25th 2025 10:55 am
Amber Lester and Jaquinda Smith work at Niagara Community Action Program Inc., also known as NIACAP, at its 19th Street location in Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Apr 25th 2025 10:55 am
Town of Niagara Councilman Johnny Parks was resolute in his message to junkyard operators at a special meeting Tuesday.
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Thu, Apr 24th 2025 12:20 pm
Artpark is thrilled to host local Buffalo musician and composer Moshe Shulman, for his world premiere of "Beyond Buffalo A Celebration of Multiculturalism in Music and Dance" at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, at Artpark's Emerald Grove Stage (lower park/South Fourth Street entrance).
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Thu, Apr 24th 2025 11:10 am
Artpark, the 150-acre New York state park and celebrated cultural institution atop the Niagara Gorge, is beginning another summer full of exciting performances, festivals and encounters with art and nature.
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Thu, Apr 24th 2025 11:05 am
Erie County and the Town of Amherst are moving forward with a partnership that will transform the town's former Westwood Golf Course, which has been closed for years, into a new green public space with recreational activities for residents to enjoy.
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Tue, Apr 22nd 2025 11:50 am
With the number of people in need of food assistance in FeedMore WNY's four-county service area increasing - and a recent cut in federal funding that will create a void of nearly 2 million pounds of food - FeedMore WNY needs community support to fulfill its mission of alleviating food insecurity.
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Tue, Apr 22nd 2025 10:15 am
Cypress Hill & Atmosphere, "Dank Daze of Summer Tour," is coming to the Artpark Amphitheater at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, with special guests Lupe Fiasco and The Pharcyde.
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Mon, Apr 21st 2025 04:30 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed flags to be lowered at half-staff to honor the life and legacy of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away today at the age of 88.
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Mon, Apr 21st 2025 02:25 pm
Just over five years ago, New York state implemented its Bag Waste Reduction Act, which prohibited retailers from providing single-use plastic carryout bags. Today, a full five years later, companies like Tops Friendly Markets continue their efforts to encourage customers to make the shift to using - and remembering - heavy-duty reusable bags.
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Mon, Apr 21st 2025 12:00 pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Office of General Services remind New Yorkers to take action to help protect migrating birds as they navigate night skies by participating in the "Lights Out" initiative.
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Mon, Apr 21st 2025 10:55 am
National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) runs from April 21-25. AAA is supporting the American Traffic Safety Services Association in raising awareness of work zone safety across the country. This year's theme is, "Respect the zone so we all get home."
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Fri, Apr 18th 2025 11:00 am
When a sandwich is as good as The Silo Restaurant's "Haystack," customers should be able to enjoy it more than just five months a year.
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Fri, Apr 18th 2025 10:55 am
The time for the junkyards to operate without oversight by the Town of Niagara has come to an end.
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Fri, Apr 18th 2025 10:55 am
For most of the years between 1955 and 2024, the parcel at 1849 Grand Island Blvd., housed a series of restaurants. But that has changed. The familiar white building is gone. The new owner recently had the building demolished and intends to put the property to new use.
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Thu, Apr 17th 2025 11:45 am
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is calling on organizations, municipalities, community groups, schools and individuals across New York to celebrate Arbor Day, coming up on April 25, by taking part in the state's "25 Million Trees by 2033" initiative. New Yorkers are encouraged to plant trees and record them in the newly launched "25 Million Trees Tree Tracker."
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Wed, Apr 16th 2025 01:40 pm
Artpark's Cirque Festival will feature internationally acclaimed cirque troupe FLIP Fabrique and additional performers throughout Artpark's lower park (South Fourth Street entrance) from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17. This fun-for-all-ages festival combines multiple cirque performers and performances that Artpark fans have come to experience and love each summer in Lewiston.
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Tue, Apr 15th 2025 10:10 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area are proud to announce a new strategic partnership that will strengthen the NFMMC Foundation, expand community outreach, and highlight the hospital's lasting impact in the Niagara Region and beyond through collaborative storytelling and marketing efforts.
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Mon, Apr 14th 2025 04:00 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV) have released a new package of three reports highlighting the importance of passing Hochul's proposal to streamline New York's discovery laws to protect the rights of crime victims.
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Mon, Apr 14th 2025 11:30 am
Get ready for an evening of sidesplitting laughter as Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood - the dynamic duo from TV's "Whose Line is it Anyway?" - take the stage in a one-night-only, uproarious live show. Catch "Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Asking for Trouble" inside the Artpark Mainstage Theater at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30.
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Fri, Apr 11th 2025 07:35 pm
Buffalo Pro Soccer announced plans to construct a 7,600-seat, privately funded stadium near the Buffalo River in the city's Valley neighborhood. Set to be located at Elk and Lee streets, the stadium will serve as a driving force in the development of a new entertainment district that is taking shape in the City of Buffalo.
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Fri, Apr 11th 2025 07:35 pm
United Way of Greater Niagara held its annual awards breakfast Friday at Wurlitzer Events, honoring local individuals, organizations and businesses that have made a significant impact on the community through their generosity, leadership and service.
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Fri, Apr 11th 2025 11:00 am
Renovations along the Lewiston waterfront took a big step toward completion last week with the addition of a grinder at the fish station, and the opening of a new steel staircase leading from the park to the boat launch.
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Fri, Apr 11th 2025 11:00 am
There's a list Staley Road residents wanted to be on: The 2025 town paving program. They didn't make it.
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