Thu, May 29th 2025 09:35 am
Action for Belden Center neighbors seems to have taken shape after three residents approached the Town of Niagara Board about vacant buildings in their neighborhood at the town's regular business meeting on Tuesday, May 20.
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Wed, May 28th 2025 04:15 pm
That one-hit wonder that keeps repeating in your head might be an indication of your ability to sing accurately, according to a University at Buffalo researcher who co-authored a paper that examined earworms.
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Wed, May 28th 2025 11:25 am
Calling all Western New York spicy food lovers! The Taste of Buffalo presented by Tops Friendly Markets announced a fiery new collaboration for the 2025 festival with popular internet TV show "Hot Ones" and its parent media company First We Feast.
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Tue, May 27th 2025 07:05 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced General Motors will invest $888 million in new machinery and equipment at its Tonawanda plant to produce a next-generation small-block V-8 engine for use in GM's line of full-size trucks and SUVs. The project will support 870 jobs at Tonawanda Propulsion, including 177 jobs that were deemed at risk.
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Tue, May 27th 2025 07:05 pm
On Tuesday, Sen. Rob Ortt and the New York State Senate proudly inducted the Rev. John Cooper Jr. to the Senate's Veterans Hall of Fame.
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Mon, May 26th 2025 05:45 pm
The Village and Town of Lewiston joined forces with Veterans of Foreign Wars Downriver Post 7487 on Monday to salute those River Region residents who have served in defense of this country.
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Fri, May 23rd 2025 01:55 pm
As the Buffalo Bills were making a run for a Super Bowl championship late last season, another team was in town looking to claim a television title.
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Fri, May 23rd 2025 10:30 am
For the next few weeks, the Buffalo Bills will be playing in Hallmark Stadium.
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Fri, May 23rd 2025 10:25 am
The Village of Lewiston recognized outgoing Lewiston Police Department Chief Frank Previte and thanked him for three decades of keeping the public safe.
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Fri, May 23rd 2025 10:20 am
Fichte, Endl & Elmer has set its sights on offering eyewear selections that are unique and wide-ranging. It has a vast array of eyewear, sunglasses and frames, with "styles for everyone and every budget."
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Wed, May 21st 2025 03:15 pm
HBO and NFL Films reteam to present two upcoming editions of the groundbreaking series, "Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills" debuting Tuesday, Aug. 5 (9 p.m. ET/PT), on HBO, with new episodes of the five-part series premiering on subsequent Tuesdays through Sept. 2; and "Hard Knocks: In Season with the NFC East" debuting this December. Both series will be available to stream on HBO Max.
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Wed, May 21st 2025 08:35 am
Shake Shack officially opens in Western New York today, at 1531 Niagara Falls Blvd., Suite 300, Amherst (next to Starbucks in the T.J. Maxx plaza).
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Wed, May 21st 2025 08:30 am
After years of struggle and perseverance, the Niagara Arts & Cultural Center has reached an important new milestone in its restoration and adaptive reuse of the former Niagara Falls High School with the completion of six ADA-compliant toilet rooms on the three floors of the main building.
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Mon, May 19th 2025 02:00 pm
Holland Roden ("Holidazed," "Teen Wolf"), Matthew Daddario ("Shadowhunters"), Tracy Pollan ("Natalee Holloway," "Justice for Natalee Holloway," "Law & Order: SVU"), Caroline Aaron ("Ghosts," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"), Steve Schirripa ("Blue Bloods," "The Sopranos") and Patti Murin (Broadway's "Frozen," "Mystic Christmas") are named to the starting lineup for "Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story," a new, original movie premiering this year during Hallmark Channel's 16th annual "Countdown to Christmas," the reigning MVP of holiday programming. Production begins today in Buffalo, at iconic locations throughout the region including Highmark Stadium - which is heading into its final season as the Bills home field - and in Oishei Children's Hospital.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 02:25 pm
The Erie County Fair is proud to continue its tradition of honoring veterans and active military personnel during its 12-day run in August. Each evening, one individual will be recognized as a "Flag Retreat Honoree of the Day" during the patriotic flag retreat ceremony in Slade Park.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 02:25 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation begins its recreational boating season to coincide with National Safe Boating Week.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 02:25 pm
For many of us, Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, when many people dust off their grills to celebrate the holiday and prepare for outdoor cooking in the warmer months ahead. As they do, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) offers important safety tips and guidelines to help ensure that the grilling season remains fire-safe.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 11:00 am
The Lewiston Smelt Festival returns to Academy Park on Friday, May 23, serving up the River Region's favorite fried fish from 6 p.m. This much-loved community celebration, hosted by the Upward Niagara Chamber of Commerce, promises a fun-filled evening of food, music and local flavor.
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Fri, May 16th 2025 10:55 am
There's new action for two iconic Island gathering places as a result of Monday's town Planning Board meeting.
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Wed, May 14th 2025 07:45 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced inflation refund checks up to $400 will be sent this fall to 8.2 million households across New York state. Checks will be mailed directly to eligible New Yorkers starting in October and will continue through November. There is no need to apply, sign up or do anything to receive a check.
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Wed, May 14th 2025 09:20 am
Erie County Medical Center Corp. and ECMC Foundation, on Saturday, May 10, presented "Springfest Gala 2025," the largest not-for-profit gala in Western New York, which drew 1,800 attendees from the business, medical and ECMC communities for an evening of entertainment, fine dining and celebration. "Springfest" raised $1.2 million to benefit lifesaving medical services at ECMC.
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Wed, May 14th 2025 09:15 am
The Taste of Buffalo presented by Tops Friendly Markets announced 40 restaurants and food trucks, and four wineries, will participate in the 42nd annual celebration of Buffalo's food scene, which will be held July 12-13 along Delaware Avenue and Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo.
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Mon, May 12th 2025 11:35 pm
The final piece of the 54-mile-long Niagara River Shoreline Bike Trail, a path for bikers and walkers that spans from Buffalo to Youngstown, was opened Monday behind the Frontier Volunteer Fire Co. firehall on River Road at the border of North Tonawanda and Wheatfield.
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Mon, May 12th 2025 11:10 pm
On Monday, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced a nearly $12 million project to improve and expand the visitor experience at Earl W. Brydges Artpark State Park is complete. Upgrades include a new connector trail, entrance features and parking improvements meant to improve traffic flow for events and better connect the park with the trails and amenities of the Lower Niagara River.
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Mon, May 12th 2025 11:00 pm
The Niagara Region of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has opened the first ever public archives, housing thousands of objects related to the New York State Parks located in Erie and Niagara counties.
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Fri, May 9th 2025 01:20 pm
Niagara Hospice is looking forward to the 12th annual Hospice Gran Fondo, taking place Aug. 9. The event starts and ends at the Niagara Hospice campus, located at 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport.
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Fri, May 9th 2025 08:35 am
The Frontier House has been closed for more than 20 years, but that's about to change. Lewiston's crown jewel is expected to reopen to the public in June.
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Fri, May 9th 2025 08:30 am
Acclaimed Billy Club culinarians Daniel Hagen and Jake Strawser are bringing their best to Fairbanks - the new Lewiston restaurant they plan to open mid-June inside the Frontier House on Center Street.
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Thu, May 8th 2025 12:00 pm
Approximately 40 people gathered in Cataract House Park directly across the street from the Turtle Building, on 25 Rainbow Blvd., to create awareness of the importance of this structure to the Haudenosaunee people, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy.
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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
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 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
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 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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