Fri, Nov 7th 2025 04:55 pm
The holiday magic returns to downtown Niagara Falls this December, as Jingle Falls USA spreads festive cheer from Friday, Dec. 5, through Sunday, Dec. 7. This year marks an exciting new weekend for the beloved event, with many activities taking place indoors at the Niagara Falls Convention Center - making it the perfect way to celebrate the season, no matter the weather.
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Fri, Nov 7th 2025 08:00 am
The Lewiston Beautification Committee's Tasia Fitzpatrick provided village trustees with an extensive update, including projects completed and those projected to enhance Center Street and the waterfront.
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Fri, Nov 7th 2025 07:05 am
The Grand Island Town Board adopted its 2026 budget at the regular Monday night meeting. The spending plan was approved 3-1, with Council member Dan Kilmer casting the dissenting vote.
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Fri, Nov 7th 2025 07:00 am
The 2026 budget for the Town of Wheatfield was difficult to navigate, but was eventually voted in by the Wheatfield Town Board on Monday.
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Thu, Nov 6th 2025 09:30 pm
Apple Granny Restaurant's dining room was filled Thursday with local dignitaries looking for a stronger cross-border partnership with their Canadian counterparts. The Upward Niagara Chamber of Commerce welcomed business owners and elected officeholders to its Lewiston "Lunch with Leaders" forum, providing them an opportunity to share concerns and discuss solutions.
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Thu, Nov 6th 2025 06:25 pm
With two weeks to go before Opening Day, Buffalo Waterfront released the full winter schedule for the Ice at Canalside, presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. This year will feature fun celebrations and programming with weekly "Festive Fridays" and "Special Event Saturdays." Favorites such as the ice bumper cars, curling, ice bikes and the ice train all return for the season, as the largest rink in New York opens for its 12th year.
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Thu, Nov 6th 2025 02:35 pm
After more than five decades of electrifying performances, chart-topping hits and timeless anthems, the iconic rock band Journey is saying goodbye the only way they know how - with a thunderous, full-throttle "Final Frontier Tour" spanning cities across North America.
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Thu, Nov 6th 2025 08:00 am
USA Niagara Development Corp. (USAN) announced a request for proposals (RFP) for the redevelopment of prime property in the heart of downtown Niagara Falls. The property is located between First, Second, Niagara and Main streets, just blocks from the entrances to the Rainbow Bridge and to Niagara Falls State Park, which attracts more than 9 million annual visitors.
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Wed, Nov 5th 2025 07:15 am
Rhonda Diehl and Jose Garcia, on Tuesday, emerged as winners from a field of four candidates in a tight race for two seats on the Grand Island Town Board. The townwide referendum on a community center went down to defeat by nearly a 2-1 margin in the general election.
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Wed, Nov 5th 2025 07:00 am
Town of Lewiston Supervisor Steve Broderick appears to have won another term in office, as he leads challenger Ed Lilly by a margin of 1,844 votes (53.02%) to 1,612 (46.35), according to the Niagara County Board of Elections' unofficial results.
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Wed, Nov 5th 2025 06:55 am
The Town Board race between one incumbent and three challengers was decided Tuesday in the Town of Niagara.
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Mon, Nov 3rd 2025 01:50 pm
In response to the recent government shutdown and resulting suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, Niagara Gospel Mission has announced an expansion of its meal services to ensure no one in the Niagara Falls community goes hungry.
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Fri, Oct 31st 2025 06:25 pm
While "Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story" has rightfully been the lead in most stories about movies shot in Buffalo/Niagara this year, it was actually another Hallmark Channel feature, "A Newport Christmas," that convinced filmmakers to put a spotlight on Western New York.
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Fri, Oct 31st 2025 08:00 am
Halloween fun in Western New York.
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Thu, Oct 30th 2025 07:35 pm
Grand Islanders have nine elective offices and two proposals on the ballot for Election Day, this Tuesday, Nov. 4.
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Thu, Oct 30th 2025 07:20 pm
In response to the recent pause in SNAP benefits, Tops Friendly Markets is launching its 21st annual "Food 2 Families" campaign earlier than usual to help ensure that no one in the community goes hungry. The campaign, dedicated to assisting neighbors facing food insecurity, will provide critical support to FeedMore WNY and surrounding food pantries throughout the region during a time of increased need.
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Thu, Oct 30th 2025 06:40 pm
With daylight saving time ending at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, Americans will "fall back" and set their clocks back one hour to standard time. While many motorists will enjoy an extra hour of sleep, they need to be aware of the time change and potential distractions to their normal routine. There are added dangers that can come with a time change, especially behind the wheel.
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Thu, Oct 30th 2025 05:10 pm
Legendary rock band O.A.R. has announced the "O.A.R. Three Decades Tour," an expansive run across North America, will play the Artpark Amphitheater in Lewiston at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, with special guests Gavin DeGraw and KT Tunstall.
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Wed, Oct 29th 2025 10:35 am
The Aquarium of Niagara welcomed Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins and 18 kindergarten students from Ms. Jenkins' class at the Charter School for Applied Technologies (CSAT) Tuesday morning as part of Dion's Dreamers' "Shnow Day" field trip program.
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Tue, Oct 28th 2025 10:40 am
Last year, 46 emergency responders never made it home, according to the Emergency Responder Safety Institute. They were police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and tow truck operators - struck while assisting others on the roadside.
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Tue, Oct 28th 2025 10:40 am
Empire State Development (ESD) announced MAHLE, a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry providing components to major automotive manufacturers across North America, will undergo a $6.8 million expansion at its Niagara County facility. The project, located in Lockport, will support at least 11 new jobs and retain 226 jobs in the state-of-the-art manufacturing space.
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Mon, Oct 27th 2025 08:45 am
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced State Police and local law enforcement will increase patrols through Halloween, targeting impaired and reckless drivers. The enforcement period, which is funded by the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee, runs from Saturday, Oct. 25, through Friday, Oct. 31.
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Mon, Oct 27th 2025 07:00 am
Pink Ribbon Good (PRG), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free assistance and services to those battling breast and gynecological cancers, will host its "Party with a Purpose" event at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo.
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Fri, Oct 24th 2025 10:50 am
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) will make its election protection hotline available for the Nov. 4 general election and during New York's early voting period, which runs from Saturday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 2.
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Fri, Oct 24th 2025 07:05 am
895 Center St., home to the Upward Niagara Chamber of Commerce, is set to receive an extensive exterior renovation.
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Fri, Oct 24th 2025 07:05 am
"An offer was made. It was accepted. There was a contract signed and it's rolling." That's Council member Jose Garcia's news on the potential sale of the former Radisson hotel at 100 Whitehaven Road.
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Fri, Oct 24th 2025 07:00 am
The Town of Wheatfield 2026 budget is shaping up as officials make a few tweaks to the preliminary budget, set to be spoken on by residents in a public hearing at 6:50 p.m. Nov. 3 in Wheatfield Town Hall.
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Fri, Oct 24th 2025 07:00 am
Several speakers at Monday's Grand Island Town Board meeting criticized the upcoming referendum that asks voters to decide if the town should buy the current Niagara Hyundai site at 1910 Alvin Road to be repurposed as the town community center. The dealership will be moving to Niagara Falls once a new facility is built there.
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Wed, Oct 22nd 2025 06:55 pm
Notice to interested voters in Niagara County from the election commissioners:
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Tue, Oct 21st 2025 11:20 am
"Disney On Ice" invites families to step inside the magical adventures of Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Frozen," the No. 1 animated feature of all time, and Disney Animation's "Encanto," the 2022 Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe awards winner for Best Animated Feature, as they come to life like never before.
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Fri, Oct 17th 2025 08:00 am
Michelle Pozantides gives new meaning to the phrase, "Hit the ground running."
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Fri, Oct 17th 2025 07:15 am
Bills fans got an inside look into the much-anticipated new Highmark Stadium last week during a special media tour conducted by Empire State Development.
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Thu, Oct 16th 2025 05:25 pm
AAA evaluated vehicles equipped with pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB) systems, building on findings from a study conducted in 2019.
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Tue, Oct 14th 2025 09:35 am
As is tradition on Indigenous Peoples Day, the Historical Association of Lewiston teamed with leaders from the Tuscarora Nation to present a scholarship to a deserving student on Monday.
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Mon, Oct 13th 2025 05:55 pm
There is a visible new element to the exciting atmosphere Western New York sports fans enjoy in downtown Buffalo - and there was a tailgate-type feel in the air this morning, as officials and team members from Seneca Resorts & Casinos were joined by Buffalo athletes, sports fans and community members to unveil an original mural that celebrates hometown professional sports teams and the players, personalities, fans and community that make every game an event.
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Fri, Oct 10th 2025 08:00 am
Town of Lewiston resident Brian Reilly is looking to start a Sunday farmers market at Academy Park beginning in June 2026. He explained his concept to the Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees at a work session on Monday.
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Fri, Oct 10th 2025 07:55 am
In the fall of 1973, the secretary to the general manager of Gibco, now Thermo Fisher Scientific, told her boss about the financial burden she was experiencing when her husband needed to have a leg amputated as a result of complications of diabetes.
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Thu, Oct 9th 2025 12:40 pm
The Fairgrounds Festival of Lights returns for its 21st season with dazzling new displays, expanded experiences, and tiered ticketing options designed to give guests flexibility in planning their holiday visit. Western New York's largest holiday light show features more than 70 drive-thru displays, festive tunnels and arches, a holiday market and walk-around attractions for all ages.
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Tue, Oct 7th 2025 05:15 pm
Maddie Stafford has a simple question: "Why can't a blonde girl hold a drill?"
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Mon, Oct 6th 2025 07:55 pm
The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association is inviting Niagara County residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer's by participating in the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's on Oct. 18 at Reservoir State Park in Niagara Falls. Check-in begins at 9 a.m., with opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. and the walk commencing at 10:15 a.m.
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