Fri, Sep 5th 2025 07:00 am
The summer of 2026 will go down as one of the warmest on record, if my memory serves me correctly. Temperatures were up and precipitation was down. The perfect scenario, right?
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Fri, Sep 5th 2025 07:00 am
The VFW's upcoming lobster fest, scheduled for Sept. 13, is advertised in color and images on the post's new LED digital messaging sign. The images are visible on both sides of the sign.
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Thu, Sep 4th 2025 01:50 pm
Over 3,500 SUNY Niagara students started classes this week, 11% more than attended the college at the beginning of the fall 2024 semester. Enrollment has increased this year at both the Sanborn campus and the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute (NFCI).
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Thu, Sep 4th 2025 01:40 pm
Shea's Performing Arts Center and Broadway presenting partner Albert Nocciolino announce "Wicked" will return to Shea's Buffalo Theatre for 24 performances from Nov. 12-30.
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Wed, Sep 3rd 2025 08:40 pm
The soulful sounds of blues will once again fill the air in downtown Niagara Falls as the Niagara Falls Blues Festival returns for its 16th year on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12-13. This beloved, free, two-day event takes place on Old Falls Street, just steps from Niagara Falls State Park, and promises an unforgettable weekend of live music, great food, and community celebration.
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Tue, Sep 2nd 2025 09:00 pm
AAA Western and Central New York, along with law enforcement, has kicked off its annual "School's Open, Drive Carefully" campaign, as back-to-school season gets underway.
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Tue, Sep 2nd 2025 11:10 am
With the first day of school this week, Gov. Kathy Hochul is once again reminding New York parents to visit ny.gov/phonefree to review the distraction-free learning policy for their child's school district or charter school.
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Fri, Aug 29th 2025 08:05 am
Fichte, Endl and Elmer Eye Care is celebrating its 20,000th patient at the company's Ambulatory Surgery Center of Niagara at 6500 Porter Road, Niagara Falls. The milestone day occurred in June, and the patient who captured that record is Dawn Dominguez of Lewiston.
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Fri, Aug 29th 2025 08:00 am
Chick-fil-A Inc. has picked Aaron Hord, a lifelong Western New Yorker, to be the operator of the new restaurant under construction on Niagara Falls Boulevard and the I-190 in Niagara Falls.
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Thu, Aug 28th 2025 12:15 pm
Lockport-Niagara Hospice will hold its annual Mighty Niagara Half Marathon and Hospice Dash 5K Run/Walk on Oct. 4. The half marathon starts at Artpark State Park in Lewiston. The 5K starts at Porter on the Lake Town Park. Both races finish at Porter on the Lake Town Park.
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Wed, Aug 27th 2025 08:50 am
Imagine a day when a Western New Yorker who lacks transportation or access to health services can simply walk up to the community center at the corner of their street. There, medical, dental, occupational and physical therapy, social work, nutrition, athletic training and pharmacy students - just to name a few professions - will be waiting - all ready to provide health screenings, navigation, and health education.
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Wed, Aug 27th 2025 08:45 am
New data released by a New York state-commissioned tourism economics research study shows that visitor spending in Niagara County reached $1.163 billion in 2024, a 6.4% increase over 2023, reinforcing the vital role tourism plays in the region's economy.
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Mon, Aug 25th 2025 02:25 pm
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the binational Niagara Falls Illumination Board, a special light and laser show - synchronized to music - will be presented at Niagara Falls on the evenings of Sept. 12-14.
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Fri, Aug 22nd 2025 08:15 am
A rash of underage e-bike riders has leaders in Lewiston afraid someone is going to get injured - or worse.
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Fri, Aug 22nd 2025 08:05 am
The Australian Pink Floyd Band has, for more than 35 years, built a reputation for performing the original Pink Floyd songs with "note for note perfection."
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Fri, Aug 22nd 2025 08:00 am
Early in the afternoon of Aug. 16, a parade of boats, led by the Grand Island Fire Co.'s fireboat, left the Buffalo Launch Club, headed down the Niagara River and the Erie Canal, and arrived at the Tonawandas Gateway Harbor Park.
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Fri, Aug 22nd 2025 08:00 am
Thermo Fisher Scientific came to the Town Board on Tuesday night seeking site plan approval for a heat pump recovery plant. It got the OK. But company representatives also got an earful from Staley Road residents who blame company workers for trashing their road.
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Thu, Aug 21st 2025 05:40 pm
Eighteen-year-old Rayshawn (Ray) Barrett hadn't slept soundly in years. His obstructive sleep apnea was so pronounced that he was regularly falling asleep in class, his grades were dropping, and he couldn't follow the drills on his Sweet Home High School lacrosse team because his short-term memory was so compromised.
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Thu, Aug 21st 2025 05:40 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that shooting incidents with injury in communities that participate in the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative dropped 14% in the first seven months of 2025, thanks to record state investments and the work of the local law enforcement agencies and community organizations across the state.
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Wed, Aug 20th 2025 10:50 am
Outdoor adventure television host Misty Wells is bringing Niagara Falls USA to a national audience this summer. The episode of her show, "Let's Take It Outside," filmed in Niagara County in May through a collaboration with Destination Niagara USA, will air on the Discovery Channel on Sunday, Aug. 31.
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Tue, Aug 19th 2025 12:30 pm
As Tops Friendly Markets looks to continue to expand its amenities for customer convenience, it is excited to announce the addition of PCI and EMV secure compliant signing at all 58 Tops fuel stations. A pilot program will launch at its Depew location later this summer and will roll out across the chains footprint with an expected completion date of December.
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Mon, Aug 18th 2025 03:10 pm
Artpark & Company was the place to be over the weekend, as it hosted three popular, mainstream music acts, and a special family-friendly circus.
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Fri, Aug 15th 2025 08:00 am
It might seem serendipitous to find a dream property that perfectly fits a business plan. But that was just the beginning of a series of events that came together in a most unexpected way for Ron and Tricia Argona, owners of the new Model City Storage.
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Thu, Aug 14th 2025 05:35 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has been awarded $28.4 million through New York's Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program IV. The funding is part of nearly $300 million in state investments announced last week by Gov. Kathy Hochul to support 55 medical facilities across New York in improving infrastructure and enhancing patient care.
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Thu, Aug 14th 2025 12:40 pm
Erie County's second public art installation under the county's Public Art Act, a vibrant, large-scale mural covering the Pearl Street wall of the Buffalo Convention Center, was unveiled on Wednesday morning.
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Wed, Aug 13th 2025 09:50 am
On the heels of their sold-out return to touring this year, country music icons Rascal Flatts will hit the road again for their "Life Is A Highway Tour" in 2026, including a stop at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Feb. 28, 2026.
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Tue, Aug 12th 2025 04:25 pm
Aug. 1 marked the deadline for all publicly funded schools to adopt a policy supporting the state's "bell-to-bell" smart device restriction, approved as part of New York state's annual budget.
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Tue, Aug 12th 2025 04:20 pm
Researchers have shown for the first time that intermittent fasting increases the efficacy of anti-androgen therapy in prostate cancer, according to a paper reporting preclinical results published in Cancer Research on Aug. 8.
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Sun, Aug 10th 2025 04:00 pm
Rochester-based pysanky egg artist Mia Sohn won Best in Show at the 59th annual Lewiston Art Festival.
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Fri, Aug 8th 2025 03:05 pm
The Erie County Fair is proud to announce another milestone in its ongoing partnership with FeedMore WNY. The venue collected a record-breaking 164,384 pounds of food on Wednesday - marking the fifth consecutive time it has set a new record for the largest single-day summertime food drive for FeedMore WNY.
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Thu, Aug 7th 2025 12:40 pm
Tops Friendly Markets is proud to announce its role as the official grocer of the National Buffalo Wing Festival alongside Western New York's original hot sauce - Franks RedHot - The Official Hot Sauce of the National Buffalo Wing Festival. This collaboration marks a fiery celebration of flavor and fun happening in Buffalo Aug. 30-31.
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Thu, Aug 7th 2025 12:35 pm
Seven hospitals in the Buffalo Niagara Region are among the 4,800 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines initiative to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke.
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Thu, Aug 7th 2025 12:30 pm
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal's opening, the Buffalo Maritime Center (BMC) has built a full-scale replica of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief - the vessel that first journeyed from Buffalo to New York City to mark the canal's completion.
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Thu, Aug 7th 2025 11:15 am
Speed wins hydroplane races.
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Tue, Aug 5th 2025 01:50 pm
In recognition of National Vinyl Record Day (Aug. 12), the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, in partnership with BTPM "The Bridge," is launching "Spin It Forward" - an ongoing donation drive to rebuild the library's vinyl collection for the first time since 1989.
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Fri, Aug 1st 2025 10:55 am
Mike Billoni wants the Grand Island Linear Bike Path named after his late wife, Debbie. She was an avid bicyclist who worked on developing the path for the Grand Island community.
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Fri, Aug 1st 2025 07:00 am
A popular new restaurant is set to open sometime within the next few months on Niagara Falls Boulevard, close to the I-190 in Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Aug 1st 2025 07:00 am
Commenting online? The Town of Lewiston is listening.
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Tue, Jul 29th 2025 02:20 pm
The USA Niagara Development Corp. (USAN) board of directors met Tuesday and authorized measures that will advance plans to restore the historic Hotel Niagara in Niagara Falls, transforming the site into a full-service, 160-room "upper-upscale" hotel with restaurants, lounges and banquet facilities.
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Tue, Jul 29th 2025 02:15 pm
On Tuesday, heat advisories are expected to expand across much of the state, including the Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley, Central New York, Finger Lakes and Western New York regions with feels-like temperatures ranging from the low 90s to over 100 degrees.
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