Tue, Feb 15th 2022 11:05 am
On Monday, New York State Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt and members of the Senate Republican Conference called for an end to what they called "unconstitutional mandates promulgated by Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Department of Health." The Republicans announced they would force a vote on the New York Senate floor to end the mandates.
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Tue, Feb 15th 2022 11:05 am
The New York Power Authority has earned a Smart Energy Provider (SEP) designation from the American Public Power Association for demonstrating a commitment and proficiency in energy efficiency, distributed generation and environmental initiatives that support the goal of providing safe, reliable, low-cost and sustainable electric service.
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Tue, Feb 15th 2022 11:05 am
Gov. Kathy Hochul encouraged New Yorkers to take advantage of the state's first Free Fishing Weekend of 2022, on Feb. 19 and 20, when freshwater anglers are permitted to fish for free without a license.
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Tue, Feb 15th 2022 11:05 am
The Buffalo History Museum is asking community members to nominate candidates for the Red Jacket, Owen B. Augspurger and Daniel B. Niederlander awards, which will be presented later this year at the Red Jacket Awards Ceremony.
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Tue, Feb 15th 2022 11:05 am
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced the Consumer Bill of Rights Regarding Tax Preparers has been bolstered to better protect the public from dishonest tax preparers who prey on unsuspecting New Yorkers.
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Mon, Feb 14th 2022 07:00 am
Tops made a special check presentation over the weekend.
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Mon, Feb 14th 2022 07:00 am
Empire State Wrestling returns to Niagara Falls for its first event of 2022 with "Spring Breakdown" on Saturday, March 5, at the Frontier Fire Hall, 2176 Liberty Drive, Niagara Falls. This will be the second consecutive event held at Frontier by ESW.
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Sat, Feb 12th 2022 07:10 pm
It's a make-or-break move for Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg as they add coaching duties to their roles as hosts of the other big game on Sunday, Feb. 13: "Puppy Bowl"! That's right, Snoop is the official coach for Team Fluff and Martha will coach last year's champions, Team Ruff.
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Sat, Feb 12th 2022 07:05 pm
"This morning, one of our troopers was involved in a deadly shooting of a motorist after a pursuit in Buffalo. I have directed the New York State Police to fully cooperate with the attorney general's independent investigation. As we await a transparent and thorough review of the facts, our thoughts are with the victim's family and our troopers."
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Sat, Feb 12th 2022 05:45 pm
At a ceremony Saturday at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, the 914th Air Refueling Wing welcomed its new wing commander, Col. Lara B. Morrison. Family, friends and officers watched the assumption of command ceremony, saluting the new leader.
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Sat, Feb 12th 2022 07:00 am
Students who are participating in the school system's "test to stay" program are now permitted to engage in extracurricular activities, said School Superintendent Dr. Brian Graham at the Feb. 7 Grand Island Central School District Board of Education meeting.
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Sat, Feb 12th 2022 07:00 am
In February 2020, a month before the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a nationwide lockdown and months of virtual education, Grand Island High School presented the musical "Beauty and the Beast." None of the performers or their teachers had any idea that it would be two years before another musical would be produced at the high school.
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Sat, Feb 12th 2022 07:00 am
On Jan. 28, Pamela Barton, the Town of Grand Island's senior accountant, filed a lawsuit against Town Councilman Mike Madigan and the Town of Grand Island, alleging Madigan placed a defamatory article in the Sept. 17, 2021, issue of the Island Dispatch. Statements in the article, she alleges, "have no basis in fact" and were "made with actual malice in disregard to plaintiff." She also alleges Madigan made defamatory comments during a Town Board workshop session on Sept. 7, 2021, and Sept. 20, 2021.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 05:15 pm
"Jurassic World Dominion," from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, sees the return of director Colin Trevorrow, who also serves as executive producer with Steven Spielberg. Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley also return as producers. Alexandra Derbyshire joins as executive producer.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 04:00 pm
The 13th anniversary of the crash of Flight 3407 marks the first time since the tragedy that all flight safety measures recommended as a result of the event have been implemented, but Congressman Brian Higgins and the Families of Flight 3407 remain "on guard to protect the multiple improvements made."
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 02:30 pm
Assemblyman Angelo Morinello joined local seniors from Schoellkopf Nursing Home and Meals on Wheels to kick off his sixth annual "Valentines for Seniors" event. This year's program features 16 local elementary schools making valentines for seniors in the community who are in assisted living facilities.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 02:00 pm
On Friday, Aly & AJ dropped the deluxe edition of their 2021 album and critical darling "a touch of the beat gets you up on your feet gets you out and then into the sun," adding four new songs to an LP, their team said, "rich with southern Cali warmth."
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 02:00 pm
Charlie Hunnam ("Sons of Anarchy," "The Gentleman," "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword"), Djimon Hounsou ("The King's Man," "A Quiet Place Part II," "Blood Diamond"), Doona Bae ("The Silent Sea," "Jupiter Ascending," "Sense8"), and Ray Fisher ("Zack Snyder's Justice League," "True Detective," "Women of the Movement") join previously announced Sofia Boutella ("Kingsman: The Secret Service," "Star Trek Beyond," "The Mummy") in director Zack Snyder's "Rebel Moon."
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 01:30 pm
On Friday, Duran Duran released the deluxe version of their new album "Future Past" on Tape Modern via BMG. Previously released physically, and now available digitally for the first time, the deluxe offering of "Future Past" includes three additional songs: "Laughing Boy," "Velvet Newton" and "Invocation."
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 01:25 pm
No. 1 Billboard-charting artist Lucas Hoge has released his "refreshing new single (PopWrapped)," "Stay In Touch," available everywhere today. PopWrapped exclusively premiered a first listen to the track, which was produced by hit songwriter Forest Glen Whitehead (Kelsea Ballerini, Brantley Gilbert, Dylan Scott) and was co-written with CJ Solar and Andrew Scott Wills.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 01:25 pm
To help celebrate Valentine's Day weekend, country/pop songstress Caroline Jones has released a new video of her stripped-down version of her hopelessly romantic song "Getting to Me." The track, which is featured on her recently released sophomore album "Antipodes," is the first song she's written about her now husband, bringing their journey of falling in love to life from the initial spark to whole-heatedly embracing a new outlook on life.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 01:15 pm
On Friday, worship leader and songwriter Pat Barrett released a special multitrack single of his song, "Morning By Morning (I Will Trust)," along with the lyric video. This song will also be available for radio adds on Feb. 18. Today's release features the upcoming radio version of the song along with the album and various live performances of the meaningful song.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 01:15 pm
The Belonging Co, a quickly growing church based in Nashville, has announced its fourth live album, "HERE," set to release March 25.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 01:15 pm
Singer/songwriter Jordan St. Cyr continues his busy 2022 with the debut of his self-titled first full-length album, set to release March 4 (BEC Recordings). St. Cyr is also celebrating his current single, "Weary Traveler," hitting No. 1 on radio's AC Indicator Chart for the second week in a row.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 01:15 pm
Following the release of "Letting Go" in January, Switch announces the release of their latest single, "Covered." Both singles will be on the group's upcoming album, "Better View, Part II," releasing March 11.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 01:15 pm
The City of Niagara Falls will distribute at-home coronavirus test kits at the Niagara Falls Fire Department Administration Building (3115 Walnut Ave.) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15. There will be a second distribution from 5-8 p.m., while supplies last.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 11:55 am
A rare album by musical legend Roberta Flack, "Bustin' Loose" is a "treasure trove of the acclaimed superstar's formidable talents as a producer, composer, arranger and collaborator," her team said. After being out-of-print for decades, the soundtrack to the Richard Pryor movie is being rereleased digitally into the music marketplace by Geffen/UMe today, following Flack celebrating her 85th birthday on Thursday.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 11:35 am
Ensign James Niland III, from Grand Island, a recent graduate of the Navy's Officer Candidate School (OCS), at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), is a descendant of the famous Niland brothers: Edward, Preston, Robert "Bob" and Frederick "Fritz" from Tonawanda, New York.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 11:00 am
We asked local leaders to weigh in on this topic and share their expectations - and plans - for 2022. This is part two of our series.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 11:00 am
World-renowned DiCamillo Bakery has long been doing business at 535 Center St., Lewiston, a building with a long presence and history.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 11:00 am
As we move along into 2022, good things continue to happen throughout the River Region and beyond. We are moving ahead on COVID-19, the masks are off (hopefully for good), and a number of neat things are on the horizon - the approach of spring, the thoughts of nicer weather, and a whole slew of exciting things to look forward to this summer.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 10:55 am
Lewiston lost one of its strongest champions when Bruce Sutherland passed Dec. 27. Three days after the former deputy mayor's death, Tom Deal of Deal Realty suggested a portion of South Sixth be renamed "Sutherland Street." Bruce would often hold court from his house, and he and his wife, Jackie, were popular among neighbors.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 10:30 am
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos on Thursday announced the grand opening of the Greater Niagara segment of the New York State Birding Trail to highlight what DEC called "the state's world-class and wide-ranging birding opportunities."
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 10:30 am
Be Our Guest Ltd. will extend the Ice at Canalside, presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York, through March 19.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 10:20 am
Ahead of this weekend's Super Bowl, New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang reminds New Yorkers of the established recourse for complaints regarding mobile sports wagering, which was recently legalized in New York state.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 10:20 am
Officials from Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel on Thursday announced they entered into an agreement with the Riviera Theatre, located in North Tonawanda, whereby both properties will help promote each other's musical events.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 10:20 am
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert urging New Yorkers to be aware of "deceptive" online sports betting companies this Super Bowl, which will be the first major sports event that New Yorkers can bet on online.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 10:20 am
Catholic Health has resumed limited visitation for non-COVID-19 patients. Those individuals in Catholic Health hospitals will be limited to one visitor at a time during reduced hours.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 10:20 am
YMCA Buffalo Niagara's 2022 annual campaign began Thursday. Collectively, the association is seeking the community's support to help reach its fundraising goal of $590,000 by April 7.
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Fri, Feb 11th 2022 10:20 am
Local government sales tax collections totaling $19.6 billion increased by 19.1%, or $3.1 billion, in 2021 compared to last year, according to a report released this week by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This was the highest annual increase on record after a historic low in 2020 when local sales tax collections declined by 10%. Annual growth in 2019 was 4.7%.
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