Mon, Dec 27th 2021 07:00 am
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently encouraged New Yorkers to spend time in the outdoors this holiday season and celebrate the new year at state parks, historic sites, wildlife areas, trails and public lands across the Empire State on Jan. 1, 2022. The variety of hikes offered includes seal walks, fire tower treks, lakefront trails, boardwalks, towpaths, walks along waterfalls, historic estates and military forts.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2021 09:00 am
Early in 2018, shortly after Jenn Baney was inaugurated as a new member of the Grand Island Town Board, she decided to put her efforts into modernizing the security systems in town buildings. That effort would take four years.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2021 09:00 am
At the age of 18, Jim Sharpe was serving in the military in Panama. He had joined the Air Force in 1966, and, far from home and family for the first time during the holiday season, he experienced the kindness of strangers.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2021 09:00 am
For a number of years, a few older veterans got together annually to place wreaths at the graves of veterans at Oakland Rural Cemetery in Youngstown. Normally, they place approximately 30 wreaths at the graves, as part of Wreaths Across America. The project was started in 1992 by Morrill Worcester, the owner of Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine. Worcester had a surplus of wreaths left over after the holiday season, so he decided to place the wreaths at the graves of veterans at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2021 09:00 am
Grand Island hosted this year's DECA Region 12 competition on Sunday, Dec. 13. Twelve schools competed in business-related events with judges from local companies.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2021 07:05 am
In case you have not yet heard, the four days from July 1-4, 2022, we will host one of Lewiston's grandest parties in many years, our bicentennial celebration. Mark your calendar now - do not miss it!
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Fri, Dec 24th 2021 07:00 am
Organizers of the annual Youngstown-Porter Christmas Baskets program held its distribution of Christmas gifts and food boxes to more than 60 area families in the River Region last weekend.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2021 07:00 am
Youngstown Lions Club President Terry Cummings announced the winners of its 2021 holiday Outdoor Lighting Contest of residences in the Village of Youngstown and Town of Porter. Winners included:
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Fri, Dec 24th 2021 07:00 am
On Monday, the Wheatfield Town board announced that, although the municipality elected not to opt out of New York State Cannabis Law Section 131 - which would have flatly prevented marijuana retail sales and on-site consumption establishments from operating - due to a lack of specifics from the state. It will go forward with its own regulations regarding where and how such establishments could operate.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2021 07:00 am
Tops Friendly Markets announced that, during the month of January, it is offering schools the chance to earn double the rewards as part of its "Tops in Education" program ("TIE"). Participants enrolled in the program will now be able to earn up to 10% for their school(s) during the entire month of January.
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Fri, Dec 24th 2021 07:00 am
Robert W. Click of Grand Island passed away on Dec. 19, 2021.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2021 03:35 pm
For about a decade now, I'm compiled a yearend list of my favorite celebrity interviews. But as I thought about the 2021 edition, it occurred to me that "celebrity" connotes fame, and fame is fast, fickle, fleeting - traits not associated with these entertainers.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2021 03:35 pm
Full edition: The Tribune-Sentinel for Dec. 24-31, 2021
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2021 01:15 pm
During the current surge of COVID-19 cases in Western New York, a dedicated team of University at Buffalo scientists has been busy sequencing and analyzing as many as 1,000 viral samples every week.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2021 01:15 pm
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos recently announced proposed changes to the state's regulations for the clean-up of contaminated sites that will advance efforts to revitalize communities and protect public health and the environment statewide.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2021 01:15 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins and Roswell Park CEO Dr. Candace Johnson recently joined a Congressional Cancer Caucus briefing with National Cancer Institute director Dr. Ned Sharpless and other national leaders discussing the National Cancer Act, which was signed into law on Dec. 23, 1971, and efforts to continue making strides in cancer research and treatment.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2021 01:10 pm
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority recently announced nearly $14.5 million in awards to the third-round winners of the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Carbon Challenge as part of the Regional Economic Development Council Initiative Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) Round XI awards announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul last week.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2021 01:10 pm
As holiday celebrations continue, concern is rising for the nation's blood supply, which has now dipped to concerning levels and could force hospitals to hold off on essential blood and platelet transfusions for patients.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2021 01:10 pm
New York Attorney General Letitia James recently issued a consumer alert to New Yorkers concerning potential price-gouging of over-the-counter coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing products for at-home use, as well as other in-demand essential products. This alert, her office stated, "comes in light of a surge of COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant, which has resulted in the rise of New Yorkers seeking to use at-home testing kits before gathering with friends and loved ones for the holidays."
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2021 01:10 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed a package of legislation designed to improve New York's response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This legislative package will "take a major step forward in the state's efforts to increase vaccination rates and study the effects this pandemic has had on our economy and health care system," her office stated.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2021 01:10 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation addressing several challenges facing women and people of color. These bills address labor and health inequalities, from ensuring proper menstrual care is accessible, to promoting more women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2021 07:00 am
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will celebrate its 66th year of tracking Santa Claus this Christmas Eve - and the New York Air National Guardsmen and Royal Canadian Air Force personnel at the Eastern Air Defense Sector are ready to help.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 06:55 pm
Stella Niagara Education Park announced the following students were named to its honor rolls for the first quarter of the 2021-22 academic year.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 06:55 pm
Edward Town Middle School announced the following students were named to its high honor, honor and merit rolls for the first quarter marking period of the 2021-22 academic year.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 06:55 pm
Niagara Wheatfield High School announced the following students were named to its high honor, honor and merit rolls for the first quarter marking period of the 2021-22 academic year.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 06:55 pm
Katie Gundell, principal of St. John Lutheran School, Ward Road and Niagara Falls Boulevard, announced the honor roll for the first quarter of the school year:
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 06:45 pm
The Niagara County Department of Health issued the following weekly update on positive COVID-19 cases in Niagara County from Dec. 16-22. Reports are made each Wednesday.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 06:45 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins announced $1,226,959 in federal funding has been awarded to Jericho Road Community Health Center through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 06:45 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced temporary lane closures for road and bridge construction projects on New York state highways will be suspended from at 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, through 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27. Construction will also be suspended from 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, through 6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3, to ease travel for motorists.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 05:40 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the opening of the application period for the "Nurses For Our Future." The scholarship will cover tuition for 1,000 new or current health care workers to earn an associate's degree in nursing (ADN) or bachelor's of science in nursing (BSN) at a two-year or four-year New York state public college or university.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 05:40 pm
Catholic Charities recently announced the latest vocational training and workforce development offerings available in early 2022 at its East Delavan Academy, a short-term vocational training program that provides classroom, hands-on, and soft-skills training for students ages 18 and older.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 05:40 pm
The Summit Federal Credit Union announced a three-year, $30,000 commitment to Big Brothers Big Sisters programs in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 05:35 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed a legislative package aimed toward improving health care services.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 05:35 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday awarded $909,384 to 14 environmental benefit projects for the Tonawanda community as part of a previous settlement over environmental violations at the former Tonawanda Coke Corp. facility.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 05:15 pm
The highly transmissible omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has been detected in Erie County, University at Buffalo scientists and Erie County health officials reported Wednesday. The variant was found in virus samples, analyzed by a UB team that has been sequencing the virus in the region, of Western New Yorkers who tested positive this month.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 05:15 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a legislative package "removing red tape and assisting new bars, restaurants and other alcoholic beverage businesses to open more quickly," her team said.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 11:20 am
Daniel Paul Peters, age 41, of Duluth, Minnesota, formally of Grand Island, passed away suddenly on Nov. 25, 2021.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 11:15 am
William E. "Lee" Smith, a lifelong resident of Grand Island, passed away on Dec. 1, 2021.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 09:30 am
In accordance with the New York state mandate, the Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bandits and KeyBank Center are updating vaccination policy. Beginning immediately, all guests 5-11 will be required to present proof of at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine for entry into all events, concerts, Bandits and Sabres games.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2021 07:00 am
As the holidays draw near, pending sales rose in November while sales prices have escalated now for 19 consecutive months across the Empire State, according to the housing report released today by the New York State Association of REALTORS.
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