Fri, Jun 18th 2021 04:15 pm
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 04:15 pm
Based on data retrieved from the New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS) by the Erie County Department of Health, nearly nine out of 10 new COVID-19 cases from late May until mid-June were not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 04:15 pm
City of Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino announced the return of fireworks at Hyde Park at dusk Sunday, July 4. This return comes after the suspension of fireworks due to COVID-19 regulations and safety precautions in 2020.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 04:10 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced a $2.5 million expansion of the first-in-the-nation enhanced multidisciplinary teams initiative, which protects vulnerable adults at risk of abuse, neglect or financial exploitation.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 04:10 pm
Community Health Center of Niagara (CHCN) and Create a Healthier Niagara Falls Collaborative (CHNFC) are partnering together to host a men's health program at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at CHCN, located at 2715 Highland Ave., Niagara Falls. The event will feature several different health-focused activities for the whole family.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 01:05 pm
The North Tonawanda Common Council held a public hearing Tuesday for a proposed six-month moratorium on applications, approvals, and/or construction or installation on solar energy systems/and or solar farms in the city.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 11:45 am
del Lago Resort & Casino announced Grammy Award-winning, hip-hop/rap artist and star of TV and film, Ludacris, will perform at The Vine Showroom on Oct. 15. Tickets start at $35 and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Jun. 25. They may be purchased online at https://dellagoresort.com/entertainment/.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 11:45 am
We all know that a good, homecooked meal is what brings us home time and again to gather together around the table with our families. The same is true for world-renowned chef Paul Wahlberg. Whether it's for a family celebration or nightly dinner, food was always at the core of chef Wahlberg's upbringing.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 11:40 am
On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $11.6 million in supplemental funding to help transform communities by cleaning up contaminated brownfields properties with $500,000 going to the Niagara County Center for Economic Development.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 11:40 am
As summer heats up and we spend more time outdoors, The Skin Cancer Foundation would like to remind everyone how to use sunscreen safely and effectively as part of a sun protection routine.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 11:00 am
The game of basketball can bring countless memories to all who have played. Some remember the first time they made their first basket, some remember game-winning shots, and some may just remember being part of a team. For some, though, they haven't been as fortunate to feel the experience of playing in front of fans or being on a team ... until recently.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 11:00 am
Planning continues for the recently announced return of the annual Niagara County Peach Festival, to be held Sept. 9-12 at Academy Park in the Village of Lewiston.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 10:00 am
Standing in front of the relocated Alphonso DiMino Memorial Bandshell on Wednesday morning, Village of Lewiston Mayor Anne Welch and Deputy Mayor Vic Eydt couldn't help but express their excitement for what Academy Park could be, now that its biggest asset is resituated.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 09:25 am
Full edition: The Tribune-Sentinel for June 18, 2021
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 08:15 am
The North Tonawanda and Niagara-Wheatfield Central school districts recently released revised graduation plans and protocols based on the most recent New York state guidelines.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 08:15 am
The family of Nancy Lee Hayes, who entered into heaven peacefully on March 11, 2021, have announced a memorial service in her honor will take place at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, June 20, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2100 Whitehaven Road.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 08:15 am
Steve Boddecker and Ed Lilly, candidates vying for two seats on the Lewiston Town Board, are independent businessmen who own and manage successful businesses in Western New York. Their daily lives include making tough decisions requiring logical and thoughtful solutions. Both understand how hard people work to make a living, and said they will work tirelessly to help them keep as much of their income to raise and provide for families.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 08:10 am
The Lewiston Council on the Arts is once again taking the Chalk YOUR Walk Competition online.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 08:00 am
Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher, and Shea's Buffalo Theatre, announced tickets to Disney's "Frozen" go on sale Friday, June 18.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 08:00 am
A couple days past the ninth anniversary of his walk across Niagara Falls, "King of the High Wire" Nik Wallenda took to the Western New York sky once more - this time to highlight a new medical resource for Buffalo residents.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 07:55 am
USA Niagara Development Corp. (USAN) on Thursday released its strategy for the redevelopment of several state-owned properties in downtown Niagara Falls acquired through Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Buffalo Billion initiative. The strategy recommends a range of intermediate steps and attainable site development guidelines for "reimagining a vibrant downtown, while building momentum for sustainable and dynamic long-term development."
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 07:55 am
Congressman Brian Higgins on Thursday applauded action by President Joe Biden to send 1 million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine to Canada.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 07:55 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center celebrated its annual residency graduation on Wednesday at the Niagara Falls Country Club.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 07:55 am
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced 12 new pop-up vaccination sites will open in areas where ZIP code data shows the vaccination rate is significantly lower than the statewide average. Locally, a site opened at the Broadway Market (999 Broadway, Buffalo).
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 07:50 am
The Niagara County Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (NCDMH), in partnership with the Niagara County Opioid Task Force (OASIS) and local pharmacies, on Thursday announced the launch of Project Awareness, a campaign to provide the Niagara County Crisis Services 24-hour phone line number on prescription medications that have a high potential for abuse and overdose.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 07:50 am
Trinity Church will hold the last of a series of free drive-thru food give-a-way events from 11 a.m. to noon Sunday, June 27, at 2100 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island (white building). The program will mark one year in operation.
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Fri, Jun 18th 2021 07:15 am
The Western New York Land Conservancy has purchased a 44-acre forest on Love Road on Grand Island from the Buffalo Ornithological Society. The purchase was funded by the Greenway Ecological Standing Committee and was supported by the Niagara River Greenway Commission.
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Thu, Jun 17th 2021 09:45 am
The EC200 committee announced the first event in the EC200 Heritage Commemoration Series will take place on Wednesday, June 30, at the historic Roycroft Campus in East Aurora.
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Thu, Jun 17th 2021 09:45 am
Congressman Brian Higgins announced $2.152 million in new federal funding made available through the U.S. Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. The Rapid Response Grants, funded with resources approved by Congress in the December 2020 appropriations bill, are targeted to reach distressed and underserved communities.
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Thu, Jun 17th 2021 09:45 am
City of Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino announced the return of fireworks at Hyde Park at dusk Sunday, July 4. This return comes after the suspension of fireworks due to COVID-19 regulations and safety precautions in 2020.
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Thu, Jun 17th 2021 07:00 am
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Lewiston is holding its eighth annual outdoor garden party and flower show fundraiser from 3-7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26.
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Wed, Jun 16th 2021 05:40 pm
Organizers of Erie County's two biggest summer events provided updates on Wednesday.
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Wed, Jun 16th 2021 05:40 pm
Twenty-four additional beds will soon be available at Mount St. Mary's Hospital's Clearview Treatment Services to accommodate the growing need for inpatient treatment for individuals suffering from substance use disorders. Hospital and Catholic Health leadership, Clearview staff, and community partners attended a dedication and open house of the renovated treatment unit housed on the third floor of the hospital, located at 5300 Military Road, Lewiston.
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Wed, Jun 16th 2021 05:40 pm
University at Buffalo scientists who are doing genomic sequencing of COVID-19 samples report the delta variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Erie County. First identified in India and now responsible for a significant outbreak in the United Kingdom, the delta variant is believed to be as much as 200%, or twice as transmissible, as the original coronavirus strain.
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Wed, Jun 16th 2021 05:35 pm
"Tree And The Nails," the debut radio single from singer/songwriter and pop vocalist Billy Ballenger, is impacting audiences across the country and is now available on streaming platforms. The ballad was penned by Ballenger, along with Jason Roy and Jesse Garcia of Christian radio mainstay Building 429. Roy also produced the song, which is garnering airplay.
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Wed, Jun 16th 2021 05:35 pm
The Erie County Department of Social Services' Adult Protective Services division announced it will be receiving a grant for $275,732, the largest amount granted to any county in New York outside of New York City, to enhance, improve and expand the ability of APS to investigate allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation in the context of COVID-19.
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Wed, Jun 16th 2021 05:35 pm
The Niagara County Legislature returned to meeting in person this week and acknowledged the leadership team of the Niagara County Health Department for its "tremendous efforts in leading the county through the pandemic."
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Wed, Jun 16th 2021 05:30 pm
The teenage years are notoriously difficult to navigate. Often, music helps us to manage the stress, uncertainty and excitement of those volatile years, giving us the courage to become who we are as adults. A recently launched digital music archive, "The Adolescentia Project," shares that collective experience while exploring musical identity, media culture, and nostalgia through stories about the albums that changed our lives when we were 14 years old.
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Wed, Jun 16th 2021 05:30 pm
It's not every day that UB researchers help ensure that beautiful music plays on at Kleinhans Music Hall. Still, that's precisely what happened this spring.
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Wed, Jun 16th 2021 05:20 pm
Upon hearing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to lift COVID-19 restrictions, Artpark & Company has changed its coronavirus policies for 2021.
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