Tue, Jul 30th 2019 01:40 pm
The New York Power Authority trustees on Tuesday elected Adam Barsky as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Barsky will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the statewide public power utility, which owns and operates 16 power plants and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines.
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Tue, Jul 30th 2019 01:40 pm
Earlier this month, the team at J. Fitzgerald Group in Lockport gave up a night's sleep to give so much more back to five deserving nonprofit organizations during the 12th annual CreateAthon event.
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Tue, Jul 30th 2019 10:35 am
With tonight's forecast spotty and calling for thunderstorms, Artpark & Company is moving its "Tuesdays in the Park" concert inside - into the Mainstage Theater.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 04:00 pm
The Pieroni household in Youngstown hosted the 8th annual pug picnic. Pugs came from Canada and across Western New York for the fun annual event.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 03:55 pm
While Alzheimer's disease currently cannot be prevented or slowed, there are steps to take and recommendations to follow in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise and cognitive activity that promote healthy aging.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 03:55 pm
The Niagara County Department of Health is providing a cool, private breastfeeding and baby changing station at the Niagara County Fair.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 03:55 pm
M&T Bank announced the launch of "M&T Money Smart" in its digital banking platform and mobile app. "Money Smart" is an all-in-one digital tool that helps users manage their finances and make smart financial decisions.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 03:15 pm
Actress, producer, singer and seven-time Teen Choice winner Lucy Hale will host Teen Choice 2019, with digital star and TV personality David Dobrik serving as co-host. Celebrating today's hottest stars in TV, music, film and social media, the star-studded two-hour live event airs, for the first time in Teen Choice history, from Hermosa Beach on Sunday, Aug. 11 (8 p.m. ET), on FOX.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 03:15 pm
Chance The Rapper on Monday announced his highly anticipated return to the road with "The Big Day," touching down in cities across North America this fall. The tour reveal follows the long-awaited release of his debut studio album, "The Big Day," out last Friday.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 03:00 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will face off in a pizza challenge against "Hell's Kitchen" contestant/chef Bobby Anderson and six of his students from LaSalle Preparatory School's F BITES (Food Based Interventions with Technology Energy & Science) program. The event will take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, in the medical center's Tenth Street Café.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 03:00 pm
Like to unwind with a glass of red wine after a stressful day? Don't give alcohol all the credit.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 03:00 pm
The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is hosting its first gala event to benefit the museum's efforts to develop an endowment fund. The Brass Ring Gala will be held from 6-10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at Michael's Landing in North Tonawanda.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 03:00 pm
Several new physicians have joined the medical staff at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and are now accepting new patients.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 03:00 pm
New York Sea Grant has updated the New York Invasive Species Information Clearinghouse website at nyis.info to include iMapInvasive maps that allow for real-time information, watercraft inspection, and more user-friendly navigation.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 03:00 pm
Over the past five years, nearly 3,500 people have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers during the "100 Deadliest Days," the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day, when the number of crash fatalities involving a teen driver historically rise. We have seen multiple deadly crashes in New York state this summer.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 03:00 pm
Today's national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $2.74, down 3 cents from last week. One year ago, the price was $2.86. The New York state average is $2.87, down 2 cents from last week. A year ago, the state average was $3.01.
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 01:15 pm
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday signed legislation (S.6579A/A.8420) further decriminalizing marijuana use in New York. His camp said the state's existing marijuana laws "disproportionately affect African American and Latino communities, and this legislation will address those racial and ethnic disparities by reducing the penalty for unlawful possession of marijuana to a violation punishable by a fine, and by creating a process for individuals who have been convicted for possessing small amounts of marijuana to have their records expunged."
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Mon, Jul 29th 2019 12:40 pm
The Niagara Frontier in the midst of the American Revolution will be the theme of re-enactment activities at "Soldiers of the Revolution" at Old Fort Niagara, Aug. 10-11.
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Sat, Jul 27th 2019 07:00 am
For one month each summer, Artpark & Company theater academy students can imagine, explore and create. Paschal Frisina and his team create a shining, shimmering, splendid program where actors have no one to tell them no, or where to go, or say they're only dreaming. In short, it's a whole new world.
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Sat, Jul 27th 2019 07:00 am
Youngstown will host its first Village Music Festival on Saturday, Aug. 3.
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Sat, Jul 27th 2019 07:00 am
Come Saturday, Aug. 3, Lower Niagara Moose Lodge No. 584 is proud to present "Moose's Mission," a benefit for Lewiston's all-inclusive playground project at Marilyn Toohey Park.
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Sat, Jul 27th 2019 07:00 am
Lee Simonson's public awareness campaign regarding the placement and functionality of signs and wires in the Village of Lewiston continues to gain steam. His 36-page analysis recently received an endorsement from the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce.
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Sat, Jul 27th 2019 07:00 am
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce hosted an open house Friday to debut its new look.
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Sat, Jul 27th 2019 07:00 am
A loving and incomparable wife, mother, aunt, colleague, and friend, Frances Jensen died peacefully on June 30, 2019, after bravely battling cancer. She was 81.
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Sat, Jul 27th 2019 07:00 am
The newly constructed pavilion at Veterans Park is up and ready for use.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 06:10 pm
Ten-time Grammy Award-winning global superstar Taylor Swift will be honored at Teen Choice 2019 with the first Icon Award. The star-studded two-hour live event airs, for the first time in Teen Choice history, from Hermosa Beach, California on Sunday, Aug. 11 (8 p.m. ET live), on FOX.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 06:10 pm
Christian rock hitmakers and fan favorites Random Hero are set to drop "Tension," their anticipated RockFest Records debut, on Aug. 23. Produced by Memphis May Fire's Kellen McGregor, "Tension" is the band's most melodic, hook-laden release to date, providing a musical foundation squarely focused on elevating Random Hero's urgent message of hope and healing.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 06:10 pm
Food Network has signed an exclusive deal with Molly Yeh for new episodes of daytime series "Girl Meets Farm" and multi-platform content across all digital platforms, it was announced by President Courtney White.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 06:10 pm
In his new joint venture with Provident Label Group/Sony Music and his imprint Story House Music, Matthew West has released a brand-new song and music video for "The God Who Stays." The song is available now on all digital platforms HERE.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 06:10 pm
Worship leader and songwriter Cody Carnes has a brand-new song, "Run To The Father," currently available everywhere.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 06:10 pm
After more than 50 years of hit songmaking and international success, esteemed singer-songwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot will perform in Western New York this fall. Lightfoot brings his "80 Years Strong" tour to Buffalo at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 06:10 pm
Today, in a deal with Sony Pictures Television, Hulu has announced it acquired the rights to fan-favorite comedy "Designing Women." The series set to stream on Hulu on Aug. 26: Women's Equality Day!
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 06:10 pm
Disney Junior has ordered a third season of the hit, Emmy Award-nominated "Muppet Babies," ahead of its season two premiere. A sneak peek of the new season will be available in DisneyNOW on Friday, Aug. 2, prior to its official debut Friday, Aug. 9 (8:30 a.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 05:35 pm
For generations, the annual arrival of the James E. Strates Shows train has been an anticipated occasion for fairgoers and enthusiasts of Americana. The movement of the colorful freight train filled with wagons and amusement rides into the Village of Hamburg is a signal that opening day of the Erie County Fair is just a week away.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 05:35 pm
With one year until the Games of the XXXII Olympiad from Tokyo, Japan, NBC Olympics and Twitter announced a partnership in which both parties will work together to amplify NBC Olympics' vast coverage of the Games by creating a daily, original studio program live from Tokyo, a daily poll that will allow fans on Twitter to choose one live look-in to NBC's primetime or primetime plus broadcasts each night, and video highlights throughout each competition day.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 05:35 pm
For decades, bacterial infections in people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been treated primarily with traditional antibiotics. While such drugs can be effective in treating acute infections, they have had little clinical effect on the patient population as a whole: The disease remains the third-most-common cause of death in the U.S., and death rates have doubled since 1970.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 04:35 pm
The Town of Lewiston's independent outside auditing firm, Drescher & Malecki LLP, delivered an overall positive report to the Town Board last week regarding the 2018 fiscal year - albeit with some cautionary advice for the future.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 04:25 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins on Thursday announced the House of Representatives approved H.R 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, protecting consumers against predatory calling practices.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2019 03:30 pm
New York State Parks has selected Montana International, LLC to manage all concessions operations at State Parks on Grand Island for the next 20 years. This includes Big Six Marina at 3219 Whitehaven Road.
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Thu, Jul 25th 2019 06:15 pm
Thursday evening, co-promoters of the 2019 Release the Kraken Bench and Deadlift Meet, Tom Stevenson and Mark Becht, handed the Niagara SPCA, 2100 Lockport Road, a check for $640.
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