Fri, May 10th 2024 09:00 am
Cemeteries are dying. What can we do to help preserve our final resting places?
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Thu, May 9th 2024 02:25 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced manufacturing company IMA Life North America will build a $30 million, 80,000-square-foot facility in Tonawanda to increase its production of freeze-drying equipment for the pharmaceutical industry.
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Thu, May 9th 2024 02:15 pm
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2024 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, and end on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2.
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Thu, May 9th 2024 11:35 am
When every second counts, blood products can provide lifesaving care. The American Red Cross asks the public to give blood or platelets during Trauma Awareness Month in May to keep hospitals prepared for all transfusion needs, including emergencies. Type O blood donors and donors giving platelets are especially needed right now:
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Wed, May 8th 2024 12:10 pm
The Niagara County Department of Health nursing division, in partnership with the Niagara County Office for the Aging, is offering a free chronic pain self-management workshop. The six-week workshop starts June 10 and is scheduled from 1-3:30 p.m. Mondays at the Dale Association, 33 Ontario St., Lockport.
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Fri, May 3rd 2024 04:55 pm
Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced Ernest B. Green Jr., 41, of Buffalo, and Daniel Rodriguez, 41, of Buffalo, were sentenced this morning before State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller to 75 years to life in prison.
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Fri, May 3rd 2024 01:00 pm
Community Missions of Niagara Frontier and the Niagara Organizing Alliance for Hope (NOAH) gathered local faith leaders together on Thursday - the National Day of Prayer - to start planning a larger public event for 2025.
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Mon, Apr 29th 2024 12:15 pm
On Saturday at 5:21 a.m., the Niagara County Sheriff's Office communications division received a 9-1-1 call from a female caller in the 800 block of Sunnyside Drive in the Town of Niagara. She stated that a male in a mask approached her idling vehicle and stole it from her driveway.
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Mon, Apr 29th 2024 12:15 pm
The Niagara Wheatfield Board of Education meeting and annual budget hearing to be held May 1 will begin at 6 p.m. with an anticipated executive session. The public meeting and annual budget hearing is anticipated to begin at 7:30 p.m.
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Mon, Apr 29th 2024 07:00 am
The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum announced the North Tonawanda Neighborhood Watch is sponsoring admission for the grand opening of Kiddieland on May 25.
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Fri, Apr 26th 2024 07:55 pm
The Town of Niagara Senior Program will hold a workshop on "Smartphones for Seniors" at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Calvin K. Richards Senior Center, 7000 Lockport Road.
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Fri, Apr 26th 2024 07:00 am
The 33rd anniversary of the Liberty Drive Cleanup was highlighted with a campout on Friday evening with the cleanup on Saturday (Earth Day) coordinated by Wheatfield Councilman Larry Helwig.
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Thu, Apr 25th 2024 08:30 pm
SUNY Niagara has committed to the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN), encouraging each eligible college student to register to vote and then cast a ballot in every election.
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Tue, Apr 23rd 2024 04:10 pm
SUNY Niagara has appointed Alissa Shugats Cummings vice president of student services. Cummings had served as an interim in that post since July 2023.
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Mon, Apr 22nd 2024 02:00 pm
The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum has unveiled its new exhibit, "Phantom of the Brass Era: The Herschell-Spillman Motor Company." During a grand opening for the exhibit on April 18, the museum also announced the acquisition of a 1923 Standard Sedanette automobile with an intact H-S V-8.
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Mon, Apr 22nd 2024 12:45 pm
SUNY Niagara celebrates two outstanding students, Kaitlyn Goss and Brooke Wells, named recipients of the 2024 Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence (CASE). Goss and Wells were honored at an awards ceremony in Albany on April 11 hosted by SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr.
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Thu, Apr 18th 2024 08:40 pm
Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced Kalique Miller, age 19, of Niagara Falls, was sentenced to spend the next 30 years in prison following his conviction of the crimes of attempted murder, attempted aggravated assault of a police officer, and criminal possession of a weapon.
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Thu, Apr 18th 2024 08:40 pm
With Earth Day celebrated nationally this Monday, April 22, Niagara County is getting a jump on the festivities by partnering with Sunnking to host an electronics recycling event in Niagara Falls on Saturday. This is a free event open to all Niagara County residents, but registration is required.
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Thu, Apr 18th 2024 07:35 am
For the second consecutive year, SUNY Niagara has been the most successful campus participating in a SUNY-wide program to help former students come back to a SUNY campus to continue their studies.
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Mon, Apr 15th 2024 03:10 pm
City of North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec and Historian Susan Gosch announce the rededication of the Veterans Memorial wall in Brauer Park. This event will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, May 31, at 214 Payne Ave., in the park adjacent to City Hall. Parking is available in the City Hall parking lot or on the street, free of charge.
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Wed, Apr 10th 2024 08:20 pm
Niagara County Legislator Shawn Foti today reminded residents that the county began accepting reservations for picnic shelters in county parks in March, and reservations are quickly filling up. The county operates five parks: Krull, Oppenheim, Royalton Ravine, West Canal Marina and Burmaster at Bond Lake.
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Wed, Apr 10th 2024 11:05 am
To kick off its 15th annual RecruitNY weekend, the Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) recently released a survey of New York state residents' perceptions of volunteer firefighters. The results showed 49% of New Yorkers expressed interest in becoming a volunteer firefighter.
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Wed, Apr 10th 2024 11:00 am
The Niagara Military Affairs Council (NMAC) is gearing up to represent the interests of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (NFARS) at the upcoming Association of Defense Communities conference in Washington, D.C., this week.
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Tue, Apr 9th 2024 11:00 am
The solar eclipse fought its way through the clouds across Western New York on Monday.
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Fri, Apr 5th 2024 03:35 pm
Tops Friendly Markets has partnered with the City of Niagara Falls and the Niagara Falls Police Department on the recent installment of a new police substation.
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Fri, Apr 5th 2024 10:45 am
Long before supermarkets were invented, there were more than 30 dairies in Niagara Falls. They all delivered milk and other dairy products to stores, restaurants and homes.
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Fri, Apr 5th 2024 07:00 am
Motorists on the thruway passing by the Porter-Packard exit will now see a large pole sign for the new Quicklee's travel center plaza. The marker, which denotes a Tim Hortons and a truck and bus wash, was installed on Thursday.
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Mon, Apr 1st 2024 04:35 pm
NASA has chosen SUNY Niagara as a site for a variety of presentations and exhibits related to the April 8 solar eclipse. Presentations from two members of the agency will anchor an impressive slate of events centered around the celestial phenomena.
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Mon, Apr 1st 2024 01:10 pm
The West Herr Riviera Theatre welcomes Dave Mason's Traffic Jam, performing live at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6.
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Mon, Apr 1st 2024 07:00 am
Colonial Heights Free Methodist Church will host "an afternoon of adventure as we celebrate 'Fun in the Shadow of the Son/Sun' " organizers said.
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Wed, Mar 27th 2024 04:25 pm
The Niagara County Legislature has assisted in protecting health and safety for the community of St. John de LaSalle, a part of the Niagara Falls Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.
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Tue, Mar 26th 2024 03:00 pm
At its annual meeting on Monday, the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center board of directors appointed Carmen A. Granto and Peter Muscarella II, M.D., as its newest board member. NFMMC confirmed its 2024 slate of officers and reelected seven incumbent board members.
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Mon, Mar 25th 2024 01:10 pm
The West Herr Riviera Theatre welcomes the Little River Band with special guests "The James and John Show: The Acoustic Harmony of Classic Rock," performing live for two dates: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 17-18.
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Fri, Mar 22nd 2024 11:00 am
For the first time, residents can recycle their electronics and donate clothing and household items at the same drive-thru collection.
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Thu, Mar 21st 2024 08:20 pm
M&T Bank is bringing its Multicultural Small Business Innovation Lab to Niagara County this spring.
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Wed, Mar 20th 2024 04:40 pm
Rabies vaccination prevents fatal disease in dogs, cats and ferrets. Rabies is a viral disease that, in most cases, results in death of the animal not adequately protected with a rabies vaccination.
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Tue, Mar 19th 2024 01:40 pm
The Town of Wheatfield Lions Club will host a viewing event for the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. This event will take place from 2-5 p.m. at Five Senses Park, 6535 Ward Road, Wheatfield, and will include refreshments, moon pies, sun chips, hot dogs, burgers and beverages.
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Mon, Mar 18th 2024 10:55 am
Orleans/Niagara BOCES science teacher Seth Muck recently spent time with the culinary arts students at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center. Much, who is also a dairy farmer, gave a lesson in meat.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 12:55 pm
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 07:20 pm
Women United of Greater Niagara's baby supply drive officially began March 1. Donations of baby bottles, bottle brushes, wipes, diapers, pacifiers, lotion, baby cereal, baby food, and new baby clothes can be dropped off at the United Way of Greater Niagara office, located at 6420 Inducon Drive West, Suite B2, until March 31.
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