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National Grid providing more than $2 million in economic development grant funding to bolster projects, foster growth across Western New York

Through its various economic development grant programs, National Grid supports the transformation of commercial districts, and long-underused properties in cities and towns across its service areas. And in recent months, the company awarded economic development grants totaling more than $2 million to six projects in Erie, Niagara and Chautauqua counties.

Buffalo, NY · 17h
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New soft-sided facility at Batavia ICE detention center will house women detainees

BATAVIA, N.Y. — A construction project is underway at the ICE Detention Center in Batavia.  A large soft-sided facility will house women detainees and it’s designed to add roughly 100 beds. The expansion is costing $22.2 million, with $8.8 million coming from federal funding.  In July, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told News10NBC it would […]

Batavia, NY · 1d

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U.S. Coast Guard honors lives lost on Lake Erie 113 years ago

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Nov. 10 is a somber day on the Great Lakes. Not only is it the day that the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior in 1975, 62 years prior, a ship named Lightship 82 sank off the shoreline of Lake Erie. It was one of the 12 ships that sank […]

Buffalo, NY · 2d

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Chamber selects Cheri Forsythe as new executive director

West Seneca resident Cheri Forsythe will become executive director of the West Seneca Chamber of Commerce beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Forsythe currently serves as community development coordinator, a position she has held for the past five years. She will replace current Executive Director Joe Kirchmyer, who will be retiring at the end of December after eight years of service.

West Seneca, NY · 1d
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Santa’s Workshop Has Some Competition: Kid to Kid Sells Everything Your Children Want — and Buys Everything They Don’t

This article is a paid promotion sponsored by an SOB advertiser and designed to share valuable info with our readers. Parent to parent: it’s getting old. By “it” we mean the whole buying-bigger-clothes-all-the-time thing? We’re exhausted. And our wallets are feeling it too. But, we have...

West Seneca, NY · 2d

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Stories and Corn Husk Dolls: A Native American Heritage Month Workshop for Kids 6 to 9

On Tuesday, November 24, the Kenmore Branch of the Town of Tonawanda Public Library is hosting a Corn Husk Doll Workshop, where young ones can listen to stories and create something special with their own hands. The workshop coincides with Native American Heritage Month. The hour-long program pairs short stories...

Tonawanda, NY · 1d

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USDA announces potential changes to SNAP, drawing criticism from New Yorkers

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The United States Department of Agriculture recently proposed a change to how households can qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. If enacted, it will limit eligibility for families who automatically received SNAP because of their enrollment in other programs, a process known as categorical eligibility. Instead of being able to qualify for multiple programs with one application, families might have to interview for each one separately.

New York · 19h

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Help Salvation Army help Grand Island

The Tonawanda Salvation Army would like some help from our community, which is also their community. Yes, they are responsible for Grand Island, in addition to Tonawanda and North Tonawanda. An angel tree has been put in the lobby of the Grand Island Town Hall to help with their Christmas responsibilities. Please stop in and pull an angel from the tree to help a needy child have a great Christmas. The gifts purchased can then be put into the large box in the lobby for collection.

Grand Island, NY · 17h

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FEMA, FCC to conduct test of Nationwide Emergency Alert System

2:20 p.m. EST Nov. 17; first national periodic test since 2023. Submitted by the Office of Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, have announced an upcoming test of the Nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) scheduled to take place Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 2:20 p.m. EST. This is the first national periodic test since 2023. In the past, those tests occurred every two years.

Erie County, NY · 17h