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Free Business Workshop to Assist All Current and Prospective Businesses in Niagara County

Submitted by Queen City Blogger on Monday, June 17th, 9:19 am
Free Business Workshop to Assist All Current and Prospective Businesses in Niagara County

Niagara business workshop series continues on Wednesday, June 19th in Cambria

The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency (NCIDA), in conjunction with The Niagara County Center for Economic Development, Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas, Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce, Niagara USA Chamber, Town of Niagara IDA and Town of Lockport IDA have been sponsoring a free series of business workshops held throughout Niagara County for all current or prospective businesses interested in learning more about various incentive programs offered by local and county economic development agencies. The third business workshop of the four part series is Wednesday, June 19th at Cambria Town Hall, 4160 Upper Mountain Road, Sanborn, from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. The first two free business workshops were held in Lockport in February and Wilson in April.

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Here's What's Happening-Summer 2013

Submitted by Rhonda Silver, Amherst Night Out
Monday, June 17th, 2013, 7:44am
Here's What's Happening-Summer 2013
06/17/2013 - What's Going On? All Around Town-Summer 2013!

 

Here are some highlights-More to come!

 

 

Live Summer Music Schedule

 

Buffalo Erie Botanical Gardens

 

Buffalo Architecture

 

Canalside

 

A City of Exhibitionists: Art in Buffalo

 

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Buffalo Citybration Press Conference to Welcome Summer ... Eight Hours Early

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Sunday, June 16th, 2013, 8:17pm
Buffalo Citybration Press Conference to Welcome Summer ... Eight Hours Early

Chances are you probably won’t be awake at 1:04 a.m. Friday, June 21, when the sun will be directly overhead of the Tropic of Cancer, marking the official start of Summer 2013. But back here in Western New York, Buffalo Citybration will be making a major announcement about our summer season at 5:04 p.m. Thursday, June 20, giving us an eight-hour head start on the season that festival-loving Buffalonians love most!

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Bane Of Trees : The Emerald Ash Borer

Submitted by WGRZ Web Staff
Sunday, June 16th, 2013, 9:45am

 

ACROSS NEW YORK STATE-The balance of nature is both critical and tenuous,and disturbing that equilibrium can result in ecological disaster. Invasive species throughout the world are doing just that and the evidence of calamity is visible almost everywhere. The Emerald Ash Borer is an insect that preys on Ash trees. Native to Asia, the initial infestation was discovered in Michigan and Canada in 2002, the deadly bug has destroyed almost 100 million trees in over 19 states since it's incursion, and a worst case scenario could see the tree wiped out in North America.

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Business First Ranks Top School Districts in WNY

Submitted by WGRZ Web Staff
Saturday, June 15th, 2013, 12:02am

BUFFALO, N.Y. - We're wrapping up the annual Business First school rankings with a look at the best districts in Western New York.

And this year makes it ten straight for Williamsville...which has spent the last decade in the number one spot.

Clarence had spent the last nine years at number two, but this year it was bumped down to third by East Aurora.

Orchard Park and Iroquois round out the top five.

Here's the top 15:

 

1. Williamsville (Erie County)

2. East Aurora (Erie County)

3. Clarence (Erie County)

4. Orchard Park (Erie County)

5. Iroquois (Erie County)

6. Bemus Point (Chautauqua County)

7. Lewiston-Porter (Niagara County)

8. Amherst (Erie County)

9. Lancaster (Erie County)

10. Hamburg (Erie County)

11. Grand Island (Erie County)

12. Alfred-Almond (Allegany County)

13. Akron (Erie County)

14. Alden (Erie County)

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Hit One Out of the Park & Support a Great Cause!

Submitted by Deanna T Russo on Friday, June 14th, 8:34 pm
Hit One Out of the Park & Support a Great Cause!

It’s a “can’t miss” event.  A day full of softball, team camaraderie, and so much family fun!

When you register your softball team for the CAID Day At The Park Softball Tournament, you are signing up to not only take part in a co-ed one pitch softball tourney that teams return year after year for, you are also signing up for a great cause.  The registration deadline is July 1!!!

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We have teams who have taken part in this tourney multiple years.  It’s an event that people move their summer schedules around.

It’s scheduled for August 10 at Sunshine Park on East and West Road in West Seneca.

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State Police Locate Missing Elderly Man in Tennessee

Submitted by WGRZ Web Staff
Friday, June 14th, 2013, 7:32pm

ALDEN, NY--  State Police in Clarence say a missing elderly man from Alden has been located.

John Millard, 75, was last seen on the Peace Bridge Wednesday driving a gray, 2006 Ford F-150XLT truck.

Troopers say Millard was located in the State of Tennessee and is safe.

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