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Something new: Bookstore hosts Kid Author Festival
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alice, Ever After Books hosted their first Kid Author Festival this weekend. The festival, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Parkside Avenue in Buffalo, celebrated young entrepreneurs on Saturday. Meg Howe, the owner of Alice, Ever After Books, spoke with 2 On Your Side and...
Univera Healthcare Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion
Buffalo, NY – For the second consecutive year, Univera Healthcare was named to the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion. Univera Healthcare received a top score of 100% on the 2024 Disability Equality Index®, a national benchmarking survey by Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD).
Bowen Byram Primed to Thrive Under Ruff
A full season under a new team, a new coach, and a new mentality can work wonders for a player. For defenseman Bowen Byram, joining the Buffalo Sabres, specifically under head coach Lindy Ruff, could be the turning point the heralded young talent needs. Based on Ruff’s history with defensemen, including one he specifically coached from the Colorado Avalanche, there’s a path for Byram to shine.
How close is Isak Rosen to finding a spot in the Sabres lineup?
Isak Rosen wasn’t impressive during his seven-game trial with the Sabres last season, though you can argue he at least snagged a decent on-ice save percentage of 91.2 at even strength, a number that increased to 93.9 at 5-on-5. But he was also playing fourth-line minutes and with a group that played well defensively.
N.Y. Lottery: Two TAKE 5 winners score more than $50,000 in prize money
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Last night’s lottery drawings were filled with winners!. Two lucky people in two different boroughs pulled top prizes last night from the popular TAKE 5 lottery game, worth $19,100 and $34,505 respectively. That’s one way to beat the heat. The $19,100 prize got...
Professor Coleen Edwards Leads New York Sea Grant Plankton Workshop for Teachers
Coleen Edwards, a faculty fellow in biology and environmental sciences at Niagara University, hosted a professional development workshop sponsored by the New York Sea Grant and the Center for Great Lakes Literacy. Twenty teachers and educators representing 17 school districts participated in the two-day workshop, which was held July 18-19, 2024, and focused on plankton, the organisms that form the base of the Great Lakes food web.
‘Elegant Creature’ Spotted In New York State For The 1st Time
An "elegant creature" was just spotted in New York State for the first time. We learned why this may have "unprecedented" event likely happened. A flamingo flew to the Empire State. Flamingo Arrives In New York State. American Flamingos are typically found in the Caribbean, Mexico, and northern parts of...
Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk
Emily C. Merz, Colorado State University and Melissa Hansen, Colorado State University. Shorter sleep and later bedtimes are linked to potentially harmful functional changes to parts of the brain important for coping with stress and controlling negative emotions, our recently published research found. And children in families with low economic resources are particularly at risk.
Upstate New York Car Dealer Goes Viral For ‘The Office’ Video Parody
An Upstate New York car dealer is going viral online for her hilarious parody of The Office! Seriously, Hollywood needs to hire her!. It’s not fair that the Hawk Tuah Girl can go viral and make a career out of it, but this woman can’t. It simply wouldn’t be fair. She’s hilarious! Check out her viral parody of The Office at a car dealership below!
God’s Love We Deliver Celebrates Special Evening at Lisa and James Cohen’s Hamptons Estate
Every year, God’s Love We Deliver hosts its annual Midsummer Night Drinks event to support its lifesaving, medically tailored meal program that delivers nutritious food directly to New Yorkers suffering from severe and chronic illness. This year’s soiree was held on Saturday evening at the oceanfront East Hampton estate of Galerie Magazine Founder and Editorial Director Lisa Fayne Cohen and husband, James Cohen.
New York state civil service: These are the salaries for exams open through August
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York state Department of Civil Service (DCS) has released its July through August application schedule for New York’s entry-level civil service exams, and some jobs pay better than others. The open-competitive exams are an opportunity to start a career in New York...
Train derails, hits garage in Niagara Falls
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A train appeared to derail and hit a garage on Seneca Avenue near 35th Street in Niagara Falls on Monday morning. A WIVB photographer on the scene captured the train hitting the garage on the back part of the home. There were multiple emergency crew units on scene. WIVB has reached […]
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