Category: Western NY

The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has awarded a $100,000 grant to a federally qualified health center in Cattaraugus County, funding that is geared toward improving rural maternal health services. The funds, awarded to Universal Primary Care, feed into a larger fundraising effort that would allow the health center leaders to “reimagine…

“Come on, come on,” urged the crowd of thousands gathered at Niagara Falls State Park Monday waiting to catch a glimpse of the sun eclipsed by the moon.  With necks craned to the sky and safety glasses pressed to their eyes, visitors from far and wide cheered as the clouds parted and they got a…

Traffic jams had something in common with the sun Monday: There was no sign of them all day. As eclipse-watching crowds gathered across the region in spots like Niagara Falls, the Outer Harbor, Sahlen Field and Knox Farm State Park, drivers had smooth sailing to their destinations. The lack of traffic problems leading up to…

Delaware Park attracted its usual crowd of runners, walkers and early-season golfers on Monday. But there were also visitors like Seth and Laura Bailey, who drove six hours from Middlebury, Conn., to experience the eclipse with their 19-month-old daughter, Lylah Moon. Seth and Laura both wore eclipse-themed shirts for the occasion, and Seth had an…

Faryn Bomser and a dozen family members from across the U.S. arrived in Buffalo with a dual purpose: to witness the solar eclipse and honor the wishes of her mother-in-law, who died a year and a half ago. “She always wanted to come to this. She would talk about it. So, it became a family…

Thick clouds are slowly clearing over Ohio and western Pennsylvania. But will they exit in time for Buffalo to catch a glimpse of the total eclipse? “It will be a close call,” the National Weather Service in Buffalo said in a post on X. Cover by mid-level and high-level clouds is clearing from southwest to…

By now you may have read or heard more than you ever would have imagined about the solar eclipse that will sweep into Western New York from the southwest at 2:04 p.m. today, when the moon blocks the sun in growing amounts until complete coverage begins around 3:15 p.m. or so, depending on how far…

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally upon us. The Buffalo Niagara region is in the path of totality when the moon passes in front of the sun. The partial eclipse will begin after 2 p.m. Monday and end around 4:30. Totality will last for about 3 minutes and 45 seconds beginning at 3:18 p.m.…

Interested parties have extra time to submit their comments and questions about the amended version of the proposed cleanup of a portion of the Tonawanda Coke site on River Road in the Town of Tonawanda, the State Department of Environment Conservation announced. DEC officials said that the comment period, which was scheduled to end March…

The Buffalo metro area had winners in not just one, but two of Saturday’s lottery drawings, New York Lottery officials announced. A top-prize winning ticket for Saturday’s Take 5 evening drawing was sold at the 7-Eleven store at 906 Brighton Road in the Town of Tonawanda. It was worth $13,160.50. Meanwhile, a third-prize ticket for…