Local History

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (102+ words) niagara-gazette.com The Goo...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (209+ words) On Sunday August 30, a pep rally of fans came to celebrate Gym Class Heroes with a homecoming concert at The Great New York State Fair. The crowd shouted words of admiration, and threw hand heart gestures into the air as…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (236+ words) The News-Gazette Today is Friday, Aug Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:In 1926, the University of Illinois is spending $75,000 on pavement and walks at Memorial Stadium The big boardwalk which had extended from the west ramp to…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (633+ words) Jersey City is swapping its usual soundtrack for brass, blues, and an immersive 60-minute hot jazz tribute inside a glass-walled skyline room this March, with tickets starting in the $40s. Jersey City keeps racking up reasons to visit that have nothing…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (103+ words) Erie Canalway Photo Contest Westside News Images will be judged in four contest categories: On the Water, Along the Trail, Canal Celebrations & Communities, and Classic Canal. Judges will select first-, second-, and third-place winning images in each category, as well…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (312+ words) Archelogists and crews from Albany Waterway Inc. and SUNY Polytechnic Institute have been digging to uncover the eastern section of the historic Erie Canal Lock 1 since Aug 3. “The original lock is 1823, 1825. That’s called Lock 53. It was measured from Rome, New…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (53+ words) Rav Hutner would say that there is no such thing as "Minhag HaMakom" (local custom) in America, unlike in Europe where each community had Minhagim (customs) that went back hundreds of years. So that in America one may take on…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (189+ words) Erie Canalway Photo Contest – Call for Entries thedailypost.digital Deadline for Submission: August 28, 2026 Images will be judged in four contest categories: On the Water, Along the Trail, Canal Celebrations & Communities, and Classic Canal. Judges will select first, second, and third-place…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (183+ words) The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is seeking entries for its 21st annual contest highlighting the Erie Canal. The entries are due on Friday. Last year there were 334 entries for the contest. There was one Orleans County scene that was a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1686+ words) SUNY Buffalo State University The Buffalo State University Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall is excited to highlight its fall 2026 series—another diverse and robust season for the PAC—featuring multiple award-winning and internationally acclaimed musicians, comedians, and more. The…...