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Mortgage Interest Rates Are At A Nine-Month High And Here Is Why
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate has climbed to its highest level since August 2025, erasing the progress that briefly brought rates into the five-percent range for the first time in years and refueling the affordability crisis that has kept millions of American households on the

Ten Lives Club & Buddy’s Second Chance Searching for WNY’s Finest
Ten Lives Club & Buddy’s Second Chance Rescue are “Searching for WNY’s Finest” to appear in their 2025 Police, Firefighters & Rescue Animals Calendar! Last year officers from police departments across Western New York participated by taking photos with rescue dogs and cats to raise funds to save the

Legal Actions Announced Against the Proposed Billion Dollar Toxic Tunnel
On Thursday, June 13th at 10:00 am, the East Side Parkways Coalition (ESP) will hold a press conference on one of the last remaining green swaths of Humboldt Parkway, just north of the Science Museum, at Humboldt Parkway and Northampton Street, announcing the filing of legal actions against the prop

Feline Leukemia Cats in Need of Loving Homes
Ten Lives Club Cat Adoption Group currently has five Feline Leukemia Virus Positive (FeLV+) cats in their shelter program. Feline Leukemia Virus causes cats to have lower immunity, making it harder for their bodies to fight off infection and makes them more susceptible to getting sick. Despite the c

1199SEIU Members at Niagara County Nursing Home Reach 1-Year Tentative Agreement
More than 70 nursing home workers at Schoellkopf Health Center, represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East reached a new 1-year Tentative Agreement with their employer late Thursday. Schoellkopf Health Center is the nursing home attached to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
St. Mary’s School for the Deaf students participated in unique Kids Heart Challenge
St. Mary’s School for the Deaf students got active and celebrated an important cause during an interactive and adapted assembly on Wednesday. The American Heart Association and St. Mary’s School for the Deaf work together each year to make whole-body wellness a priority as students participate in Ki
Niagara County Office for the Aging recognizes June as Elder Abuse Awareness with a month-long information campaign
The Niagara County Office for the Aging (OFA) is planning a month-long information campaign as part its efforts to raise awareness of elder abuse. Each year, June is recognized as Elder Abuse Awareness month, culminating with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) on June 15 when communities around
