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Lanny McDonald, chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and John Davidson, chairman of the selection committee, announced Monday that seven individuals have been elected to Hockey Hall of Fame Honoured Membership, five in the Player Category and two in the Builder Category.

The Buffalo Sabres on Monday announced the team signed defenseman Taylor Fedun to a two-year, two-way contract.

On Sunday, Niagara Jet Adventures held its annual charity trip. Once a year, NJA hosts such an event, which provides inner-city children from different organizations with a unique and exciting experience. This year, NJA had the privilege of taking out the Victory Assembly of God youth group.

Lewiston Police Department Chief Frank Previte issued the following statement on Monday.

On Sunday morning, the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame officially unveiled a brand-new piece to its collection of items inside the Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls USA: a sky-blue jumpsuit worn on stage by Rick James.

The highly anticipated new Marvel television series "Marvel's Inhumans" will bring the fan-favorite comic book series and a new kind of family drama to the small screen this fall on ABC. The network series premiere, including the first two episodes of "Marvel's Inhumans," will air Friday, Sept. 29 (8-10 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.

The Buffalo Sabres on Monday announced General Manager Jason Botterill hired Randy Sexton and Steve Greeley to serve as the team's assistant general managers. Sexton will also serve as general manager of the Rochester Americans (AHL).

Grammy Award-winning rock band Muse announced it would perform a special concert on Monday, July 24, at City Parks Foundation's SummerStage in Central Park to benefit The Coalition for the Homeless.

Art Eberhart, Evelyn Harris, Norma Higgs and Merrell Lane (posthumously) will become the first inductees of the Niagara Falls Volunteer Hall of Fame during a July 24 ceremony at Niagara Falls City Hall. A reception is scheduled for 4 p.m., followed by the induction ceremony during the Niagara Falls City Council session, which begins at 5 p.m.

The Buffalo Sabres on Saturday announced the team's schedule for its annual summer development camp from July 8-11. All on-ice sessions will be held at HarborCenter.

Lewiston Fire Co. No. 1 invites the community to the return of an annual fire company tradition.

Niagara Catholic will host its sixth annual 5k run/walk on Saturday, July 15. This year's race will be in memory of Raphael Gonzalez, a 2015 graduate.

Co-hosts Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly and Daphne Oz welcome celebrities from music, film, TV and books to "The Chew" during the week of June 26-30 (1 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.

Sixteen of the most talented grilling professionals are heading outdoors to get ready for a showdown in the return of "Chopped Grill Masters," premiering Tuesday, Aug. 1 (10 p.m. ET/PT), on Food Network.

Hannah Hart has over 5 million followers on social media, a killer sense of humor, a passion for food and, this summer, she's taking a flavor-filled journey to some of the country's favorite regional food spots in the new Food Network series "I Hart Food."

Beginning at 5 a.m. Monday, June 26, the stairs into the Niagara Gorge at Devils Hole State Park will be closed for three days so that rock scaling can take place. The stairs are expected to be reopened the morning of Thursday, June 29. Rock scaling is performed regularly to protect trail users from falling rock.

The Buffalo Sabres selected forward Casey Mittelstadt (Green Bay - USHL) with the eighth overall pick of the 2017 NHL Draft on Friday.

For the fourth year in a row, the Village of Lewiston branch of RealtyUSA raised money for WNY Heroes Inc. As in past years, the community was invited to participate in a monthlong basket auction in May. Thanks to the support of the public, and the initiative of the real estate agents, $1,000 was raised.

The 2017 edition of the Grand Island Father's Day Lawnmower Races that took place Sunday was called the best ever by race organizers.

Islanders have missed their Sahlen's hot dogs so much that they were trying to order food before the new Buffalo Dog House even opened.

Soil samples will be collected from homes in the southeastern part of Grand Island in August, said Jackie James-Creedon, executive director of Citizen Science Community Resources. That soil will be tested for 130 different types of contaminants, including benzene, pesticides, heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

The second of two charitable donations by the River Lea Quilters Guild took place Tuesday at a picnic meeting of the group.

American Niagara Hospitality unveiled the next phase of work inside the Days Inn At The Falls on Thursday.

The sixth annual Spirit of the '80s music festival fundraiser is making the move up north for 2017.

Tonic will perform at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo - playing alongside Collective Soul and Our Lady Peace, if you can believe that super lineup.

Electro-pop sensation Lights has released the video for "Giants," the lead single from her upcoming album "Skin&Earth." The video brings the album's companion comic book series to life, featuring Lights stepping into the dystopian world she's created, fully in character as her protagonist En, as she is followed and lured away by a mysterious spirit.

Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter/producer Pharrell Williams once again returns for Illumination and Universal Pictures' "Despicable Me 3" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), available everywhere today via i am OTHER Entertainment/Columbia Records.

Fresh off the release of his second single, "I'll Find You," featuring Tori Kelly, Grammy-Award winning rap artist Lecrae shares another new song "Hammer Time" featuring 1K Phew. The anthemic track, produced by Metro Boomin (Migos, Future, Drake), is available via all DSPs.

Neil Young was set to release his long out of print "Decade" anthology on Friday, on Reprise Records.

Long celebrated for quality videos that are as innovative and provocative as the music they make, Depeche Mode is once again releasing a thrilling music video, with the release of "Going Backwards." The stunning video, featuring a stripped-back performance of the track and filmed in 360-degree technology, can be seen online here: http://smarturl.it/GoingBackwards360.

Hundreds of Western New Yorkers will make a SPLASH and celebrate clean water and water-based activities on July 29 with Paddles Up Niagara 2017 presented nationally by Toyota.

The Village of Lewiston has been afforded the opportunity to witness a milestone in education. The First Presbyterian Church of Lewiston is celebrating not only the 200th anniversary of the birth of the oldest church in the village, but also the 50th anniversary of its nursery school/pre-K.

Niagara Falls Community Development has kicked off the first participatory budgeting process in the city's history.

On Sunday, June 25, United Baptist Christian Church of Lewiston will host a summer picnic at noon, directly after the 10:30 a.m. worship service. All are welcome to attend.

Terry Brolinski, superintendent of the Village of Lewiston Department of Public Works, announced the upcoming schedule for milling and paving. Roadwork will take place from:

Opiates. It's a word that means grief to many.

In its conference call Monday, the International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River board agreed to continue efforts to further reduce high Lake Ontario levels.

Ronald V. Scibetta, formerly a resident of Grand Island for 40 years, died on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017, at his home in Summerfield, Florida. He died after a long illness under the care of Home Hospice.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday for John W. "Jack" Burns, who passed away June 20, 2017.

Karolina (Karolyn) Albertsson, May 31, 2017, age 57.