Thu, May 31st 2012 12:05 pm
Buffalo Cabinetry, a new member of the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce, celebrated a ribbon-cutting at its showroom located inside Payne's Carpet Outlet. Members of the chamber, as well as elected leaders and representatives from the Town of Niagara Business and Professional Association, were on hand to welcome Buffalo Cabinetry into the business community.
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Thu, May 31st 2012 08:55 am
St. John Lutheran School performed "Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr." in two recent performances. Students in kindergarten through sixth grades sang familiar toe-tapping songs.
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Thu, May 31st 2012 08:50 am
Residents of the Niagara-Wheatfield School District will have a chance to voice their opinion of the new version of the school district's 2012-13 budget on Wednesday, June 6, at the Adult Learning Center at the high school, 2292 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn.
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Thu, May 31st 2012 08:50 am
The Town of Niagara is celebrating its bicentennial this year. Here's a look back at a bit of its history.
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Thu, May 31st 2012 08:45 am
A new board of directors was elected Tuesday for the Niagara County SPCA by its members.
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Thu, May 31st 2012 08:45 am
The Town of Niagara started celebrating its 200th anniversary in January, but in June, things will be heating up, starting with a cannon and ending with fireworks.
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Thu, May 31st 2012 08:45 am
The Town of Wheatfield's all-volunteer Comprehensive Planning Implementation Task Force, with the cooperation of the Town Planning Board, has completed a two-year study to update the Town of Wheatfield Master Plan, according to Richard W. Muscatello, task force facilitator.
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Thu, May 31st 2012 08:00 am
This past Memorial Day weekend, the Northtowns Revolution U14 girls soccer team competed in the Region l Presidents Cup Soccer Tournament in New Hampshire.
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Wed, May 30th 2012 11:20 am
Niagara Catholic Jr./Sr. High School's annual Marty Violante Memorial Golf Classic, this year honoring Jack "Bear" Dempsey, will take place on Monday, July 16, at Niagara Frontier Country Club, 1058 Lake Road, Youngstown.
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Wed, May 30th 2012 09:55 am
With the school year winding down, it's time to start securing your child's plans for summer. Join the YMCA on Saturday, June 2, for its "Passport to Summer" event and get a sneak peak of all that the YMCA has to offer this summer at camp.
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Tue, May 29th 2012 03:55 pm
Tuesday, Niagara Falls School Board member and local attorney Johnny G. Destino announced his candidacy for New York State Senate. Destino will challenge long-time incumbent George Maziarz in the Sept. 13 Republican primary to represent voters in the newly configured 62nd District, which now includes the City of Niagara Falls.
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Mon, May 28th 2012 07:00 am
The History Committee of LaSalle PRIDE Inc., the Friends of Local History and the Niagara Falls Public Library have announced they will pay tribute to the late U.S. Air Force Capt. Dennis E. Morgan, formerly of LaSalle, and his family on Wednesday, May 30.
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Fri, May 25th 2012 05:50 pm
Niagara County History Center is hosting its annual spring festival titled "Strawberries & Antiques," on the grounds of the History Center at 215 Niagara St., Lockport. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 2.
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Fri, May 25th 2012 05:25 pm
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road in Sanborn, will host its monthly contemporary worship gathering, "Saturday Night Alive," on Saturday, May 26, starting at 5:30 p.m.
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Fri, May 25th 2012 05:20 pm
The Cancer Services Program of Niagara County, a program providing free breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening to individuals 40-64 without health insurance, recently held its annual awards breakfast.
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Fri, May 25th 2012 05:15 pm
A dramatic illustrated sermon will be presented at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, May 27, at Wheatfield Community Church to show a "behind the scenes" look at what happens when a Christian prays.
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Fri, May 25th 2012 05:15 pm
Walking enthusiasts of all ages can enjoy learning about America's War of 1812 history on Great Lakes Seaway Trail VolksWalks taking place in Lewiston, Youngstown, Buffalo and other communities daily, from dawn to dusk.
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Fri, May 25th 2012 05:15 pm
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter of Rochester received a mention in June's edition of Redbook in an article on antibiotic resistance.
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Fri, May 25th 2012 05:15 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will present a luncheon presentation, "The Importance of Well Visits and Annual Physicals," with Dr. Diana Kanaan, at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 29, at Crestwood Commons Patio Homes and Apartments Community Center, 2600 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield.
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Fri, May 25th 2012 07:00 am
Like other communities in Niagara County and across the nation, the Town of Niagara and Wheatfield on Memorial Day will honor soldiers who died defending the United States.
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Fri, May 25th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara Hospice's Sunset Drive campus was beautifully decorated in red, white and blue as staff, volunteers and patients welcomed motorcyclists from Wheatfield Post No. 1451 American Legion Riders who rode in for an Armed Forces Day commemoration.
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Thu, May 24th 2012 03:05 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has entered into an agreement with Buffalo Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgical Solutions to form Niagara Metabolic & Bariatric Services, a joint practice to provide weight-loss services including bariatric surgery at the hospital's downtown campus.
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Thu, May 24th 2012 11:00 am
Employees at the Schoellkopf Health Center have approved a two-year wage and benefit agreement covering licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, unit clerks and laundry aides.
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Thu, May 24th 2012 07:00 am
The Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education is working on a new budget to present to voters after the defeat of the $61.79 million budget presented earlier this month.
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Thu, May 24th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara-Wheatfield Interim Superintendent Kerin Dumphrey was planning to present about $1.6 million in suggested cuts and changes at Wednesday evenings school board meeting to help meet the goal of keeping the tax levy increase for the 2012-13 budget under 5 percent.
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Thu, May 24th 2012 07:00 am
A plaque on the wall to the entrance to the new wing at Northgate Health Care Facility in Wheatfield shows the face of Jeanne D'Arc Abou-Antoun.
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Thu, May 24th 2012 07:00 am
With no speakers at a public hearing prior to Monday's Wheatfield Town Board meeting, the board decided to add new definitions to the zoning chapter of the town code.
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Thu, May 24th 2012 07:00 am
Students in Cathy Bonaccorso's, Anne Carnahan's and Pauline Szathmary's cosmetology classes at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center recently spent a day pampering their moms in honor of Mother's Day.
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Thu, May 24th 2012 06:55 am
Another bit of waterfront property was kept open to the public as LaSalle Waterfront Park was officially opened Monday in Niagara Falls.
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Mon, May 21st 2012 03:55 pm
State Sen. Mark Grisanti has announced his nomination of Niagara Falls resident Matthew Mondeoux to the New York Senate's Veterans' Hall of Fame.
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Mon, May 21st 2012 03:50 pm
Looking for travel tips for the 518-mile Great Lakes Seaway Trail National Scenic Byway along the freshwater shoreline of New York and Pennsylvania?
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Fri, May 18th 2012 06:00 pm
State Sen. George Maziarz has announced that Carol Houwaart-Diez of Ransomville was recognized as a 2012 New York State "Woman of Distinction."
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Fri, May 18th 2012 07:00 am
This Saturday at Arlington National Cemetery, buglers and trumpeters from across the nation will gather en masse to play "Taps," celebrating the 150th anniversary of the nation's song of remembrance.
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Fri, May 18th 2012 07:00 am
The Western New York Land Conservancy is hosting a Wildflower Hike from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Frank L. and Julia Dersham Young Niagara Escarpment Preserve on Leete Road in Lockport.
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Fri, May 18th 2012 07:00 am
The next Wheatfield Business Association social is scheduled for Monday, May 21, at the Wheatfield Lions clubhouse, 6525 Ward Road.
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Thu, May 17th 2012 01:25 pm
The Wheatfield American Legion Riders of Post 1451 will be riding this Saturday, May 19, Armed Forces Day, to benefit Niagara Hospice's "We Honor Veterans" initiative.
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Thu, May 17th 2012 01:20 pm
The Town of Niagara's plans for a final phase of construction at Veterans Memorial Park were put on indefinite hold Tuesday as the Town Board rejected a second round of bids on the project.
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Thu, May 17th 2012 01:20 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield School District's $61.78 million budget for 2012-13 failed Tuesday by a 2,004 (no) to 1,713 (yes) vote in what was described as the largest voter turnout in recent memory.
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Tue, May 15th 2012 05:20 pm
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-Buffalo, applauded the confirmation of Western New York businessman and philanthropist Howard A. Zemsky to the position of chairman of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority by the State Senate Tuesday.
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Tue, May 15th 2012 08:45 am
Toby White, right, of Spacelabs Healthcare Inc., demonstrates a central patient monitoring station to Yvonne DeMarco, R.N., in the Intensive Care Unit at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
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