Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
The New York State Thruway Authority and the New York State Police Troop T have announced the "Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest" initiative, part of a national crackdown. The 17-day awareness campaign will begin Thursday, Dec. 16, and continue through Saturday, Jan. 1.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
Niagara Presbyterian Church on the corner of Military and Lockport roads in the Town of Niagara will have a Christmas play at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, called "Star of Wonder."
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
Time to Dance studio's annual Christmas show and basket auction will be held Saturday, Dec. 18, at the Niagara Falls High School Performing Arts Center, 4455 Porter Road, Niagara Falls.
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Mon, Dec 13th 2010 02:00 pm
The Cancer Services Program of Niagara County is offering a special incentive to those who get their cancer screening during the holiday season. A $10 Budwey's gift card will be given to those who complete their breast, cervical and/or colorectal cancer screening through the county's Department of Health Cancer Services Program.
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Mon, Dec 13th 2010 02:00 pm
VA Western New York Healthcare System is seeking Volunteers for Batavia and Buffalo sites.
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Mon, Dec 13th 2010 02:00 pm
If you are a licensed cosmetologist who wants to help women who have been touched by cancer, take action and volunteer. The American Cancer Society is seeking cosmetologists who are willing to be trained in Look Good ... Feel Better, a community-based, free national service that teaches female cancer patients beauty techniques to help enhance their appearance and self-image during treatments.
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Sat, Dec 11th 2010 09:00 am
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Thu, Dec 9th 2010 04:00 pm
It's hard not to root for Adell Hoover-Wizner.
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Thu, Dec 9th 2010 03:00 pm
Tired of dealing with shopping, decorating and shoveling snow? Need a little Christmas caroling, laughter and memories? Cure the bah-humbugs at Stella Niagara in Lewiston this weekend with Theatre in the Mist's production of "Home for the Holidays."
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Thu, Dec 9th 2010 02:00 pm
Col. Jim McCready will take command of the 107th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard in January, Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy, the adjutant general of New York, announced Wednesday.
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Thu, Dec 9th 2010 01:00 pm
As it does every Christmas, the Adams fire Co. will be holding its annual Santa Claus Drive-by, visiting area neighborhoods in the Adams Fire district.
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Thu, Dec 9th 2010 01:00 pm
Paul DePlato, of 2430 Washington St., in Bergholz, claims the lighting display in front of his house is the largest one in Niagara County. Plus, youngsters who visit the display on Saturday, Dec. 11 and Saturday, Dec. 18, between 6 and 8 p.m. will have a chance to deliver their holiday wishes directly to Santa Claus.
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Thu, Dec 9th 2010 01:00 pm
The History Center, 215 Niagara St., Lockport, has announced its most recent DVD project, "Soaring Over Niagara-Volume 1," the fourth entry in its DVD series.
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Thu, Dec 9th 2010 01:00 pm
Niagara County Clerk Wayne F. Jagow reminds parents and guardians of young drivers that the State Department of Motor Vehicles' Teen Electronic Event Notification Service or TEENS is now available.
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Thu, Dec 9th 2010 01:00 pm
Advent is a time of giving during the four weeks before Christmas. At St. Christopher School, every student in grades pre-K to 8 has designed an angel that is displayed in the school's halls. These angels have a special meaning for each child.
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Thu, Dec 9th 2010 01:00 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education already is looking at budget cuts for the new year.
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Tue, Dec 7th 2010 05:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center chief of staff, Dr. Domonic F. Falsetti, and Judith A. Maness, president and CEO, have announced the following appointments to leadership of the medical staff.
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Sat, Dec 4th 2010 11:00 am
The Greater Niagara Ballet Co.'s production of "The Nutcracker" is on stage Friday, Dec. 10, and Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Niagara Falls High School Performing Arts Center. For more information, ticket locations, or exclusive behind-the-scenes photos, visit www.wnypapers.com/gnbc.
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Fri, Dec 3rd 2010 03:00 pm
Visitors to the 43rd annual Lewiston Christmas Walk this weekend will be able to check out a brand-new attraction that's sure to be a natural fit for this artsy village -- an art gallery.
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Thu, Dec 2nd 2010 03:55 pm
The New York Air National Guard's newest members were the halftime show Sunday, Nov. 27, when the Buffalo Bills took on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
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Thu, Dec 2nd 2010 03:50 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield Board agenda Wednesday evening included a resolution to increase the school lunch price.
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Thu, Dec 2nd 2010 03:00 pm
There was a lot of love at Pane's Restaurant in North Tonawanda recently when two-dozen volunteers and staff from North Tonawanda Meals on Wheels gathered for a surprise birthday party for Flora Stone.
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Thu, Dec 2nd 2010 03:00 pm
How often can you honestly say you get to the gym? Twice, maybe three times a week if you can find the time between taking care of things at work or at home with the kids? Does the idea of going five days a week seem impossible? Now try multiplying that over the past 50-plus years, and that was the workout regimen for one Niagara Falls native.
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Thu, Dec 2nd 2010 03:00 pm
A U.S. Postal Service representative said this week that claims that the Sanborn Post Office might close are just rumors. However, she admitted that Sanborn, like other post offices across Western New York and the nation, could be considered for consolidation.
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Thu, Dec 2nd 2010 03:00 pm
Holy Ghost Lutheran School Parent Teacher League is sponsoring a Christkindl (Christmas) market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the school, 6630 Luther St., Bergholz.
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Thu, Dec 2nd 2010 03:00 pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday that the House Democratic Caucus has approved Congresswoman Louise Slaughter of New York to serve as ranking member of the House Rules Committee in the 112th Congress.
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Thu, Dec 2nd 2010 03:00 pm
Legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Lee, R-NY, 26th District, to cut wasteful spending has been selected by taxpayers as this week's YouCut winner.
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Thu, Dec 2nd 2010 03:00 pm
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Thu, Dec 2nd 2010 03:00 pm
Dr. Robin Spence of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's Osteopathic Family Medicine Residency Program, will speak on "Healthy Ways to Handle Holiday Stress" on Tuesday, Dec. 7.
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Mon, Nov 29th 2010 10:00 am
NFP scarecrow has a new name.
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Wed, Nov 24th 2010 10:00 am
The Wheatfield family of U.S. Army Spc. Thomas A. Cannuli well remembers the anxiety of seeing "Tommy" go back to Iraq after attending the funeral of his brother Army Spc. Alan N. Dikcis, who was killed in Afghanistan last March.
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Wed, Nov 24th 2010 10:00 am
Part-time elected officials in Wheatfield will no longer receive partial or full health insurance for life.
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Thu, Nov 18th 2010 06:00 pm
The following is a sampling of the calls the Town of Niagara Police responded to between Nov. 1 and 7. During that time period, 117 calls were received.
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Thu, Nov 18th 2010 05:45 pm
YI-DAN CHA GI Martial Arts and Kid Safe Center celebrated its grand opening in Wheatfield on Saturday, Nov 6. Grandmaster Jim Wood started the business 20 years ago in North Tonawanda while his wife, Nina, was instructed in self-defense starting in 2001.
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Thu, Nov 18th 2010 05:00 pm
Flu vaccinations now are offered daily at the Summit Park Pharmacy at Wheatfield, 2578 Niagara Falls Blvd.
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Thu, Nov 18th 2010 03:55 pm
It will be easy to escape Western New York's oncoming winter this year.
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Thu, Nov 18th 2010 03:00 pm
The Wheatfield Town Board approved an $11.18 million budget for 2011 on Monday night without the proposed general town tax, with library funding and with only a few non-union raises.
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Thu, Nov 18th 2010 03:00 pm
With no fanfare, the Town of Niagara Town Board on Tuesday passed its $7.3 million budget for 2011, with only one councilman voting against it.
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Thu, Nov 18th 2010 03:00 pm
Everyone knows we can't control the weather, or can we? Andy Parker, a meteorologist from WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, recently brought his "weather machine" to Colonial Village Elementary School in Niagara-Wheatfield to show students how different kinds of weather feels.
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Thu, Nov 18th 2010 03:00 pm
On Nov. 15, local developer Calamar and Apollo Healthcare celebrated the construction kick-off of the first building to be constructed in the new medical campus within The Woodlands Corporate Center East, off Shawnee Road in Wheatfield.
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