Thu, Jun 13th 2013 09:15 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-C-I-Lewiston, voted Wednesday to dissolve the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, which is the subject of a dispute between the state of New York and the Canadian authorities. Ceretto voted in favor of dissolution in order to speed up needed improvements to the Peace Bridge on the American side, improvements which his camp said are being held up by the Bridge Authority.
Ceretto said he still believes a resolution between New York and the Canadian authorities can be reached.
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Wed, Jun 12th 2013 02:50 pm
The New York State Restaurant Association announced today that New York is second only to California among the 50 states in projected restaurant industry job creation this summer. Projections are based upon a recent study by the National Restaurant Association.
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Wed, Jun 12th 2013 02:50 pm
Community Missions of Niagara Frontier will hold its annual "Par Fore a Mission Golf Classic" on Monday, July 8, at the Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Course in Lewiston.
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Wed, Jun 12th 2013 02:50 pm
State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, has announced Senate bill 5481, legislation creating a refundable tax credit for broadband deployment to homes and small businesses in rural areas, has passed with bipartisan support in the Senate.
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Wed, Jun 12th 2013 02:50 pm
The OG Cruisers and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will hold a free car show and health screening event from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Highland and Center avenues in Niagara Falls.
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Wed, Jun 12th 2013 02:45 pm
Niagara County Legislature Majority Leader Rick Updegrove, R-Lockport, issued the following statement regarding ongoing discussions about the expired contract of the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp.:
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Wed, Jun 12th 2013 02:45 pm
Top elected officials from North Tonawanda plan to call on their state assemblyman to shepherd a bill to limit sex offenders' access to children through the Assembly before the June 20 conclusion of the state's legislative session.
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Wed, Jun 12th 2013 02:45 pm
The Niagara County Department of Health has issued a beach advisory at Olcott Beach located in Olcott. This advisory has been issued for Olcott Beach and is anticipated to remain in effect until further notice.
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Wed, Jun 12th 2013 02:45 pm
Erie County Republican Chairman Nicholas A. Langworthy made the following statement following Gov. Cuomo's visit to Buffalo:
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Wed, Jun 12th 2013 02:40 pm
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-60, has announced the Senate passed bill S.1044 requiring the City of Buffalo's board of education to submit its annual school district budget to voters for approval prior to final adoption of the spending plan.
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Wed, Jun 12th 2013 02:40 pm
The New York State Senate passed another piece of legislation that would again authorize Niagara County to prohibit level two and three sex offenders from being within a certain distance of any school grounds or child care facility, this time being a quarter mile.
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Wed, Jun 12th 2013 10:15 am
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts performed "Bad Reputation," "Cherry Bomb," "I Love Rock-N-Roll" and a slew of new songs at Artpark, June 11, as part of the "Tuesday in the Park" concert series.
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Tue, Jun 11th 2013 01:40 pm
Harry Neale, Buffalo Sabres broadcaster and longtime hockey analyst, has been selected to receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, the most prestigious award given to hockey broadcasters. He will be formally recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame in a ceremony this fall.
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Tue, Jun 11th 2013 01:30 pm
Samendra Prasad, one of the University at Buffalo's Gifted Math Program high-achieving 2013 graduates, will enter his freshman year at the University of Virginia with seven years of college-level math education already under his belt.
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Tue, Jun 11th 2013 12:55 pm
The Kiwanis Club of Lewiston, in partnership with the Kiwanis Club of Stamford, Ontario, held a ceremony Monday to rededicate a peace plaque that was established by the two clubs 50 years ago on the Lewiston Queenston International Bridge.
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Tue, Jun 11th 2013 07:00 am
The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team will host an NHL Draft Party on Sunday, June 30, at First Niagara Center, beginning at 2 p.m. Fans will be able to watch live coverage of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft while enjoying a day of family-friendly entertainment at the arena.
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Mon, Jun 10th 2013 11:15 pm
ReNU Niagara is moving its offices downtown - and the institute that oversees the community-minded program has a new name.
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Mon, Jun 10th 2013 11:10 pm
State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, has announced Senate bill 5536A, legislation providing regulatory relief and incentives surrounding natural gas, passed with bipartisan support in the Senate today.
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Mon, Jun 10th 2013 02:50 pm
YMCA Buffalo Niagara is pleased to once again team up with Independent Health to offer "Fitness in the Parks." This free community exercise program allows participants to enjoy the Buffalo weather without having to skip a workout.
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Mon, Jun 10th 2013 02:50 pm
The scene around Delaware Park was a sea of pink Saturday as more than 5,500 participated in this year's Susan G. Komen Western New York Race for the Cure. Teams of runners and walkers raised more than $430,000 to date in the fight against breast cancer, with more donations expected as additional fundraising continues.
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Mon, Jun 10th 2013 02:45 pm
The Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS Inc. presented a special award from the National Association of Realtors to 19 members for 40 years of service to the real estate industry as well as the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Mon, Jun 10th 2013 07:00 am
A health and wellness event will be held at Crestwood Commons, 2600 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 12.
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Mon, Jun 10th 2013 07:00 am
The Town of Porter has announced that its summer recreation program will get underway on Monday, July 1, and continue to Thursday, Aug. 8. The program will operate Monday through Friday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at W.H. Stevenson Elementary School in Ransomville and is open to children entering first grade and continuing to grade 10.
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Sat, Jun 8th 2013 09:00 am
Mike Shubic, one half of the Rand McNally/USA Today "Best of the Road" "Best for Food" team the "Road Bros," returned to Lewiston this week - but not to judge its culinary offerings.
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Sat, Jun 8th 2013 07:00 am
Join naturalist Chuck Bartlett at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 15, to learn what invasive species are all about, and what species are being removed from Joseph Davis State Park this spring as part of the habitat restoration program.
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Sat, Jun 8th 2013 07:00 am
Marc Romanowski, M.D., will speak at a free seminar titled "New Treatment for Tendonitis" at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at The McGuire Rehabilitation Center located at Northgate Health Care Facility, 7264 Nash Road, Wheatfield.
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Sat, Jun 8th 2013 07:00 am
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, held its long-awaited presentation Wednesday on the range of remedial long-range alternatives that could be considered for the Interim Waste Containment Structure at the Niagara Falls Storage Site in Lewiston.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 11:30 pm
Niagara County Department of Health has rescinded a beach advisory at Olcott Beach.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 11:00 pm
Congressman Chris Collins, NY-27, says Washington needs to do more to ensure young people become actively involved in agriculture.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:40 pm
Iskalo Development's Electric Tower will be illuminated "pink" Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8, in celebration of all Western New York Breast Cancer Survivors and the 13th anniversary of the Susan G. Komen Western New York Race for the Cure.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:30 pm
Republican Assembly members Michael Montesano (Glen Head), Raymond Walter (Amherst), Steve Hawley (Batavia), Jane Corwin (Clarence), David DiPietro (East Aurora) and Joseph Giglio (Gowanda) led a legislative hearing Friday at the Amherst Town Hall Council Chamber in Williamsville concerning the implementation of the recently enacted SAFE Act.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:25 pm
In the closing days of the 2013 legislative session, New York architects - led by AIA New York State and its 7,000 members - are mounting a concerted effort for passage of "Good Samaritan" legislation in Albany.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:25 pm
Congress members Brian Higgins and Louise M. Slaughter introduced the Great Lakes Navigation System Sustainability Act to modernize the current Great Lakes navigation system.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:25 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins was joined Friday by Niagara County resident Mamie Simonson, whose home, he said, was taken against her will by the New York Power Authority in 1959 and demolished in preparation for construction of the Robert Moses Parkway.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 10:25 pm
Using every communications vehicle available, including television, radio, social media and the pulpit, Bishop Richard J. Malone is urging Catholics to oppose Governor Andrew Cuomo's effort to increase the availability of abortion in New York.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 09:20 pm
The 2013 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Travel Magazine is packed with ideas for exploring the 518-mile National Scenic Byway that hugs the freshwater shoreline of New York and Pennsylvania.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 04:00 pm
The American Red Cross has recognized National Grid, a local energy company with significant operations in New York, for its support of Red Cross disaster response work through the Annual Disaster Giving Program.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:50 pm
Volunteer firefighters now can have up to 100 percent of their tuition costs for online courses at SUNY Empire State College's Center for Distance Learning funded by the Firemen's Association of the State of New York Higher Education Learning Plan.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:40 pm
Betsy Diachun of Lewiston's years of volunteerism in her community have paid off, with the active senior being named the 2013 Senior of the Year by the Niagara County Office for the Aging.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:15 pm
The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station will hold a mass accident response exercise with a simulated plane crash at the Niagara Falls International Airport the morning of Saturday, June 8.
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