Fri, Jan 4th 2013 07:00 am
Richard Lang will present a program and book signing on "Behind the Badge" at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Niagara County History Center, 215 Niagara St., Lockport.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 07:00 am
With snowmobile season approaching, the New York State Snowmobile Association is reminding snowmobilers that local trails are not considered officially open until the local club has inspected and cleared trails for the 2012-13 season.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:50 pm
Grand Islander Dr. Adrienne Cassata, an optometrist with Fichte Endl & Elmer Eyecare, will take her skills and experience to benefit the less fortunate when she travels on a medical mission to the Dominican Republic in January.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:15 pm
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced that his office has posted information online detailing charitable donations raised for Hurricane Sandy relief. To date, 88 charities have responded to surveys sent by the attorney general's charities bureau requesting information on amounts raised and spent for Hurricane Sandy relief in New York, the services and grants provided and plans for any surplus funds.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:15 pm
For the sixth year in a row, Dunkin' Donuts and the American Red Cross are teaming up for the "Give a Pint, Get a Pound" campaign, which provides a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin' Donuts coffee* to all presenting donors at Red Cross blood drives in the greater Buffalo area during the month of January.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:10 pm
Staff and volunteers from the Niagara Hospice Alliance are gearing up for the 2013 spring bouquet sale. The sale will run March 4-10 with pre-sale bouquets being ordered now and throughout the month of February.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 10:00 am
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission has granted an accreditation to Mount St. Mary's Hospital nuclear cardiology medicine program. This three-year accreditation recognizes that the hospital's program has undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:55 am
Niagara County Community College is the recipient of four grants that will aid it in expanding community-based partnerships and programming, according to President James P. Klyczek. The grants will help NCCC develop community, school-based or professional development programs in suicide prevention, working with at-risk youth, Landmarks in American History and career and technical education.
"This series of grants will to greatly enhance NCCC's connection to the community and our outreach to schoolchildren, young adults and educators alike," said Klyczek.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:50 am
Adopting healthy skin habits in 2013 could save your life. Thousands of people in the United States die each year from skin cancer, a highly preventable and treatable disease. Skin cancer can affect anyone, regardless of age or skin color, which is why making skin health a priority should be on everyone's list of New Year's resolutions.
With an easy to remember acronym, S.K.I.N., The Skin Cancer Foundation is proposing four simple steps for keeping skin cancer prevention and skin health top of mind in 2013 and beyond: Skip the tanning bed, keep up with skin exams, ignore the myths, and never skimp on sun protection.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:40 am
When you hear the words "first responder," you probably think of someone like a firefighter, police officer or an EMT, or even the Red Cross. But there is another type of first responder who helps people affected by disaster try to put their lives back together.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:30 am
"The action in Washington to keep the nation from heading over the 'Fiscal Cliff' is welcome news. With many areas of New York still struggling to recover from the Great Recession, the state's economy would have suffered a crushing blow had an agreement not been reached to avert onerous tax hikes and spending cuts."
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:30 am
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, NY-28, slammed House Republican leadership Wednesday for refusing to pass legislation that would provide assistance to the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:30 am
The 213th anniversary of the birth of Millard Fillmore, the University at Buffalo's first chancellor and 13th president of the U.S., will be celebrated at a ceremony to be held at 10 a.m. Jan. 7 at Fillmore's gravesite in Buffalo's Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Wed, Jan 2nd 2013 04:00 pm
"Suneel's Celebrity Gala" will feature local celebrities competing against each other in various ballroom dance disciplines.
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Wed, Jan 2nd 2013 01:40 pm
The Canisius College Institute for the Study of Human-Animal Relations will host a symposium, titled "Cats in Context," on Sunday, Jan. 20, from 4:15-6:15 p.m., and Monday, Jan. 21, from 8:45 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Regis Room located in the Richard E. Winter '42 Student Center.
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Wed, Jan 2nd 2013 01:25 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Niagara River Greenway Fund Standing Committee will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 11, to vote on funding for projects being proposed to the Standing Committee by State Parks.
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Wed, Jan 2nd 2013 12:15 pm
A new seasonal celebration came to Niagara County last year, and it was a major hit - so much so, that the Kenan Center is bringing back its Niagara Wine and Beer Fest for a second year.
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Wed, Jan 2nd 2013 11:45 am
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Wed, Jan 2nd 2013 11:40 am
The Historic Riviera Theatre & Performing Arts Center presents the musical, "I Do, I Do" on Friday, Feb. 1, and Saturday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m.
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Wed, Jan 2nd 2013 11:40 am
The St. Francis Guild, the auxiliary of Mount St. Mary's Hospital, recently presented hospital President and CEO Judith Maness, left, with a check in the amount of $60,000 from its 2012 fundraising efforts.
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Tue, Jan 1st 2013 10:25 am
Surrounded by his family, Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-C-I-Lewiston, was sworn in to office Dec. 31 by Grand Island Town Justice Mark Frentzel at the Grand Island Town Hall.
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Tue, Jan 1st 2013 10:25 am
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Mon, Dec 31st 2012 01:30 pm
The Rev. Jimmy Rowe, the academic/community coordinator and co-founder of the NU applied urban ministry program, announces the start of the spring 2013 cohort of classes of the successful applied urban ministry professional development certificate program.
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Mon, Dec 31st 2012 07:00 am
AccuWeather reports the weather will be significantly colder this year when compared to last year at Times Square New Year's Eve, as temperatures hovered near the 50-degree mark.
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Sat, Dec 29th 2012 11:25 am
Well, the world didn't end.
We figured it wouldn't. Yet that didn't stop residents in the River Region from seizing each day and living life to the fullest this year.
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Sat, Dec 29th 2012 07:00 am
Notable events of the past year.
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Sat, Dec 29th 2012 07:00 am
The Women's Respite Program is planning a "Half-day Respite for Caregivers" on Jan. 12, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Center of Renewal on the Stella Niagara campus near Lewiston. Cost is $25 per person and includes lunch. Reservations are required by Dec. 29.
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Fri, Dec 28th 2012 09:15 pm
Lavone Rodolph, a University at Buffalo Ph.D. student in computer science and engineering, was visited by nostalgia last summer as he worked with the teachers of the school district he once attended.
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Fri, Dec 28th 2012 09:15 pm
Mark your calendars for a special event taking place on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at the Lewiston Village Pub and Restaurant.
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Fri, Dec 28th 2012 09:10 pm
Area companies and schools are invited to participate in the 27th annual Hospice Buffalo spring bouquet sale, presented by First Niagara, for the event's pre-sale phase held during January and February.
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Fri, Dec 28th 2012 07:00 am
Local government and education leaders in the Niagara-Wheatfield Tribune circulation area were contacted to find out their opinions on happenings, both good and bad, in their areas for 2012 and what is ahead for 2013.
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Fri, Dec 28th 2012 07:00 am
John D. Ceretto will be sworn-in and begin his second term as a New York state assemblyman on Monday, Dec. 31.
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Fri, Dec 28th 2012 07:00 am
The Queen City Roller Girls are rolling into the 2013 season with a doubleheader at the Jan. 5 home opener, "Three's Company." The Suicidal Saucies will be taking on the 2012 Queen City Cup champions, the Nickel City Knockouts, at 6:45 p.m. at the Rainbow Rink, 101 Oliver St., North Tonawanda.
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Thu, Dec 27th 2012 05:05 pm
City of North Tonawanda Mayor Robert G. Ortt has disputed and disavowed an advocacy group's inclusion of his name among a group of mayors signing a letter to President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders urging new restrictions on gun ownership.
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Thu, Dec 27th 2012 02:30 pm
The State Labor Department has released local area unemployment rates for November 2012, which are calculated following procedures prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Thu, Dec 27th 2012 12:15 pm
The University at Buffalo's business incubators welcomed seven new tenants in 2012, including companies working in Western New York's biomedical, energy, materials and high-tech sectors.
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Thu, Dec 27th 2012 12:15 pm
Anne and Dr. Richard Sawicki organize items for a silent auction that will be held at the 2013 Premier, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's annual black tie dinner and entertainment gala.
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Wed, Dec 26th 2012 06:30 pm
With winter weather on its way, New Yorkers need to be prepared for heavy snowfalls and frigid temperatures. The New York Propane Gas Association reminds everyone, even the most seasoned propane users, to review propane hazards and safety tips regularly.
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Wed, Dec 26th 2012 06:00 pm
Town of Lewiston Supervisor Steve Reiter, second from left, presented a $16,000 check to Linda Jackson, curator of the Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Museum of the Sanborn Area Historical Society, at the society's election meeting.
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Wed, Dec 26th 2012 03:05 pm
Assemblyman John D. Ceretto, R-C-I-Lewiston, has announced he was appointed ranking member of the New York State Assembly Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development. As ranking member, Ceretto will play a larger bipartisan role within the committee and its procedures.
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