Fri, May 11th 2012 07:00 am
The Niagara Floral Center and Greenhouse at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara announces the return of the "Hands-On" Seminar: Window Box, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at 2510 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield (between Sy and Witmer Roads).
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Fri, May 11th 2012 01:00 am
VIDEO: The Niagara Frontier Country Club in Porter will hold an "Open House Golf Tournament" on Saturday, May 19.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 02:55 pm
Diane Perri Roberts, chairwoman of the Lewiston Democratic Committee, announced this week the Democratic candidates for the June 19 Village of Lewiston elections are Therese Mudd, incumbent trustee, and village businessman Dennis Brochey.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 11:55 am
If you weren't at the "I Break Horses"/M83 show this week, you really missed out on one of the coolest local concerts of the year.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 08:40 am
Early Thursday morning, Congresswoman Kathy Hochul joined with Republicans and Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee to offer an amendment to the FY13 National Defense Authorization Act to prevent cuts to the Air National Guard and protect installations like the 107th Airlift Wing at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 07:40 am
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Niagara Falls Boys' & Girls' Club Auction, and it is also serving as a homecoming of sorts.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 07:30 am
Getting ready for the 29th annual Roger W. Andrews Senior Citizen Breakfast, to be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 12, in the Niagara-Wheatfield High School cafeteria.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 07:25 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, is sponsoring legislation (A.10082) to help crack down on substance abuse by authorizing local social services to conduct random drug tests of individuals receiving public assistance. Ceretto noted that, under his bill, people who tested positive would still receive welfare benefits as long as they enrolled in a drug- or alcohol-rehabilitation program.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 07:25 am
At its annual meeting, in conjunction with the Teacher Appreciation Banquet, the Catholic Academy of Niagara Falls Home School Association elected its slate of officers for the 2012-13 academic year.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center gave its nursing staff a National Nurses Week surprise to remember when officials announced the hospital will honor its nurses at the 2013 Premier.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 07:00 am
Only a few individual seats remain for the next two weekends. And this is Lottie and Bernice's fifth time out!
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Wed, May 9th 2012 01:15 pm
The Niagara USA Chamber called on voters across Niagara County Wednesday to support their school budget if it stays within the property tax cap, but defeat those that look to exceed it when they cast their votes on Tuesday, May 15.
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Wed, May 9th 2012 09:50 am
Congresswoman Kathy Hochul applauded a grant Tuesday from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation awarded to University Emergency Medical Services, a nonprofit affiliate of the University at Buffalo, for a program that aims to cut health care costs, create new jobs, and improve overall community health.
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Wed, May 9th 2012 07:00 am
The first Earth Bowl Festival will take place Saturday, June 30, from 4 to 7 p.m., overlooking the scenic Niagara River, at the Riverside Salem United Church of Christ Environmental Cottage on Grand Island.
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Wed, May 9th 2012 07:00 am
Spring has sprung and all things start anew. Why not start a new hobby or vocation in the exciting area of television production? Lockport Community Television will offer its next orientation on Tuesday, May 15, at 7 p.m.
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Wed, May 9th 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston Garden Club will hold its perennial plant sale on Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Red Brick Municipal Building gym, North Fourth and Onondaga streets.
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Wed, May 9th 2012 07:00 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, was recently thanked by the New York State United Teachers in a mailing sent to residents throughout the assemblyman's district. NYSUT, a grassroots group representing more than 1,200 local teachers unions, praised Ceretto as a "hero" who voted to "defend educators across the state."
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Tue, May 8th 2012 05:35 pm
Students in the Lewiston-Porter Middle School Honor Society are cooking up a tribute to the War of 1812 Bicentennial by hosting a spaghetti dinner on Tuesday, May 15. Proceeds will benefit OFN's educational programming.
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Tue, May 8th 2012 03:35 pm
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University's popular "Meet Me at the CAM" film and lecture series is back for a fourth year with "Paris: La Ville Lumière (The City of Light)." This year's series celebrates the Castellani Art Museum's loan of Pablo Picasso's 1905 drawing, "Leo Stein," for the exhibition "The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso and the Parisian Avant-Garde."
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Tue, May 8th 2012 12:50 pm
The monthly meeting of the River Lea Quilt Guild will take place on Tuesday, May 15. The program will feature Deborah Naybor (Both Your Hands), who will speak about this project, which helps women toward permanent positive changes and self-sufficiency.
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Tue, May 8th 2012 12:50 pm
Like to golf just for the fun of it? Looking for a low cost tournament? The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum invites all golfers to its third annual "A-Round and A-Round of Golf" tournament to help support the operation of the museum. Enjoy 18 holes at the Rothland Golf Course in Clarence, part of Fifty-Four flags, Western New York's largest golf property.
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Tue, May 8th 2012 12:50 pm
The Buffalo Bonsai Society will present its annual exhibit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, and from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 S. Park Ave., Buffalo.
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Tue, May 8th 2012 12:50 pm
All across New York, museums, zoos and botanical gardens, historic homes, living history museums, arts centers and cultural organizations will offer a fascinating world of art, photography, history, science, pop-culture and more during the first New York State Museum Week (May 31 to June 6).
New York State Museum Week is an "I Love New York" event.
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Tue, May 8th 2012 12:45 pm
Organizers of the Main Street Music & Art Festival will showcase two of the bands participating in the second annual Main Street Music & Art Festival. ZFX and 4th Wall will perform a free show at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, at Munjunz, located at 1514 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls.
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Tue, May 8th 2012 07:00 am
Town of Niagara Supervisor Steve Richards and Patrick Brown, treasurer of the Town of Niagara Business and Professional Association, recently presented Niagara Falls Elks Lodge No. 346 with a $1,000 donation from the Town of Niagara Charitable Fund.
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Mon, May 7th 2012 04:15 pm
Due to the overwhelming amount of people outside of Niagara Falls inquiring about Niagara's Rising Stars' auditions, Flood the Falls Inc. has decided to extend the talent search to all Niagara County residents 13 years of age and up.
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Mon, May 7th 2012 03:30 pm
Sisters Sophie and Lexi Lindamer received perfect scores on their 2012 NYSSMA Spring Evaluation Festival solos on April 21at Royalton-Hartland. Sophie and Lexi are both students at Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Education Center and take private lessons at Lewiston Music.
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Mon, May 7th 2012 03:25 pm
Scenes from the 2012 Smelt Festival: video and photo pages.
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Mon, May 7th 2012 01:25 pm
As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, the Mount St. Mary's Child Care Center recently celebrated the "Week of the Young Child" with a visit by Brown Bear as part of its storybook theme "Early Years are Learning Years."
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Mon, May 7th 2012 09:20 am
Assemblyman John D. Ceretto attended the grand opening Thursday of Edwards Vacuum North American Headquarters in Wheatfield. The company made the decision to locate its headquarters in Niagara County after receiving incentives from Empire State Development Corporation and the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency.
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Mon, May 7th 2012 09:20 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has appointed Timothy G. Murphy, D.O., director of its Osteopathic Family Medicine Residency Program effective June 18.
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Mon, May 7th 2012 09:00 am
Organizers of the second annual Main Street Music and Art Festival will host a meeting for all interested volunteers on Tuesday, May 8, at 6 p.m.
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Mon, May 7th 2012 09:00 am
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-60th, has announced that, by order of a resolution passed by the New York State Senate and signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, May shall be designated as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month.
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Sat, May 5th 2012 07:00 am
Lewiston-Porter voters will have the opportunity to review the district's proposed $40.472 million 2012-13 budget and $2.7 million capital improvement referendum, at a budget hearing Tuesday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the board room of the Lew-Port Community Resource Center.
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Sat, May 5th 2012 07:00 am
The Niagara Powerlifting Club was chosen by Town of Lewiston Supervisor Steven Reiter as the 2012 Town of Lewiston Citizen of the Year.
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Sat, May 5th 2012 07:00 am
Lance Armstrong came to Buffalo for a swim?
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Sat, May 5th 2012 07:00 am
Chiavetta's barbecue chicken dinners will be sold at the Lewiston Relay For Life from 4 to 7 p.m. This years' Relay For Life is on June 16 at Lewiston-Porter High School.
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Fri, May 4th 2012 06:00 pm
Allegiant announced Friday it will end its scheduled service between Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). The carrier's last day of service will be Sept. 2. Customers with reservations beyond that date will be contacted directly by Allegiant for a full refund.
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Fri, May 4th 2012 06:00 pm
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter was released Friday from the physical medicine and rehabilitation program at the University of Rochester Medical Center to begin the next phase of her recovery and rehabilitation from a broken leg she suffered in April.
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Fri, May 4th 2012 06:00 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto has announced that the Nioga Library System will receive more than $450,000 in construction grants to support the continued efforts of local public libraries to educate and enlighten. The grants are supported by a $14 million capital-fund appropriation in the 2011 state budget, which Ceretto helped to pass.
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