Mon, Sep 19th 2011 01:20 pm
More than 200 walkers raised more than $10,000 to benefit the cardiology department at Mount St. Mary's Hospital at "CardioCraze" on Sept. 17.
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Mon, Sep 19th 2011 01:15 pm
CBS News cameraman Isadore (Izzy) Bleckman will share stories and videos as the featured guest next Monday, Sept. 26, at a Historical Association of Lewiston meeting at The Brickyard Pub & BBQ, 432 Center St. The 6:30 p.m. event is free and includes free refreshments.
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Mon, Sep 19th 2011 01:10 pm
Dr. Deborah T. Curtis, director of the Hospitality Training & Research Center at Niagara University, received the National Statler Center's Leadership Toward Excellence Award during a ceremony held on Sept. 15.
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Mon, Sep 19th 2011 10:15 am
With more than 35 million people living with dementia around the world and nearly 15 million Americans caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's, this global epidemic demands the same attention as its peers in the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. Join the Alzheimer's Association on Wednesday, Sept. 21 - Alzheimer's Action Day - in declaring that "The End of Alzheimer's Starts with Me" and going purple.
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Mon, Sep 19th 2011 09:35 am
Dr. Abdiweli Ali, an associate professor of economics at Niagara University on leave to serve as Somalia's prime minster, returns to Monteagle Ridge this afternoon to provide an update on the challenges facing his native country.
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Mon, Sep 19th 2011 09:20 am
The Niagara County Refuse Disposal District's medicine drop-off day on Saturday in the Town of Wheatfield drew this year's highest volume for any such event. Residents got rid of old prescriptions in droves - 57 5-gallon containers totaling more than 588 pounds of pills, which have an estimated illegal street value of more than $1 million, were safely removed from medicine cabinets.
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Mon, Sep 19th 2011 07:00 am
The Niagara USA Chamber and the NCCC Small Business Development Center are presenting a free energy workshop on Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, 6311 Inducon Corporate Drive, Sanborn. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the workshop scheduled from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
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Mon, Sep 19th 2011 07:00 am
The American Legion Wheatfield Post 1451 will honor its past commanders and past auxiliary presidents at a recognition dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Legion Post on Ward Road in Sanborn.
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Sat, Sep 17th 2011 09:25 am
The town of Grand Island will dedicate a new nature trail Sunday in honor of a longtime Island conservationist.
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Sat, Sep 17th 2011 08:55 am
Stephen Giroux, owner of the Summit Park Pharmacy at Wheatfield and the Middleport Family Health Center, has won a Next Generation Pharmacy Award for 2011.
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Fri, Sep 16th 2011 11:00 pm
The Lewiston Harvest Festival returns to Center Street next weekend.
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Fri, Sep 16th 2011 11:00 pm
Rivershore Inc. might have been without a speaker for its gala dinner next week were it not for some blind jokes and a few barbs at cerebral palsy in the 1970s.
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Fri, Sep 16th 2011 10:00 pm
Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA on Military Road will hold a job fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22.
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Fri, Sep 16th 2011 10:00 pm
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Fri, Sep 16th 2011 09:55 pm
A brief 9/11 remembrance ceremony was held on the grounds of the Whistle Pig restaurant on Military Road on Sunday.
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Fri, Sep 16th 2011 09:45 pm
Niagara County's Refuse Disposal District will hold one of its popular pharmaceutical collections Saturday in Wheatfield, Niagara County Legislature Chairman William L. Ross, C-Wheatfield, announced.
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Fri, Sep 16th 2011 09:40 pm
The League of Women Voters Buffalo/Niagara will kick off its 2011-12 events with a meeting featuring David Swarts, who will address "What Does it Mean to Be a Public Servant?" Swarts, a lifelong resident of Erie County and a former middle school social studies teacher, served as Erie County clerk and commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. He will offer his unique perspective on this question.
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Fri, Sep 16th 2011 09:00 pm
The Child Advocacy Center of Niagara, in conjunction with the Niagara County Department of Social Services, will host a two-day regional child fatality investigation and prevention training on Sept. 22-23.
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Fri, Sep 16th 2011 04:30 pm
Ryan Homes will hold a Buffalo sales career fair for potential sales and marketing representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
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Fri, Sep 16th 2011 04:25 pm
What does Times Square, the Las Vegas Strip and Disney World all have in common with Niagara USA?
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Fri, Sep 16th 2011 04:20 pm
The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation's new visitor center located in downtown Niagara Falls was named best New Construction at the 2011 Business First Brick by Brick Award ceremony held Thursday at the Statler Towers, Buffalo.
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Thu, Sep 15th 2011 01:30 pm
The 2011 "Every Step" Walk to benefit the Hunter's Hope Foundation will take place at Martin's Fantasy Island on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 17. Walk participants will raise money for Hunter's Hope by following a route that leads them through the Grand Island park's landscaped grounds, around the carousel and children's rides, up the Western Street, and down the midway.
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Thu, Sep 15th 2011 01:25 pm
The First Volunteer Fire Co. of Bergholz, 2470 Niagara Road, will hold its annual Chiavetta's chicken barbecue from noon until sold out on Sunday, Sept. 18.
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Thu, Sep 15th 2011 01:25 pm
Church Women United in Niagara Falls and Vicinity will hold its fall forum at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at St. James United Methodist Church, 4661 Porter Road, Niagara Falls.
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Thu, Sep 15th 2011 01:25 pm
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Thu, Sep 15th 2011 01:25 pm
The Niagara Regional Theatre Guild presents "Fiddler on the Roof" Sept. 23 through Oct. 8. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 2, at 3 p.m. at the Ellicott Creek Playhouse, 530 Ellicott Creek Road, Tonawanda.
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Thu, Sep 15th 2011 01:20 pm
Monday's Wheatfield Town Board meeting showed that residents remain skeptical about plans for the Captain's Way subdivision off Shawnee Road.
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Thu, Sep 15th 2011 01:20 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education is promising the public a long public meeting once the results of the district's independent audit are available.
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Thu, Sep 15th 2011 01:15 pm
The two-day air show Thunder Over Niagara culminated on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and in the skies over Pennsylvania. The show was both a tribute to this nation's military and first responders as well as a solemn remembrance to the victims of that terrible day.
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Thu, Sep 15th 2011 01:15 pm
A Niagara-Wheatfield school bus on its way to the Niagara Charter School was in an accident with a Jeep at Lockport and Packard roads at about 8:49 a.m. Wednesday.
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Wed, Sep 14th 2011 07:05 pm
Ransomville Free Methodist Church invites the community to "Pig-a-palooza 7." The community picnic will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, on the grounds of the Ransomville Free Methodist Church, 3924 Ransomville Road.
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Wed, Sep 14th 2011 03:05 pm
With the legislation to allow Nik Wallenda to traverse Niagara Falls atop a tight rope at the governor's desk awaiting final approval, Assemblyman John Ceretto and State Sen. George Maziarz today urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the bill into law and offered 10 reasons why the bill is good for Western New York.
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Wed, Sep 14th 2011 01:00 pm
The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency board of directors today accepted an application for assistance from Shipman Properties LLC. The holding company of Shipman Print Solutions plans to relocate the 105-year-old printing company to a long-standing vacant building at 6120 Lendell Road, in the Town of Wheatfield. Extensive renovations and upgrades are needed to covert the building into a fully functioning printing operation. The expected total cost of the project is $764,000.
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Wed, Sep 14th 2011 01:00 pm
Dr. Mark Wilson resigned from his position as dean of NU's College of Business Administration last spring so that he could enlist in the AmeriCorps. It turns out that when it comes to serving others, his interim replacement is no slouch either.
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Wed, Sep 14th 2011 09:45 am
City of St. Catharines will have staff working through the night to clean contaminated water and save fish at Happy Rolph's Bird Sanctuary and Petting Farm after run-off from a weekend industrial fire contaminated the park's ponds.
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Wed, Sep 14th 2011 09:35 am
Niagara University is again listed among the best colleges and universities in the north, according to annual rankings released Aug. 17, 2010, by U.S. News and World Report. NU is also recognized as one of the top 24 institutions in the U.S. when it comes to offering its students service-learning opportunities.
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Wed, Sep 14th 2011 09:30 am
Mount St. Mary's Hospital announced a new initiative Tuesday that will allow patients to trade doctor's office visits for Web chats. The health center's new "online care" program is a hybrid between a traditional house call and an Internet chat. It's designed to provide faster, more affordable care.
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Tue, Sep 13th 2011 01:10 pm
Elks Lodge 346 has secured a grant from the Elks National Foundation to support the second annual Fairy House Festival at Artpark, scheduled for June 10, 2012.
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Tue, Sep 13th 2011 01:05 pm
When my friend Kate invited me on a trip to Pamplona for the San Fermin Festival (or "Running of the Bulls," as we refer to it), with her brother, Patrick, and his girlfriend, Leyla, I couldn't pack my white clothes and red scarf fast enough! In preparation for the trip I hopped on Amazon.com and bought all the Pamplona books I could find (a grand total of three). Each described the all-night parties, the all-white attire, and bacchanalian nature of the festival, but none prepared me (and us) for the realities of Pamplona.
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Tue, Sep 13th 2011 01:05 pm
With each passing Tweet, it becomes more and more apparent that people are turning to Twitter to access breaking news. But will college students turn to the social networking website to learn about events that have already taken place?
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