Thu, May 5th 2011 12:15 am
The Wheatfield Republican Committee endorsed Kathryn Palka-Lance to run for the newly created 7th District seat in the downsized Niagara County Legislature.
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Wed, May 4th 2011 12:45 pm
The Niagara County Conservative Party will hold its annual fundraiser and gathering for members and supporters May 12 at Taboo in Lockport, Chairman Dan Weiss announced.
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Wed, May 4th 2011 12:25 pm
On Thursday, May 5, Niagara University and Opportunities Unlimited will host a very special art exhibit from 10 a.m. to noon in the Glynn Family Atrium of Bisgrove Hall. The exhibit is a reflection of work by the Artisans Unlimited participants from the Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara day habilitation programs throughout Niagara County.
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Wed, May 4th 2011 12:20 pm
Niagara County lawmakers unanimously urged Congress Tuesday night to reject pending legislation they said would eliminate the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area's share of federal homeland security funding and shift that money to places such as New York City.
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Tue, May 3rd 2011 05:45 pm
Union soldiers will man the ramparts of Old Fort Niagara during Civil War Weekend, May 14-15. The event will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War in April 1861. Featured will be a Civil War Encampment, rifled musket demonstrations and special tours of the fort that focus on its role from 1861-65.
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Tue, May 3rd 2011 02:25 pm
Niagara University theater studies junior Callie Bush, Class of 2012, has been awarded the sixth Tara Laurie Memorial Scholarship to assist with her NU theater program study abroad experience at Anglo-American University in London this summer. She is one of nine theater studies students who will travel to London this summer with Dr. Sharon Watkinson, chair of Niagara's department of theater and fine arts, and other NU students and faculty.
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Tue, May 3rd 2011 02:20 pm
This spring, the Niagara University Theatre Department honored nine persons who have for many years consistently aided the theater in its mission, according to Gregory Fletcher, director of Niagara University Theatre.
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Tue, May 3rd 2011 01:10 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, who has made economic development and job creation his top priorities since taking office, was pleased by the recent announcement of two initiatives that could lead to greater prosperity in Western New York.
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Tue, May 3rd 2011 01:05 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, and State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, met Monday with the governor's appointment secretary, Judge Leslie Leach, to discuss filling a current vacancy on the New York Power Authority's board of trustees with a Niagara County resident. The meeting was held in the governor's capitol office.
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Mon, May 2nd 2011 12:15 pm
Jamison R. Crawford, a Niagara University senior from Grand Island, was recently notified that a paper he presented at the 19th annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science on April 8 has been selected for a Best Paper Award by Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. As a result, Jamison's paper, one of only four undergraduate submissions chosen, will be published in the fall 2011 issue of Critique, a worldwide student journal of politics.
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Mon, May 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
Editor's Note: In this week's Sentinel we continue with our periodic feature -"Coming Home" - which profiles local residents who have returned to the area following time spent living in another locale. Readers with similar experiences are invited to contact the Sentinel at [email protected] to be considered for future features.
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Mon, May 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
The Society of Chest Pain Centers announced last week that Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center has earned the designation as an accredited chest pain center, the first and only hospital in Niagara County with such a prestigious and medically important designation.
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Mon, May 2nd 2011 11:55 am
Supervisor Steve Reiter heard some interesting news regarding hazardous waste landfiller CWM Chemical Services at Monday's Lewiston Town Board regular meeting, and promised to look into it.
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Mon, May 2nd 2011 11:50 am
The Niagara County Conservative Party announced their endorsement of Niagara County Clerk Wayne F. Jagow, who is running for re-election based on his strong record standing up for conservative values in government.
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Thu, Apr 28th 2011 06:00 pm
Don't miss the third annual Lewiston Region Tour of Kitchens and Homes, taking place the weekend of June 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at six selected residences in the Lewiston and Youngstown areas.
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Thu, Apr 28th 2011 04:00 pm
Don't look now, but a favorite rite of spring in northern Niagara is fast approaching.
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Wed, Apr 27th 2011 10:15 am
Matt Chorey lives near Veterans Park and is waiting for the day when he can have the chance to play baseball just like every other child on the Island.
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Wed, Apr 20th 2011 03:00 pm
The Miracle League began in the 1990s in Georgia as a baseball league for children with disabilities. The kids play on accessible fields and have special rules. The league now serves 200,000 children and young adults in 250 affiliate organizations throughout the world.
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Wed, Apr 20th 2011 02:45 pm
Spring has sprung and activities are in planning for the new Town of Lewiston Dog Park on the Artpark Plateau.
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Sat, Apr 16th 2011 09:45 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, announced Friday that vocal advocacy by state and local officials has secured additional time to ensure the preservation of the 1860's-era carriage house at DeVeaux Woods State Park in Niagara Falls. The property had been slated for demolition by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
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Sat, Apr 16th 2011 09:00 am
Florence Taylor, a resident at The McGuire Group's Northgate Health Care Facility in Wheatfield, will celebrate her 100 birthday on Wednesday, April 20.
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Fri, Apr 15th 2011 04:45 pm
After almost one year of evidence and one year following closing submissions on an appeal filed by the residents in the Village of Queenston challenging a Niagara Escarpment Commission decision that granted a development permit to construct a two-story building on the private dock in Queenston, the minister of natural resources has rendered a decision. The minister found the NEC's decision to grant the development permit was incorrect.
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Fri, Apr 15th 2011 09:00 am
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will host "The MEAD Party: An Art-Infused Celebration" on Friday, April 29, from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Fri, Apr 15th 2011 08:55 am
We live in an electronic age where kids are glued to the TV, their gaming systems, computer and their cell phone as they text away to their friends. Yet while they are engaged in these activities they are sedentary. Now more then ever, as obesity and type 2 diabetes is on the rise in our youth, children need to be encouraged to lead healthier and more active lives.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 05:00 pm
Nearly 20 days later than last year, the weather is finally cooperating for removal of the Lake Erie-Niagara River Ice Boom.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 03:35 pm
The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation will host 11 front-line staff members from America Tours based in the Czech Republic on Sunday, April 17.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 03:25 pm
Candace Corsaro is a businesswoman, a community activist and a cancer supervisor. But before she was any of those, she was a mom. And moms never forget the children in their lives.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 03:15 pm
A 2011-12 budget proposal was brought to the Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education on Wednesday evening featuring a 9.5 percent decrease in spending, but a 2.9 percent increase in the total tax levy.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 03:10 pm
A report on the town's improving financial condition, the use of the youth center by the YMCA this summer and an influx of funds from Time Warner highlighted the Wheatfield Town Board meeting on Monday.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 03:05 pm
When is the last time you said "thank you" to a U.S. armed services veteran? If County Clerk Wayne Jagow has his way, Niagara County's veterans will be getting those well deserved pats on the back every day in the form of discounts at local businesses.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 02:50 pm
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a landmark power-for-jobs bill, "Recharge New York," in North Tonawanda Thursday with dozens of local leaders in attendance.
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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 09:00 am
The Niagara County Public Works Department and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation stocked several popular fishing holes in Niagara County late last week, and a pair of local elected officials were there to usher in trout-fishing season in Niagara County.
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Wed, Apr 13th 2011 11:55 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, today announced that he will meet with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to discuss the appointment of a Niagara County resident to the New York Power Authority's board of trustees in order to fill one of its vacancies. The meeting was scheduled after Ceretto personally reached out to Cuomo earlier this year to express his concerns about the board's exclusion of local representatives.
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Wed, Apr 13th 2011 09:30 am
Niagara Feline Friends' next low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats will be held Sunday, May 1. The clinic is open to anyone, regardless of income. The cost is $75, which includes distemper and rabies shots.
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Wed, Apr 13th 2011 09:30 am
Waste Management, parent company of CWM Chemical Services in Porter, has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2011 World's Most Ethical Companies for the fourth year in a row.
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Wed, Apr 13th 2011 09:00 am
The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced this week that the Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act is now law. As of April 1 New York holds the distinction of having the most comprehensive electronic waste, or "e-waste," product stewardship program in the country. The law also establishes a statewide e-waste recycling goal and requires manufacturers to recycle their share of the statewide goal based on market share.
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Wed, Apr 13th 2011 09:00 am
April is Fair Housing Month, and Realtor associations across the country are showcasing their commitment to removing barriers to homeownership. For many families in America, achieving homeownership represents the American way of life.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 05:05 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, today joined his State Senate and Assembly colleagues at a press conference calling on the leadership of the Assembly majority conference to bring the governor's property tax cap bill to the floor of the Assembly for a vote.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 02:55 pm
The Niagara Falls Historic Preservation Society will sponsor a tour of the historic Hotel Niagara in Niagara Falls, Wednesday, April 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 02:45 pm
The Adams Volunteer Fire Co. has announced the establishment of its website - www.Adamsfireco.com.
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