Mon, Mar 4th 2013 10:20 pm
"Taste Niagara 2013," an evening celebration of local foods and beverages, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the new Niagara Falls Culinary Institute, 28 Old Falls St.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 10:20 pm
Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos and members of the Senate Republican Conference Monday unveiled the Family Tax Relief Act, a package of tax relief and reform measures designed to provide a major economic boost to New York's struggling middle class families.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 10:20 pm
The coming month, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra promises adventurous concerts, as well as some tried-and-true favorites, and it all kicks off with an opera legend lending her voice to a community effort.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 10:00 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, expressed optimism Monday after the Western New York Power Allocation Board held its first meeting. The board was set up after a bill, sponsored by Ceretto to ensure power produced in Western New York stays in the region, was signed into law.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 08:00 pm
Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta has been suspended for five games, without pay, for boarding New York Rangers forward Brad Richards during Sunday's game in New York City, the National Hockey League's department of player safety announced Monday.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 12:40 pm
NYSARC Inc., the nation's largest nonprofit agency serving people with developmental disabilities, is urging the Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to approve a final budget deal restoring $120 million in state funding to programs and services for people with developmental disabilities.
The reduction is a result of a 6 percent, across-the-board cut, which was contained in the governor's budget. When federal funds are included, the cut is $240 million.
"These cuts are catastrophic," said NYSARC's executive director, Marc Brandt.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 12:40 pm
Niagara University will host its annual graduate school open house Saturday, April 13, on campus in the Castellani Art Museum.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 11:30 am
Have you ever been to a hibachi restaurant? My first experience was Fuji Grill in LaSalle.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 09:10 am
NBC announced that supermodel/designer/executive producer/TV host Heidi Klum ("Project Runway") has been added as a new judge on "America's Got Talent" - marking the first time that the top-rated summer series has added a fourth judge.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS will hold its first ever technology fair, "Get Wired'N," on Wednesday, March 6, at the Millennium Hotel on Walden Avenue in Cheektowaga.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Lewiston Choraleers will present an Easter cantata, "Come Walk With Me - Through the Passion and Resurrection of Christ," by Pepper Choplin, at four area churches March 23, 24 and 30.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara County Office for the Aging is seeking nominations for Niagara County Senior Citizen of the Year. Each year the office recognizes a senior who is an integral part of the community, giving back to and serving residents of all ages.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 07:00 am
Members of Friends of the Lewiston Public Library have voted to establish a $1,000 scholarship to be available to area high school seniors who will be attending college. The scholarship is for any student who resides within the Lewiston-Porter School District, even if attending a private school.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2013 07:00 am
Peregrine's Landing Senior Community and The Clubhouse Bro's Family Restaurant in Wheatfield have partnered together to bring "Memory Lane Café" to local residents beginning April 17.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 03:45 pm
The Western New York community once again demonstrated its generosity as 1,307 donors contributed $72,549 to a diverse group of non-profit organizations that participated in "Spring It On," the area's first 24-hour fundraising event held March 1.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Buffalo Sabres announced Friday that the team's "Road Crew" will be making its first and only "Tour Stop" of the 2012-13 season on March 27 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., prior to the team's game against the Florida Panthers on March 28.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Buffalo Sabres "Green Team" has again teamed up with the non-profit Cell Phones for Soldiers organization to provide troops serving in the U.S. military with cost-free methods of communication with their loved ones.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Congressman Brian Higgins has announced a new schedule of "Congress on Your Corner" stops in Western New York. "Congress on Your Corner" provides satellite office hours, at locations throughout the district, for residents to gain assistance with federal issues.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am
LaSalle PRIDE Inc., in conjunction with the LaSalle Library, will present a lecture by Teresa Lasher Winslow on the "Street Name Changes of Historic LaSalle" at 6 p.m., Monday, March 4, in the LaSalle Library, 8728 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The second annual "Billiards for Books" benefit for Friends of the Youngstown Free Library took place at Brennan's Irish Pub on Main Street in the village.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am
William Beyer and Stephanie Speziale have opened Studio 763 in the Village of Lewiston.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Lewiston-Porter School District announces that the kindergarten registration process for students entering school this fall will be getting under way in coming weeks.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Most Rev. Richard Malone, bishop of Buffalo paid a pastoral visit to the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity and to Stella Niagara Education Park on Wednesday, Feb. 20.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am
To help promote the importance of colorectal cancer screening, the Cancer Services Program of Niagara County will be at each hospital in Niagara County in March providing colorectal cancer risk assessments.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Discussion topics at Monday's Lewiston Town Board session were numerous and varied. A big one concerned the proposed Town of Lewiston Community Recreation and Senior Services Center.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The dates for the "On the Edge Poetry" series at Niagara County Community College have been announced for the spring semester.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Niagara Hospice has launched a volunteer campaign to recruit dedicated and compassionate individuals looking to truly make a difference. The Power of One campaign illustrates how one hour a week from one volunteer can result in many lives changed, including that of the volunteer.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 11:25 pm
"American Idol" goes live and voting begins next week; top 10 girls compete Tuesday, March 5; top 10 guys compete Wednesday, March 6; finalists announced Thursday, March 7, on FOX.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 11:10 pm
Niagara County Legislator John Syracuse joined Newfane town officials and state representatives in honoring four Olcott volunteer firefighters for their heroic rescue of the passengers of a boat that sank in Lake Ontario during last year's Independence Day holiday.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 11:05 pm
"Top Chef" crowned its 10th winner, and the franchise's second female winner ever, Kristen Kish, with the highest-rated episode of the season among all key demos on Wednesday with more than 1.85 million live same day total viewers, up 7 percent from the prior week, according to Nielsen.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 11:00 pm
Congressman Chris Collins, NY-27, says the federal sequester is unfairly targeting the military, but he is hoping military leadership will have greater control over how to make cuts. Collins made the case for proposed legislation that would give department and agency heads more flexibility over sequester cuts Friday afternoon at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 11:00 pm
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier has announced forward Brian Flynn has been recalled from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 11:00 pm
"Finale" - After seven weeks of intense competition and invaluable one-on-one mentoring from four of the world's most renowned culinary superstars - Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey - "The Taste's" four remaining contestants will face off to determine the series' first champion.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 10:55 pm
The CW is going for laughs this summer by ordering a new take on the hit improvisational comedy series, "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", hosted by comedian Aisha Tyler ("The Talk"), it was announced Friday by Mark Pedowitz, The CW president. Premiere information will be announced at a later time.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 10:55 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced Friday the closing of American Falls Historic Bridges, also known as the "Historic Stone Bridges," in Niagara Falls State Park. American Falls Historic Bridges is a pedestrian-only bridge that connects the mainland to Goat Island while crossing over Green Island.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 10:55 pm
The History Center of Niagara recently received a New York State Council for the Humanities grant to develop and implement interpretive programming on the War of 1812 in Niagara County.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 10:45 pm
Jennifer Pauly, president of the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce, draws a winner for the annual Lewiston Lions' Valentine's Day drawing. Darrell Smith took home the $1,000 prize.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 10:45 pm
Due to the strong response to ticket sales for "Spring For Music," the deadline for purchasing the best seats in the house has been extended until March 15. To date, the orchestra has sold more than 800 tickets and is on its way toward filling Carnegie Hall.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 10:45 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins had announced continued progress on Buffalo's waterfront with Friday's action by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. board to approve a contract for construction of the east canal.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2013 10:25 pm
Norma V. Dixon, a woman whose grace, kindness and strength of character enriched her beloved community of Lewiston as well as the lives of her many friends and family, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, in Schoellkopf Health Center. She was 97.
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