Mon, Nov 26th 2012 09:45 am
After 10 weeks of competitive dancing, all-stars Kelly Monaco and Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani and Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough have proven they deserve to be in the finals. But only one couple will be crowned champions of "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars."
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Mon, Nov 26th 2012 09:45 am
It's green on Green on NBC's "The Voice" when musician coach CeeLo Green forms an unforgettable duet with Disney's Kermit the Frog for the classic song "Bein' Green" on Tuesday, Nov. 27 (8 p.m.). Green and Kermit will be joined by some of Disney's most beloved Muppets, including curmudgeonly critics Statler and Waldorf, Animal, Fozzie Bear, Janice and The Great Gonzo. In addition, a new character will be introduced - "Lo-Co," a muppet bearing an uncanny resemblance to CeeLo.
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Mon, Nov 26th 2012 09:45 am
The Roswell Park Cancer Institute community will gather for the annual Tree of Hope lighting ceremony Friday, Dec. 7, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at RPCI. A holiday celebration for all whose lives have been touched by cancer, this family-friendly event will culminate with the lighting of the Tree of Hope by a cancer survivor from Carly's Club for Kids & Cancer Research in WNY.
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Mon, Nov 26th 2012 09:05 am
While a record 85 percent of retailers will offer special promotions on Cyber Monday according to National Retail Federation's Shop.org's eHoliday survey, it's best to buy from a retailer you know and trust.
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Mon, Nov 26th 2012 07:00 am
If you live in Lewiston, you have probably seen Keith Radford in and out of the local restaurants and coffee shops with his beloved dog, Frankie.
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Mon, Nov 26th 2012 07:00 am
The Buffalo Bills and the American Red Cross are again teaming up to host a community blood drive. The event runs from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at Ralph Wilson Stadium (Paul Maguire Club), One Bills Drive in Orchard Park.
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Mon, Nov 26th 2012 07:00 am
Tickets are now available for "Polar Bites 2013," a fundraising event benefiting the Buffalo Zoo. The wintertime favorite event, presented by the "Pro Zoo" board, will take place on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, from 6 until 9 p.m. at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.
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Mon, Nov 26th 2012 07:00 am
The 5,357 international students who attended the University at Buffalo in the 2011-12 academic year and their dependents contributed approximately $108,419,700 to the Western New York economy, according to the 2012 report issued by NAFSA: Association of International Educators this week.
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Mon, Nov 26th 2012 07:00 am
Are you a parent or family member of a person with an intellectual or other developmental disability? Are you a professional in the field - school, social worker or human resource agency? Are you a self-advocate? Then participate in an objective information night titled, "Disability Services. ... You Have Questions, We Have Answers," from 5:30 until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27.
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Mon, Nov 26th 2012 07:00 am
State University of New York Empire State College will hold public information sessions about its associate and bachelor's degree programs at its Niagara Frontier Center, Appletree Business Park, 2875 Union Road, Cheektowaga, on:
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Sat, Nov 24th 2012 07:00 am
PHOTOS: While the Niagara Falls Wintergarden is now gone, its holiday magic lives on in Lewiston.
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Sat, Nov 24th 2012 07:00 am
Lewiston-Porter Partners in Education reports its next meeting will be Monday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Lewiston-Porter High School library.
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Sat, Nov 24th 2012 07:00 am
Defending Western New York High School Club Hockey League Champion Lew-Port JV is off to a 2-0 start following victories last weekend over Starpoint and Depew.
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Sat, Nov 24th 2012 07:00 am
Last month, the Youngstown Lions Club presented its 2012-13 "Imagine Peace" poster contest winner, Brooke Williams, with a $50 check for taking top honors in this year's contest.
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Sat, Nov 24th 2012 07:00 am
The Town of Lewiston Board was proactive as it moved on various financial fronts Monday. It approved a restructured $16.640 million town budget for 2013; reviewed a number of improvements for the soon-to-open ice rink at Academy Park and heard more on the benefits of Lewiston's new surplus electrical power sales package.
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Sat, Nov 24th 2012 07:00 am
Village of Lewiston trustees presented Town of Lewiston Recreation Department Director Mike Dashineau with a check for $5,000. The money represents the village's contribution to the town-leased rink.
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Sat, Nov 24th 2012 07:00 am
The weather was dreadful on Halloween night this year. Some people said they had no trick-or-treaters! Did that happen to you?
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Sat, Nov 24th 2012 07:00 am
During the anniversary celebration of its construction, Grand Island Central School District officials said Kaegebein Elementary School is still the school William Kaegebein envisioned 60 years ago: a place where Island children become engaged in learning and begin to make a difference in their world.
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Sat, Nov 24th 2012 07:00 am
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will offer a free guided tour at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25. The 30-minute tour includes an overview of the museum's current exhibitions. Meet your docent at 2 p.m. at the reception desk. Reservations are not necessary.
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Sat, Nov 24th 2012 07:00 am
The Christmas play "All Through The Night," written by local playwright L. Don Swartz, will be presented at the Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda.
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Sat, Nov 24th 2012 07:00 am
On Saturday, Dec. 8, at 8 pm, the Vocalis Chamber Choir presents its annual Christmas concert at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum at Elmwood and North streets in Buffalo. A Western New York tradition, the choir will present traditional and contemporary holiday favorites in the acoustic of this architectural treasure. Celebrate the season and relax to the sweet sounds of an intimate choral Christmas.
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Sat, Nov 24th 2012 07:00 am
The Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus has announced the return of the ever-popular, annual holiday concert "Messiah," presented by M&T Bank. The BPC returns to the OLV Basilica after spending a year away due to restoration, performing live on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 8 p.m. with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 pm
Paul Minton, Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus on Whitehaven Road, is packed up and ready to bring relief supplies to the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 10:20 am
Thursday, on a special Thanksgiving night live results show, and in another double-elimination, Arin Ray, one of Britney Spears' "Teens," and Beatrice Miller, another of Spears' "Teens," were eliminated on "The X Factor."
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 am
The Grand Island Town Board issued a proclamation at its Monday meeting calling on residents to support local businesses on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 am
On Monday evening, the Grand Island Board of Education held its regular meeting "on the road" at Kaegebein Elementary School and were treated to pre-meeting festivities as part of the school's 60th anniversary celebration.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 am
Pfc. Charles N. DeGlopper Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9249 is coming to the aid of downstate veterans who suffered losses due to the impact of Hurricane Sunday.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 am
Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard reports an investigation is ongoing into what his office is calling an attempted suicide by a person in custody at the Town of Grand Island Court Monday morning.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 am
The first-ever Light Up the Boulevard Parade & Festival Saturday was popular beyond the expectations of event organizers, and so successful that the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce is promising more next year.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 am
Houghton College is hosting the sixth annual "Christmas Prism" Dec. 7 to 9 in Houghton, as well as Rochester and Buffalo.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 am
A number of employees who work at The McGuire Group's Northgate Health Care Facility in Wheatfield recently puckered up to kiss Lucy the llama from Spirit Wind Farms for a worthy cause.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 am
PHOTOS: Anyone who ends up sick of turkey and Black Friday sales this week can find a little oasis of peace and beauty, complete with a camel, at Lewiston's Our Lady of Fatima Shrine.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 am
(PRNewswire) ONCampus Media, the largest national digital media company to serve college campuses, announced its partnership with Barnes & Noble College Marketing (www.bncollegemarketing.com), a division of Barnes & Noble College. Together, the two companies are delivering a national digital TV network in Barnes & Noble College stores.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 am
Theatre of Youth, Buffalo's only professional theater company devoted to children and families, will present for the holidays "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," a heartwarming adaptation of the story by Barbara Robinson.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 am
Do you want to help your children discover the magic of the North Pole this holiday season? If so, the Medina Railroad Museum has the perfect idea for your family: A "Polar Express" train ride is just the ticket. You'll feel like you're in your own "Polar Express" book and movie adventure.
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Fri, Nov 23rd 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston Choraleers will present "A Christmas Potpourri 2012" on Dec. 1, 2, 8 and 9 at six area churches.
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Wed, Nov 21st 2012 09:30 pm
The following activity occurred Monday, Nov. 12, to Sunday, Nov. 18, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD reported a total of 83 responses were logged during this period.
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Wed, Nov 21st 2012 09:25 pm
The Historical Association of Lewiston is looking for volunteers to be scared, fearful 1812 Lewiston villagers in its last nighttime "Flames Through Lewiston" event on Saturday, Dec. 15. The event starts at 6:30 p.m., but volunteers are asked to gather at the Red Brick Municipal Building, 145 N. Fourth St., at 5 p.m. for further instructions.
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Wed, Nov 21st 2012 09:15 pm
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Wed, Nov 21st 2012 09:00 pm
The Erie County Sheriff's Office responded to 165 calls from Nov. 10 to 16. Below is a sampling of the noteworthy incidents on Grand Island.
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