Thu, Jun 7th 2012 01:00 pm
The Bergholz Volunteer Fire Co. and Ladies Auxiliary's monthly chowder and baked goods sale begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at the truck hall on Niagara Road in Bergholz.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 01:00 pm
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Town of Niagara Police between May 13 and 18.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 01:00 pm
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Niagara County Sheriffs Office from the Wheatfield and Town of Niagara area between May 21 and May 27.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 12:55 pm
The church family of Faith Community Church of the Nazarene, located at 3520 Saunders Settlement Road in Sanborn, has a new pastor: the Rev. Wayne Hokanson.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 12:55 pm
Although the Town of Niagara began as a farming community, to date there are only two farms left within its borders.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 12:45 pm
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 12:45 pm
The following incidents occurred from May 21 to 27, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 26 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has responded to 547 calls so far this year.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 12:45 pm
The Erie County Sheriff's Office reports its officers responded to 422 calls from May 12 to May 25. Below is a sampling of incidents the ECSO reported to the Island Dispatch.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 12:45 pm
On May 26, at Veterans Park, Grand Island High School's Interact Club, with the help of the Grand Island Rotary Club, organized the Grand Island Flag Football Tournament to raise money for charity.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 12:15 pm
Kirk Cameron has a tendency to draw the ire of celebrities and talking heads for espousing Bible-based family living - a concept that's very un-Hollywood these days. But he's not afraid to speak up for what he believes in.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 12:10 pm
When asked, Kirk Cameron lists two reasons for the success of his marriage to actress and Western New York native Chelsea Noble: God and the Buffalo Bills.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 09:10 am
Pulitzer Prize winning historian Alan Taylor, Ph.D., will deliver a keynote address on the War of 1812 and fighting on the Niagara Frontier, Thursday, June 14, at 8 p.m. in the Castellani Art Museum on the campus of Niagara University.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 09:00 am
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28) stood up for residents living along Lake Ontario who risk damage to their homes and neighborhoods as a plan is being developed that adjusts water levels in the lake.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 09:00 am
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter has announced $15,000 was awarded to the National Falls National Heritage Area to support the development of a virtual program expected to celebrate the legacy and potential of the Niagara region.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 08:40 am
During the month of June, St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Sanborn and the Niagara Power Baseball Team of Niagara Falls will be joining together to promote outreach in the Niagara region, display Christian character for young people, and promote community through worship.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 08:35 am
The North Tonawanda History Museum's participation in New York Heritage Weekend included the Jim (Herk) Hurtubise Memorial Car Show. Hurtubise was a North Tonawanda racing legend and the museum has a permanent exhibit in his honor.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 08:30 am
A summer gathering and senior dance will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the Wheatfield Community Center, 2790 Church Road, next to Town Hall.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 08:30 am
The seven area YMCA Buffalo Niagara Branches will collect old worn and tattered flags ready for retirement until June 8. Flags will be taken to Forest Lawn Cemetery on June 10 for proper retirement. Flags can be donated to any YMCA Buffalo Niagara branch.
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Thu, Jun 7th 2012 08:30 am
The Town of Niagara continued its celebration of its bicentennial with the dedication of an 1812 replica cannon at the corner of Packard and Military roads.
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Wed, Jun 6th 2012 11:45 am
Daredevil Nik Wallenda says fees to the New York State parks department and to Ontario's Niagara Parks Commission will be paid by the end of the week as required by his contracts with the two agencies.
Wallenda, speaking Tuesday to Bullet News Niagara, scoffed at the suggestion that permits are not in place and that his walk June 15 over the Horseshoe Falls is in danger of not happening.
"I don't know where this stuff comes from," he said. "There are so many totally wrong stories out there right now. It's unbelievable."
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Wed, Jun 6th 2012 08:45 am
Area residents and visitors are invited to tour all four sites operated by Niagara County History Center in a bi-national tourism event known as "Doors Open Niagara 2012."
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Wed, Jun 6th 2012 08:40 am
The American Lung Association of the Northeast has announced that it has been awarded nearly $20,000 in funding from the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. The funding will support the implementation of the master home environmentalist program in Western New York.
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Wed, Jun 6th 2012 07:00 am
The Niagara USA Chamber will host a mandate relief forum on Tuesday, June 12, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the New York Power Authority's Power Vista.
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Wed, Jun 6th 2012 07:00 am
Old Falls Street, USA, will be the center of "Side Show" activities on June 15. From 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., day-long festivities will spotlight Nik Wallenda's historic tightrope walk over Niagara Falls, which will be shown on two outdoor jumbo screens. The "Side Show" features tightrope walks and aerial moves from Charm City Movement Arts (from Baltimore) and other circus-themed performances from members of Deep Roots Niagara throughout the day, a petting zoo, as well as live music, festive food and beverage concessions, and more than 20 local merchandise and food vendors.
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Wed, Jun 6th 2012 07:00 am
Artpark's second annual "Fairy House Festival" is the perfect day for families to get together and get creative.
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 02:25 pm
Leaders from Niagara County and communities all along Lake Ontario's southern shore will turn out in force tonight in Olcott to protest an International Joint Commission/Corps of Engineers-backed plan that would increase erosion of the shoreline and have a $30 million negative impact on Niagara and Orleans counties at an event hosted by the IJC.
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 02:25 pm
Niagara County's brownfields will have an additional $200,000 available for rehabilitation loans after county and state leaders were notified by the EPA that they had succeeded in securing additional funding for the county's successful brownfields revitalization efforts.
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 02:20 pm
Weezer will perform at Buffalo Place "Rocks the Harbor" in downtown Buffalo at the Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf on Friday, July 13. The event begins at 6 p.m.
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 10:05 am
Dr. William D. Frye will soon join an exclusive list of hospitality and tourism educators that includes Michael E. Hurst, J.W. Marriott Jr., Anthony Marshall and only six others.
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 08:40 am
Performances include "Newsies," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "Once," "Evita," "Follies," "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess," "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Leap of Faith."
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 08:15 am
Starry Night Theatre Inc. will hold auditions for "Fiddler on the Roof'" at the Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda. Auditions will be conducted from 7 to 9 p.m. on June 18 and 19.
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 07:00 am
Friends of Knox Farm State Park Inc. and state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation invite all to attend a free live performance by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on Wednesday, June 27, at 7 p.m. on Seneca Street in East Aurora.
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 07:00 am
Gentle Dentistry of Lancaster is giving free oral cancer screenings during the week of June 11 to 17. This will be done in honor of National Cancer Survivor's Week to celebrate loved ones who have survived the ravages of cancer, to honor those who did not make it, and to prevent this disease from spreading unnecessarily.
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 07:00 am
The June meeting of the Youngstown Garden Club will take place on Wednesday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 07:00 am
"Road to Recovery" is an American Cancer Society service program that provides transportation for cancer patients to their cancer life-saving treatments and home again. Volunteer drivers are urgently needed across Western New York.
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center recently was presented with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
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Tue, Jun 5th 2012 07:00 am
Show dad how special he is with his own afternoon at the Carrousel Museum. Always a great place for families, this day will be even more memorable as fathers and children share special crafts and activities together. Make a card for dad to tell him how important he is, along with a unique picture frame.
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Mon, Jun 4th 2012 05:20 pm
A meeting was held Monday morning by Niagara USA hospitality constituents to discuss the most recent information regarding Nik Wallenda's tightrope walk across Niagara Falls.
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Mon, Jun 4th 2012 05:00 pm
The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society will kick off its seventh annual "Party on the Portico" summer happy hour series on Friday, June 15, at 5:30 p.m. at its museum building, located at 25 Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue.
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Mon, Jun 4th 2012 05:00 pm
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter joined Monday with women across the country to commemorate congressional approval of the Women's Suffrage Amendment to the Constitution.
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