Mon, Mar 5th 2012 11:20 am
Lydia S. Soluri (Manerino), "Cici," 71, of Lewiston, died Friday, March 2, 2012. She was born in Niagara Falls, a loving and devoted daughter to the late Louise and Joseph Manerino.
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Mon, Mar 5th 2012 08:30 am
The call went out across the Fairfield University campus late Sunday afternoon to declare a "snow day," or at least "Stag Day," or whatever it takes, so the campus community could venture to Massachusetts on Monday, March 5, and watch their men's and women's basketball teams, both, vie for their championships in the 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and an NCAA tournament berth.
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Mon, Mar 5th 2012 07:35 am
Lifelong Wilson resident Beatrice Brawn celebrated her birthday with a gathering at the Wilson Conservation Club on Saturday, Feb. 25, two days before she turned 100 years old.
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Mon, Mar 5th 2012 07:00 am
Tops Friendly Markets has announced that the company is encouraging its customers to celebrate National Nutrition Month with the NuVal Nutritional Scoring System, a unique food ranking system found at Tops stores that helps consumers find the best nutrition on supermarket shelves. Launched as National Nutrition Week in 1973 and "promoted" to National Nutrition Month in 1980, the March event was created by the American Dietetic Association to encourage better eating habits.
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Mon, Mar 5th 2012 07:00 am
The Alzheimer's Association, Western New York Chapter, will holding special programming for Brain Awareness Week March 12 to 18 throughout the eight counties of Western New York. Each session will feature one of the Alzheimer's Association Power Your Memory classes - "Food for Thought," "Memory Tips," and "What Research Suggests." The BAW programming will end with a guest speaker, Dr. Susan E. Mason, who will present a workshop on "Understanding and Improving Your Memory."
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Mon, Mar 5th 2012 07:00 am
Residents for Responsible Government will hold its annual members meeting on Saturday, March 10, at 9:30 a.m. in the Cora Gushee Room at the Youngstown Red Brick School village center.
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Mon, Mar 5th 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston-Porter Class of 2013 will hold a fish fry dinner and basket auction.
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Mon, Mar 5th 2012 06:55 am
NFMMC will celebrate the delivery of the latest in surgical technology to Niagara County during an open house and hands-on demonstration of the da Vinci Si Surgical System on Tuesday.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 2012 07:00 am
Presti Karate will offer free karate lessons for the month of April. Any child member of Presti Karate Centers locally, their parents, and family members age 15 and older will qualify to get April lessons at no charge.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 2012 07:00 am
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 33, Buffalo, has announced its next series of safe boating classes for 2012 - the about boating safely course.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston Public Library, 305 S. Eighth St., in the Village of Lewiston, announces the following programs, events and activities for the month of March.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston-Porter School District has announced it will be holding kindergarten registration this month and a kindergarten orientation program for new students in May.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 2012 07:00 am
While most college students went home to their families for winter break, one local student saw this time off as an opportunity to embark on a selfless venture. Alyssa Miller spent her holiday season on a volunteer mission to Uganda.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 2012 07:00 am
Each year around this time for the past 42 years, brave members from communities throughout Western New York have laughed in the face of winter and willingly jumped into the frigid waters of Lake Ontario for a good cause.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 10:05 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, will present TAO: The Art of the Drum on Wednesday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 10:00 pm
Top 13 perform songs by Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder, live Wednesday, March 7; results revealed on Thursday, March 8.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 08:45 pm
Rivershore Inc. received the second place silver award this week in Buffalo First's 2012 Best Places to Work list.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 08:30 pm
Congresswoman Kathy Hochul today announced a grant of $2,206,208 by the Department of Health and Human Services for the Niagara County Head Start Inc.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 08:25 pm
The work of local artist and Castellani Art Museum curator Michael Beam will be shown and sold this month at Wine On Third in Niagara Falls. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 15.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 07:30 pm
The Wilson Historical Society recently hosted a program on the War of 1812.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 07:25 pm
The Longaberger Apple Tree Branch will hold its annual spring clean out sale and fundraiser on Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pekin firehall, 3024 Upper Mountain Road, Sanborn.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 07:25 pm
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians and Men's Division 1 of the Ancient Order Hibernians, Niagara Falls, present Irish Heritage Day, Saturday, March 3, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Fashion Outlets Mall on Military Road.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 07:10 pm
Lewiston-Porter Air Force Junior ROTC will host its third annual Cadets vs. Faculty basketball game on Friday, March 9, at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. The money raised by the cadets during the game will be used for an April field trip to Fort Drum. The Lewiston-Porter Players in Progress will perform and the cadets will hold a basket raffle and sell concessions during the game.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 07:05 pm
Tuesday's Lewiston-Porter Board of Education meeting featured both serious news as well as some pleasantries.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 07:05 pm
Issues ranging from a police commissioner with the village to Sanborn improvements were among discussion items heard at Monday's brief but active Lewiston Town Board regular meeting.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 07:00 pm
"This is our story of fifty fantastic years. We started out as a blues band playing the clubs and more recently we've filled the largest stadiums in the world with the kind of show that none of us could have imagined all those years ago. Curated by us, it features the very best photographs and ephemera from and beyond our archives."
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 06:10 pm
The anxiety is etched on the faces of spectators in the Hamburg student section as they watch Tom Lipomi's last-second jump shot make its way to the hoop during last Wednesday's Section VI Class A-1 boys basketball playoff game at Hamburg High School.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 06:10 pm
At the Monday evening meeting of the Grand Island Board of Education, Superintendent of Schools Robert Christmann gave trustees a list of possible reductions in spending for the proposed 2012-13 budget. Administrators and trustees are struggling to close a $7 million-plus gap between spending needs and revenues coming into the district.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 06:10 pm
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28) wrote to the commissioner of New York's State Department of Environmental Conservation asking DEC to maintain a strong presence in Tonawanda as they monitor the air quality in the neighborhoods surrounding Tonawanda Coke.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 04:00 pm
The Lewiston-Porter JV club hockey Lancers opened the AAU Hockey JV NYS Tournament in Ithaca with a win Friday morning, topping the Wantagh/Seaport by a 10-2 score.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 07:00 am
State Sen. Mark Grisanti received good news and bad news as he seeks political endorsements in the race for the seat to represent Grand Island in the New York State Senate.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 07:00 am
More than 70 people braved snow, sleet and slick roads to visit Health System Services on Williams Road in Wheatfield for Sleep Apnea Education Day.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 07:00 am
Guitarist, composer, sound artist Jason Beaudreau brings his group of all-star musicians to the "Second Saturday" fine arts series for a night of original jazz music on March 10.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2012 04:25 am
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Holiday Inn Grand Island will once again show its community support by being a platinum sponsor for the 46th annual Citizen of the Year awards.
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Thu, Mar 1st 2012 03:35 pm
Grammy-winning band Chicago and American Cancer Society team up for third year of the hit promotion.
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Thu, Mar 1st 2012 02:05 pm
It's never too late to learn a new craft.
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Thu, Mar 1st 2012 01:45 pm
Countless singers toil away at their craft for years, working with vocal coaches, stylists and image consultants, hoping to land that "big break." Most are willing to do just about anything to land a record contract or a national spotlight.
And then there's Adley Stump.
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Thu, Mar 1st 2012 12:25 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, today announced that Renae Kimble has been appointed to serve on the Niagara Falls Water Board. Ceretto had previously recommended Kimble for the position in a letter to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
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Thu, Mar 1st 2012 12:20 pm
Calamar, Niagara County developer and general contractor, has announced the addition of Matty's to The Woodlands Corporate Center East.
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Thu, Mar 1st 2012 12:00 pm
Niagara University announced today that it has received a $1 million gift from the Castellani family for continuing support of the Castellani Art Museum on the university's campus.
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