Wed, Apr 1st 2015 12:35 pm
"For the fifth year in a row, the state budget holds spending growth below 2 percent and continues a record of fiscal discipline that has reversed decades of budgets that increased spending faster than inflation or personal income growth."
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Wed, Apr 1st 2015 07:00 am
The Buffalo History Museum announces the receipt of travel grants in the amount of $1,000 to allow four museum staff members to visit the Corning Museum of Glass.
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Wed, Apr 1st 2015 07:00 am
Family & Children's Service of Niagara recently received a $20,000 grant from the Verizon Wireless HopeLine program to help support domestic violence survivors through the Passage Program and Passage House Shelter in Niagara County.
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Wed, Apr 1st 2015 07:00 am
(716) Food and Sport will continue the "Ultimate Fan Destination Series" Sunday, April 12, with the Masters Championship brunch.
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Wed, Apr 1st 2015 07:00 am
Mental Health Peer Connection, part of the WNY Independent Living Inc. family of agencies, is presenting its seventh annual Policymaker's Breakfast.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 07:00 pm
YMCA Buffalo Niagara today announced the sale of its building at 1317 Portage Road in Niagara Falls to the Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission. The sale will close in approximately 60 days and the Y will cease operations in the building May 31.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 04:20 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced plans for "Fan Appreciation Weekend," which will take place during the team's final home and away games of the 2014-15 regular season.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 03:55 pm
The winner of Niagara University's first-ever poverty-focused social entrepreneurship competition is The Community Kitchen.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:40 pm
NBC will debut a new live television production of the hit Broadway musical "The Wiz" Thursday, Dec. 3, it was announced Monday by Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:40 pm
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has committed an additional $30 million to Primary Venture Partners to invest in state-based companies, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Monday.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:35 pm
New York Lottery has teamed up with "America's Game Show," "Wheel of Fortune," to bring national attention to the state and to give New Yorkers a chance to win fabulous prizes.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:35 pm
As a leading health care provider, each year Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center provides millions of dollars in charity care, health education and wellness programs to the local community.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:35 pm
Starting in April, beams of steel will rise at the construction site at the corner of Main and High streets in downtown Buffalo, providing passersby with their first glimpse of the new University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, which will open in 2017.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:35 pm
Mark your calendars: The Stoll Brothers Band will be rocking the Historic Palace Theatre, 2 East Ave., Lockport, at 7 p.m. Monday, April 6.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:35 pm
Just the word "drive-in" evokes a flood of memories for generations of Americans raised on movies and automobiles. Today, drive-ins are few and far between, but Niagara County is fortunate to have two still in operation.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:25 pm
Visiting Niagara Falls USA was something Lisa Powers and her family did because it was "in their backyard." When she began dating her now husband, she always wanted to see it again, but never got the chance - until now.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:25 pm
Lewiston Council on the Arts Executive Director Irene Rykaszewski recently met with several employees at Sevenson Environmental Services to say "Thank you" for their sustained corporate support of LCA's ambitious schedule of cultural programming.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:25 pm
Judges, defense attorneys and prosecutors - including Niagara County District Attorney Michael J. Violante - assembled at Niagara University this month for a criminal procedure practicum seminar.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:25 pm
NYPA fishing facilities, including the fishing pier at the base of the New York Power Authority's Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant, will open for the season, Monday, April 6, weather permitting. The fish cleaning station also will be available as long as temperatures remain above freezing.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:25 pm
International superstar recording artists Maroon 5 will perform "Sugar," their third single from their latest album, "V," on the Monday, April 6, telecast (8-10 p.m. ET/PT) of NBC's Emmy Award-winning musical competition series "The Voice."
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 01:00 pm
The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation have announced the launch of Find Your Park, a public awareness and education campaign celebrating the milestone centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 and setting the stage for the next 100 years.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 12:40 pm
On March 21, the rock music sounds of Wide Right, a band from Buffalo, filled Mallwitz's Island Lanes during a fundraiser, organized by the Mallwitz Cancer Crew, one of Grand Island's Relay For Life teams.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 12:40 pm
Western New York Adaptive Water Sports embarks on a new summer season of sports that are accessible for the disabled.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 12:40 pm
Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs wants to caution all Erie County motorists to watch for a misleading solicitation that looks like an official notice from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 12:40 pm
At 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, Grand Island firefighters responded to a chimney fire at the West River Road residence of Larry Lloyd.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 12:40 pm
Stakeholders in the Grand Island Central School District joined at a rally Monday to speak in one voice in opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's state budget proposal and education agenda.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 12:40 pm
New York State Board of Regents member and chancellor emeritus Robert M. Bennett was asked about the Buffalo school system, a question that ended with the phrase, "Is that too hard of a question?"
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 12:15 pm
The best way to treat kids this Easter may not be with the typical sweets. While candy is predictable, you can really make a child's day with a different approach.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 11:50 am
Ladies and gentlemen ... The Rolling Stones are back! The band has announced they will kick off their new 15-city North American stadium "ZIP CODE" tour in San Diego May 24 at Petco Park.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 09:50 am
Two Niagara University graduate students are among eight selected by Kappa Delta Pi to facilitate leadership training this summer to students in grades 6-12 from 140 countries.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 09:10 am
It's official: The Rolling Stones will bring their "ZIP CODE" tour to Orchard Park this summer. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act will perform Saturday, July 11.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 09:00 am
A bill introduced by State Sen. Rob Ortt, R-C-I-North Tonawanda, that would toughen laws for improperly disposing a body, passed Monday in the Senate.
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Tue, Mar 31st 2015 09:00 am
Cancer can rob a woman of her energy, appetite and strength, but it doesn't have to take away her self-confidence.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2015 11:45 am
The New York Power Authority board of trustees has approved a $3.2 million contract to LDC Construction Co. Inc. of Grand Island for wetland restoration on Strawberry Island.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2015 11:30 am
In a letter sent last week to the House committee on appropriations subcommittee on state, foreign operations, and related programs, U.S. Reps. Chris Collins (NY-27) and John Katko (NY-24) requested language preventing the use of any federal funding to implement the International Joint Commission's Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Plan (Plan 2014) for the 2016 fiscal year.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2015 11:30 am
Canisius College has entered into a new agreement with ESPN under which its students will produce live Canisius athletic events for ESPN3. As a result, the college will offer a new program in sports broadcast journalism beginning in the fall semester. Enrolled students will staff the Golden Griffin Sports Broadcast Center.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2015 11:30 am
The management at Ransomville Speedway has been busy preparing for its 58th season of competition. Promoters Jamie and Joel Friesen are always looking for ways to further enhance their program at one of the more successful and historic tracks in the northeast.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2015 11:30 am
Mary and Jody Lomeo will serve as co-chairs of the Deaf Access Services Spring Gala, a black-tie-optional fundraising event Saturday, April 11, at Statler City. DAS is the area's premiere advocate for the deaf and hard of hearing community.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2015 11:30 am
The New York Power Authority board of trustees recently approved an allocation of low-cost hydropower to Pride Pak for an expansion project in Orleans County. The $18 million project will lead to the creation of 163 new jobs.
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Mon, Mar 30th 2015 11:25 am
"Nontraditional" doesn't even begin to describe Niagara University student Kimberly Kennedy. The 32-year-old senior has already withstood more trials than many people endure in a lifetime.
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