Sat, Feb 22nd 2014 11:00 am
The Village of Lewiston welcomed two unique visitors last weekend: Christel Jönsson and Lennart Persson of Höganas, Sweden.
|
Sat, Feb 22nd 2014 11:00 am
Hera is the heart of the Ghost crew from "Star Wars Rebels." The Twi'lek is an ace pilot, able fighter, and is revealed to fans in this behind-the-scenes video featuring creator interviews, character sketches and animation previews.
|
Sat, Feb 22nd 2014 11:00 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-C-I-Lewiston, who came out against the plan to give free college tuition to convicts this week, is now circulating a petition against the plan.
|
Sat, Feb 22nd 2014 11:00 am
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Friday Empire State Development has approved more than $9 million in New York state broadband grants to support five projects that will expand access to broadband services for approximately 33,000 households, 4,500 businesses and 55 community anchor institutions across upstate New York, including in the Capital Region, Western New York, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Central New York, North Country and Mohawk Valley regions.
|
Sat, Feb 22nd 2014 07:00 am
It's a week of festive celebrations next week on "The Chew." For the week of Feb. 24-28 (subject to change; weekdays, 1 p.m. on ABC):
|
Fri, Feb 21st 2014 11:30 am
Thursday night, "American Idol XIII" revealed its top 13 finalists, including Ben Briley, Caleb Johnson, Jessica Meuse, MK Nobilette, Emily Piriz, Alex Preston, Dexter Roberts, Majesty Rose, Malaya Watson and Sam Woolf. After America's votes were revealed, judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. chose C.J. Harris, Jena Irene and Kristen O'Connor as wild card contestants.
|
Fri, Feb 21st 2014 07:00 am
The following is a sampling of the 186 calls received by the Town of Niagara Police between Feb. 4 and 13.
|
Fri, Feb 21st 2014 07:00 am
Starpoint High School's second annual Health and Wellness Fair will be held Friday, Feb. 28, in the fine arts lobby during lunches.
|
Fri, Feb 21st 2014 07:00 am
On Dec 21, 2013, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that would authorize school districts to grant veterans an exemption from their school taxes. Tensions ran high on this very subject at the Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education meeting Feb 12.
|
Fri, Feb 21st 2014 07:00 am
Oogie Games, "Everything Video Games," believes business would be good on Military Road in the Town of Niagara.
|
Fri, Feb 21st 2014 07:00 am
Colonial Village Elementary School held its annual Invention Convention earlier this month.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 06:25 pm
Niagara Frontier Publications is hosting its third annual "Your Favorite Fish Fry" contest. From Feb. 25 through April 19, an entry ballot will be included in our "Fishy Deals" special section and online at www.wnypapers.com. Use it to vote for the restaurants that serve delicious fish dishes.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 04:10 pm
New York State Sen. Mark J. Grisanti, R-I-Buffalo, announced this afternoon that his petition in opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to give free college to state prison inmates has reached 5,000 signatures.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 02:20 pm
With winter storms coming almost continuously in some areas this season, heavy snow and ice strains roofs and puts one at risk of significant property damage.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 02:15 pm
The New York State Public Service Commission, as part of its continuing effort to improve natural gas safety, has directed gas utilities in New York to conduct a risk assessment of their distribution systems, focusing primarily on areas where third-party excavations might have occurred after the installation of gas pipes.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 02:15 pm
Congressman Chris Collins will introduce legislation to prohibit the use of federal taxpayer dollars to provide a college education to convicted criminals. The pending legislation is in response to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's announced plan to use taxpayer dollars to fund college degree programs for convicted criminals in New York state prisons.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons provides states with funding for educational and other programs at state prisons and correctional facilities. Collins' legislation would ban states from using the federal taxpayer dollars to fund college degree programs for convicted criminals.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 02:15 pm
Counties yesterday called on state lawmakers to include all preschool children in any effort to expand universal pre kindergarten in New York state.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 02:15 pm
Permit distribution for the remaining waterfowl hunting season, which runs from March 1-10 at Beaver Island, West River Parkway and Motor and Strawberry islands, will be done by call in.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 02:15 pm
Turner Classic Movies has unveiled the complete list of 20 cities that will be treated to a free theatrical screening of the classic "Casablanca" (1942) on Tuesday, March 4.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 02:10 pm
On Saturday, Feb. 22, the Queen City Roller Girls will host a double header. The Lake Effect Furies' travel team makes its 2014 debut, followed by the Devil Dollies and the Alley Kats taking the track.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 02:10 pm
Niagara University's College of Education and College of Arts and Sciences are partnering to offer a new dual-degree program designed to train the next generation of mental health practitioners.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 02:10 pm
"ACM Presents: An All-Star Salute to the Troops," a concert event featuring some of the biggest names in country music paying tribute to our armed forces, will be broadcast Tuesday, May 20 (9 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network. The special will be taped Monday, April 7, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 02:10 pm
At its Feb. 19 board of directors meeting, Arts Services Initiative of Western New York appointed three new directors.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 02:10 pm
Exactly 20 years to the day after the 1994 Olympic Winter Games, Mary Carillo looks back at the events leading up to, during and following the ladies' figure skating competition in the special one-hour "Nancy & Tonya."
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 12:45 pm
Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz will present at this year's Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced Thursday. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air Sunday, March 2, live on ABC.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 12:10 pm
Merrell Lane, vice chairman of the Niagara Military Affairs Council and a member of the Air Force chief of staff's civic leaders program, recently met with top leaders of the U.S. Air Force at the 2014 Air Force Civic Leader Program Conference in Washington, D.C.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 12:10 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, presents Pat Metheny Unity Group on Wednesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 12:05 pm
Tully's Good Times Restaurants in Amherst, Clarence and Cheektowaga have joined forces with the Special Olympics NY Western Region to raise money for the upcoming Special Olympics New York State Summer Games, taking place June 6-8.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 12:00 pm
The University at Buffalo will host the 11th annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar for law enforcement and schools on Monday, March 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus. The event is free, but registration is required.
This year's seminar - "The Role of Leadership in Making our Schools Safe" - will be led by retired U.S. Army Col. Danny R. McKnight, a distinguished and highly decorated veteran who served 28 1/2 years as a U.S. Army Ranger.
McKnight's presentation will highlight the unparalleled commitment and leadership required to be successful when executing operations in the most difficult and severe situations.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 09:40 am
NBC Olympics and the United States Olympic Committee will present an unprecedented 52 hours of coverage of the upcoming Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games across NBC and NBCSN, including 27 hours of live coverage, beginning with the opening ceremony Friday, March 7, at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN. TeamUSA.org will live stream all events from the Paralympic Winter Games.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 09:40 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-C-I-Lewiston, is calling for the restoration of the cuts to education funding from 2011 with the Partnership for Smarter Schools, a bipartisan alliance of parents, teachers and education professionals working to improve New York schools.
|
Thu, Feb 20th 2014 09:40 am
Sabine is a key member of the Ghost crew in "Star Wars Rebels." As seen in this special video, featuring early design concepts, animation tests and final art, Sabine is unlike any "Star Wars" character - especially in her love for blowing things up and tagging her work with graffiti.
|
Wed, Feb 19th 2014 12:50 pm
Advocating for student financial aid isn't easy. Just ask Matt Nadler and Kalene Faricellie.
|
Wed, Feb 19th 2014 12:35 pm
Artpark & Company announced on its Facebook page Wednesday that English indie band Arctic Monkeys will perform June 18 as part of the "Coors Light Wednesdays" concert series in the Outdoor Amphitheater.
|
Wed, Feb 19th 2014 11:10 am
Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York, northern Pennsylvania and western Vermont, announced today the company is boosting its support for Roswell Park Cancer Institute in a big way this year by signing on as a "Big Wheel" sponsor for The Ride For Roswell 2014, which will be held Friday, June 27, and Saturday, June 28.
The new sponsorship significantly extends Tops' existing support for RCPI, best known through its annual Run/Walk for Roswell. The Tops Run/Walk is a family-friendly event held each August in Williamsville to raise funds through Roswell Park's Team Cure Challenge program. Over the past six years, the event has raised more than $625,000 with the support of Roswell Park, the local community, vendor partners and Tops associates.
|
Wed, Feb 19th 2014 11:00 am
Niagara County lawmakers were outraged Tuesday night at plans by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to give taxpayer-funded college degrees to hardened criminals doing time in New York's prisons - and became the first county in the state to go on the record opposing the prison perk.
In a rare show of bipartisan anger at the Democratic governor, county legislators unanimously passed a resolution that opposed Cuomo's college-for-criminals scheme and called on the New York State Legislature to block it. The resolution was sponsored by every single member of the County Legislature's Republican and Democratic caucuses.
|
Wed, Feb 19th 2014 07:00 am
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today issued a warning to New Yorkers based on numerous complaints received by his office from consumers who have been contacted recently by scam artists posing as representatives of Microsoft or an organization allegedly affiliated with Microsoft, such as P.C. Solutions.
|
Wed, Feb 19th 2014 07:00 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-C-I-Lewiston, came out in opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to offer a free college education to prisoners.
|
Tue, Feb 18th 2014 09:00 pm
The Buffalo Sabres have announced the team terminated the contract of forward Linus Omark.
|
Tue, Feb 18th 2014 09:00 pm
Every team needs a tough guy. Introducing Zeb, the (smart) muscle of the Ghost crew from Lucasfilm's upcoming animated series "Star Wars Rebels."
|
