Tue, Feb 5th 2013 07:00 am
On Saturday, Feb. 9, Serene Gardens, 2800 Grand Island Blvd., will host a free Japanese cooking demonstration and tasting, beginning at 4 p.m. Explore two basic staples of Japanese food, miso soup and sushi roll, with Serene Gardens' Chef Satomi Smith.
Coming off of a recent Buffalo Soup Fest award for "Best Kept Secret," Satomi will demonstrate how she prepares these dishes from the first step; making broth for miso soup, washing the rice properly, making the vinaigrette for sushi rice, etc. Following the class there also will be a sake and wine tasting.
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Tue, Feb 5th 2013 07:00 am
The following incidents occurred from Jan. 20 to 27, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 33 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has responded to 112 calls so far this year.
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Tue, Feb 5th 2013 07:00 am
Following three motor vehicle incidents on Friday, Jan. 25, Grand Island Fire Co. rescue personnel had to contend with two separate accidents on Sunday, Jan. 27.
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Tue, Feb 5th 2013 07:00 am
Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard has reported the arrest of two offenders for driving while intoxicated by sheriff's road patrols in separate incidents on Sunday morning, Jan. 27.
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Tue, Feb 5th 2013 07:00 am
Town of Grand Island officials and local police are hoping a $1,000 reward will help resolve a spate of vandalism incidents that have taken place at the Nike Base.
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Tue, Feb 5th 2013 07:00 am
WIVB-TV's Luke Moretti will act as this year's master of ceremonies at the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year awards dinner.
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Tue, Feb 5th 2013 07:00 am
The Holiday Inn Grand Island and Niagara Frontier Publications have pledged support for the annual Citizen of the Year award banquet with platinum sponsorships.
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Tue, Feb 5th 2013 07:00 am
Ray Billica has announced that he will seek re-election to the Town Board position of councilman he has held for the last three years.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 04:20 pm
Assemblyman John D. Ceretto signed the New York State Legislative Wine Pledge Monday in support of the region's expanding wine and grape industry. The pledge requires Ceretto to serve New York state wine and grape products at events sanctioned by his legislative office or campaign organization.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 03:55 pm
Despite the latest start time ever for a post-Super Bowl broadcast, the freshman drama "Elementary" delivered 20.8 million viewers, 7.8 rating in adults 18-49, 8.3 in adults 25-54, and 7.4 in adults 18-34, according to Nielsen time period adjusted live plus same day fast nationals for Sunday, Feb. 3.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 03:35 pm
The CBS Television Network's coverage of Super Bowl XLVII featuring the Baltimore Ravens' 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers' on Sunday was watched by a Nielsen estimated average of 108.41 million viewers, making it the third-most-watched program in television history.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 02:45 pm
Buffalo Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek, Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Chris Kunitz and Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo were named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending Feb. 3.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 01:35 pm
As announced on "Good Morning America," the final two celebrity contestants joining the cast of "Splash" (formerly titled "Celebrity Diving") are the NBA's all-time leading scorer and New York Times best-selling author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and extreme skier Rory Bushfield.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 01:30 pm
CBS Sports' coverage of Super Bowl XLVII featuring the Baltimore Ravens' 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 3 (6:30-8:45 p.m. and 9:15-10:45 p.m.), earned an average overnight household rating/share of 48.1/71, the highest-rated Super Bowl in the metered markets in history (surpassing the Green Bay-Pittsburgh 2011 Super Bowl's 47.9/71 on FOX).
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 01:30 pm
The Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy is immediately accepting applications for its next class of sworn recruits and pre-employment students.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 01:30 pm
Nominees Bruno Mars and Rihanna, as well as 16-time Grammy Award winner Sting will join together for a special performance, in addition to a performance by current nominee Kelly Clarkson on The 55th Annual Grammy Awards broadcast.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 09:05 am
Throughout the month of February, Shoppe On Main will display different quilts created by quilters who got their start at "Martha's Cupboard," the original quilt store in Newfane. Martha Ferguson, along with several other area women, taught the art of hand quilting in the store.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 09:00 am
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, MVP of Super Bowl XLVII, talks about his team thrilling victory Sunday night over the San Francisco 49ers when he visits the "Late Show with David Letterman," Monday, Feb. 4 (11:35 p.m.), on CBS.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The following activity occurred Monday, Jan. 21, to Sunday, Jan. 27, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD logged a total of 84 responses during this period.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara River Anglers Association will hold its 29th annual Lower Niagara River Steelhead Contest on Saturday, Feb. 16, from sunrise to 2 p.m. Awards and picnic will be held at the 3F Club, Swann Road, Lewiston.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Lewiston Public Library, 305 S. Eighth St., announces the following programs, events and activities for February.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
Rivershore Inc. has received a generous donation of land in Youngstown from village residents Richard and Karen Phoenix. Rivershore will explore ways to meet the housing needs of the Village of Youngstown through this donation.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick has announced that a Home Energy Assistance Program outreach will be held Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Grand Island Golden Age Center, 3278 Whitehaven Road. Interviews will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. All applicants will be interviewed.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Grand Island Board of Education worked through a lengthy agenda of approvals, reports and tabling of items.
The board also had a new look, which included new Interim Superintendent of Schools Paul Hashem, Vice President Paul Krull presiding and trustee Tak Nobumoto in attendance via Skype. Trustee Joan Droit was absent due to a medical problem, and the board is functioning without a president since David Goris' resignation earlier in the month.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame is accepting applications for the newly created New Era Student-Athlete Scholarship.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara County Diabetes Education Program will conduct its next class at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Grace Lutheran Church, 716 Cayuga Drive at Pershing Avenue in LaSalle.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will offer a series of free health screenings during the next several weeks.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Members of the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center team gathered at the hospital's main entrance Friday to show their support for the 10th annual National Wear Red/Go Red for Women Day, an event dedicated to raising awareness and funds to battle heart disease in women.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Unbelievable. The real Jesse Owens? The most successful athlete at the 1936 Summer Olympics? Well, no, but to hear Ed Mort tell his fishing story, you would think it was the real Jesse Owens that was born 100 years ago.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara Falls Country Club announces the following events of note taking place at its Country Club Trail clubhouse in Lewiston:
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Village of Youngstown is currently searching for a historian.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Legacy Drive, green space, zoning, recreation, water and CWM issues were among a host of items covered at an active Lewiston Town Board regular meeting, Monday night at Town Hall.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Grand Island Historic Preservation Advisory Board is looking to scan pictures to save for future generations. Bring your old pictures of family, friends, buildings, etc., from earlier days on Grand Island, to be saved for posterity.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Congratulations to the Niagara-Wheatfield boys varsity swimming and diving team on its third consecutive Niagara Frontier League Championship.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
A world premiere adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island" by Wheatfield playwright L. Don Swartz will be presented at the Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda, on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.; Feb. 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 8 p.m.; and on Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
While on his second deployment in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Cpl. Paul Schaus was left a double amputee after stepping on a landmine during a firefight with insurgents in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on June 5, 2009.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
As it happens every January, you can bet that millions of New Yorkers have made well-intended resolutions to eat better, exercise more and lose weight. But, if you are among the 72 percent of Americans who say they cannot exercise because of foot pain, those good intentions will never become reality.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce recently traveled to Albany to attend the Chamber Alliance of New York State Winter Conference.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 10:25 pm
Congressman Chris Collins, NY-27, announced Friday that his office was able to help Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown receive long-stalled federal grant money it was awarded several years ago.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 09:45 pm
Whether auditioners received a unanimous "yes" from Mariah, Randy, Nicki and Keith or had the judges battling over their fates, it's a clean slate in Hollywood for the lucky contestants who are one step closer to becoming the next "American Idol."
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