Tue, Aug 2nd 2011 12:15 pm
Niagara County's government will provide a demonstration of what new technologies mean for the environment - and for the bottom line - at Wednesday's Farm/City Breakfast at the Niagara County Fair, as part of the "Go Green/Wear Green" Day.
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2011 12:15 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, released the following statement Monday regarding the regional economic councils' first round of meetings. Western New York's council will host the first meeting on August 3 at the University at Buffalo.
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2011 06:00 am
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard (and his dog) enjoyed a round of golf Monday at Seneca Hickory Stick in Lewiston.
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Mon, Aug 1st 2011 03:40 pm
ZZ Top headlines "Tuesday in the Park" at Artpark
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Mon, Aug 1st 2011 01:30 pm
Jeri Ryan, whose role as Seven of Nine on "Star Trek: Voyager" instantly made her a science fiction superstar, returns to the genre tonight when she guests on "Warehouse 13." The actress plays agent Pete Lattimer's ex-wife on the Syfy series.
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Mon, Aug 1st 2011 12:20 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto has launched his community listening tour to meet with constituents throughout the 138th Assembly District in order to discuss state and local issues and listen to their thoughts and concerns.
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Mon, Aug 1st 2011 07:00 am
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Mon, Aug 1st 2011 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 August.
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Mon, Aug 1st 2011 05:00 am
Branches continue to offer full customer services during transition; HSBC to retain commercial banking operations in upstate New York market.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 07:10 am
On Saturday, Aug. 20, from 2 to 3 p.m. in Youngstown's Falkner Park, the Bicentennial Art of Peace Garden will be formally dedicated,
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 07:05 am
Niagara Feline Friends is running a low cost spay/neuter clinic for cats. It's open to anyone, regardless of income. The cost is $75, which also includes distemper and rabies shots.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 07:00 am
College tuition invoices are in the mail and will be due in the next several weeks, leaving some New York state students and families scrambling to fill the tuition gap between their available financial aid and the amount due.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 07:00 am
Security and law enforcement student Brandon Hansen was recently awarded the Alfred McDonald Scholarship and the Loose Leaf Law Award at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center end of the year ceremonies.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 03:05 am
Kingdom Bound Ministries' annual Kingdom Bound Festival marks its 25th anniversary this weekend.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 01:20 am
NBC, Entertainment One (eOne), Sony Pictures Television Networks and Global Television announce Molly Parker ("Deadwood," "Swingtown") has signed to star as Abby McDeere in the network's new legal drama series "The Firm," based on John Grisham's best-selling novel and executive-produced by Grisham and Lukas Reiter.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 01:20 am
With the upcoming season eight premiere of NBC's hit comedy series, "The Office," this September, NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products Group and Running Press Book Publishers announce the Aug. 2 release of "The Office Kit," available in-store and online at nationwide booksellers.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 01:15 am
On Wednesday, Aug. 3, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., the City of Lockport Refuse Committee and Modern Corporation will host a live equipment demonstration in City Hall parking lot.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 01:10 am
The American Red Cross and the Niagara County Sheriff's Office are sponsoring two blood drives in honor of Sheriff's Deputy Allen Gerhardt on Thursday, Aug. 4 from 1 until 7 p.m. at the South Lockport Fire Hall and the Newfane Town Hall.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:35 am
NBCUniversal has joined forces with Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation to encourage viewers to go "Channel Smurfing" with a multiplatform advertising campaign spanning nine NBCUniversal properties promoting "The Smurfs," the hybrid live-action/computer-animated family comedy coming to theaters July 29.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:35 am
The Niagara County Fair has always had a progressive approach to entertaining fairgoers.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:20 am
The Niagara County Builders Association brought its own version of a parade to this year's Canal Fest parade in North Tonawanda. The builders' float highlighted their Parade of Homes show, which will open Sept. 17 and run for three weekends.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:20 am
Amy Stewart visited Tuesday's Town Commons concert series to help support the Miracle League of Grand Island and Western New York's effort to raise money for an adaptive baseball diamond in Veterans Park for ballplayers with disabilities.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:15 am
This year, the Grand Island Lions Club's Special Kids Picnic entertained more than 800 kids and their chaperones to a day of food and fun, including boat rides, pony rides, face painting, music, hot dogs and hamburgers. The Lions rely on donations from the community to fund this event.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:15 am
At its Monday evening meeting, the Grand Island Board of Education discussed the composition of the capital project planning committee.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:10 am
Building reconfiguration of elementary school grade levels is off the table for now as the Grand Island Central School District continues work on a possible capital construction project.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:00 am
The Erie County Sheriff's Office reports its officers responded to 437 calls from July 8 to 22. Below is a sampling of only those incidents the ECSO reported to the Island Dispatch.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:00 am
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:00 am
Lewiston Music promoter Steve Goodman's debut "Hot Pepper & Salsa Festival" has been pushed back a few weeks. The Village of Lewiston approved use of Academy Park on Aug. 16 and 17 for the event, but that was too early for the man who just hosted the Lewiston Music Festival on July 8 and 9.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:00 am
Jerk chicken, island drinks, live music and limbo will greet guests next Sunday at the Wilson Boat House. Music promoter Steve Goodman is producing a "Caribbean Experience," complete with restaurant specials, entertainment and one very special guest.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:00 am
Two local credit unions, the Greater Niagara Federal Credit Union and North Tonawanda Community Federal Credit Union merged together on April 8 of this year.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:00 am
The following activity occurred Monday, July 18, to Sunday, 24, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD reported a total of 144 responses during this period.
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Fri, Jul 29th 2011 11:55 pm
Two more members of the Western New York Young Marines are attending leadership school this summer.
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Fri, Jul 29th 2011 11:55 pm
With the 2010-11 school year now history, the Lewiston-Porter Athletic Department announced the presentation of two special honors.
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Fri, Jul 29th 2011 11:55 pm
Niagara Hospice recently announced its schedule of August community grief support groups and workshops. These groups are designed to provide education and support to people in the community to help them navigate the journey of grief and adapt to their losses in a healthy way.
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Fri, Jul 29th 2011 11:55 pm
All eyes and ears were on Jim Stachowski, environmental engineer for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as he led off and occupied much of Tuesday's Lewiston-Porter School Board meeting.
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Fri, Jul 29th 2011 11:50 pm
Record heat greeted race fans and drivers alike last Friday night at Ransomville Speedway.
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Fri, Jul 29th 2011 11:45 pm
The following is a statement released Friday by Assemblyman John Ceretto
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Fri, Jul 29th 2011 11:40 pm
St. John's Episcopal Church, Main and Chestnut streets in Youngstown, will hold its annual rummage sale.
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Fri, Jul 29th 2011 11:35 pm
With newly appointed U.S. Army Corps facilitator Doug Sarno in attendance, members of the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works Restoration Advisory Board voted to officially dissolve and emerge anew.
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Fri, Jul 29th 2011 11:25 pm
"I'm too old for this. ..." Not really.
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