Mon, Mar 7th 2011 04:00 pm
NBC has named country music's Male Vocalist of The Year Blake Shelton as the fourth and final musician coach of "The Voice," a new musical competition series premiering on Tuesday, April 26 (9-11 p.m. ET). Shelton joins previously announced musician coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine.
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Mon, Mar 7th 2011 02:15 pm
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce has announced that Fuccillo Chevrolet, the Grand Island Holiday Inn Resort and Conference Center, and Niagara Frontier Publications have signed on as platinum sponsors for the 45th annual Citizen of the Year Awards event.
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Mon, Mar 7th 2011 11:35 am
Deputy Minority Leader Renae Kimble, D-Niagara Falls, announced Sunday that she will not seek re-election to the Niagara County Legislature this fall.
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Mon, Mar 7th 2011 11:25 am
Niagara University announces Timothy M. Downs, Ph.D. has been appointed vice president of academic affairs at the university following a nationwide search. Downs possesses more than 25 years of experience in higher education and currently serves as the dean of the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Gannon University, a Catholic university located in Erie, Pa. He will assume his new position at Niagara on June 13.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 01:00 pm
Ransomville Speedway's 2011 rules and membership meeting was seen by speedway organizers as a tremendous success as a total of 102 drivers registered to compete this season.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 12:55 pm
For the first time in Lewiston-Porter High School history, four students advanced to the New York State Public High School Sports Association Wrestling Championships at Times Union Center in Albany. Following an 18-3 overall season - a successful run for the team - Ryan Kromer, Dan Reagan, Joe Hill and Bashar Srouji represented Lew-Port at the Section VI wrestling tournament last weekend.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 11:00 am
With the snow season finally winding down and spring hopefully right around the corner, the Town of Lewiston Highway Department has already begun to repair normal winter road damage.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 11:00 am
Old Fort Niagara held its popular "Winter Camp for Kids" on the fort grounds, Feb. 22-24. The sold-out camp offered area youngsters a chance to experience life 250 years ago and learn some of the skills needed to survive without modern conveniences.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 09:00 am
Responding to a recent wave of residential break-ins, the Lewiston Police Department is offering another service to residents. Chief Chris Salada reports the police department will conduct free security assessments of residences.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 09:00 am
Residents heard more Monday evening on the growing range of possibilities eyed for Joseph Davis State Park. The discussions followed an agreement finalized hours earlier that day by the Town of Lewiston and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation on a 10-year lease.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 09:00 am
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will hold a public hearing regarding a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on a proposal to upgrade and expand the outdoor amphitheater and support facilities at the Earl W. Brydges Artpark in Lewiston.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 09:00 am
The topic of boat storage on properties during warm weather months returned and occupied discussion in what was otherwise a very low-key Porter Town Board session on a frigid night last month.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 10:00 pm
The Thurman Brothers will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Water Street Landing, 115 S. Water St., Lewiston. The event is a Steve Goodman production.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:25 pm
John Borelli, Ph.D., will deliver an address on "New Challenges for Catholics and Interreligious Dialogue" at Niagara University's Castellani Art Museum at 5:15 p.m. March 8.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:20 pm
The Lutheran Chorale of the Niagara Frontier will perform a concert at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:15 pm
Riverside Presbyterian Church, located at 84th Street and Lindbergh Avenue in Niagara Falls, is presenting a speakers' series.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:15 pm
Fourth- and fifth-graders at Colonial Village Elementary School gained a new awareness of many careers and an eagerness to explore more, during Career Day on Feb. 4.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:10 pm
The annual Variety Club Concert of the Stars will be presented at the Historic Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda on Saturday, March 5, beginning at 7 p.m.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:10 pm
Edna Stubbs of Ransomville, pictured at right, will portray Town of Royalton native Belva Lockwood as the Sanborn Area Historical Society presents a two-part program of family entertainment at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:05 pm
Starpoint High School will present "The Wizard of Oz" this month.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:05 pm
Becky Pittler, curator of the historic Colonel Bond House, will be the featured speaker at the noon luncheon meeting of the Niagara Falls Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, on Saturday, March 5.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:05 pm
The Niagara County Community College Small Business Development Center and Cornerstone Community Credit Union are sponsoring free business workshops geared toward working individuals to enhance their business operations.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:00 pm
Many years ago, March was proclaimed Irish American Heritage Month to honor the contributions of Irish immigrants. Each year, the Ladies Ancient Order Hibernians are on hand at the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA to celebrate Irish Heritage Days. They'll be there again this year, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 5.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 03:05 pm
The Town of Niagara Lions Club is selling chocolate Easter bunnies. They have been specially made locally by Niagara's Honeymoon Sweets and are 6 inches tall and 1/2-inch thick, embedded with an edible Lions logo, wrapped in cellophane, and tied with purple and yellow lace.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 03:00 pm
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce has announced that KeyBank, Life Technologies, and HSBC Bank have signed on as gold sponsors for the 45th annual Citizen of the Year Award banquet.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 03:00 pm
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 02:10 pm
Last night, "American Idol" revealed this season's Top 13 finalists: Casey Abrams, Naima Adedapo, Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Ashthon Jones, Stefano Langone, Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery, Paul McDonald, Thia Megia, Haley Reinhart, Karen Rodriguez and Pia Toscano. After America's votes for the Top 10 were revealed, judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler chose Naima Adedapo, Ashthon Jones and Stefano Langone as wild cards.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 02:00 pm
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 01:45 pm
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 01:40 pm
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 01:40 pm
USA Network has acquired the rights to develop a two-hour movie starring Mark Harmon based on the best-selling series of "Prey" novels by Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Sandford.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 01:40 pm
NBC will present the special "All Together Now: A Celebration of Service," in an event that honors the importance of American service and volunteerism and also will salute President George H. W. Bush for his leadership in public service, on Monday, March 28 (8 p.m. ET). The star-studded event will bring together all of the living former presidents at a public celebration for the first time since President Barack Obama took office.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 01:00 pm
Winners of the 2011 Business of the Year and Business Person of the Year were among the many entities celebrated by the Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce during its 2011 "Chamber Honors" dinner on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 09:00 am
Mary K. Downs (nee Scott), 91, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 09:00 am
Imelda Marie (Holler) McDonnell passed away on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011.
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Thu, Mar 3rd 2011 01:45 pm
Lewiston Council on the Arts has been approved for a grant of $10,000 to support artist residencies at Olde Sanborn Days, July 9 and 10, Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, has announced.
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Thu, Mar 3rd 2011 01:45 pm
The Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival and The Old Falls Street Rib Fest have teamed up with Artisan Kitchens and Baths in Buffalo, to bring in three international barbecue instructors for a class on the art of Southern barbecue.
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Thu, Mar 3rd 2011 01:45 pm
Wayne F. Jagow, Niagara County clerk, will formally announce his bid for re-election at a reception to be held 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Suzanne's Fine Dining in Wheatfield.
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Thu, Mar 3rd 2011 01:40 pm
Maybe, maybe not - that's where the Wheatfield Town Board on Monday left plans for approximately $700,000 in improvements at Fairmount Park.
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Thu, Mar 3rd 2011 01:40 pm
On Porter Road, just before Niagara Falls International Airport, sits a fenced and gated area used for years as the U.S. Army Reserve Center and Area Maintenance Facility.
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