Mon, Feb 28th 2011 03:35 pm
Niagara Catholic High School is in need of host families.
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 03:35 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced the "Icicles and Brunch Tour" of Niagara Falls State Park. The walking tour will take place on Saturday, March 5, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. It includes a walk through the winter wonderland of Niagara Falls State Park.
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 03:30 pm
Dolores C. Albertsson passed away on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011.
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 03:30 pm
John Borelli, Ph.D., special assistant for interreligious initiatives to Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia, will deliver an address on "New Challenges for Catholics and Interreligious Dialogue" at Niagara University's Castellani Art Museum on Tuesday, March 8, at 5:15 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 03:30 pm
Invisible Children, a non-profit activist group that endeavors to raise awareness and funds for children forced into slavery as child soldiers, will screen its newest documentary, "Tony," at Niagara University's Castellani Art Museum on March 11. Sponsored by NU's Office of Campus Ministry, the free, public event begins at 1 p.m. and includes a viewing of the film, as well as an appearance by four speakers affiliated with Invisible Children, one of whom is a native Ugandan.
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 03:10 pm
ABC's broadcast of the "83rd Annual Academy Awards" attracted an average audience of 37.6 million total viewers and posted an 11.7 rating among adults 18-49, based on Nielsen's "Fast National" ratings.
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 03:05 pm
At its annual general meeting earlier this month, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, the bi-national entity that owns and operates the Rainbow, Whirlpool-Rapids and Lewiston-Queenston bridges between Canada and the U.S., elected its slate of officers for 2011.
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 03:00 pm
Richard E. Hinkle, who managed Kmart stores in Niagara Falls and Buffalo and who with his wife, Mary, led a popular round dance club, died Monday, Feb 21, 2011, in his Grand Island home. He was 79.
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 03:00 pm
William Morrish, 65, of Grand Island, passed away suddenly on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011.
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 03:00 pm
Grammy Award winner Cee Lo Green - the popular singer-songwriter-producer - and fellow Grammy Award winner Adam Levine (Maroon 5) have been named as two of the four musician coaches on NBC's new musical competition series "The Voice," a show about real vocal talent that will premiere on Tuesday, April 26 (9-11 p.m. ET).
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 02:55 pm
The cast of the much-talked-about new Broadway musical, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," will make their first late night talk show performance on the "Late Show with David Letterman," Tuesday, March 1 (11:35 p.m. ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 02:40 pm
Grammy Award-winning superstar and "American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez is partnering with americanidol.com to offer fans the opportunity to choose the ending of the music video for her new hit single, "On The Floor."
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 02:40 pm
Donald Trump and Mark Burnett have partnered with some of the world's most prominent and recognizable brands on NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice" airing every Sunday (9-11 p.m. ET/PT).
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 02:35 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, will present "Spring Awakening" on Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
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Mon, Feb 28th 2011 02:30 pm
The 2011 Billboard Music Awards will be broadcast on ABC live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, in partnership with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
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Sat, Feb 26th 2011 04:00 pm
In the 18th century, taverns were places to catch up on the latest news and gossip, enjoy a variety of food and libations, and even find lodging for the night. On Saturdays, March 5 and 12, Old Fort Niagara recreates the atmosphere of a colonial tavern when the historic site presents "Tavern Nights," a fundraiser to benefit the fort's educational programming.
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Sat, Feb 26th 2011 04:00 pm
The following activity occurred Monday, Feb. 14, to Sunday, Feb. 20, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. A total of 81 calls were answered by LPD during this period.
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Sat, Feb 26th 2011 09:00 am
Students from the Lewiston-Porter Builders Club will hold a food drive from March 1 until March 15. Club Adviser Tina Oddy reports that collection sites for non-perishable food donations are located in the clerk's offices of the Town of Porter, the Town of Lewiston, the Village of Lewiston, and the Village of Youngstown. Donations will also be collected in the library at Lewiston-Porter Middle School. All donations will benefit the Magdalene Project Soup Kitchen located at Old St. George's Church on 19th and Falls streets in Niagara Falls.
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Sat, Feb 26th 2011 09:00 am
Just when you think you see a glimmer of hope toward the beginning of spring, you awake to frigid temperatures and more snow to brush off your car. Although we, as Western New Yorkers, are plagued with often unbearably long winters, every year at this time numerous brave members of the community put their dreary thoughts of winter behind them.
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Sat, Feb 26th 2011 09:00 am
The Town of Lewiston has joined a select group of Western New York communities that have opted to assume management of state parks in response to closures.
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Sat, Feb 26th 2011 09:00 am
Everyone got something at Monday's Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees meeting.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 04:30 pm
Syfy has acquired both seasons (31 episodes) of the acclaimed fan-favorite "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, it was announced today by Chris Regina, vice president of programming, Syfy, and Tom Cerio, Executive vice president of cable sales, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 04:25 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-Lewiston, today announced that legislation he sponsored (A.3093B) was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo this afternoon. The law will save villages in Western New York money by exempting them from costly new voting machine requirements by allowing villages throughout the state to use lever voting machines for their elections.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 04:10 pm
Winners of the 2011 Business of the Year and Business Person of the Year will be among the many achievements celebrated by the Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce during its "Chamber Honors" annual dinner, Saturday evening, Feb. 26, at the Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 03:55 pm
Niagara University is the new home of the county's approved training program for law enforcement officers.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 03:45 pm
E. Alice Miranda was installed by U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins as the 2011 president of the Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors at their annual installation dinner earlier this month.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 03:35 pm
The WNY Chamber Alliance, an organization of 27 local chambers of commerce working together to represent and promote the interests of their chambers and the business community of Western New York State, will hold a legislative forum on Friday, March 11, from 7:30 until 9:30 a.m. at Michael's Banquet Facility, 4885 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 03:30 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R,I-Lewiston, recently announced that his co-sponsored legislation to exempt villages in Western New York from costly new voting machine requirements was passed by the Assembly. The measure, which was also passed in the State Senate and now awaits action by the governor, would allow villages throughout the state to use lever voting machines for their elections, an election law exemption only previously granted to school districts.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 03:25 pm
"Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country," originally scheduled for Sunday, May 22, will now be broadcast Friday, April 22 (9 p.m., ET/PT).
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 03:15 pm
On Monday, Feb. 28, the Emmy Award-winning syndicated series "The Doctors" (check local listings) reveals shocking health hazards stemming from food diseases, product recalls, hidden house dangers and other underlying conditions that are all too close to home in the episode "Surprising Health Dangers You Never Knew."
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:35 pm
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:30 pm
The Women of the Moose on behalf of the Grand Island Moose Lodge No. 180 recently purchased a "brick" for The Miracle League of Grand Island and Western New York, and have issued a challenge to other community groups to raise money for the Miracle League by hosting some kind of fundraiser.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:30 pm
The ABC Television Network's contract to carry the annual Academy Awards presentations has been extended for six more years, though 2020, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Anne Sweeney, president of the Disney/ABC Television Group, announced Thursday.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:25 pm
Carolyn Konopski was recently named the new administrative director for the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce and Kim McMahon has been name the chamber's new benefits administrator.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:25 pm
Niagara County has closed the Shaw Building, which houses the Public Health and Mental Health Departments, due to a water main break.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:20 pm
ABC Family has picked up an additional one-hour scripted drama, "The Lying Game." The drama is in addition to the three previously announced series pick-ups, the one-hour dramas "The Nine Lives of Chloe King" and "Switched at Birth," and the half-hour multi-cam comedy series, "The Great State of Georgia."
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:15 pm
For the first time ever, "American Idol" will allow viewers to vote for their favorite contestants online at americanidol.com. Sponsored by AT&T, online voting begins immediately after the first performance show airing Tuesday, March 1 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT) on FOX. In addition to online voting, fans will continue to be able to vote via toll-free phone lines, as well as unlimited text-message votes for AT&T wireless customers during the voting window (standard text-messaging rates may apply).
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:15 pm
Auditions for the highly anticipated singing competition "The X Factor" are set to begin on Sunday, March 27, in Los Angeles at the L.A. Sports Arena. The search for the next global superstar will continue in Miami on Thursday, April 7; Newark, N.J., on Thursday, April 14; Seattle on Wednesday, April 20; Chicago on Wednesday, April 27; and Dallas (date to be announced).
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:00 pm
The Section VI playoffs brought out the best in the Grand Island boys basketball team as the Vikings won their first home game of the season with a dramatic late rally.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:00 pm
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has re-introduced federal legislation that would forever protect toll discount programs such as those for Grand Island residents.
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