Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 05:45 pm
Niagara Falls International Airport's third low-cost airline, the Florida-based Spirit Airlines, sent its first planeload of Western New York and Canadian residents to Fort Lauderdale at 1:55 a.m., on Friday, Jan. 28.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 05:30 pm
The Ransomville Speedway office is a buzz of activity as the upcoming season plans continue to be made. Tana Robinson, public relations and marketing director, reports the schedule is nearly complete, while plans for the annual membership meeting and car show also are also in the works.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 05:00 pm
A dinosaur adventure program was held at the Colonial Village Elementary School Family Reading Night last month featuring Joseph "PaleoJoe" Kchodl, who brings dinosaurs to life for children with a T-Rex toot, a Velociraptor skull, dino puppets, and a variety of fossils.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 05:00 pm
Those individuals who have suffered a stroke or traumatic brain injury, as well as caregivers for survivors, often experience difficulty adjusting to the challenges that result. DeGraff Memorial Hospital now is host to a special support group that will provide information, direction and opportunity to share experiences and outlook.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 05:00 pm
The following is a sampling of the 122 calls the Town of Niagara Police responded to between Jan. 19 and 25.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 05:00 pm
Horizon Health Services was recently named one of the 2011 Best Companies to Work for in New York.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 05:00 pm
Members of LaSalle's Class of '65 are planning a Palm Sunday Brunch at Antonio's Banquet & Conference Center, 7708 Niagara Falls Blvd., the same place where they held a successful 45th class reunion last September.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 05:00 pm
Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" will be presented at the Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., in North Tonawanda, on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.; Feb. 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. and on Feb. 27 at 2 p.m.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 05:00 pm
Wheatfield resident Jake Blake has been involved with motocross dirt bike racing for just three years. However, on Jan. 22, the 16-year-old received the Western New York Motocross Association's Rider of the Year award at the group's annual banquet.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 05:00 pm
Young people in grades five through eight are invited to the first-ever How Big is Your Heart Dance to benefit Carly's Club at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 05:00 pm
Wrestler Kyle Gibas has earned the Niagara County Community College Athlete of the Week honors for the week ending Jan. 30.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 05:00 pm
New state regulations have cleared the way for snowmobilers to use the Canalway Trail. The activity previously had been prohibited along the 280-mile trail that parallels most of the New York state canal system in upstate New York.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 01:00 pm
Sunday's sunshine lured local kids, parents and grandparents to the Reservoir State Park sledding hill in Lewiston.
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Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 01:00 pm
Looking for something to do to help you through the long winter months ahead, something special to make for your sweetheart for Valentines Day, or an opportunity to learn something more about a subject that has always interested you? Do we have a class for you.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 04:35 pm
Long-time Grand Island resident Franklin Mesmer, known as "Bob" to his friends, passed away on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was a successful business owner, a decorated World War II veteran, and a loving father.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 04:00 pm
The stars, the drama, the glamor and the glitter are back on ABC! "Dancing with the Stars" returns for season 12 on Monday, March 21 (8 p.m. ET) with a two-hour season premiere.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 02:05 pm
Niagara Falls International Airport's third low-cost airline, the Florida-based Spirit Airlines, sent its first planeload of Western New York and Canadian residents to Fort Lauderdale at 1:55 a.m., on Friday, Jan. 28.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 02:00 pm
Community Missions of Niagara Frontier will hold its 14th annual Sweetheart Dinner and Auction on Friday, Feb. 11, at the Crowne Plaza, 300 Third St., Niagara Falls.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 02:00 pm
Don't catch a chill, chill out at the Aquarium of Niagara throughout February. It's time for the annual storytellers' visits, sponsored by Target.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 01:00 pm
Several county leaders celebrated the success of town of Niagara businesses at the Town of Niagara Business & Professional association's annual dinner and awards ceremony Jan. 26 at the LaSalle Yacht Club.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 12:55 pm
NBC's popular reality series "The Biggest Loser" is launching a 13-city, cross-country search to find new contestants for the next edition of the hit show. Individuals and teams of two who have at least 100 lbs. to lose are encouraged to apply for the new season, which will air in the fall of 2011.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
On Friday, Feb. 4, the Emmy Award-winning syndicated series "The Doctors" (check local listings) offers viewers a healthy companion to their Super Bowl experience with New York Yankees Catcher Jorge Posada and ESPN analyst/former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Merril Hoge.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
Current Grammy nominees Drake and Rihanna will perform together, and Cee Lo Green will be joined by Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow and the Jim Henson Company Puppets in a once-in-a-lifetime performance as the latest additions to the superstar line-up for The 53rd annual Grammy Awards.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
Three iconic stars who played pivotal roles in the original version of "Dallas" have joined two next-generation talents in the cast for TNT's pilot of an update of the famed series.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
Carson Daly, host of NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly," will host NBC's compelling new vocal competition series "The Voice," from the hit-making reality show pioneers John de Mol, Mark Burnett and Warner Horizon Television. The announcement was made by Paul Telegdy, executive vice president of alternative programming and production.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
Mark Valley says he has a copy of the first season of "Human Target" on his shelf. That's not the kind of thing every actor would admit to, but the star of the FOX series says he's proud of what the cast and crew accomplished last year.
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 03:00 pm
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 02:35 pm
Nominations for the "46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards," a star-studded event produced for television by dick clark productions, were announced live this morning by country superstars Miranda Lambert and Ronnie Dunn at the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville, and broadcast live on "The Early Show."
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 11:35 am
This year's spring musical comedy at Grand Island High School is heavy on the laughs.
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 11:00 am
The budget process for Grand Island schools began in earnest Monday evening at the Board of Education meeting.
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 11:00 am
Tonawanda's Winterfest Weekend at Lincoln Park and the Ronald McDonald House got an extra lift on Sunday, Jan. 16, while kids also got a lift on snowmobiles provided by the Grand Island Snowmobile Club.
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 11:00 am
Shortly before 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20, Grand Island firefighters responded to a report of fire and heavy smoke inside a Schwegler Road home. Smoke detectors reportedly alerted two family members, who rushed downstairs to the first floor where they discovered a dining room table engulfed in flames.
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 11:00 am
Niagara County Community College President James P. Klyczek announced Jan. 19 the selection of Cannon Design for architectural and engineering services for the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute and Hospitality and Tourism Center.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 04:00 pm
A community outreach program leading to a Certificate of Applied Urban Ministry will be offered at Niagara University beginning March 1. Designed by representatives of faith communities in Niagara Falls and Buffalo in cooperation with the university, the interdenominational program is intended to help pastors and lay people become more effective leaders in their respective churches and communities.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 04:00 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, will present The Levon Helm Band on Sunday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 04:00 pm
NBC Universal Television Consumer Products Group and Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, announced today that they will publish "Thank You Notes," a series of two books by NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" host Jimmy Fallon. The books are based on the popular "Thank You Notes" segments, which air every Friday night on Fallon's hit show. The first "Thank You Notes" will be published as a trade paperback original and will hit store shelves on May 23.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 04:00 pm
Local members of the New York State Legislature have joined Erie County Executive Chris Collins to support legislation that would give local governments some control over Medicaid spending.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 04:00 pm
Freshman State Sen. Mark Grisanti has established a Grand Island field office.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 03:40 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced applications for the lottery to establish a waiting list for 2011 seasonal slips at Big Six Mile Creek Marina and Beaver Island Marina are now available.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 03:40 pm
Niagara Feline Friends hosts its next low cost spay/neuter clinic for cats on Sunday, Feb. 20. The clinic is open to anyone regardless of income. The $75 fee also includes distemper and rabies shots.
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