Sat, Dec 18th 2010 01:00 pm
Terri and John Bednarczyk, owners of The Bee Hive Ceramic and Craft Studio in the Village of Lewiston, presented a $200 check this week to John Reardon, COO of Niagara Cerebral Palsy, and Joseph O. Mineo, NCP executive director/CEO.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 12:00 pm
NBC's promising new competition series "The Voice" (working title) announces open auditions in cities across America beginning Jan. 14, 2011. As previously announced, NBC has teamed up with hit-making reality show pioneers John de Mol, Mark Burnett and Warner Horizon Television to bring Holland's top-rated vocal talent discovery show, "The Voice of Holland," to America in spring 2011.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 10:00 am
Video game composer Tommy Tallarico is proud to say that his vegan diet has given him an extra life. That's why the Video Games Live founder has teamed up with peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights group, for a brand-new vegan testimonial print public service announcement in which he proclaims, "I'm Tommy Tallarico, and I'm vegan."
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 10:00 am
Fresh off preventing a large tax increase in a difficult budget year by forcing a series of tough-minded budget cuts through the County Legislature, Majority Caucus lawmakers met Wednesday night to elect their leadership team for 2011 at their annual organizational dinner at the Shamus in Lockport.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 10:00 am
New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys will perform together live from Times Square on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011," Friday, Dec. 31 on ABC. They join previously announced acts Ke$ha and Taio Cruz in Times Square, as well as Los Angeles-based performers including Jennifer Hudson, Willow Smith, Ne-Yo, Avril Lavigne, Drake, Jason Derulo, La Roux, Mike Posner, Natasha Bedingfield, Far East Movement and Train.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 09:00 am
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 09:00 am
Dog behavior, boats and windmills - items of interest that occupied significant discussion at an otherwise routine Town of Porter Town Board session Monday night.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 09:00 am
The Village of Lewiston will begin the new year in a familiar place: New York State Supreme Court.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 02:00 pm
Grand Island Board of Education members continued their ongoing review of building conditions in the district with a 20-minute tour of Veronica Connor Middle School Monday.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 02:00 pm
Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, Grand Island Fire Co. firefighters responded to a Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Metro bus fire at 2850 Grand Island Blvd. Nineteen passengers made their way to safety and were provided with temporary shelter at the nearby Riverwood Health Care Center, according to GIFC Chief Greg Butcher.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 02:00 pm
The Grand Island Central School District is making the last call for volunteers on its ad hoc 2011 facility committee.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 12:40 pm
Grand Island's entry into Section VI Federation hockey began with a 4-1 loss to Amherst Saturday at the Northtown Center in Amherst.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 12:00 pm
The Trinity United Methodist Church's "Holiday Pops Concert" on Dec. 12 included holiday music of the Trinity Chancel Choir, as well as the Trinity Tollers, Trinity Tollers Quintet, the Trinity Chamber Orchestra, and Trinity Orchestra.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 12:00 pm
At its annual holiday party on Dec. 7, the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce elected seven directors to the board of directors.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 10:50 am
As the season of giving to loved ones nears, The North American Pet Health Insurance Association announces "Ernie the Puppy Steals Owners Hearts and also Diamond Earring" as the winner of the 2010 Favorite Pet Story to highlight the need of pet health insurance.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 05:00 pm
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 10:00 am
Patrick House, a 28-year-old sales representative from Vicksburg, Miss., won NBC's "The Biggest Loser" and $250,000 at the live season 10 finale of the popular series. Patrick began season ten weighing 400 lbs. and lost 181 lbs. Weighing in at finale at 219 lbs., Patrick lost 45.25 percent of his body weight to claim the prize.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 10:00 am
Spirits were high for the Town of Wheatfield Senior Christmas Party and Dance held Dec. 11.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 10:00 am
Paul DePlato of 2430 Washington St., in Bergholz, has built his own festival of lights.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 10:00 am
On Saturday, Dec. 4, West Street Elementary School held its second annual Breakfast with Santa.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:50 am
The following is a sampling of calls the Town of Niagara Police responded to between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2. During that time period, 121 incidents were investigated.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:45 am
The Kenan Center is currently accepting applications for its 41st annual 100 American Craftsmen show of fine craft. Original, handcrafted works in wood, glass, clay, metal, fiber (wearable and non-wearable), paper, leather, basketry, and mixed media are being sought. The show takes place June 3-5, 2011. Deadline for applications is Jan. 7, 2011.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
Time to Dance studio's annual Christmas show and basket auction will be held Saturday, Dec. 18, at the Niagara Falls High School Performing Arts Center, 4455 Porter Road, Niagara Falls.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
Niagara Presbyterian Church on the corner of Military and Lockport roads in the Town of Niagara will have a Christmas play at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, called "Star of Wonder."
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
Robert H. Healy, a 30-year member of the U.S. Air Force, has been named veterans services coordinator at Niagara University.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
The New York State Thruway Authority and the New York State Police Troop T have announced the "Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest" initiative, part of a national crackdown. The 17-day awareness campaign will begin Thursday, Dec. 16, and continue through Saturday, Jan. 1.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
Niagara County Parks and Recreation reports that two popular winter venues on opposite ends of Niagara County will be open beginning Sunday, Dec. 19.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
The Wheatfield Town Board got with the holiday spirit on Monday, canceling its Dec. 23 meeting and rescheduling it for 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3, 2011, immediately after the 7 p.m. reorganization meeting.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, D-NY 28th District, on Tuesday said the U.S. Senate has introduced an omnibus appropriations bill that includes $34 million worth of projects she championed for Western New York.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
The Town of Niagara Town Board voted unanimously Tuesday to deny health care insurance for future part-time elected officials.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
Niagara County lawmakers voted Tuesday to empanel two commissions to examine key consolidation efforts during the 2011 budget year while passing the 2011 Niagara County budget by a 12-7 vote.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 09:00 am
Everything from Christmas shopping to family fights can cause additional stress at this time of year, and that can be really detrimental to your health, according to Dr. Robin Spence of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
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Wed, Dec 15th 2010 02:00 pm
Quirky, funny, unique, different: What makes a family a "modern family"? Beginning today, ABC's "Good Morning America" has teamed up with ABC's hit show "Modern Family" in search of a real modern American family.
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Wed, Dec 15th 2010 01:30 pm
Lewiston-Porter Middle School announces the following students have been named to its high honor, honor and merit rolls for the first quarter of the 2010-11 academic year.
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Tue, Dec 14th 2010 03:30 pm
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Betty White star in "The Lost Valentine," the 241st Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation, to be broadcast Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 (9 p.m. ET/PT), on CBS.
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Tue, Dec 14th 2010 03:15 pm
Multi-platinum recording artist Travie McCoy and "American Idol" finalist David Archuleta will take the stage to perform their latest hits on "New Year's Eve Live" airing Friday, Dec. 31 (11 p.m. ET live; CT/MT/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
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Tue, Dec 14th 2010 03:00 pm
ReNU Niagara, a community outreach program of Niagara University, is adding to its repertoire of programs thanks to a $27,374 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo. The grant will enable ReNU Niagara and its community partners, the Niagara Falls Housing Authority, Sustainable Earth Solutions and Niagara Falls Weed and Seed, to implement a GreenRoots Leadership Development Program aimed at building a youth and adult sustainable resident leadership base in Niagara Falls to help reduce existing demographic disparities.
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