Fri, Nov 1st 2013 08:00 pm
Wegmans Food Markets Inc. and Roswell Park Cancer Institute have joined forces to offer the "QuitClub," a smoking cessation program available to all Wegmans employees and eligible spouses who want to quit smoking.
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Fri, Nov 1st 2013 01:55 pm
National Grid is now gearing up to address any electric service issues that may result from extreme winds. Potentially heavy rain and very strong wind gusts are expected across the company's upstate New York service area in Western New York, and moving east.
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Fri, Nov 1st 2013 01:55 pm
AccuWeather reports as a potent disturbance begins to exit the Great Lakes Friday, gusty winds will continue to reach eastward to the upper part of the Atlantic Coast. These strong winds will have the ability to down tree limbs and power lines. Folks could experience sporadic power outages throughout the day.
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Fri, Nov 1st 2013 07:05 am
Proud fourth-graders at Errick Road Elementary recently unveiled their first outdoor sculpture titled "Vertebrate Spines."
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Fri, Nov 1st 2013 07:00 am
The New York State Tax Department claims more than half of the eligible homeowners in New York have registered for their Basic STAR exemptions.
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Fri, Nov 1st 2013 07:00 am
The ninth annual Electric Lights Parade will once again jump-start the holiday season, starting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, along Military Road in the Town of Niagara.
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Fri, Nov 1st 2013 07:00 am
The Castellani Art Museum will host its third annual NU Student Culture Expo with an exhibition of student work from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 14.
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Fri, Nov 1st 2013 07:00 am
As your holiday headquarters, "The Chew" is your complete source for Thanksgiving recipes and entertaining tips to make your feasts festive, your soirees sing and your guests grateful.
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Fri, Nov 1st 2013 07:00 am
The kickoff of the Christmas season starts in Lewiston on Dec. 7 and 8 with this year's Lewiston Home Tour, a fundraiser for the Historical Association of Lewiston.
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Fri, Nov 1st 2013 07:00 am
On Saturday, Nov. 2, the Queen City Roller Girls will kick-off the 2014 season with the second annual "We all Brawl - Spill-O-Ween" exhibition bout. This year's event will feature three teams of 20-21 skaters competing in three, 30-minute bouts.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 06:10 pm
An Election Day ham dinner will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 at St. John Lutheran Church, corner of Ward Road and Niagara Falls Boulevard.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 06:10 pm
The Adams Fire Company Auxiliary will hold its first indoor craft and vendor sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Adams firehall at 7113 Nash Road, Wheatfield. Many popular vendors and holiday crafts will be available. The snack bar will be open all day.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 06:10 pm
St. Peter Lutheran Church will host its second annual Music for Missions Benefit Concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in its Christian Day School gymnasium, 6168 Walmore Road, Sanborn. All are welcome to attend.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 06:10 pm
Niagara County Community College will host a Fall 2013 Job & Internship Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the main cafeteria of G-Building on the main campus, 3111 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn. The job fair is free and open to the public.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 06:05 pm
Students and staff at Niagara Wheatfield's West Street Elementary School had a visit from the Sanborn Volunteer Fire Department in honor of Fire Prevention Week.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 06:05 pm
Election Day is fast approaching and it is our right, privilege and duty to visit the ballot box and render your opinion, but please vote informed.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 06:05 pm
At 2 a.m. this coming Sunday, Nov. 3, we all will set our clocks back one hour in accordance with Daylight Saving Time. We often think of Daylight Saving Time as a time we either get an extra hour of sleep or we lose one, but when it comes to life safety we hope to encourage you to use this time for more than setting your clocks.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 06:00 pm
Election Day is Tuesday with several contested local races. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 06:00 pm
On Saturday, Nov. 9, veterans groups, civic groups and other veteran supporters will march in the 2013 Veterans Day Parade in Buffalo.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 06:00 pm
American Legion National Commander Daniel M. Dellinger honored a 100-year-old World War II veteran during an official visit to Western New York on Oct. 25.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 06:00 pm
A public hearing on the Town of Niagara's 2014 budget drew only one speaker on Monday afternoon and the board decided by a 3-2 vote to table further discussion and vote on the budget at a later date.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:30 pm
Grand Island High School alumni from the 1960s to the present took the field one last time at their alma mater Saturday.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:30 pm
At a crowded Grand Island Board of Education meeting Monday evening, Veronica Connor Middle School Assistant Principal Eleanor Payne received official recognition from the American Heart Association for her administering of CPR on one of her students who had collapsed in full cardiac arrest in a school hallway Sept. 9.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:30 pm
Fundraising efforts to build a new playground at Kaegebein Elementary School received a hand from a neighboring business. Kevin Slachciak, owner of Say Cheese Pizza Company, located just up Love Road from Kaegebein Elementary, presented the Kaegebein Playground Committee with a check for $750.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:20 pm
Two proclamations at the Grand Island Town Board meeting involved an Islander to whom "the world's children have been a priority."
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:20 pm
Participants had a great time recently playing two rounds of laser tag and enjoying some pizza and soda during a get-acquainted event for Grand Island High School's Interact Club.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:20 pm
The penalties for driving while distracted in New York state are finally catching up with a problem that seems to grow more serious each day.
We have all seen motorists talking on their cellphones as they navigate busy thoroughfares and small neighborhood streets alike. Do drivers who try to conceal their smartphones by pressing their entire device between their ear and the palm of their hand actually think the ruse is working?
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:20 pm
The members of the Grand Island chapter of DECA, a business and marketing club, were present to be inducted into the state and national level of DECA at Salvatore's Italian Gardens.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:20 pm
The Huth Road Elementary School PTA presented Honorary Life Membership to Carolyn Thompson and Tracey Shickluna at a recent PTA meeting. Honorary life memberships are presented to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding effort on behalf of the welfare of children and youth.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:10 pm
The Mary Star of the Sea Council No. 4752 celebrated its annual Past Grand Knight's Dinner honoring Paul Minton on Saturday, Oct. 19. This was Minton's second term as Grand Knight.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:10 pm
In honor of School Board Recognition Week Grand Island PTA Council hosted a reception for school board members prior to Monday night's meeting.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:10 pm
The following incidents occurred from Oct. 14 to 20, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 28 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has now responded to 1,162 calls so far this year.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:10 pm
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 05:10 pm
The Erie County Sheriff's Office responded to 160 calls from Oct. 12 to 18. Below is a sampling of the noteworthy incidents on Grand Island.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 04:30 pm
Boston Red Sox star David "Big Papi" Ortiz, MVP of the 2013 World Series, will talk about his team's victory over the St. Louis Cardinals when he visits the "The Late Show with David Letterman" Monday, Nov. 4 (11:35 p.m.) on the CBS Television Network.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 04:20 pm
Artpark has announced "Aladdin & Other Enchanting Tales" as its annual springtime children's theater offering. Philadelphia's Enchantment Theatre Company will present two Mainstage Theater performances (10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.) May 6, 2014.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 03:45 pm
The Lewiston Community Lions Club's fifth annual peace poster contest was recently held at the Stella Niagara Education Park. The event, chaired by Lion Marlene Craft and Lion's President Ron Craft, boated 58 entries from Stella Niagara, St. Peter's Roman Catholic and St. Peter's Lutheran schools. This year's theme for the contest was "Our World, Our Future."
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 03:40 pm
All weekend, state and local law enforcement agencies will be out in force, utilizing sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols to deter drunk driving during related to Halloween.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 03:20 pm
After meeting with military staff at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo to secure that location for the annual Red Brick Bench Press Championships, Dennis Brochey of Lewiston was honored with a color print of the armory as a token of gratitude by members of Co. C (Sig) 27th BSTB Army National Guard.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2013 02:10 pm
NBC has ordered 13 episodes of a new singlecam comedy from multiple Emmy Award winners Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. Ellie Kemper is set to star.
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