Wed, Jan 31st 2018 01:40 pm
AAA Western and Central New York has announced its Four Diamond hotel winners. Two new properties have been added, bringing the total to 19 hotels in the Western and Central New York region that have been awarded the distinction of Four Diamond status.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 01:40 pm
The New York Power Authority and New York State Canal Corp. announced 145 entries have been received for a $2.5 million competition that seeks the best ideas to enable the state Canal System to become an engine for economic growth and a world-class tourism destination.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 01:40 pm
In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week, New York State Sen. Chris Jacobs urged the governor to reconsider a budget proposal that would delay the payment of brownfield and historic tax credits until 2021. In Cuomo's current executive budget proposal, all but three of the state's business tax credits would be deferred for the next three years. Some refundable credits would be deferred as long as five years.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 01:40 pm
Irish band Rend Collective released their latest album on Friday, Jan. 19, to critical acclaim. The widely praised "Good News" saw Rend Collective at the top of the charts, earning the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Christian and gospel chart, and No. 5 spot on Billboard's digital albums chart, hitting within the Top 20 on Billboard's top albums chart.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 09:10 am
A group of about 80 Lewiston-Porter elementary students received a special surprise Tuesday morning when reigning Peach Queen Jamie Hagerty visited to read the second chapter of "The Mouse and the Motorcycle."
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 10:00 pm
Niagara-Wheatfield and North Tonawanda's battle Tuesday night was a tale of two halves. One was strictly defense and another was strictly offense. In the end, the Lumberjacks used a big 30-13 second half run to put the Falcons away, 56-39.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 05:45 pm
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh will join NBC Sports' comprehensive coverage of Super Bowl LII as a guest analyst, providing his opinion and insight during pre-game, halftime and postgame.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 03:50 pm
Sheriff James R. Voutour announces Niagara County law enforcement agencies will participate in a special enforcement effort this weekend.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 03:45 pm
The Buffalo Sabres announced a special edition Rick Jeanneret talking bobblehead presented by John W. Danforth will be available for purchase starting today. All proceeds will benefit the Buffalo Sabres Foundation and Kevin Guest House.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 03:35 pm
The Buffalo Sabres and Unyts have teamed up to host a community blood drive on Monday, Feb. 5, in the Lexus Club at KeyBank Center. Presenting donors who are willing to "give the gift of life" during this important time of the year will be rewarded with two tickets to an upcoming Buffalo Sabres home game, and have an opportunity to meet Sabretooth and Sabres alumni.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 03:30 pm
NBC Sports will surround Super Bowl week with its most comprehensive consumer engagement campaign ever to promote the network's coverage of Super Bowl LII between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 4 (6:30 p.m. ET from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis).
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 03:00 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins pointed to a new report released this week by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association as the latest reminder of the urgent need for a focus on a substantial federal commitment to infrastructure.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 01:25 pm
The Historic Riviera Theatre and Performing Arts Center announces The Greg Kihn Band & John Ford Coley on stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 01:25 pm
Audiences of all ages will delight in the comic antics of the "Potato People in School Daze" by the Canadian physical theater company Theatre Beyond Words.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 01:20 pm
Niagara Falls City Councilman Chris Voccio is hosting a breakfast roundtable discussion for business owners, managers and executives to get feedback on how the city can make it easier to do business here, foster business expansion and attract more investment and development.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 01:20 pm
"Saturday Night Live" cast member and Olympics super fan Leslie Jones will join NBC Olympics as a contributor on its coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 01:20 pm
Every year, more than half of Americans fail to use all their time off, creating a stockpile of 662 million unused vacation days. AAA, in collaboration with Project: Time Off, knows the most effective remedy for American workers who want to use more vacation days is better planning. Yet only 54 percent of households set aside time to plan the use of their vacation time each year.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 07:00 am
Kleinhans Music Hall will be a busy place in the weeks leading up to the BPO's Poland tour.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 07:00 am
The Buffalo Sabres on Monday announced Tom Tzetzo has been named the recipient of the 2018 J. Michael Duffett Memorial Award, presented each year to the coach or administrator whose contributions to amateur hockey in Western New York "best exemplify the knowledge, teaching, love of the game and gentle humanity of Mike."
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 07:00 am
Diane Dychtiar, R.N., has been appointed coordinator of bariatric services at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 07:00 am
Friends of the Ransomville Library will hold a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 (with a bag sale from 3-4 p.m.). The event includes used books, videos, CDs, DVDs, and free refreshments.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 07:00 am
The Grand Island Rotary will host a meat raffle to support Growing Readers, a program in the Grand Island Central School District to develop literacy among Grand Island youth.
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 11:20 pm
In basketball they say you live and die by the 3-pointer. Niagara-Wheatfield's girls basketball team didn't necessarily live or die by it Monday night versus Kenmore East, but when they made them, they were in big spots.
The Falcons defeated the Kenmore East Bulldogs, 60-50, Monday night at Niagara-Wheatfield. It was the first time the two teams met all season.
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 04:50 pm
The Buffalo Sabres on Monday announced the team is holding a game-worn jersey auction that will start at 9 p.m. Tuesday. The auction will be held at auction.NHL.com until 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Buffalo Sabres Foundation.
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 04:25 pm
Grammy Award-nominee and Stellar Award-winning singer and motivational speaker Jekalyn Carr is already kicking off 2018 with a bang, by announcing two new projects
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 04:25 pm
Provident Label Group/Sony Music proudly announces Zach Williams received his first Grammy Award during Sunday's 60th Annual Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony in New York. Williams won for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for "Chain Breaker," his debut album release.
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 03:40 pm
Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser, Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel and Buffalo Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending Jan. 28.
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 03:00 pm
Food Network's "Game Day Eats" live event is fast approaching with even more highlights added to the daylong schedule. The cross-platform experience takes place Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. ET, and will offer game-day recipes, tips and inspiration across the brand's linear, digital and convergent properties, including Facebook Live, digital series "Food Network Finds," Spoon University, as well as a half-time report during Saturday's 11 a.m. episode of "The Kitchen."
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 03:00 pm
Enjoy fine dining and support the Niagara History Center as Lockport's Shamus Restaurant presents the 14th annual "History Center Night" from 4:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21. The evening out at Lockport's renowned Shamus will boost History Center programs as the restaurant donates a portion of all proceeds that evening.
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 02:35 pm
"The Alienist" scored an impressive launch last Monday night to become cable's No. 1 new drama series this season in live +3 delivery.
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 02:35 pm
Bringing together the region's farming community and the services necessary for daily operations is the goal of the eighth annual Western New York Farm Show, to be held Feb. 1-3 at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg. The exposition is sponsored by the Erie County Agricultural Society.
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 02:35 pm
The Erie County Department of Public Works' highways division is making it easier than ever for residents and motorists to be aware of road conditions and make travel plans accordingly thanks to the availability of the department's road status viewer, an online tool that clearly shows which roads are county roads as well as the status of those roads (open or closed).
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 02:30 pm
NBC Olympics will present unprecedented coverage of the Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 this March, including 94 hours on television, which nearly doubles coverage of Sochi 2014. In all, NBC Olympics will present more than 250 hours of coverage across NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app, beginning with the opening ceremony on Friday, March 9.
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 02:00 pm
Local sales tax collection growth accelerated in 2017, according to a report released Monday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections across the state grew by $620 million, or 3.9 percent, from the previous year, marking the highest year-over-year growth since 2013.
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 01:15 pm
Little Big Town won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for their Taylor Swift-penned smash hit "Better Man" on Sunday.
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 01:10 pm
"Feel What U Feel" by Lisa Loeb, an Amazon Original, was awarded a Grammy for "Best Children's Album" on Sunday.
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 01:05 pm
The next National Alliance on Mental Illness Buffalo & Erie County family education meeting - open to the public - will be 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8. It will feature guest speaker Josie Diebold, an intern at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. Her topic will be "Trauma Informed Care."
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 01:00 pm
Fish fry season has begun again - and we want to know where to eat!
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 12:45 pm
Seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-Platinum-recording artist Carrie Underwood's "The Champion" will open NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl LII this Sunday, Feb. 4. The hit song, which features Ludacris, was released earlier this month (http://strm.to/TheChampionPR).
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Mon, Jan 29th 2018 12:45 pm
When surveyed several years ago, most women believed they would die of breast cancer or other cancers and not cardiovascular disease. Yet for decades, heart disease and stroke have been the No. 1 killer of women, exceeding all cancers combined as the leading cause of death in women. This statistic still comes as a surprise to many women, yet we have a greater understanding of this unfortunate phenomenon in more recent years.
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