Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:25 pm
Lewiston No. 1 Fire Co. is putting out the invite to Niagara County residents to help support the company and enjoy a fine evening of socializing.
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:25 pm
The Association of Mail & Business Centers is coming to Niagara Falls and Grand Island, drawn to the area by two Islanders who have become leaders in their industry.
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:25 pm
Chef Jeff Cooke (Grand Island High School Class of 1991) and his wife, Mandy, are the proud owners of a new upscale American restaurant, This Little Pig. It opened at Main Street and Transit Road in Williamsville on July 20. On board as sous chef is Jeff's sister, Jane Cooke, Grand Island Class of 2013 and a 2015 graduate of the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute.
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:25 pm
On Wednesday, Oct. 11, the Grand Island Lions Club held its annual joint meeting with the Lions' sister club from Merritton, Ontario.
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:25 pm
Lions Tom Witkowski and Richard Crawford look on as Henry Lobl presents Grand Island Memorial Library Director Patricia Covley with a check for $500. The donation will be used to purchase large print books.
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:25 pm
Saturday, Oct. 14, parishioners of St. Stephen R.C. Church took part in a public prayer gathering in observance of the 100th anniversary of Fatima.
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:10 pm
Posting photos of your child on social media has become so commonplace that people expect it - from the delivery room to graduation, and hash tags to match; how else do you prove you're a parent if you haven't uploaded a family photo album?
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:10 pm
Macerich's Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls, USA, will host its third annual Boo Bash trick-or-treating event from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27. The free, indoor trick-or-treating event will offer a variety of additional family fun activities for $1 each, with proceeds benefiting United Way of Greater Niagara.
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:10 pm
The Niagara County Department of Health Nursing Division, in partnership with the Niagara County Office for the Aging, is offering a free diabetes self-management workshop. The six-week workshop series begins Friday, Oct. 27, and runs from 9-11 a.m. at the Dale Association, 33 Ontario St., Lockport.
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:10 pm
Residents in the community are receiving phone calls for solicitation and a request for payment from a telephone number that is showing up on their caller ID as being from Mount St. Mary's Hospital. These calls are fraudulent. The hospital telephone numbers have been "spoofed."
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:10 pm
My name is Cyndy Montana and I am running for Town Council. I want to thank the Island Dispatch for giving me this opportunity to speak directly to you, my fellow Island friends and neighbors, and tell you a bit about myself, my vision for Grand Island and the qualities I will bring to the Town Board if elected. I hope to earn your vote on Nov. 7!
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:10 pm
Dr. Celia Spacone is the executive director of the Buffalo Psychiatric Center (BPC), where she has enjoyed a highly distinguished 32-year career. Spacone will soon be retiring from her position at the BPC, and is eager to bring her unique set of skills and abilities to the Grand Island Town Council.
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:10 pm
A 40-unit townhouse complex on Grand Island Boulevard received site plan approval from the Grand Island Town Board Monday.
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 07:10 pm
Cancer, not flames, may be the firefighter's greatest enemy.
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 06:45 pm
At Artpark, Howard Jones was a wizard on stage, conjuring up synth-pop beats and seemingly using some sort of hocus-pocus to sound, look and move around like he did when American audiences first heard his music in the 1980s.
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Sat, Oct 21st 2017 02:10 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield Falcons might not be in the playoffs this year as they'd hoped, but they were in action on Saturday, in an extra regular season matchup versus Frontier High School. The Falcons came out on top, 41-26, in the last home game of 2017.
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 10:40 pm
In 13 seasons as head coach of the Niagara-Wheatfield girls volleyball team, Brandi Cochran hoped that one day her team would raise a Niagara Frontier League title. The dream became reality on Friday night, as the Falcons' defeated Grand Island, 3-0, in the NFL Championship game.
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 07:35 pm
Representatives of the United Way of Greater Niagara held a press conference Friday morning to announce details of "Go for the Goal," a fundraiser the organization is holding Friday, Nov. 3, to help reach its campaign goal. The media gathering was held at the Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls USA - site of the benefit event.
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 07:10 pm
James P. Klock, a longtime resident of Grand Island, passed away on Oct. 14, 2017.
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 07:00 pm
Congressman Chris Collins on Friday condemned claims by International Joint Commission Chair Lana Pollack that Plan 2014 and the IJC were not responsible for Lake Ontario's shoreline flooding this past spring.
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 07:00 pm
On Saturday, Oct. 21, the Gatlin Brothers will perform live at a special hurricane relief event featuring five former U.S. presidents. Barack Obama, George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter will all be in attendance.
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 06:45 pm
The nine remaining couples set their sights on the glitz and glamor of Tinseltown as they dance to celebrate "A Night at the Movies," on "Dancing with the Stars," live, Monday, Oct. 23 (8-10:01 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. Each couple will attempt to capture the spirit of a specific movie genre - action, foreign, spy, musical, sci-fi, drama, sports or animation - and perform a paso doblé, jazz, rumba, Argentine tango, samba, jive or quickstep.
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 06:45 pm
On Oct. 31, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest will raise the bar on Halloween celebrations with "Kelly and Ryan's Best Halloween Show Ever: Look What You Made Us Do," the 2017 edition of "Live's" most highly anticipated telecast.
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 06:45 pm
It's no trick: "The Chew" is a treat with award-winning co-hosts Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Clinton Kelly and Carla Hall getting in the spirit of the season. They welcome celebrity guests for the week of Oct. 23-27, including Valerie Bertinelli, "Pioneer Woman" Ree Drummond, Anna Faris, Martina McBride and Darius Rucker.
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 06:40 pm
The Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry has announced the return of the popular "Fall for Erie County Parks" photo contest, which is open to Erie County residents and offers amateur photographers an opportunity to focus on the beauty of Erie County's 10,000-acre parks system and a chance to win a prize.
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 06:40 pm
Grammy Award-winning and multiplatinum recording artist Pentatonix is returning to NBC this holiday season with "A Very Pentatonix Christmas," set for Monday, Nov. 27 (10 p.m. ET/PT).
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 06:40 pm
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Congressman Brian Higgins are supporting the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's application for a $16.3 million federal grant through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program to complete the Delaware Lackawanna & Western station project.
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 06:40 pm
Seneca Gaming Corp, President & CEO Holly Gagnon has received the prestigious Patty Becker Pay It Forward Award. Global Gaming Women announced the winners of its 2017 Patty awards at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E).
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Fri, Oct 20th 2017 06:35 pm
After coming a tough loss for a league championship, any team could've hung their head and lost confidence. Niagara-Wheatfield girls soccer did the complete opposite on Friday evening. The No. 2 seeded Falcons defeated the No. 7 seed Lockport Lions, 4-1, in the Section VI Class AA quarterfinals.
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Thu, Oct 19th 2017 06:20 pm
"Even If" spent 19 weeks at No. 1 in Billboard's contemporary Christian music category. And, on Tuesday, at the 48th annual GMA Dove Awards, MercyMe took home Artist Of The Year, Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year for "LIFER," and Songwriter of the Year Artist (Bart Millard).
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Thu, Oct 19th 2017 03:40 pm
"Why Businesses Fail" will be the topic of the Niagara University Family Business Center's next breakfast meeting at Giancarlo's, 5110 Main St., Williamsville.
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Thu, Oct 19th 2017 03:10 pm
The New York State Public Service Commission on Thursday announced that, while the price of electricity this winter is expected to be lower than average, the price of natural gas will move slightly higher.
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Thu, Oct 19th 2017 03:10 pm
Empire State Development has announced Commissioner Howard Zemsky will lead a Global NY trade mission to Israel from Dec. 3-7. Global NY is New York's portal for both foreign businesses looking to invest in New York and for local businesses interested in exporting internationally.
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Thu, Oct 19th 2017 03:10 pm
Community Missions will hold its annual Antiques and Fine Arts Auction on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 12, at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown. Admission is $10 per person and $15 per couple, with all proceeds benefitting crisis services and Mark's Place (HIV/AIDS residence) at Community Missions.
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Thu, Oct 19th 2017 03:05 pm
Dolly Parton will assist with the ongoing relief efforts around the U.S. and its territories by making a contribution to the One America Appeal for Hurricane Relief to assist with immediate life-sustaining needs of those affected.
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Thu, Oct 19th 2017 03:05 pm
The University at Buffalo Libraries will celebrate the freedom of information by hosting "Preserving Our Knowledge," an all-day series of free sessions to promote Open Access Week.
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Thu, Oct 19th 2017 03:05 pm
Dr. Stephen Cook, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will discuss the social determinants of health and childhood obesity during a Nov. 9 presentation at Niagara University.
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Thu, Oct 19th 2017 01:05 pm
At the monthly Town of Niagara Town Board meeting Tuesday, citizens of the town came prepared to speak their mind on the looming Bri Estates development proposed by Double C Realty, which would place over 100 homes behind residents of Colonial Drive and Miller Road.
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Thu, Oct 19th 2017 01:00 pm
During the Town of Wheatfield Town Board meeting Monday, agenda motions were approved as normal. After the agenda motions, the board went into member items. Here, councilman Larry Helwig announced to the crowd that if the board or town officials hadn't responded to a citizen email, there was a reason.
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Thu, Oct 19th 2017 07:00 am
Niagara University announced Wednesday it is renaming its recently renovated and expanded dining commons to commemorate a generous gift from local restaurateur and philanthropist Russell J. Salvatore.
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