Sat, Sep 21st 2013 07:00 am
Students from the Capital Normal University in Beijing who are training to be teachers in China recently visited Niagara Catholic Jr./Sr. High School. They presented Chinese music, dance and culture to the entire student body, faculty, staff and numerous guests as a part of their Moon Festival Celebration Performance Tour.
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Sat, Sep 21st 2013 06:00 am
Last spring, I wrote a story in the Sentinel about the Canadian geese invading our area, coming from the south. Also mentioned was about how loads of these migrating birds have taken up permanent residence in some northern climes and there seems to be more and more each year.
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Sat, Sep 21st 2013 06:00 am
On Wednesday, construction crews began clearing brush from "the triangle," the park area across from Hibbard's Original Frozen Custard that will be home to the Tuscarora Heroes Monument.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:50 pm
The following activity occurred from Monday, Sept. 2, to Sunday, Sept. 15, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD logged a total of 210 response calls during this period.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:50 pm
The 2013 season came to a close last Saturday night with the annual King of the Hill events sponsored by Investor's Services. Twin $1,000 to win 100-lap mains for the Investor's Services Sportsman and Ki-Po Chevrolet Street Stocks highlighted the weekend. A total of 150 cars participated in the two-day affair.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:35 pm
The New York State Board of Regents announced Sept. 17 that Ashli Skura Dreher, a high school special education teacher at the Lewiston-Porter Central School District who lives on Grand Island, has been named the 2014 New York State Teacher of the Year.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:35 pm
Lewiston-Porter Superintendent Christopher Roser made a surprise announcement to the Board of Education Tuesday, when he announced Ashli Dreher was selected as the 2014 New York State Teacher of the Year.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:30 pm
The New York Power Authority will host its 28th annual Wildlife Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free, family event will take place at the Power Vista, the Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant's visitors center, and its surrounding grounds at 5777 Lewiston Road, Lewiston.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:20 pm
A New York Air National Guard officer who spent nine years preparing to coordinate space shuttle rescue missions has taken command of the New York Air National Guard's 107th Medical Group of the 107th Airlift Wing.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:15 pm
Eastman School of Music doctoral candidate and pianist Cahill Smith will make a stop at Kleinhans on the road to his Carnegie Hall debut.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:10 pm
Buffalo Sabres general manager Darcy Regier today announced the team has assigned the following players to the Rochester Americans (AHL):
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:10 pm
Empire State Development's board of directors met this week in New York City and approved $16.6 million in funding for projects that will create more than 75 new jobs and retain nearly 700 jobs throughout the Empire State. This funding will leverage more than $180 million in additional investments to support business growth and lay the groundwork for future economic growth and job creation.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:00 pm
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich has revealed the final presenters who will take the stage during the Emmy telecast on Sunday, Sept. 22 (8 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 08:30 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins, a member of the Congressional childhood cancer caucus, spoke from the House Floor to recognize September as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:10 am
Andrew Kravis has won $2.6 million as the winner of NBC's live groundbreaking interactive game show "The Million Second Quiz," marking the highest grand prize in game show history.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 07:00 am
Free GED classes are being offered by the Orleans Niagara BOCES at 3181 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 07:00 am
The competition heats up on a Latin-themed "Dancing with the Stars" as the celebrities take on new dance routines and fight for survival, Monday, Sept. 23 (8 p.m.), on ABC.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 07:00 am
With the growing popularity of ethnic celebrations such as St. Paddy's Day, Dyngus Day, and the Italian Festival it's almost shocking that the City of Buffalo does not have a legacy German festival inside its city limits. Considering that 14 percent of all Western New Yorkers claim German heritage, one would think that there would be a lot more schnitzel saturation.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 07:00 am
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, presents Shanghai Ballet in "The Butterfly Lovers" on Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre. The performance is sponsored by M&T Bank.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 07:00 am
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing Sunday, Sept. 22 (8 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network, will bring fans even closer to their favorite television stars this year with enhanced digital coverage. Online, fans will be brought to the red carpet with "ET Live on CBS.com," and have a chance to see the Emmys from the ground with CBS.com's social media reporter, "Criminal Minds" star Shemar Moore.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 07:00 am
Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears (2-0) travel to Heinz Field in Pittsburgh to take on Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers (0-2) on "Sunday Night Football." Coverage begins with "Football Night in America" at 7 p.m. on NBC.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 07:00 am
Announcing the October "Hands-On" seminar at the Niagara Floral Center and Greenhouse at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara, 2510 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield. The event will take place on Monday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m., where participants will create a "Real Pumpkin Flower Arrangement" for $25.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 07:00 am
The Town of Niagara Town Board met for nearly three hours Tuesday, with much of the noisiest discussion focused on how subpoenas served on town employees should be handled.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 07:00 am
Celebrate the beginning of autumn in the historic Village of Lewiston with the work of Western New York's most talented crafters and jewelry artists. The 30th annual Lewiston Harvest Festival and Craft Show will take place along Center Street on Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 07:00 pm
St. John Lutheran School commemorated Patriots Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, which honor those who were injured or died during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 06:55 pm
After Town of Niagara residents Steven Heinz and Felicia Ewert got married, they and their family and friends held a picnic and fireworks display the next day in the town's Veterans Memorial Park.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:55 pm
When Chris Jacobs took office as Erie County Clerk last year, he inherited a veterans program in name only. The discount program had but 27 participating businesses and very few veterans were issued the complimentary card.
"I pledged to make this program a real benefit to the over 60,000 veterans in Erie County and vowed to have 250 businesses signed-on by the end of my first term in office," Jacobs said. He has doubled his goal, recently hitting the 500th mark of participating Erie County businesses offering discounts to enrolled veterans.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:50 pm
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:50 pm
The following incidents occurred from Sept. 2 to 8, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 29 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has now responded to 995 calls so far this year.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:50 pm
The Erie County Sheriff's Office responded to 160 calls from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6. Below is a sampling of the noteworthy incidents on Grand Island.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:50 pm
With the 2013-14 season, Women of the Word began their 26th year of interdenominational Christian Bible study on Grand Island, hosted by Trinity United Methodist Church, 2100 Whitehaven Road. Their Premiere Celebration happened this morning.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:50 pm
Veronica Conner Middle School Assistant Principal Eleanor Payne stepped in Monday, Sept. 9, to do CPR on a 10-year-old student who had collapsed in the school hallway.
Shortly before 4 p.m., the Grand Island Fire Co. responded to a report of a "student down" at the Ransom Road school.
According to the GIFC report, the student had left the school earlier in the day with an unspecified illness, but had returned with her mother to pick up some items when she collapsed near her locker.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:25 pm
The Sanborn Area Historical Society will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Sanborn Volunteer Fire Co. firehall, 5811 Buffalo St.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:25 pm
The Lewiston Fire Co. No. 2 Ladies Auxiliary will hold a pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at the firehall, 1705 Saunders Settlement Road.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:25 pm
First Volunteer Fire Co. of Bergholz Inc. will hold its annual Chiavetta's chicken barbecue on Sunday, Sept. 22, from noon until sold out, at the firehall, 2470 Niagara Road, Bergholz.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:25 pm
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road in Sanborn, will host its monthly contemporary worship gathering, Saturday Night Alive, on Saturday, Sept. 28, starting at 5:30 p.m.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:25 pm
The Shawnee Sno-Chiefs Snowmobile Club Inc. will hold its 15th annual Snowmobile Grass Drags/ATV Races/Vintage Snowmobile Show and Swap Meet on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Shawnee Volunteer Fire Co., 3747 Lockport Road, Sanborn.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:25 pm
The Niagara Presbyterian Church Annual Bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at 3712 Military Road, corner of Lockport Road, Town of Niagara.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 03:35 pm
At the conclusion of an exciting live finale packed with special performances, America crowned Kenichi Ebina the winner of the eighth season of "America's Got Talent" last night.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 03:35 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Sen. George Maziarz, Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster and other local officials today to announce the approval of the Hamister hotel project in downtown Niagara Falls. The hotel represents a $25.3 million investment in the future of the city.
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