Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:15 am
The Lewiston/Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary recently presented a check to the Center for Women at Mount St. Mary's Hospital for infant resuscitation equipment. The funds were raised from the sale of hot dogs at the Lewiston Art Festival - a club project for 47 years.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:10 am
Children ages 7-12 are invited to celebrate Columbus Day at the History Center of Niagara County on Monday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year's program will highlight the life of a pirate and the lesser-known privateer.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:00 am
Despite a 60-minute weather delay, the San Francisco 49ers-Seattle Seahawks matchup on "Sunday Night Football" drew an average of 20.5 million viewers on NBC - marking the most-watched primetime NFL matchup between West Coast teams in nearly two decades.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:00 am
QS World University Rankings, one of the most influential and widely observed international university indicators, has ranked the University at Buffalo as 302 out of the 800 top world universities considered in its 2013-14 rankings.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:00 am
Niagara Hospice families, volunteers and staff will celebrate a special "Day of Remembrance" at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6. The event will be held in memory of Niagara county residents who have passed while under the care of Niagara Hospice from July 1 through Dec. 31, 2012.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:00 am
State University of New York Empire State College will hold public information sessions about its associate and bachelor's degree programs at its Niagara Frontier Center, Appletree Business Park, 2875 Union Road, Cheektowaga, on:
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:00 am
The Buffalo Sabres will roll out the blue and gold carpet before the team's preseason game this Saturday, Sept. 21, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Fans will be able to see their favorite Sabres arrive at First Niagara Center and walk down the special blue and gold carpet before they hit the ice for the 7 p.m. game.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:00 am
The New York State Department of Transportation has announced the Western New York incident management team will conduct an incident management training exercise on Sept. 19 on Route 951A (LaSalle Expressway) in the City of Niagara Falls and Town of Wheatfield.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:00 am
The general public can view "American Made Movie" tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Dipson Theatre in the Eastern Hills Mall. The film has entertained and educated audiences across the U.S. Wednesday's public screening will serve as the backdrop for Mark Andol's next announcement.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:00 am
The CW Television Network has partnered with the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association to broadcast the 19th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards for the second consecutive year, and also the fourth annual Critics' Choice Television Awards in 2014.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:00 am
Western New Yorkers are invited to attend a special screening of the film "Decoding Annie Parker" on Thursday, Sept. 26, with partial proceeds benefiting the Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The film's director, Steven Bernstein, is a Buffalo native who will return to Western New York for the film's screening prior to its nationwide release.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 07:00 am
Travelers interested in America's War of 1812 history now have a new 72-page, illustrated guidebook to lead them to historic sites in New York and Pennsylvania. Seaway Trail Inc. (Sackets Harbor) has published "Waterways of War: The War of 1812, A Traveler's Guide to the War of 1812 Forts, Battlefields and Historic Sites along America's Byways in New York and Pennsylvania," by Steve Benson and Ron Toelke.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 07:00 am
The Ken-Ton YMCA is welcoming guests to join in on a fall excursion Wednesday, Oct. 23. Join the Y as members travel by Grayline Mini Coach to Niagara County and visit the Van Horn Mansion and Marjim Winery Tour. Participants will then dine at Gordie's Harper Bazaar for lunch.
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Tue, Sep 17th 2013 09:20 pm
It's debatable how well we journalists actually know the actors and actresses we interview. But to me, Dayo Okeniyi seems like a nice guy. He appears to be intelligent and a hard worker. He loves his mother and he's trying to be an inspiration for those in his home country of Nigeria.
And yet, for some strange reason, I keep watching Dayo die on screen.
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Tue, Sep 17th 2013 07:50 am
On Monday, the Most Rev. Richard J. Malone, the 14th Bishop of Buffalo, celebrated Mass at Niagara Catholic Jr./Sr. High School. Malone reminded students and faculty that what makes NC different than public schools is its occupants' reliance on Jesus for guidance and strength.
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Tue, Sep 17th 2013 07:00 am
Hometown Pride USA and Tragic Hero Productions have teamed up to produce a new series. "Hometown Pride USA" is an Internet television series scheduled to premiere this fall.
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Tue, Sep 17th 2013 07:00 am
The University at Buffalo will celebrate Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 4-6 with a variety of activities to be held on the North Campus.
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Tue, Sep 17th 2013 07:00 am
People from around the world will convene in Buffalo next month for what was expected to be a modest binational environmental conference for local governments in Western New York and Southern Ontario. Organizers were shocked, however, when inquiries began pouring in from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
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Tue, Sep 17th 2013 07:00 am
What secrets and mysteries lie beneath the depths of Lake Ontario? Local author Susan Peterson Gateley will discuss her new book, "Legends and Lore of Lake Ontario," Saturday, Sept. 28, at 11 a.m. at the Niagara History Center.
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Tue, Sep 17th 2013 07:00 am
The designer, builder and pilot of the remotely piloted vehicle used by the National Geographic Society to make a documentary film on the War of 1812 shipwrecks of the Hamilton and Scourge, will speak at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail "Blue Byway" event on Saturday, Oct. 5, at SUNY Oswego.
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Tue, Sep 17th 2013 07:00 am
As part of the Lewiston Discovery Series, the Lewiston Council on the Arts will present the "Art of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Historic Lewiston Opera Hall, 732 Center St.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 09:05 pm
Niagara Falls Elks Lodge No. 346 will hold its annual "Fall Harvest Basket Auction" on Friday, Oct. 4, from 3 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 5, from 2 to 7 p.m., with drawings taking place at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 08:55 pm
History and chance may have denied a Civil War hero from Lockport his Medal of Honor and a proper burial, but Thursday night he will be formally remembered in a hometown cemetery, thanks in large part to the efforts of the Niagara County Historian's Office.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 04:25 pm
Tony Award winners and stage veterans Audra McDonald, Laura Benanti and Christian Borle have been added to the cast for the live Dec. 5 production of NBC's "The Sound of Music."
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 04:25 pm
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today the team has returned the following five players to their respective junior clubs:
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 04:20 pm
The Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp. will host the third annual Travel Media Showcase Family Travel Conference Sept. 20-23. This is the second time TMS will hold a media event in Niagara USA.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 04:20 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto is applauding the tentative agreement to approve the proposal for a new hotel in downtown Niagara Falls. The Hamister Hotel project now will be able to move forward because Niagara Falls Councilman Robert Anderson Jr. announced he will vote in favor of the hotel deal.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 04:20 pm
On Monday afternoon, Niagara Falls City Councilman Bob Anderson said he would vote in favor of developer Mark Hamister's proposal to build a $25 million hotel in downtown Niagara Falls. The project is now expected to have the necessary number of votes to gain approval.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 04:20 pm
Bob Koshinski, vice president and general manager of WBBZ-TV, has announced "The Fred Jackson Show" will welcome Bills quarterback E.J. Manuel to the show tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Eastern Hills Mall studio. Koshinski is co-host of the program alongside Bills running back Fred Jackson.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 04:10 pm
Victory Media ranks Niagara University among the top 20 percent of all colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide that are doing the most to embrace America's military service members, veterans and spouses as students, and ensure their success on campus.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 04:00 pm
ABC and Facebook are partnering to bring real-time social conversations to the television screen, as ABC will be the first entertainment network to integrate Facebook's newest tools for broadcast partners on primetime television with the season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" tonight at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 04:00 pm
Special remembrances of James Gandolfini, Gary David Goldberg, Cory Monteith, Jean Stapleton and Jonathan Winters
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 04:00 pm
The fourth annual CardioCraze Wellness Walk of Mount St. Mary's Hospital brought more than 150 walkers to the Village of Lewiston on Saturday. Designed to promote awareness of heart disease and good health, the walkers collected donations and raised more than $10,000 for cardiology initiatives at Mount St. Mary's Hospital.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 04:00 pm
Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, was crowned Miss America 2014 Sunday from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The final night of the 2014 Miss America Competition was broadcast live on ABC.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 10:00 am
In "Sleepy Hollow," super-producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have taken the legendary Ichabod Crane and his nemesis, the Headless Horseman, and brought them across two-and-a-half centuries of time.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 07:00 am
Butterfly Kisses Childcare in Amherst is holding a benefit to honor the memory of Jayden Tresp, a preschooler enrolled at the center who was killed in a car accident on Aug. 30. Jayden's loss is felt deeply by everyone at the center, and the benefit is being held to honor his memory and support his family.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 07:00 am
From Oct. 3-7, Niagara University Theatre will present "The Secret Life of Girls" by Linda Daugherty and directed by adjunct professor Amanda Lytle Sharpe.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 07:00 am
Lynn Ritson-Goodwill, a longtime resident of Grand Island, is a loving mom and grandma. She is bravely battling lung cancer and could use help to cover some of her mounting medical expenses.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 07:00 am
The Starpoint Central School District is accepting nominations for the Alumni Walls of Fame for the 2013-14 school year.
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Mon, Sep 16th 2013 07:00 am
Joyce Barnwell will host her 13th seasonal consignment sale on Friday, Sept. 20 (5-7 p.m.), Saturday, Sept. 21 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.), and Sunday, Sept. 22 (noon until 4 p.m.), at Lewiston's First Presbyterian Church on Cayuga Street.
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