Tue, Feb 26th 2013 06:00 pm
Kimberly Yaeger isn't avoiding hard work in her senior year of high school.
Yaeger is among the first group of Grand Island High School students enrolled in the new International Baccalaureate program at the school that has raised the workload for participating students. That's OK with Yaeger.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 06:00 pm
Lynn Alan Konovitz, director of the Grand Island Memorial Library, reports that a digital collection of the Island Dispatch is now available online.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 06:00 pm
The Grand Island Memorial Library, 1715 Bedell Road, has library hours of operation on Monday and Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 1 to 9 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library is closed on Sundays.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 06:00 pm
R.J. Wynne, right, president of The Miracle League of Grand Island and Western New York, accepted a check for $1,000 from Josh Heim, from M&T Bank Charitable Foundation.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 05:55 pm
On Feb. 18, Sam's Club in Niagara Falls held its 20th year of operation celebration event.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 05:55 pm
The New York State Department of Health will hold a public meeting to discuss a health outcomes review for Tonawanda and surrounding areas in Erie County, including Grand Island.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 05:55 pm
The new 2013 Grand Island Community Directory has been successfully delivered to more than 7,100 homes, businesses, schools and churches on Grand Island.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 05:55 pm
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce has recognized Life Technologies for once again showing their support for one of the largest community events held on Grand Island, the Citizen of the Year Dinner and Awards Ceremony.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 05:30 pm
The second post-Oscars broadcast of "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" delivered a 3.9 rating, 11 share in Households across the U.S. metered markets, marking the show's highest-rated telecast of the season (tied with the debut telecast of Strahan as co-host on Sept. 4).
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 05:25 pm
This week, ABC News will cover all the pageantry and ceremonial events leading up to the Pope's historic resignation. ABC News will provide extensive coverage on "Good Morning America," "World News with Diane Sawyer," "Nightline," ABC News Radio and its digital platforms as Pope Benedict XVI says farewell in Rome.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 05:15 pm
Tony Mendez, the retired CIA spy who inspired the Academy Award-winning film "Argo," discusses the film's Oscar win and describes the undercover mission to rescue six Americans from Iran. The report will be broadcast Tuesday, Feb. 26, on the "CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley" (6 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 05:00 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins, NY-26, spoke on the House Floor to bring attention to the serious consequences that sequestration would have on the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagara County's largest employer.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 04:50 pm
The stellar new cast will take to the stage when "Dancing with the Stars" premieres, Monday, March 18, on ABC.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 04:50 pm
Anderson Cooper profiles world-record-holding big wave surfer Garrett McNamara and Byron Pitts goes all out in a race designed to inflict pain on its participants.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 04:50 pm
E!'s expanded "Live from the Red Carpet: The 2013 Academy Awards" from 5:30-8:30 p.m., hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic on Sunday, Feb. 24 averaged nearly 3.7 million Total Viewers and 1.9 million Adults 18-49, making it the most-watched Academy Awards "LRC" in the network's history.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 04:45 pm
The Castellani Art Museum's TopSpin Series will resume with an exhibition by Youngstown artist Carol Carreno. "Carol Carreno: Fragments of a Beautiful Journey" opens with a reception and artist talk on Sunday, March 3, from 2 until 4 p.m.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 04:45 pm
"Spring It On," a new, 24-hour online giving event designed to raise awareness and funds for not-for-profit organizations in the Buffalo/Niagara community, will take place from 12:01 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 1.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 04:40 pm
Join the Queen City Roller Girls' Devil Dollies on Saturday, March 2, at 7 p.m. at the Century Grill at 318 Pearl St., Buffalo, for an '80s dance party. Tunes will be spun by the Transmission Dance Party's DJ Bill. There will be a basket raffles, a 50/50 split and specials all night long.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 04:40 pm
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of a core provision of the Voting Rights Act. In a friend-of-the-court brief, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman led a four-state coalition to argue that the Court should reject the constitutional challenge to the law given the important role that the Voting Rights Act plays in blocking and deterring voting discrimination.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 04:35 pm
Under Gov. Andrew Cuomo's "Open for Hunting and Fishing" initiative, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing changes to regulations that would provide increased hunting and trapping opportunities for sportsmen and sportswomen for the growing bobcat population.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 04:35 pm
Hospice Buffalo will welcoming spring along with all Erie County First Niagara branches March 6-8 with the 27th annual Hospice Buffalo Spring Bouquet Sale. Thousands of fresh flower bouquets will be available for $8 to support Hospice care.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 03:00 pm
Many people take the easy way out when it comes to eating healthy.
People turn to fast food and junk food to save time in their busy schedule - especially college students.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 02:35 pm
Five innovative street artists each working in different types of media create and display their work on streets and cities all over the world.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 11:00 am
I recently dined at Lewiston's Brickyard Pub & B.B.Q. There was a three-page menu with a wide range of entrees to select from. Everyone in our party seemed to be pleased with the variety of food options. Not only were there many options, but everything ordered was delicious and worth every penny.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 07:00 am
The Buffalo Sabres have announced they will partner with UNYTS, Western New York's only organ, eye, tissue and community blood center, to host a blood drive on Monday, March 18. The blood drive will take place at First Niagara Center from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m.
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Tue, Feb 26th 2013 07:00 am
The Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation's 20th annual Baskets O'Plenty Auction is scheduled for Thursday, March 14, at BPO Elks Lodge No. 346, 1805 Fashion Outlet Blvd., in the Town of Niagara.
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Mon, Feb 25th 2013 05:20 pm
The Oscars is up year to year in viewers and Adults 18-49 to its second-most-watched telecast since '05, and spikes to a six-year high in Adults 18-34; television's biggest awards show, The Oscars paces well ahead of the 2013 Grammy Awards and the 2013 Golden Globes
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Mon, Feb 25th 2013 05:00 pm
Western New York's snowmobile-friendly atmosphere lent itself to an even larger crowd on Saturday for the Seneca Allegany Air Force Snocross round of AMSOIL Championship Snocross, presented by Traxxas and hosted by Seneca Allegany Casino.
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Mon, Feb 25th 2013 04:55 pm
With thousands of fans pouring out of the packed grandstands and lining the hill adjacent to the AMSOIL Championship Snocross track at Seneca Allegany Casino, the stage was set for a couple powerful Pro class main events at the inaugural running of the Seneca Allegany Air Force Snocross.
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Mon, Feb 25th 2013 04:45 pm
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Monday that New York has joined seven states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and several environmental groups in reaching an agreement that will require the nation's largest power company to make further cuts in air pollution emissions at 16 of the company's coal-fired power plants.
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Mon, Feb 25th 2013 04:35 pm
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced Monday that defenseman Adam Pardy has been recalled from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.
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Mon, Feb 25th 2013 03:50 pm
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority announced Monday that the Erie County Medical Center Corp. was awarded $1.4 million to support two energy efficiency projects that are projected to cut electricity costs by roughly $680,000 annually.
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Mon, Feb 25th 2013 09:45 am
What began as a simple idea earlier last week blossomed into a sight to see Sunday afternoon at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel. A small group of servers at The Western Door: A Seneca Steakhouse learned about "Goin' Bald for Bucks" - a fundraising program through Roswell Park Cancer Institute - and decided to take part.
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Mon, Feb 25th 2013 09:40 am
For the first time, viewers in the U.S. will be able to stream Sunday's Oscars show in its entirety across multiple platforms, including ABC.com, the ABC Player app, and the free, ad-supported Hulu and Hulu Plus subscription service.
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Mon, Feb 25th 2013 07:00 am
Parent Network of WNY presents a free workshop, "Guardianship, Wills and Trusts Information," on Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 6-8 p.m. at 1555 Fashion Outlet Blvd., Niagara Falls (at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara).
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Mon, Feb 25th 2013 07:00 am
Dig out the bathing suits and grab your friends. The 2013 Olcott Lions Club "Swim for Sight" at Krull Park in Olcott Beach is just around the corner.
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Mon, Feb 25th 2013 07:00 am
The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is excited to offer its first annual "Home School Day," designed specifically for home-educated children and their families.
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Sun, Feb 24th 2013 09:10 pm
Romance novelist Nicholas Sparks has made quite a name for himself over the past decade. He has written more than 15 books (every single novel has made it to the New York Times Bestseller List), eight of his which made it to the big screen, including his widely known adaptation of "The Notebook," which first caused his career to heighten.
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Sat, Feb 23rd 2013 11:00 am
The Niagara Junior Purple Eagles Squirt Select team earned the runner-up spot in its division in the Jamestown Mid-Winter Classic Tournament last weekend.
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Sat, Feb 23rd 2013 11:00 am
ECOsponsible project manager Dennis Ryan met Tuesday with Village of Lewiston trustees to update them on his company's intent to use the lower Niagara River to generate electricity through hydrokinetic turbines.
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