Sat, Feb 9th 2013 10:05 am
Sanborn resident Stephanie E. Petrie was among a contingent of Canisius students who did something that very few Americans are permitted to do legally: She spent five weeks living and learning in the Republic of Cuba.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 10:00 am
Preliminary testing has indicated that the recent death of a Niagara County child may be related to a combined influenza and serious bacterial infection, the Niagara County Department of Health reported Wednesday. The Niagara County child was diagnosed in Erie County, where the individual also attended elementary school.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 10:00 am
Hon. Michael Tucker, mayor of Lockport and acting chairman of the NCIDA, and Niagara County Legislator Kathryn Vance present a proclamation from the Niagara County Legislature to Dr. Kathy Casacci (center) to celebrate the grand opening on Feb. 1 of Wheatfield Family Dentistry.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 10:00 am
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce will present a "Winter Business Blender" mixer on Thursday, Feb. 21, at Brennan's Irish Pub, 418 Main St., Youngstown. The event runs from 5 until 7 p.m. and includes complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 10:00 am
The Niagara Falls Branch of YMCA Buffalo Niagara has begun its fundraising effort for the 2013 "Strong Kids Campaign," under the leadership of campaign co-chairs Donald E. Burns and Lori Pellow.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 10:00 am
Stephen H. Franko III, CPA, MBA, FHFMA, has been named the chief financial officer of Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center. The announcement was made by hospital President and CEO Judith A. Maness, FACHE.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 09:55 am
In the early 1800s, one of the favorite places in the Village of Lewiston was Hustler's Tavern. It was so popular that, in 1813, when Lewiston was burned by British forces in retaliation for the U.S. attack on Niagara-on-the-Lake, Hustler's Tavern was the only building that was spared.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 09:45 am
Following last year's "winter that wasn't," winter 2013 thus far has been with us in fine form, with cold temperatures, a fair amount of snow - and plenty of beautiful scenes. These photos were taken over the past week on the Lake Ontario shore and nearby woods near Fort Niagara.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 09:25 am
Players and coaches at Lewiston-Porter middle and high schools worked together to raise money for their schools while also collecting donations for Niagara Hospice. Players from the winter sports teams took part in Niagara Hospice's "The Mighty Niagara" Discount Card fundraiser.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 09:00 am
The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council met this week and for the first time released its full report on the "Buffalo Billion" investment development plan.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 09:00 am
Twenty-one nurses from Central and Western New York area nursing facilities have completed the Foundation for Quality Care's Director of Nursing Leadership Program, an exclusive program for nurses in senior management roles who aspire to become or remain leaders in the long-term care profession.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 09:00 am
The Rev. Joanne Scott of Word of Life Ministries was the guest speaker at the annual Mount St. Mary's Hospital's Black History Month ceremony on Feb. 7. She spoke about the Emancipation Proclamation, which was approved 150 years ago in 1863 to free the slaves in the south.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 09:00 am
Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Catholic Health are now providing gynecologic oncology services to women at The M. Steven Piver, MD Center for Women's Health & Wellness, a department of Sisters of Charity Hospital, with the appointment of Stacey Nicole Akers, MD.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 07:00 am
Dennis Brochey is a well-known mechanic, a Kiwanis Club member and a Village of Lewiston trustee.
He can also bench press more than most of our readers.
On Saturday, Feb. 16, Brochey will host the 10th annual USPA Red Brick Bench Press Championship.
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Fri, Feb 8th 2013 09:55 pm
On Friday, the Niagara USA Chamber announced its award winners for the Chamber Honors Gala on March 22. Honorees include Nik Wallenda, the Rev. Joseph Levesque, Dr. James Klyczek, Certo Brothers and Timothy Mulvey of Mulvey Construction. Wallenda will also serve as keynote speaker for the event.
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Fri, Feb 8th 2013 05:30 pm
With mounds of snow on the ground, it's safe to say Niagara Falls will not be a hotbed of tourism this weekend.
There will be one notable caravan coming to town, however. And its leader can't wait to visit the Cataract City.
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Fri, Feb 8th 2013 05:15 pm
When "Touch" returns to FOX for its second season, it will be set in a new city, with new characters and a new direction. Say goodbye to the Big Apple, the nefarious group home and the stand-alone episodes of the week. Instead, the show will boast a bigger, more action-packed, L.A.-set storyline.
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Fri, Feb 8th 2013 08:25 am
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will host an opening reception for "A Good Ride: Arts and Traditions of the Attica Rodeo" from 2 until 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24. The exhibition, which is part of the museum's well-respected folk arts program, is on display through May 26.
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Fri, Feb 8th 2013 08:25 am
The Mission Committee of Mount St. Mary's Hospital will hold its 11th annual "Valentine's Day Extravaganza" on Thursday, Feb. 14, in the hospital's main (south) lobby.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 06:25 pm
The NU Theatre Department and the Castellani Art Museum present "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," originally written by Steve Martin and directed at NU by Adriano Gatto.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 01:10 pm
Some of the 64 Pomeranians rescued from squalid conditions in Lockport over the weekend started leaving the SPCA of Niagara for new homes Wednesday.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 01:05 pm
"America's Car Show" with Tom Torbjornsen revs up your engines from the Buffalo Niagara Auto Show at the Buffalo Convention Center Thursday at 9 a.m. and Saturday at 11a.m. on WBBZ-TV
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 01:00 pm
Old Fort Niagara named Arthur and Judith Hannah of Youngstown as the historic site's volunteers of the year at OFN's recent volunteer recognition breakfast. Art and Judy have contributed thousands of hours to the fort's educational programs, including costumed interpretation, foodways programs and planning and cultivation of the fort's historic gardens.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 01:00 pm
Sara Villnave, an assistant director in Niagara University's Office of Admissions, received NU's Outstanding Employee Award for February-April 2013. Villnave was presented with the award by the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., Niagara president.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 01:00 pm
Niagara University has announced it has partnered with the Monsignor Martin High School Athletic Association to present the Niagara Cup annually to the boys ice hockey champions.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 01:00 pm
John Harbaugh, head coach of the Super Bowl XLVII champion Baltimore Ravens, will visit the "Late Show with David Letterman" Thursday, Feb. 7 (11:35 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 01:00 pm
Artpark & Company Inc. announces auditions for its upcoming Mainstage production "Sound of Music," which will start rehearsals June 24 and run until July 19. Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 9, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Niagara University Annex (in the Valu Home Center plaza on Porter Road, Niagara Falls).
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 11:00 am
To those who say you can't come home again, Niagara University's new softball coach, Ellie Chan, would disagree. The Western New York native and Canisius College grad (we won't hold that against her), has been working her way up the coaching ranks since the day she left college. All that time and hard work has paid off with her returning home for her first Division 1 coaching job.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 10:50 am
The Niagara University's men's basketball team, despite its recent loss to Loyola, leads the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) thanks to a recent seven-game winning streak.
"I would be lying if I said I expected that; I knew we could win every game, but I also knew we could lose every game and that's why I think we're doing well," Niagara University's head coach Joe Milhalich said of the seven wins in a row.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 10:50 am
This past weekend, the Purple Eagles men's hockey team improved to 17-4-5. The team's 16th Atlantic Hockey Association win set a new program record for conference wins in a season. The previous record was set by the 1999-00 team with a record of 15-0-2.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 10:40 am
Have you ever wondered if the events in Western New York impact the college students on Niagara University's campus? When it comes to the Oscars, the general answer is no.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 10:30 am
NU students, have you ever sat in your dorm rooms and said to yourselves, "I am just so bored"? There are very easy ways that you can make your boredom subside and increase your fun intake. There are events that are hosted by the CPB or Campus Programming Board. The events are designed to get students active on the NU campus and to get to know each other with fun-filled activities.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 07:00 am
John Jr. and Frances Herstek are still each other's valentines.
While celebrity marriages today sometimes can be measured in days and weeks, the Wheatfield couple will celebrate 71 years together on Feb. 7.
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Wed, Feb 6th 2013 06:05 pm
"We are happy to re-unite the 'Avengers' cast to present on our show," said producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. "Audiences who enjoyed the year's biggest box office hit will be excited to see these terrific actors back together again."
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Wed, Feb 6th 2013 06:00 pm
Emmy-nominated "NFL Turning Point," NBC Sports Network's weekly NFL show co-produced by NFL Films, airs Wednesday at 10 p.m. with a special review of Super Bowl XLVII. Hosted by "Football Night In America's" Dan Patrick, this week's episode of "NFL Turning Point" examines Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens' 34-31 Super Bowl XLVII win over Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers.
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Wed, Feb 6th 2013 05:55 pm
The CBSSports.com, NFL.com and NFL Mobile from Verizon live stream of Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday set multiple viewership records for a single game sporting event in the U.S. and also made history as the most social telecast ever, according to data provided by Omniture and third-party monitoring firms.
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Wed, Feb 6th 2013 05:30 pm
The Village of Lewiston Recreation Department is holding two workshops on the making of ruffled scarves. One workshop will be Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m., and the other will be Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. The workshops will be held at the Red Brick Municipal Building, North Fourth and Onondaga streets.
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Wed, Feb 6th 2013 05:25 pm
"The Price Is Right," daytime television's most-watched program, says "come on down" to "The Talk" host Sharon Osbourne, singer and actress Demi Lovato, NBA Hall of Fame inductee and sports commentator Charles Barkley, musicians Drew and Nick Lachey, and "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star and actress NeNe Leakes when the show presents its second annual "Celebrity Week," Monday, Feb. 18 - Friday, Feb. 22 (11 a.m.), on the CBS Television Network.
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Wed, Feb 6th 2013 05:20 pm
Competition at next year's Olympic Winter Games will begin one day prior to the Opening Ceremony. As a result, NBC will begin its primetime coverage of the 2014 Sochi Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, one night before the broadcast network provides its traditional primetime coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.
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Wed, Feb 6th 2013 05:15 pm
The man who founded NFL Films, whose groundbreaking highlight reels of the game's greatest plays and the players earned him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, believes he and other non-players do not deserve enshrinement in the Hall. That's what "Big" Ed Sabol tells Armen Keteyian on the next "60 Minutes Sports" premiering Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 10 p.m. on SHOWTIME.
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