Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The following activity occurred Monday, Jan. 21, to Sunday, Jan. 27, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD logged a total of 84 responses during this period.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara River Anglers Association will hold its 29th annual Lower Niagara River Steelhead Contest on Saturday, Feb. 16, from sunrise to 2 p.m. Awards and picnic will be held at the 3F Club, Swann Road, Lewiston.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Lewiston Public Library, 305 S. Eighth St., announces the following programs, events and activities for February.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
Rivershore Inc. has received a generous donation of land in Youngstown from village residents Richard and Karen Phoenix. Rivershore will explore ways to meet the housing needs of the Village of Youngstown through this donation.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick has announced that a Home Energy Assistance Program outreach will be held Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Grand Island Golden Age Center, 3278 Whitehaven Road. Interviews will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. All applicants will be interviewed.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Grand Island Board of Education worked through a lengthy agenda of approvals, reports and tabling of items.
The board also had a new look, which included new Interim Superintendent of Schools Paul Hashem, Vice President Paul Krull presiding and trustee Tak Nobumoto in attendance via Skype. Trustee Joan Droit was absent due to a medical problem, and the board is functioning without a president since David Goris' resignation earlier in the month.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame is accepting applications for the newly created New Era Student-Athlete Scholarship.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara County Diabetes Education Program will conduct its next class at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Grace Lutheran Church, 716 Cayuga Drive at Pershing Avenue in LaSalle.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will offer a series of free health screenings during the next several weeks.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Members of the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center team gathered at the hospital's main entrance Friday to show their support for the 10th annual National Wear Red/Go Red for Women Day, an event dedicated to raising awareness and funds to battle heart disease in women.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Unbelievable. The real Jesse Owens? The most successful athlete at the 1936 Summer Olympics? Well, no, but to hear Ed Mort tell his fishing story, you would think it was the real Jesse Owens that was born 100 years ago.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara Falls Country Club announces the following events of note taking place at its Country Club Trail clubhouse in Lewiston:
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Village of Youngstown is currently searching for a historian.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Legacy Drive, green space, zoning, recreation, water and CWM issues were among a host of items covered at an active Lewiston Town Board regular meeting, Monday night at Town Hall.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Grand Island Historic Preservation Advisory Board is looking to scan pictures to save for future generations. Bring your old pictures of family, friends, buildings, etc., from earlier days on Grand Island, to be saved for posterity.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Congratulations to the Niagara-Wheatfield boys varsity swimming and diving team on its third consecutive Niagara Frontier League Championship.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
A world premiere adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island" by Wheatfield playwright L. Don Swartz will be presented at the Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda, on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.; Feb. 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 8 p.m.; and on Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
While on his second deployment in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Cpl. Paul Schaus was left a double amputee after stepping on a landmine during a firefight with insurgents in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on June 5, 2009.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
As it happens every January, you can bet that millions of New Yorkers have made well-intended resolutions to eat better, exercise more and lose weight. But, if you are among the 72 percent of Americans who say they cannot exercise because of foot pain, those good intentions will never become reality.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce recently traveled to Albany to attend the Chamber Alliance of New York State Winter Conference.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 10:25 pm
Congressman Chris Collins, NY-27, announced Friday that his office was able to help Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown receive long-stalled federal grant money it was awarded several years ago.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 09:45 pm
Whether auditioners received a unanimous "yes" from Mariah, Randy, Nicki and Keith or had the judges battling over their fates, it's a clean slate in Hollywood for the lucky contestants who are one step closer to becoming the next "American Idol."
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 09:45 pm
Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson, San Jose Sharks left wing Patrick Marleau and Buffalo Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the month of January.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 09:40 pm
CBS announced Friday a new contract extension for NCIS star and executive producer Mark Harmon, and that the U.S. and global ratings phenomenon "NCIS" has been renewed for the 2013-14 season.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 09:00 pm
Weather permitting, the Lewiston Family Ice Rink at Academy Park will remain open through Sunday, Feb. 10.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:15 pm
The music department at Grand Island High School has turned its ship around 180 degrees in presenting "Anything Goes" as its spring musical this year.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:10 pm
Seventeen of the 20 nominees in the acting categories will be among more than 160 Oscar nominees who will gather at noon on Monday, Feb. 4, at the Beverly Hilton when the Academy honors this year's Oscar contenders at its annual Nominees Luncheon.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:05 pm
The Buffalo Sabres are auctioning off a set of game-worn jerseys from the 2011-12 season. The online auction, which is set to end Monday, features both home and away jerseys worn by Sabres players.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:05 pm
The Lewiston Council on the Arts has announced the "Lewiston Discovery Series," a new program for curious minds. The aim of the series is to share the "art of" an interesting mix of creative cultural topics. The series will be presented every other month beginning in February at the Historic Opera Hall, 732 Center St.
The programs will begin at 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be offered. No advance registration is required. A suggested $5 donation will benefit the LCA and the Opera Hall restoration fund.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 pm
Niagara University has announced it will relocate a portion of its Institute for Civic Engagement operations to the historic Park Place neighborhood, adjacent to downtown Niagara Falls. Within this office, located at 640 Park Place, will be the university's flagship community-based program, ReNU Niagara.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 12:15 pm
John French Wakeley, entered into rest Jan. 28, 2013. He was a resident of Grand Island.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
At its annual general meeting, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, the binational entity that owns and operates the Rainbow, Whirlpool Rapids and Lewiston-Queenston bridges between Canada and the U.S., elected its slate of officers for 2013.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara-Wheatfield Varsity and JV girls' basketball teams held a fundraiser basketball game on Jan. 25 to support the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. The girls sold donation cards, wristbands and collected donations and raised a total of $1,600.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
The Level 4 Niagara Team from Gleason's School of Gymnastics recently participated in the fifth annual Jacquie Hirsch Memorial Girls Buffalo Challenge, winning the first place team trophy with 189.25 cumulative points.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
Niagara County Community College will offer a financial aid seminar for current and prospective students from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 9, as part of the State University of New York Statewide Student Financial Aid Days.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
Niagara University's Family Business Center will hold its February breakfast forum Tuesday, from 7 to 9:30 a.m., at the Sonoma Grille, 5010 Main St., Snyder. William Wadsworth of Planned Futures Financial Group will speak on "The New Healthcare Laws and Changes that Business Owners Need to Know."
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
VA Western New York Healthcare System will celebrate African American History Month with events throughout February taking place in Freedom Hall, Room 301, 3495 Bailey Ave., Buffalo.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
The New York Power Authority will display historic photos and projects focusing on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation during Black History Month in February at its admission-free visitors center, the Power Vista, 5777 Lewiston Road, Lewiston.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
LaSalle Pride Inc., in conjunction with the LaSalle Library, will present a lecture on Griffon Manor at 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4, in the library's second floor meeting room, 8728 Buffalo Ave.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
Hundreds of local businesses, community groups, hospitals, towns and schools will be wearing red on Feb. 1 to help raise awareness and funds to fight the number one killer of women - cardiovascular disease.
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