Fri, Jan 4th 2013 09:30 pm
The Town of Lewiston Town Board saw a relatively quiet December, with a work session and final audit being the meetings of note for the month.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 09:30 pm
While the biggies were seen in New York City, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, even Lewiston, New Year's celebrations also included events in Wilson and Ransomville.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 09:20 pm
The Neptune Ski Club brought Santa Claus to Lewiston on New Year's Day to do a little skiing on the river.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 09:15 pm
The following incidents occurred from Dec. 24 to 30, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 25 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has responded to 1,433 calls in 2012.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 09:10 pm
The following activity occurred Monday, Dec. 17, to Sunday, Dec. 30, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD reported a total of 322 response calls during this period.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 09:10 pm
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that nine scientific and technical achievements represented by 25 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Saturday, Feb. 9.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 09:00 pm
The kindergarten students at Sidway Elementary School entertained parents and grandparents with the annual Kindergarten Holiday Show.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 09:00 pm
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 09:00 pm
Grand Island Venture Yearbook staff and editors spread their Christmas spirit this year by fundraising a little harder for a great cause. The group, which includes students from all grades in the high school, raised an extra $500 to donate in gift cards from the Boulevard Mall to the Ray family of Grand Island.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 09:00 pm
The hottest stars of film, television and music, including Jensen Ackles, Stephen Amell, Jennifer Aniston, Ellen DeGeneres, Robert Downey Jr., Johnny Galecki, Josh Hutcherson, Regina King, Jennifer Lawrence, Chloë Grace Moretz, Olivia Munn, Chris O'Donnell, Jason O'Mara, Jared Padalecki, Eddie Redmayne, Marisa Tomei, Casey Wilson, The Wanted and many more are scheduled to attend the "People's Choice Awards 2013."
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 09:00 pm
The Lewiston Town Board will meet Monday, Jan. 7, at 6 p.m. in Town Hall for its 2013 reorganization session. That evening, the board will approve a number of procedural adoptions, including setting the 2013 holiday schedule, naming the official town newspaper and town depositories, as well as setting the 2013 Town Board work session and regular meeting schedules.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 09:00 pm
Students in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades at St. Stephen School diligently created unique Christmas ornaments for the clients of Western New York's Veteran's Housing Coalition.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 08:40 pm
On Dec. 12, the Grand Island Lions Club held its annual Christmas party at the Holiday Inn Grand Island.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 08:35 pm
The Erie County Sheriff's Office responded to 145 calls from Dec. 22 to 28. Below is a sampling of the noteworthy incidents on Grand Island.
Deputies responded to 11 burglary false alarm calls during the dates of this report.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 08:30 pm
One familiar face and one new face were sworn in to public office on New Year's Eve.
At a ceremony in Grand Island Town Hall, lifelong Islander Chris Aronica was sworn in to a seat on the Grand Island Town Board, and John Ceretto took his oath of office to the New York State Assembly.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 08:30 pm
State Sen. George Maziarz was joined Friday by representatives of the Niagara Aerospace Museum and local leaders to announce the museum's re-location to the old terminal building at the Niagara Falls International Airport.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 08:15 pm
The 85th Academy Awards will include a tribute to the James Bond movie franchise, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 08:00 pm
Statement from Congressman Chris Collins regarding Friday's vote in the House of Representatives regarding "Superstorm" Sandy relief:
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 08:00 pm
The Bee Hive Ceramic Studio in Lewiston recently donated $250 to Niagara Cerebral Palsy to assist its many programs that support children and adults with developmental disabilities.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 08:00 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center greeted its first baby of 2013 at 8:46 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, when Kelly Freiermuth, right, of Niagara Falls gave birth to daughter Brystol Lynn Freiermuth.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 07:00 am
With snowmobile season approaching, the New York State Snowmobile Association is reminding snowmobilers that local trails are not considered officially open until the local club has inspected and cleared trails for the 2012-13 season.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 07:00 am
Richard Lang will present a program and book signing on "Behind the Badge" at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Niagara County History Center, 215 Niagara St., Lockport.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association will present "Know the 10 Signs: Early Detection Matters," at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, in the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, 621 10th St.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 05:00 pm
Fandango, the nation's leading moviegoer destination and a unit of NBCUniversal, announced Wednesday that 2012 was the company's best-performing year in its 12-year history, with record highs in ticket sales, Web and mobile traffic, and app downloads.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:50 pm
Grand Islander Dr. Adrienne Cassata, an optometrist with Fichte Endl & Elmer Eyecare, will take her skills and experience to benefit the less fortunate when she travels on a medical mission to the Dominican Republic in January.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:25 pm
It's the new year, a time when many Americans make resolutions to get in shape. From successful ways to lose weight to keeping the weight off permanently, "20/20" and People magazine team up for a must-see hour to kick-start any weight-loss program.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:15 pm
For the sixth year in a row, Dunkin' Donuts and the American Red Cross are teaming up for the "Give a Pint, Get a Pound" campaign, which provides a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin' Donuts coffee* to all presenting donors at Red Cross blood drives in the greater Buffalo area during the month of January.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:15 pm
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced that his office has posted information online detailing charitable donations raised for Hurricane Sandy relief. To date, 88 charities have responded to surveys sent by the attorney general's charities bureau requesting information on amounts raised and spent for Hurricane Sandy relief in New York, the services and grants provided and plans for any surplus funds.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:10 pm
Staff and volunteers from the Niagara Hospice Alliance are gearing up for the 2013 spring bouquet sale. The sale will run March 4-10 with pre-sale bouquets being ordered now and throughout the month of February.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:10 pm
For the first time in television history, a primetime drama will allow viewers to choose the ending of an episode in real time when CBS's "Hawaii Five-0" lets fans vote on CBS.com or Twitter during the east and west coast broadcasts, Monday, Jan. 14 (10 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network.
The mystery begins on #H50 when the team must investigate the death of an O'ahu State University professor. His boss, his teaching assistant and a student who he busted for cheating are all viable suspects.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:00 pm
One-man-band Keller Williams hits the road this winter performing his signature solo sets. Accompanied on stage only by a slew of instruments and musical gadgets, fans may be feeling nostalgic for this lone performance by their favorite mad-scientist of music.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:00 pm
"The Biggest Loser" is back with a two-night premiere event on Jan. 6 (9 p.m.) and Jan. 7 (8 p.m.) - and a challenge to America to join a revolutionary health movement and get the comprehensive tools and resources they need at the all new www.biggestloser.com to kick off their own weight loss and wellness journeys at home.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 04:00 pm
The Buffalo Philharmonic will return on Jan. 19 and 20 after a long winter's rest in time to celebrate the 256th anniversary of the birth of one of classical music's most beloved composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 10:00 am
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission has granted an accreditation to Mount St. Mary's Hospital nuclear cardiology medicine program. This three-year accreditation recognizes that the hospital's program has undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:55 am
Niagara County Community College is the recipient of four grants that will aid it in expanding community-based partnerships and programming, according to President James P. Klyczek. The grants will help NCCC develop community, school-based or professional development programs in suicide prevention, working with at-risk youth, Landmarks in American History and career and technical education.
"This series of grants will to greatly enhance NCCC's connection to the community and our outreach to schoolchildren, young adults and educators alike," said Klyczek.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:55 am
An informational meeting about Young Life in the Niagara Wheatfield community will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2437 Niagara Road in Wheatfield.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:50 am
The New York Army National Guard's honor guard was expected to perform about 10,200 military funerals by the time 2012 ended at midnight on Dec. 31.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:50 am
Adopting healthy skin habits in 2013 could save your life. Thousands of people in the United States die each year from skin cancer, a highly preventable and treatable disease. Skin cancer can affect anyone, regardless of age or skin color, which is why making skin health a priority should be on everyone's list of New Year's resolutions.
With an easy to remember acronym, S.K.I.N., The Skin Cancer Foundation is proposing four simple steps for keeping skin cancer prevention and skin health top of mind in 2013 and beyond: Skip the tanning bed, keep up with skin exams, ignore the myths, and never skimp on sun protection.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:40 am
When you hear the words "first responder," you probably think of someone like a firefighter, police officer or an EMT, or even the Red Cross. But there is another type of first responder who helps people affected by disaster try to put their lives back together.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:30 am
The stars of RiffTrax - best known for their groundbreaking hit show "Mystery Science Theater 3000" - are set to kick off 2013 with encores of two of the most uproarious episodes of the "RiffTrax Live" cinema series.
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