Tue, Jul 17th 2012 07:00 am
Join in on an August "hands-on" seminar at the Niagara Floral Center and Greenhouse at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 16 at 2510 Niagara Falls Blvd. (between Sy and Witmer roads) to create a tropical planter for $25. RSVP and payment are due in advance by Aug. 2.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 04:00 pm
On Monday, Rep. Kathy Hochul (NY-26) sent a letter to Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of Empire State Development Corp., in support of Niagara County's consolidated funding application to develop the Cambria Technology Park.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 03:35 pm
Celebrating upstate New York's unique history and scenic beauty, 500 bicycle riders from 36 states joined with state and local officials at Quackenbush Square in Albany Sunday to mark the completion of Parks & Trails New York's annual week-long bicycle tour from Buffalo to Albany.
The Albany celebration recognized the riders' achievement and highlighted the importance of the Erie Canalway Trail to upstate New York's quality of life and economy. When the Canalway Trail is finished, it will be the longest statewide trail in the U.S. It is 75 percent complete along its 524-mile total length.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 02:30 pm
Jeffrey O. Burnett, D.O., a board certified primary care physician, has joined the faculty at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's osteopathic family practice residency program.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 02:15 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, welcomes Clannad on Sunday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 02:00 pm
The following report highlights the programming of ABC's "Good Afternoon America" during the show's premiere week of July 16-20. "Good Afternoon America" is a one-hour program anchored by Lara Spencer and Josh Elliott. The program will air for nine weeks, Monday-Friday at 2 p.m. on the ABC Television Network.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 02:00 pm
Theresa Schuey, RN, has been appointed to the position of safety director at the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine at Mount St. Mary's Hospital.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 01:05 pm
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst, hosts the following events in July.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 10:45 am
League of American Orchestras Chairman Lowell J. Noteboom has announced the appointment of Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra board member Angelo Fatta, along with five others, to the League's board of directors. The League board elected the six new board members, who will each serve three-year terms, during its annual meeting in June.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 10:15 am
Larry Ransom, a Lockport native and a key figure in the Lockport skateboarding scene, has announced that Pure Fun, the grassroots skate zine he started in 1990 with fellow Lockport skater Eric Shugats, will release a massive 10th issue on July 26 for the publication's 22nd anniversary.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 10:15 am
Global Spectrum has named Jason LaMotte as the new head chef at the Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 07:00 am
"The Chew" welcomes guests Audra McDonald (Broadway's "Porgy & Bess"), Stacy Keibler (former WWE wrestler and model), Josh Elliott and Lara Spencer (hosts, "Good Afternoon America") and Aaron McCargo ("Big Daddy's House"), July 16-20 (weekdays, 1 p.m.).
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 07:00 am
Nationally-syndicated morning talk show "LIVE! with Kelly" announces the lineup of guest co-hosts who will join Kelly Ripa during the week of July 23-27:
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 07:00 am
What if the Village of Lewiston had its own version of the famous Pearl Street Grill & Brewery smack dab in the middle of Center Street? That's one proposal under consideration for the long-vacant Frontier House.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 07:00 am
The Zonta Club of Grand Island awarded $750 scholarships to five women in ceremonies on June 26 at the Buffalo Launch Club.
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Mon, Jul 16th 2012 07:00 am
Miss Bev's Dance Studio will sponsor its third annual "National Dance Day" celebration on Saturday, July 28. This day has been created to encourage people of all ages to get out and enjoy all that dance has to offer.
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Sun, Jul 15th 2012 07:00 am
Before his death, Bill Litto dreamed of a co-op babysitting program that would give adoptive parents an opportunity to "swap out" babysitting with other adoptive parents, providing them with a chance to have a respite.
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Sat, Jul 14th 2012 07:00 am
The Town of Lewiston Recreation Department announces it will offer a Red Cross-certified babysitting class this summer. The class is open to boys and girls ages 11 and up. It will be held on Friday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lewiston Town Hall, 1375 Ridge Road.
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Sat, Jul 14th 2012 07:00 am
Casa Antica, 490 Center St., is offering all of your favorite menu items on the patio before each "Tuesday in the Park" concert at Artpark.
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Sat, Jul 14th 2012 07:00 am
Before Kelly's Country Store put down roots on Grand Island, it began at tiny fairs along the East Coast where Walt Kelly and his son Mike would sell knick knacks and later the candy that would help make their company an Island institution.
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Sat, Jul 14th 2012 07:00 am
The Grand Island Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting on Monday evening in the Veronica E. Connor Middle School Little Theater. The agenda included the election and swearing in of David Goris to his second term as board president and of Paul Krull as vice president. The board approved a lengthy list of appointments and designations with the Island Dispatch listed again as the official newspaper of Grand Island Schools.
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Sat, Jul 14th 2012 07:00 am
In September 2010, Mary Forster was diagnosed with stage 4 follicular lymphoma. Since then, Forster has been receiving various tests and treatments. Because she has no medical insurance, her family and friends are holding a benefit to help alleviate the increasing costs.
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Sat, Jul 14th 2012 12:30 am
A look back at past articles from the Island Dispatch 40, 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 11:45 pm
The Grand Island Town Board issued a request to residents and businesses Thursday asking them to voluntarily reduce their water consumption.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 11:45 pm
Shortly before 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 8, Grand Island Fire Co. firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Holiday Inn Grand Island, 100 Whitehaven Road on East River Road.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 11:30 pm
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Niagara County Sheriff's Office from the Town of Niagara and Wheatfield between June 25 and July 1.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 11:25 pm
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 11:25 pm
The following activity occurred from Monday, July 2, to Sunday, July 8, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD logged a total of 111 response calls during this period.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 11:25 pm
In the case of the Robert Moses Parkway North, no news is, well, no news.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 11:25 pm
Dr. Walter S. Polka, former Lewiston-Porter superintendent of schools, was recently granted promotion to full professor with tenure at Niagara University.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 11:20 pm
The American Business Women's Association of Western New York has announced that Amy Christieson of Youngstown was named ABWA WNY's 2011-12 Woman of the Year.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 11:15 pm
Area law enforcement agencies had their hands full Tuesday night, as a larger than expected crowd for the Sublime with Rome concert at Artpark resulted in scores of arrests, many of them on Village of Lewiston streets.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 08:40 pm
On Friday, Dr. Gino Sementa, a veterinarian from Rochester, was visiting Three Sisters Island at Niagara Falls State Park when he observed a white dog on "Little Brother Island," which is just down stream from Three Sisters Island.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 08:25 pm
KeyBank has completed its acquisition of 37 retail banking branches owned by HSBC Bank NA in Buffalo and Rochester.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 08:25 pm
Aaron Radatz, the magician Time magazine calls "the magical entertainer to see" and about whom MSNBC says is "nipping at the heels of David Copperfield," will perform at Darien Lake from July 16 to Sept. 3.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 08:20 pm
Assemblyman John D. Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, wrote to Gov. Andrew Cuomo Thursday urging him to nominate a Niagara County resident to succeed John Dyson on the New York Power Authority board of trustees, citing the critical role Niagara County plays in power production in New York state. Dyson's resignation is slated for Aug. 5 of this year.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 08:20 pm
Celebrating its ninth summer at Artpark, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra presents an afternoon performance of classical favorites from Berlioz, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky as part of Artpark's new "Sundays in July" matinee theater series.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 08:20 pm
While Saturday night's crescent moon won't give off a lot of light, locals and visitors to the Lake Ontario port of Olcott this weekend can still expect to spend their time there "Dancing in the Moonlight."
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 08:10 pm
Star of "Glee," Kevin McHale, is set to co-host "Teen Choice 2012," alongside Demi Lovato. The 14th annual special airs live Sunday, July 22 (8 to 10 p.m.), on FOX.
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Fri, Jul 13th 2012 08:00 pm
The Historic Riviera Theatre presents Hugh Laurie with The Copper Bottom Band on Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 7:30 p.m., for one performance only.
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