Thu, Sep 19th 2013 06:55 pm
After Town of Niagara residents Steven Heinz and Felicia Ewert got married, they and their family and friends held a picnic and fireworks display the next day in the town's Veterans Memorial Park.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:55 pm
When Chris Jacobs took office as Erie County Clerk last year, he inherited a veterans program in name only. The discount program had but 27 participating businesses and very few veterans were issued the complimentary card.
"I pledged to make this program a real benefit to the over 60,000 veterans in Erie County and vowed to have 250 businesses signed-on by the end of my first term in office," Jacobs said. He has doubled his goal, recently hitting the 500th mark of participating Erie County businesses offering discounts to enrolled veterans.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:50 pm
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:50 pm
The following incidents occurred from Sept. 2 to 8, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 29 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has now responded to 995 calls so far this year.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:50 pm
The Erie County Sheriff's Office responded to 160 calls from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6. Below is a sampling of the noteworthy incidents on Grand Island.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:50 pm
With the 2013-14 season, Women of the Word began their 26th year of interdenominational Christian Bible study on Grand Island, hosted by Trinity United Methodist Church, 2100 Whitehaven Road. Their Premiere Celebration happened this morning.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:50 pm
Veronica Conner Middle School Assistant Principal Eleanor Payne stepped in Monday, Sept. 9, to do CPR on a 10-year-old student who had collapsed in the school hallway.
Shortly before 4 p.m., the Grand Island Fire Co. responded to a report of a "student down" at the Ransom Road school.
According to the GIFC report, the student had left the school earlier in the day with an unspecified illness, but had returned with her mother to pick up some items when she collapsed near her locker.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:25 pm
The Sanborn Area Historical Society will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Sanborn Volunteer Fire Co. firehall, 5811 Buffalo St.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:25 pm
The Lewiston Fire Co. No. 2 Ladies Auxiliary will hold a pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at the firehall, 1705 Saunders Settlement Road.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:25 pm
First Volunteer Fire Co. of Bergholz Inc. will hold its annual Chiavetta's chicken barbecue on Sunday, Sept. 22, from noon until sold out, at the firehall, 2470 Niagara Road, Bergholz.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:25 pm
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road in Sanborn, will host its monthly contemporary worship gathering, Saturday Night Alive, on Saturday, Sept. 28, starting at 5:30 p.m.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:25 pm
The Shawnee Sno-Chiefs Snowmobile Club Inc. will hold its 15th annual Snowmobile Grass Drags/ATV Races/Vintage Snowmobile Show and Swap Meet on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Shawnee Volunteer Fire Co., 3747 Lockport Road, Sanborn.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 04:25 pm
The Niagara Presbyterian Church Annual Bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at 3712 Military Road, corner of Lockport Road, Town of Niagara.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 03:35 pm
At the conclusion of an exciting live finale packed with special performances, America crowned Kenichi Ebina the winner of the eighth season of "America's Got Talent" last night.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 03:35 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Sen. George Maziarz, Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster and other local officials today to announce the approval of the Hamister hotel project in downtown Niagara Falls. The hotel represents a $25.3 million investment in the future of the city.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 03:35 pm
The Sanborn Business & Professional Association is looking for volunteers to assist in selling pumpkins during the Sanborn Autumn Fest, Oct. 5-6 at the Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Museum (Route 31 in Sanborn). From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, the SBPA will sell pumpkins as part of a fundraiser for the association, but need assistance in manpower.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 03:35 pm
NBC is in development on a miniseries about the life of legendary late-night talk show host Johnny Carson.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 03:30 pm
In observance of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, internationally known childhood obesity expert Leonard H. Epstein, Ph.D., SUNY distinguished professor at the University at Buffalo, will give a free talk on the subject. The lecture is open to the public and health care providers.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 03:30 pm
On-site mammograms - even for the uninsured - and free health information will be available Saturday, Sept. 21, in Masten Park at a breast cancer awareness walk and wellness event.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 03:30 pm
Oakwood Cemetery, 763 Portage Road, Niagara Falls, will be the site of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission's "Cross Borders Project 2013," "Family Day at Oakwood," from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 03:30 pm
Project Runway, a new program to provide a pathway for drug- and alcohol-free living for young women, will introduce its strategic plan to the public at 4 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Beloved Community Event Center, 1710 Calumet Ave.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 03:30 pm
The New York Power Authority board of trustees will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m., at NYPA's Niagara Power Project Power Vista in Lewiston.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 10:40 am
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo visited Niagara Falls Thursday to announce an agreement on the $25.3 million, mixed-use project proposed by Hamister Development Inc., and to thank the City Council for its support. The City Council recently voted in favor of the project, which is located at a city-owned site at 310 Rainbow Blvd., in downtown Niagara Falls.
"With the approval of the Hamister project, the City of Niagara Falls is taking a major step forward in our ongoing work to revive the local tourism industry and economy," Cuomo said.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 07:00 am
Terrie and John Bednarczyk of The Bee Hive are pictured presenting a check to Megan Vaughan to benefit the National MS Society.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 07:00 am
Congressman Chris Collins, R-NY-27, and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly of the Hunter's Hope Foundation held a briefing for members of Congress on the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1281) Wednesday.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 07:00 am
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. has announced the Peacemaker tall ship enjoyed Buffalo so much that it is extending its stay at Canalside through the weekend and offering additional tours.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 07:00 am
The 65th Emmy Awards will pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of two events that changed the face of the TV world during the live telecast on Sunday, Sept. 22, (8 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 07:00 am
Join the Historical Association of Lewiston as its presents "18th Century Tavern Music" with Ron Cary. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, at Water Street Landing, 115 S. Water St.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 07:00 am
Earth Voices of the Great Spirit will be held in conjunction with the Lewiston Harvest Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, in the Lewiston Peace Garden, 476 Center St., Lewiston.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara County Community College Small Business Development Center and the North Tonawanda Library are sponsoring free business workshops for local business owners.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 07:00 am
"Sheriff's Week," proclaimed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is being celebrated this week in Niagara County.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 07:00 am
On Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6, the new Autumn Fest will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Museum, 2660 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 01:55 pm
The New York State Builders Association 2013 fall board meetings will be held Thursday, Sept. 19, and Friday, Sept. 20, at the Conference & Events Center Niagara Falls. The Niagara County Builders Association looks forward to hosting the event and its participants.
A highlight of the event is a speech Thursday by Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D., a nationally acclaimed economist and public speaker. He will address the group during an 11:45 a.m. luncheon.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:45 am
In anticipation of the first home preseason games of the 2013-14 season, the Buffalo Sabres are reminding fans about the limited traffic patterns surrounding First Niagara Center due to the construction of HARBORcenter.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:45 am
The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy and State Sen. Mark Grisanti, chairman of the environmental conservation committee, are celebrating steps toward improving water quality in Delaware Park.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:30 am
Dr. and Mrs. James G. Conley will be the featured honorees at the 14th annual "Good Works 'Great Gatsby' Gala" of the Mount St. Mary's Foundation. The sold-out, black-tie event will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Niagara Falls Country Club, 505 Mountain View Drive, Lewiston. The proceeds raised from this year's event will be dedicated to the purchase of new cardiac monitors for the hospital.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:30 am
Multi-platinum recording artist Trace Adkins and NASCAR superstar Danica Patrick will co-host the fourth annual American Country Awards, airing live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Tuesday, Dec. 10 (8 p.m.), on FOX.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:30 am
As Western New York prepares to celebrate the start of theater season with Curtain Up!, Congressman Brian Higgins and leaders in the Western New York arts community are warning of the impact of a House appropriations bill that cuts funding to the National Endowment for the Arts in half.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:25 am
"The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" is set to take place in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre, Friday, Dec. 6 (10 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network.
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Wed, Sep 18th 2013 11:20 am
The People's Choice Awards, the only major awards show where fans determine the nominees and winners across categories of movies, music and television, will air live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 (9 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network.
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