Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:35 pm
NBC's freshman series "Law & Order: Los Angeles" will return to the regular lineup with a two-hour original premiere on Monday, April 11 (9-11 p.m. ET). The crime drama procedural will resume in its regular day and time on Monday, April 18 (10 p.m. ET).
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:30 pm
On Sunday, NBC's new alternative series "America's Next Great Restaurant" revealed the top 10 restaurant concepts that will compete throughout the rest of the season. Every week, investors Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone, Steve Ells and Lorena Garcia will test and evaluate these contestants and their concepts in order to determine whose restaurant will open in three locations across the country.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:15 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, will present Russian National Ballet Theatre in "Romeo & Juliet" on Sunday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus. This performance is sponsored by M&T Bank. There will be a pre-performance talk at 6:45pm.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:05 pm
Niagara Feline Friends is once again hosting a low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats on Sunday, March 20.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:05 pm
On Wednesday, March 9, the Emmy Award-winning syndicated series "The Doctors" (check local listings) welcomes Nancy Grace, host of "Swift Justice," as she candidly discusses the recent heath scare that landed her in the hospital. She weighs in on what women should know about their bodies in order to avoid experiencing a similarly agonizing journey.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:00 pm
In a series first, Bravo invites former student Bradley Cooper back to his alma mater for a milestone episode of "Inside the Actors Studio" on Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m. After 17 successful seasons and more than 250 celebrity guests, host James Lipton welcomes the first graduate from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University to join him on the legendary stage for one of the most emotional interviews in the series history.
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Tue, Mar 8th 2011 06:00 pm
Grammy-winning recording artist and actor Marc Anthony has joined the cast of TNT's "Hawthorne," the powerful drama series starring and executive-produced by Jada Pinkett Smith ("The Women," "The Matrix" trilogy). Anthony will reprise the newly expanded role of Police Detective Nick Renata, the character he introduced as a guest star in two episodes last season.
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Mon, Mar 7th 2011 04:20 pm
Shortly before 8 a.m. this morning, Grand Island Fire Co. firefighters responded to a structure fire at 3998 East River Road, which had been reported by a neighbor.
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Mon, Mar 7th 2011 04:00 pm
NBC has named country music's Male Vocalist of The Year Blake Shelton as the fourth and final musician coach of "The Voice," a new musical competition series premiering on Tuesday, April 26 (9-11 p.m. ET). Shelton joins previously announced musician coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine.
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Mon, Mar 7th 2011 02:15 pm
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce has announced that Fuccillo Chevrolet, the Grand Island Holiday Inn Resort and Conference Center, and Niagara Frontier Publications have signed on as platinum sponsors for the 45th annual Citizen of the Year Awards event.
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Mon, Mar 7th 2011 11:35 am
Deputy Minority Leader Renae Kimble, D-Niagara Falls, announced Sunday that she will not seek re-election to the Niagara County Legislature this fall.
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Mon, Mar 7th 2011 11:25 am
Niagara University announces Timothy M. Downs, Ph.D. has been appointed vice president of academic affairs at the university following a nationwide search. Downs possesses more than 25 years of experience in higher education and currently serves as the dean of the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Gannon University, a Catholic university located in Erie, Pa. He will assume his new position at Niagara on June 13.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 01:00 pm
Ransomville Speedway's 2011 rules and membership meeting was seen by speedway organizers as a tremendous success as a total of 102 drivers registered to compete this season.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 12:55 pm
For the first time in Lewiston-Porter High School history, four students advanced to the New York State Public High School Sports Association Wrestling Championships at Times Union Center in Albany. Following an 18-3 overall season - a successful run for the team - Ryan Kromer, Dan Reagan, Joe Hill and Bashar Srouji represented Lew-Port at the Section VI wrestling tournament last weekend.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 11:00 am
With the snow season finally winding down and spring hopefully right around the corner, the Town of Lewiston Highway Department has already begun to repair normal winter road damage.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 11:00 am
Old Fort Niagara held its popular "Winter Camp for Kids" on the fort grounds, Feb. 22-24. The sold-out camp offered area youngsters a chance to experience life 250 years ago and learn some of the skills needed to survive without modern conveniences.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 09:00 am
Responding to a recent wave of residential break-ins, the Lewiston Police Department is offering another service to residents. Chief Chris Salada reports the police department will conduct free security assessments of residences.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 09:00 am
Residents heard more Monday evening on the growing range of possibilities eyed for Joseph Davis State Park. The discussions followed an agreement finalized hours earlier that day by the Town of Lewiston and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation on a 10-year lease.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 09:00 am
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will hold a public hearing regarding a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on a proposal to upgrade and expand the outdoor amphitheater and support facilities at the Earl W. Brydges Artpark in Lewiston.
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Sat, Mar 5th 2011 09:00 am
The topic of boat storage on properties during warm weather months returned and occupied discussion in what was otherwise a very low-key Porter Town Board session on a frigid night last month.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 10:00 pm
The Thurman Brothers will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Water Street Landing, 115 S. Water St., Lewiston. The event is a Steve Goodman production.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:25 pm
John Borelli, Ph.D., will deliver an address on "New Challenges for Catholics and Interreligious Dialogue" at Niagara University's Castellani Art Museum at 5:15 p.m. March 8.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:20 pm
The Lutheran Chorale of the Niagara Frontier will perform a concert at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:15 pm
Riverside Presbyterian Church, located at 84th Street and Lindbergh Avenue in Niagara Falls, is presenting a speakers' series.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:15 pm
Fourth- and fifth-graders at Colonial Village Elementary School gained a new awareness of many careers and an eagerness to explore more, during Career Day on Feb. 4.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:10 pm
The annual Variety Club Concert of the Stars will be presented at the Historic Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda on Saturday, March 5, beginning at 7 p.m.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:10 pm
Edna Stubbs of Ransomville, pictured at right, will portray Town of Royalton native Belva Lockwood as the Sanborn Area Historical Society presents a two-part program of family entertainment at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:05 pm
Starpoint High School will present "The Wizard of Oz" this month.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:05 pm
Becky Pittler, curator of the historic Colonel Bond House, will be the featured speaker at the noon luncheon meeting of the Niagara Falls Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, on Saturday, March 5.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:05 pm
The Niagara County Community College Small Business Development Center and Cornerstone Community Credit Union are sponsoring free business workshops geared toward working individuals to enhance their business operations.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 04:00 pm
Many years ago, March was proclaimed Irish American Heritage Month to honor the contributions of Irish immigrants. Each year, the Ladies Ancient Order Hibernians are on hand at the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA to celebrate Irish Heritage Days. They'll be there again this year, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 5.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 03:05 pm
The Town of Niagara Lions Club is selling chocolate Easter bunnies. They have been specially made locally by Niagara's Honeymoon Sweets and are 6 inches tall and 1/2-inch thick, embedded with an edible Lions logo, wrapped in cellophane, and tied with purple and yellow lace.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 03:00 pm
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce has announced that KeyBank, Life Technologies, and HSBC Bank have signed on as gold sponsors for the 45th annual Citizen of the Year Award banquet.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 03:00 pm
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 02:10 pm
Last night, "American Idol" revealed this season's Top 13 finalists: Casey Abrams, Naima Adedapo, Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Ashthon Jones, Stefano Langone, Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery, Paul McDonald, Thia Megia, Haley Reinhart, Karen Rodriguez and Pia Toscano. After America's votes for the Top 10 were revealed, judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler chose Naima Adedapo, Ashthon Jones and Stefano Langone as wild cards.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 02:00 pm
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 01:45 pm
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 01:40 pm
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 01:40 pm
USA Network has acquired the rights to develop a two-hour movie starring Mark Harmon based on the best-selling series of "Prey" novels by Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Sandford.
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Fri, Mar 4th 2011 01:40 pm
NBC will present the special "All Together Now: A Celebration of Service," in an event that honors the importance of American service and volunteerism and also will salute President George H. W. Bush for his leadership in public service, on Monday, March 28 (8 p.m. ET). The star-studded event will bring together all of the living former presidents at a public celebration for the first time since President Barack Obama took office.
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